Does anyone have any experience with Singh-Ray filters? I'm trying to talk myself into buying their Variable Neutral Density Filter (http://www.singh-ray.com/varind.html), but I'm unfamiliar with the brand.
Does anyone have any experience with Singh-Ray filters? I'm trying to talk myself into buying their Variable Neutral Density Filter (http://www.singh-ray.com/varind.html), but I'm unfamiliar with the brand.
Originally Posted by Pygmalion
Personally, I've never heard of them. Looking at their site and their prices, they seem pretty high end.
Does this just consist of two counter-rotating circular polarizers? Hoya has such a filter too (called the Pola Fader). But I can only find it for threads up to 58mm.
Tony
Yeah, the first time I'd ever heard ofSingh-Ray was in a recent blog post by Andrew Yip regarding its use in video on the 5D Mark II (http://www.andrewyip.com/blog/2008/12/06/using-a-variable-nd-filter-with-the-5d-mark-iis-video-mode)
TheSingh-Ray filters seem pretty sexy, but their so damned expensive.
I once bought a Tiffen ND filter and never could get a sharp picture with it. The quality of it paled in comparison to the 3 B&W filters I have. I sent the Tiffen filter back within a week of receiving it.
That said, you might want to check out this site:
http://hvstar.net/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=107
I haven't actually used the site above, however, at least 2 people in this community recommended it. The company will take about 6-8 weeks to get your filter to you, but it is substantially cheaper than retail.
I took this shot with a B&W (4x) ND filter which allowed me to get a nice bokeh while strobing in sunlight:
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Sean,
Hi.The Tiffen grad ND I have is OK and I've taken OK pictures with it. I don't use it very often, so I didn't want to invest too much money on it. I've stacked it on a few occasions on the CP and of course IQ starts suffering a bit. But, otherwise, I would not have been able to take the shots and (at least at 14x10) prints still look OK. So, I'm in no hurry to replace it. But, yes, it's not of course as good or as solid as the B+W filters (which are awesome, BTW, both in IQ as well as build quality).
I got all my filters from the Filter Connection:
http://www.2filter.com/
Their prices are competitive and they always shipped what I ordered promptly (I generally call them before placing an order to make sure they have what I'm looking for in stock). They are also very helpful on the phone when I have questions, want a recommendation, etc.
Nice shot, BTW.
Tony
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