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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 702717" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p>I understand. Truly. Seems like it should be a simple thing. </p><p></p><p>At this point, I suggest you simply avoid both Graduated and Variable ND filters, at least for now. My reasons are my own but let's keep it simple for the time being.</p><p></p><p>What filter you're going to need will depend on your shooting conditions and the effect you're trying to achieve. Breakthrough Filter (one of my favorite (if pricier!)) filter brands has this helpful guide for choosing an ND filter. It might help put you on track: <a href="https://breakthrough.photography/pages/nd-buying-guide" target="_blank"><strong>ND Filter Buying Guide</strong></a>.</p><p></p><p>When it comes to what makes for a GOOD Neutral Density filter the single biggest thing is probably color-cast. What we WANT an ND filter to do is simply reduce the amount of light hitting the sensor. Unfortunately what actually HAPPENS, and this tends more to be the case with lower quality filters, is they introduce color we don't want (typically blue-ish/purple or they add additional "warmth" to the white-balance), vignetting or their density is not true in respect to their density-rating. The color-cast effect tends to get more pronounced as the filter-density increases and it can sometimes be a fair b--ch to correct for during post processing. Simply put, color-casts are best avoided. </p><p></p><p>Another site, FStoppers, tested several ND filters and this article/video is definitely worth checking out just to get an idea of what I'm talking about: <a href="https://fstoppers.com/bestfiltertest" target="_blank"><strong>FStoppers: Best Filter Test</strong></a>.</p><p></p><p>Based on what you have, I might suggest you try stacking the ND8 with the ND4. This would give you a five-stop reduction total. If you can stack all three you would have a six-stop reduction. If you can't stack filters I'm going to suggest you get a single ND64 filter that will fit your filter bracket. </p><p></p><p>If your bracket uses the common 100mm filters you could try this one: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Concept-Optical-Nano-Coating-Waterproof-Anti-Reflection/dp/B07P16L7NP/ref=sr_1_4?" target="_blank"><strong>100mm ND64</strong></a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 702717, member: 13090"] I understand. Truly. Seems like it should be a simple thing. At this point, I suggest you simply avoid both Graduated and Variable ND filters, at least for now. My reasons are my own but let's keep it simple for the time being. What filter you're going to need will depend on your shooting conditions and the effect you're trying to achieve. Breakthrough Filter (one of my favorite (if pricier!)) filter brands has this helpful guide for choosing an ND filter. It might help put you on track: [url=https://breakthrough.photography/pages/nd-buying-guide][B]ND Filter Buying Guide[/B][/url]. When it comes to what makes for a GOOD Neutral Density filter the single biggest thing is probably color-cast. What we WANT an ND filter to do is simply reduce the amount of light hitting the sensor. Unfortunately what actually HAPPENS, and this tends more to be the case with lower quality filters, is they introduce color we don't want (typically blue-ish/purple or they add additional "warmth" to the white-balance), vignetting or their density is not true in respect to their density-rating. The color-cast effect tends to get more pronounced as the filter-density increases and it can sometimes be a fair b--ch to correct for during post processing. Simply put, color-casts are best avoided. Another site, FStoppers, tested several ND filters and this article/video is definitely worth checking out just to get an idea of what I'm talking about: [url=https://fstoppers.com/bestfiltertest][B]FStoppers: Best Filter Test[/B][/url]. Based on what you have, I might suggest you try stacking the ND8 with the ND4. This would give you a five-stop reduction total. If you can stack all three you would have a six-stop reduction. If you can't stack filters I'm going to suggest you get a single ND64 filter that will fit your filter bracket. If your bracket uses the common 100mm filters you could try this one: [url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Concept-Optical-Nano-Coating-Waterproof-Anti-Reflection/dp/B07P16L7NP/ref=sr_1_4?][B]100mm ND64[/B][/url]. [/QUOTE]
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