 Landscape photography essential equipment |
| Review Date: May 7, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Marek Lakotko, Minneapolis |
| To obtain well exposed landscape photos when the sky is much brighter than the midtones and shadows, graduated neutral density filters are a must. These work exceptionally well. They slide up and down so you can meet the horizon line. They also rotate vertically. I use a 2 stop ND filter in all my landscape shots with anything other than blue skys. |
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| Review Date: October 5, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Marvin R. Doering, Lemay, Missouri USA |
| Just as expected. Haven't used them yet but there is no reason to expect them to be other than as advertised. |
Great for ND use
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| Review Date: March 25, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Kendall H. Gelner, Denver, CO |
I really like these ND filters. Unlike a screw-on filter these can be adjusted up or down depending on where the brightest part of your scene is going to be. If you have the multi-holder, you can also stack them to increase the effect.
Using ND filters takes less time and effort than stacking exposures in Photoshop... the only downside is that ND filters like these have a stright transition, so if you have a very jagged skyline then hit can artifically darken some peaks in an image. |
Essential for Dawn and Dusk Photography
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| Review Date: August 4, 2010 |
| Reviewer: G. Foster Kerrison, Pasadena, ca |
I bought this to apply the landscape photography technique of "holding back" strongly lit portions of landscapes, such as a bright sky, mountain range, or ocean. The kit includes three plastic graduated filters, each of different "strength." Each filter has it's own plastic case, so all three together can be pretty bulky, about as wide as a wide-angle lens in your camera pack.
The kit ships with a holder for the filters, but you need to buy a separate adapter that screws into the front of your lens so that you can attach the holder. At first I simply held the filter in front of the camera lens to hold back the appropriate portion of the shot. However, I would recommend buying the adapter, as you can be more sure that the filter is in the right place when the shutter fires.
Overall this has been helpful to correctly expose landscape shots, particularly at dawn and dusk. I know lots of folks are taking multiple shots at different exposures, and then layering them in post-processing to get around the need for ND filters in the field, but I still feel that the colors are more vibrant if you actually get the exposure right in the first place. |
COLOR CAST
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| Review Date: June 30, 2008 |
| Reviewer: In. L. Celnik, Colombia |
I don't know its behavior with film, but with digital cameras, don't put 2 or more Cokin ND Graduated filters, one above the other. The magenta cast is awful and don't try to correct it by modifiying your in camera's color temperature: it will affect the non-filtered area. If one filter isn't enough, try the old and true Photoshop trick: with the camera in a tripod (ideally), take two -or more RAW shots, one for the highlights and one for the shadows (if I have no tripod handy, I use the bracketing and high speed in my camera to take a couple of pictures, trying not to move); then mix them in Photoshop and.... voila!!!! No need to bother with rings, attachments and delicate and easily scratched plastic filters.
Added Feb. 3/09
The previous review was done with the filters on Canon's 40D and 50D. I have now a Nikon D700 and the magenta cast isn't any more visible. May be ther is an issue with Canon's EF-S sensors. |
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