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this whole silky water thing..
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<blockquote data-quote="480sparky" data-source="post: 186847" data-attributes="member: 15805"><p>1-stop ND filter:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/ND%20Filter%20Tutorial/ND1Circ.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>2-stop ND filter:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/ND%20Filter%20Tutorial/ND2Circ.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>3-stop ND filter:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/ND%20Filter%20Tutorial/ND3Circ.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>4-stop ND filter:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/ND%20Filter%20Tutorial/ND4Circ.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>9-stop ND filter:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/ND%20Filter%20Tutorial/ND9Circ.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Graduated ND filter: (These are just about useless in a threaded frame as it forces you to put the graduated portion across the center of the image no matter where you rotate it.... don't bother buying one of these!)</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/ND%20Filter%20Tutorial/GND3Circ.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>If you want to get a Grad ND, get the square kind... you can adjust them to cover any portion of the scene you want. They come in two flavors (in addition to various stops): Hard-edge:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/ND%20Filter%20Tutorial/SquareNDHardEdge.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>and soft edge:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/ND%20Filter%20Tutorial/SquareNDSoftEdge.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>... the difference being how gradual the change is.</p><p></p><p></p><p>One other ND filter is available, the Variable ND filter:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/ND%20Filter%20Tutorial/VNDGIF.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>It allows several stops of filtering in one. Typically 2-8 stops. These can get pricey, so most people who get one buy one that fits the largest filter they need, and use reducing rings for lenses with smaller filter threads.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="480sparky, post: 186847, member: 15805"] 1-stop ND filter: [IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/ND%20Filter%20Tutorial/ND1Circ.jpg[/IMG] 2-stop ND filter: [IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/ND%20Filter%20Tutorial/ND2Circ.jpg[/IMG] 3-stop ND filter: [IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/ND%20Filter%20Tutorial/ND3Circ.jpg[/IMG] 4-stop ND filter: [IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/ND%20Filter%20Tutorial/ND4Circ.jpg[/IMG] 9-stop ND filter: [IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/ND%20Filter%20Tutorial/ND9Circ.jpg[/IMG] Graduated ND filter: (These are just about useless in a threaded frame as it forces you to put the graduated portion across the center of the image no matter where you rotate it.... don't bother buying one of these!) [IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/ND%20Filter%20Tutorial/GND3Circ.jpg[/IMG] If you want to get a Grad ND, get the square kind... you can adjust them to cover any portion of the scene you want. They come in two flavors (in addition to various stops): Hard-edge: [IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/ND%20Filter%20Tutorial/SquareNDHardEdge.jpg[/IMG] and soft edge: [IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/ND%20Filter%20Tutorial/SquareNDSoftEdge.jpg[/IMG] ... the difference being how gradual the change is. One other ND filter is available, the Variable ND filter: [IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography/ND%20Filter%20Tutorial/VNDGIF.gif[/IMG] It allows several stops of filtering in one. Typically 2-8 stops. These can get pricey, so most people who get one buy one that fits the largest filter they need, and use reducing rings for lenses with smaller filter threads. [/QUOTE]
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