Cheap Cheap 4x4 ND filters?

[David Peterson]

What 4x4 ND filters are recommended? (especially any more affordable ones!) Also interested in graduated ND 4x4 filters, and polariser 4x4 filters.

I know the cheaper ND filters often have issues, but I'm hopeful there are some options out there which can give at least "acceptable" results relevant to the no budget indie level. I'll be using this on a Fotga DP3000 M3 matte box with Rokinon DS lenses and a Sony F3.

These are the possible ones I'm looking at for now (open of course to other suggestions):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/100x100mm-N...D2-ND4-ND8-filter-Kit-matte-box-/191191576133
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FOTGA-4-X4-...filter-kit-for-Matte-box-Holder-/261153861690
http://www.ebay.com/itm/XCsource-4-...-ND8-Filter-For-Matte-Box-LF350-/310953307707
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FOTGA-4-X4-...-for-Matte-box-Holder-FF-system-/261153856545
http://www.personal-view.com/deals/filters/other-filters-holderso

 

[Fabio Lanzone]

I have the XCsource as backup, but I wouldn't recommend it. Cheap plastic.
I'm currently using Tiffen and Formatt, which I'm happy with. Check out Formatt resin 100x100mm (4x4) series, not bad at all for the price.

 

[David Peterson]

How it ended up is I got on eBay a Tiffen 4x4 ND1.2 (four stops) for a hundred bucks, which I expect will be the most often used filter by me initially. (for when the internal ND filters on the F3 simply are not enough while shooting outdoors in summer time)





But also got three graduated ND filters of different strengths and one ND8 (three stops) filter, for the ridiculously low low price of only six bucks each!! I thought "why not?", it will at least allow me to muck about and compare them. And maybe operate as a back up set in a pinch. Curious to see just how bad these $6 4x4 filters will be!