INVENTION? OR NOT!

[AlexJones]

HAHA so Some of you may laugh but I invented something that would save me thousands! I have Zeiss CP.2's and Canon lenses. Shooting wildlife on primes is kind of a dumb idea so I usually tend to use my CP's as studio or organized shoot lenses. I need ND's on my CP's but the stupid lenses don't have threads and each ND 4x5 square filter will cost from 400-almost 1k which is stupid compared to the Tiffen Variable ND which is $150. I already own the Tiffen so I took the right measurements on a piece of thicker cardboard and now I have this. I'll admit, it does look like a piece of SH..I.T but it works beautifully. It didn't cost anything besides a step up ring. the filter is perfectly intact and with no fear of it popping out. What do you think?

 

[Gunleik Groven]

I guess invention is a stretch, but a smart hack, it is!

 

[AlexJones]

lol

 

[Pablo Moreno]

I'll admit, it does look like a piece of SH..I.T but it works beautifully.

It looks more like a piece of wood with a filter on it. Just paint it black and you'll be fine. Nice Idea.

 

[Robert Ruffo New]

Except a vari-ND is 2 pieces of glass, not one, and has many weird artifacts regular ND does not, so normal ND will give you better quality, along with the fact that normal ND can be IRND, and a var-ND offers no IR protection at all. That said it's a good idea for getting 82mm screw-on glass in a matte box.

 

[Ben Scott]

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