ND Filters

[Andrew McCarrick]

Need suggestions on ND Filters (brand, ect.). And does anybody know if it's possible to buy them as a set? I was on B&H and could find any sets.

 

[jimhare]

Formatt filters are great for the money. I have a .3, .6, .9, 1.2, 1.5 and 1.8, along with a pola, grad and IR mirror (Rosco)

Call BJ at Custom Supply, he will take great care of you.

(800) 451-1425
http://customsupply.com/

 

[Pawel Achtel]

I'm very happy with Pancro Hot Mirrors (www.pancro.com).

 

[David Callahan]

I just ordered the Formatt Red ND filter package from Abel Cinetech. 5 filters. Sells for $1050.

 

[Pedro Guimaraes]

Fomatt's are what we use.....great quality.

 

[jimhare]

I'm very happy with Pancro Hot Mirrors (www.pancro.com).

Of course you are, but you're also happy with Master Primes, Ronford Baker tripods and motorized Dollys!
:beer: :001_tongue:

I wish I had half of your toys, those Pancros must be amazing.

For the rest of us, I think the Formatt offers great bang for the buck. arty:

 

[Pawel Achtel]

Hehehe. Actually you can get a good deal on a Pancro set. I did. And you only need something like .9 and 1.5 IRND plus regular .3 and .6 and you can stack all combinations. That's another way to save some money.

I could never reproduce the problem others were having with unwanted reflections and I did shoot a fair bit in high contrast situations. The advantage of Pancro hot mirrors is that there is no colour shift or darkening of edges on wider angles associated with all dichroic filters. They are also tough as nails, so it is a good long-term investment.

 

[Mark Phelan]

Hehehe. Actually you can get a good deal on a Pancro set. I did. And you only need something like .9 and 1.5 IRND plus regular .3 and .6 and you can stack all combinations. That's another way to save some money.

I could never reproduce the problem others were having with unwanted reflections and I did shoot a fair bit in high contrast situations. The advantage of Pancro hot mirrors is that there is no colour shift or darkening of edges on wider angles associated with all dichroic filters. They are also tough as nails, so it is a good long-term investment.

Second that opinion.

 

[Jeff Kilgroe]

For the rest of us, I think the Formatt offers great bang for the buck. arty:

Umm... The Pancros are like the same price as the Formatt ones. I own some of both. Both are great.

 

[Stephen Pruitt]

What lenses are you planning to use? Those of us using still lenses (Nikon/Canon) had wickedly bad ghosting in the images from the Pancro filters, but none whatsoever using the Formatts.

Stephen

 

[Johan Pabon]

What lenses are you planning to use? Those of us using still lenses (Nikon/Canon) had wickedly bad ghosting in the images from the Pancro filters, but none whatsoever using the Formatts.

Stephen

Can't think of a reason for this.... Is there an explanation? Until now I'm using a 18-50 Red lens, combined with a Micro Redrock filterset which is enough for most of my work.
But with a new Epic coming up and more freedom of lens choice, I'd also like some choice of filters.

 

[Brian Dougherty(PANCRO)]

FYI-Pancro IR+ND filters .6-1.5 were used exclusively this week for Red-ucation classes held by Red Digital Cinema Co. in LA. They were used for lab work and group instruction by red instructors. Needless to say, it went well and they were pleased with the results!:violent5::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[Paolo Tinari]

What lenses are you planning to use? Those of us using still lenses (Nikon/Canon) had wickedly bad ghosting in the images from the Pancro filters, but none whatsoever using the Formatts.

Stephen

Had the problem with Nikkors but now with Canon L's no more.