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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 288289" data-attributes="member: 13196">What lens is this? I'm assuming it is some type of 35mm but which brand? Your 55-300mm lens takes a 58mm filter so that is the larger of the two zooms. There are many filter manufacturers out there such as Hoya, Tiffen, B&amp;W to name a few. B&amp;H recently had the Hoya 77mm NDx400 HMC filter on sale for $49. It is a 9 stop ND filter. Since I have a lens that takes 77mm filters, I bought it. 3-stop filters should be less expensive than 9 or 10 stop filters, but they won't create as smooth and glassy a surface as a 9 or 10 stop. That said, Rick says he used a 3 stop filter to create this effect so it might be best to start with a 3 stop for now. Below is a 3 stop ND filter that comes with a filter thread size of 58mm. It would fit your 55-300mm lens, and if you were to get a step up ring (size 52-58mm) it would also work on your 18-55mm zoom lens. However, you need to identify the filter size for the other lens I questioned (33mm) before buying anything. Here is the Hoya 3 stop ND filter:<a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/146974-REG/Hoya_A58ND8X_58mm_Neutral_Density_NDX8.html" target="_blank">Hoya 58mm Neutral Density (NDX8) 0.9 Filter A58ND8X B&amp;H Photo</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="hark, post: 288289, member: 13196"] What lens is this? I'm assuming it is some type of 35mm but which brand? Your 55-300mm lens takes a 58mm filter so that is the larger of the two zooms. There are many filter manufacturers out there such as Hoya, Tiffen, B&W to name a few. B&H recently had the Hoya 77mm NDx400 HMC filter on sale for $49. It is a 9 stop ND filter. Since I have a lens that takes 77mm filters, I bought it. 3-stop filters should be less expensive than 9 or 10 stop filters, but they won't create as smooth and glassy a surface as a 9 or 10 stop. That said, Rick says he used a 3 stop filter to create this effect so it might be best to start with a 3 stop for now. Below is a 3 stop ND filter that comes with a filter thread size of 58mm. It would fit your 55-300mm lens, and if you were to get a step up ring (size 52-58mm) it would also work on your 18-55mm zoom lens. However, you need to identify the filter size for the other lens I questioned (33mm) before buying anything. Here is the Hoya 3 stop ND filter: [URL="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/146974-REG/Hoya_A58ND8X_58mm_Neutral_Density_NDX8.html"]Hoya 58mm Neutral Density (NDX8) 0.9 Filter A58ND8X B&H Photo[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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