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My 10-stop and VND went out for a test drive yesterday.
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<blockquote data-quote="480sparky" data-source="post: 190445" data-attributes="member: 15805"><p>Took a bit of time yesterday and took my two new NDs (B+W 10-stop and Singh-Ray VND) out for a test drive. Since we don't have a lot of waterfalls here in Cornpatch, I used the next-best thing.... fountains.</p><p></p><p>First off, I like to find the 'sweet spot' of my lenses, and try to shoot at that aperture if at all possible. Result: f/11 at 1/125, even at ISO 50 (Low -1.0)</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/VND%20and%2010-stop%20samples/f111125.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Not very silky. Without an ND, the slowest shutter speed possible would be 1/30 when I dial the aperture down to f/22:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/VND%20and%2010-stop%20samples/f22130.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Getting a little blur, but not near enough to make anything 'silky'. Enter the NDs. Tossing on the B+W 10-stop, and going back to my preferred f/11, I can now set the shutter to <em>10 seconds</em>... even in broad daylight!</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/VND%20and%2010-stop%20samples/f1110sec.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Oooooooooooh, yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Kitty-corner across the intersection is another fountain, so I tried the Signh-Ray VND there. I set the camera back to ISO 100 and used f/11 (my two preferred settings). Without a filter, I got 1/30 sec.</p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/VND%20and%2010-stop%20samples/2NVDf11130.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Toss on the S-R VND, and starting at minimum: </p><p></p><p>1/20 sec</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/VND%20and%2010-stop%20samples/3VNDf11120.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Start dialing it down.... 1/13 sec:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/VND%20and%2010-stop%20samples/4VNDf11113.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>1/4 sec:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/VND%20and%2010-stop%20samples/5VNDf1114.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>1.3 seconds:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/VND%20and%2010-stop%20samples/6VNDf111point3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>And finally, at MAX, 6 seconds!</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/VND%20and%2010-stop%20samples/7VNDf116secs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I did notice that the images tend to get cooler the more it's dialed down, especially at MAX. Some day I may try to create some profiles for the various settings to make corrections a 1-click process.</p><p></p><p>These two filters are gonna allow me to use ISO 100 and f/11 far more often, letting me match the shutter speed to the subject instead of the sun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="480sparky, post: 190445, member: 15805"] Took a bit of time yesterday and took my two new NDs (B+W 10-stop and Singh-Ray VND) out for a test drive. Since we don't have a lot of waterfalls here in Cornpatch, I used the next-best thing.... fountains. First off, I like to find the 'sweet spot' of my lenses, and try to shoot at that aperture if at all possible. Result: f/11 at 1/125, even at ISO 50 (Low -1.0) [IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/VND%20and%2010-stop%20samples/f111125.jpg[/IMG] Not very silky. Without an ND, the slowest shutter speed possible would be 1/30 when I dial the aperture down to f/22: [IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/VND%20and%2010-stop%20samples/f22130.jpg[/IMG] Getting a little blur, but not near enough to make anything 'silky'. Enter the NDs. Tossing on the B+W 10-stop, and going back to my preferred f/11, I can now set the shutter to [I]10 seconds[/I]... even in broad daylight! [IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/VND%20and%2010-stop%20samples/f1110sec.jpg[/IMG] Oooooooooooh, yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Kitty-corner across the intersection is another fountain, so I tried the Signh-Ray VND there. I set the camera back to ISO 100 and used f/11 (my two preferred settings). Without a filter, I got 1/30 sec. [IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/VND%20and%2010-stop%20samples/2NVDf11130.jpg[/IMG] Toss on the S-R VND, and starting at minimum: 1/20 sec [IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/VND%20and%2010-stop%20samples/3VNDf11120.jpg[/IMG] Start dialing it down.... 1/13 sec: [IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/VND%20and%2010-stop%20samples/4VNDf11113.jpg[/IMG] 1/4 sec: [IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/VND%20and%2010-stop%20samples/5VNDf1114.jpg[/IMG] 1.3 seconds: [IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/VND%20and%2010-stop%20samples/6VNDf111point3.jpg[/IMG] And finally, at MAX, 6 seconds! [IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/VND%20and%2010-stop%20samples/7VNDf116secs.jpg[/IMG] I did notice that the images tend to get cooler the more it's dialed down, especially at MAX. Some day I may try to create some profiles for the various settings to make corrections a 1-click process. These two filters are gonna allow me to use ISO 100 and f/11 far more often, letting me match the shutter speed to the subject instead of the sun. [/QUOTE]
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