Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:31 AM 1/4/2003 -0800, Tristan Tom wrote: >Does anyone know a source of 39mm graduated neutral density filters? Do >these even exist? I think this would make shooting landscapes with an M >camera nicer in that it would hold back the sky a bit. > >Tristan Tom Photography I use a HiTech holder (Calumet and Lee are similar) which holds 4" wide filters. I use 4x6 ND grad filters made by HiTech (resin), Tiffen (glass), & Heliopan (glass). B+W also makes them. I have adapters for my HiTech holder from 39mm up to 86mm. They simply clamp into the holder. I can use my grads and other 4" square or rectangular filters on all of my cameras (4x5, 6x6, 35mm) and lenses. I recommend using a 4" holder whether Cokin, HitTech, Calumet, etc., as the 4" filters from HiTech, Sinar, Tiffen, B+W, Heliopan, etc, are better quality than the run-of-the-mill Cokin resin filters. For instance, I have a HiTech 1.8 ND filter (6 stops) that I use to make moving water look silky. IMHO, and from years of use, Jim - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html