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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 232320" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>I keep my micro fibre cloths inside on a day like that. If it's constantly wet I'll use a soft cotton cloth that I keep in my pocket. Old cloth diapers work, as do high quality t-shirts that have worn out their welcome. I also keep a roll of Viva paper towels in the car. I've had opticians and guitar builders recommend Viva for cleaning optics and shiny new guitars as they are lint free and will not scratch as other paper towels will.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Having purchased a set of ND filters I will caution you that the cost of a set of 3 filters in this configuration may only serve to frustrate you if you're really looking to slow things down. I find that I never use the 1 and 2 stop filters because, frankly, I almost never have a need to only add slow things down that much. I've found that on a fairly bright day even stacking all three to give me 6 stops is barely enough of a difference. Get a good 9 or 10 stop filter and a 3 stop as well to start. More times than not you're going to use ND's to really slow things down, and that's not going to happen with 6 stops, but it will at 9, 10, 12 and 13 stops. </p><p></p><p>Also, download the free NDTimer app for your smartphone. It will calculate the proper shutter speed for any ND filter added to a properly metered photo, and allows you to stack filters as well. So, if your camera meters correctly at 1/60s and f/8, that's 17sec with the 10-stop, and 2:16 with the 3 stop on top. And just so you get a feel for what I mean, if your camera wants to shoot at 1/60 in normal light, stacking <strong><em>all three</em></strong> of the lesser filters will only get you to 1 second. When you're outside, and it's even fairly bright, you're likely already at ISO 100 and f/16 just to get the 1/60s to begin with, so you run out of options fairly quickly. So go for the big guns and work back as needed. And even before you buy, download the app and play with it in different lighting situations so you can see what kind of filter would give you the shutter speed you want in each situation - that will help with your purchasing.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and avoid variable ND's like the plague!! I've bought and returned several. Each of them was fine to about 6 stops, but after that I'd get very uneven darkening across the shot, even on more expensive filters. If you want a 9 or 10 stop filter then get one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 232320, member: 9240"] I keep my micro fibre cloths inside on a day like that. If it's constantly wet I'll use a soft cotton cloth that I keep in my pocket. Old cloth diapers work, as do high quality t-shirts that have worn out their welcome. I also keep a roll of Viva paper towels in the car. I've had opticians and guitar builders recommend Viva for cleaning optics and shiny new guitars as they are lint free and will not scratch as other paper towels will. Having purchased a set of ND filters I will caution you that the cost of a set of 3 filters in this configuration may only serve to frustrate you if you're really looking to slow things down. I find that I never use the 1 and 2 stop filters because, frankly, I almost never have a need to only add slow things down that much. I've found that on a fairly bright day even stacking all three to give me 6 stops is barely enough of a difference. Get a good 9 or 10 stop filter and a 3 stop as well to start. More times than not you're going to use ND's to really slow things down, and that's not going to happen with 6 stops, but it will at 9, 10, 12 and 13 stops. Also, download the free NDTimer app for your smartphone. It will calculate the proper shutter speed for any ND filter added to a properly metered photo, and allows you to stack filters as well. So, if your camera meters correctly at 1/60s and f/8, that's 17sec with the 10-stop, and 2:16 with the 3 stop on top. And just so you get a feel for what I mean, if your camera wants to shoot at 1/60 in normal light, stacking [B][I]all three[/I][/B] of the lesser filters will only get you to 1 second. When you're outside, and it's even fairly bright, you're likely already at ISO 100 and f/16 just to get the 1/60s to begin with, so you run out of options fairly quickly. So go for the big guns and work back as needed. And even before you buy, download the app and play with it in different lighting situations so you can see what kind of filter would give you the shutter speed you want in each situation - that will help with your purchasing. Oh, and avoid variable ND's like the plague!! I've bought and returned several. Each of them was fine to about 6 stops, but after that I'd get very uneven darkening across the shot, even on more expensive filters. If you want a 9 or 10 stop filter then get one. [/QUOTE]
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