craigbuckley Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 So I have a bunch of low light lenses like the SLR Magic 25mm .95 and 12mm 1.6, most of my lenses have fast apertures, but when I bring them outside I can't really use them.. even with the aperture completely shut its still too much light... I ordered a neutral density filter for one of my lenses from amazon so I will try that, but was wondering if there is any other advice? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Use ND FIlters outside !!! you will need ND 2 , ND4 AND ND8 to cope with most conditions I use Cokin ND filters after lots of expensive testing buying too many nd filters over the years Cokin are the best for me I never shoot outside with out NDs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P337 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Lower your ISO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigbuckley Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 ISO is alll the way down... But the ND filters that I can find say 0.9 or 0.6 filter but I can't find higher than that number. Where can I find my 2 4 8? Something like this ? http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Neutral-Density-Filter-Series/dp/B00759TQ7W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 those on that amazon link are rubbish they will soften your image they are not Genuine Cokin they are cheap copies dont be fooled buy real cokins 0.3=nd2 0.6=nd4 0.9= nd8 read this first http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_density_filter also do not stop right the way down on your lenses if you shoot f16 or f22 you will get random grey/dark iris shaped spots on your image in bright light if you have the smallest spec of dust on your sensor the nd is so you can keep at f5.6 or f8 real Cokin filters in the USA on ebay - I presume your are Yank! I'm a Brit! http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cokin-153-Neutral-Grey-ND4-P153-Filter-84mm-P-Series-/290890576977?pt=Camera_Filters& hash=item43ba6df451 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cokin-154-Neutral-Grey-ND8-P154-Filter-84mm-/290890578991?pt=Camera_Filters&hash=item43ba6dfc2f http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cokin-152-Neutral-Grey-ND2-P152-Filter-/290891295806?pt=Camera_Filters&hash=item43ba78ec3e real Cokins have the number and cokin in white printed on them Nd4 and nd8 are the most useful I use them al the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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