Advice Please - Long Exposure Photography...

slicker55

New member
I would like to try long exposure for landscapes and I have been looking at the following ND filter options.

1) Lee100 Long Exposure Kit (10 stop, 6 stop, 0.6 hard ND grad)
2) Hoya ProND range

After weighing up the pro’s and con’s for each, I am leaning towards the screw-on type.

However, I would appreciate hands-on tips/advice from more experienced photographers.

Which of my lenses would be best suited to this type of photography?

Thinking about the screw-on type, which filter factors would be good to start with?

Will my Nikon ML-L3 wireless remote control be suitable?




 

nikonpup

Senior Member

Catherder

Senior Member
I personally prefer the slide in square style. Easier to change filters, you can use grad filters, you can stack filters, no stuck threads.
 

hark

Administrator
Staff member
Super Mod
Personally I prefer the screw on type for an ND filter. You really shouldn't require anything less than a 3-stop. Even a Circular Polarizer has some light loss and can be used in a pinch. Either a 9-stop or 10-stop would be good. And possibly a 6-stop. I wouldn't stack them only due to possible lens flare.

I have an ICE 10-stop and found it works well. Any type of remote trigger will work - or use the self-timer. If I had it to do over again, I'd just go with either a 9-stop or 10-stop as my first purchase.

If you are considering a graduated ND filter, then I'd suggest one of the square ones. That way you can slide it up or down to adjust where the graduated section starts.
 

Fred Kingston

Senior Member
I prefer the square Cokin style... It gives you the flexibility to try all the different filters with all your different sized lenses... polarizing/ND/graduated/color...
 
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