ND filters - which 3 to get?

[Mark K.]

Hi guys,

I'm looking for 4x4 ND filters to match with my CP.2s and was wondering which densities people find most useful for bright daylight shooting. I have a circ-polariser already and now I'm looking to start with 1 soft-edged grad-ND and 2 standard NDs.

Any thoughts or suggestions as to the most useful combination of densities (both for the grad and regular filters) would be much appreciated.

Cheers,

Mark

 

[Martin Weiss]

.6 ND soft edge
.6 ND
1.2 ND

 

[Jean Déraps]

If this is for shooting on digital sensors, I'd get an IR 1.2 ND ....

 

[Rob Ruffo]

Most often out of the bag = 1.2 IRND

Second most often .9

3 - 1.5

4 - 0.6

5 - 1.8

Don't buy cheap stuff. Get IRND. Otherwise nasty surprises. I recommend the new Schneider IRNDs. They just work.

I think you'll need more than three, at least four, maybe you can do without the 1.8, and you can always make a grad in post, but the rest are kinda essential.

 

[Mark K.]

Thanks for your thoughts guys.