Originally Posted by neuroanatomist
Finally, B+W has delivered! Nearly a year ago, I had an email exchange with Schneider's customer service, inquiring about a 10-stop 82mm screw-in ND. Paul at Schneider informed me that they were investigating the feasibility of manufacturing such a filter for their Schneider line, and they've finally released one.
For anyone interested, it's Stock #68-043082, and in the US the only distributor offering them is 2filter.com (price is $226).
...and, I've just ordered one.
Wow.. some of those lenses on there are ungodly expensive. Made with Cinema in mind? Never seen an EOS mount lens for 4k before.
I suppose another option without even using a ND filter would be a longer exposure, say 15 sec, close to twilight.
Maybe you had posted them elsewhere, but did you get the shots you wanted?
Got a brief chance to try the new Schneider 82mm 10-stop ND out yesterday... The scene is a busy area of downtown Boston, the reflecting glass is side of the Hancock Tower, the tallest building in New England, dwarfing the Trinity Church across the street. Shots are with the 5DII + TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II, +10 shift. The first shot is a 1/6 s exposure, the second is a 30 s exposure during which several pedestrians walked through the scene, along with cars passing between the buildings. Thanks to the long exposure, they're not visible. Like my B+W 77mm 10-stop ND, this 10-stop filter does warm up the color temperature a bit - I didn't correct in post because in this case (dull gray, overcast day), I think it's beneficial.
...and, I've just ordered one.
Thanks for looking!
--John
EDIT: Wow, first time attaching vs. linking from Flickr. Pics uploaded here as attachments do take quite an IQ hit that goes along with the size reduction (~60% compression based on file size).
Last edited by neuroanatomist; 11-16-2011 at 08:49 PM.
nice.... around how much did the schneider Vari ND cost? and from whom did you buy it?
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