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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · "Good" 77mm ND filter?

I want to get a 77mm ND filter for for outdoor portraits at wide apertures. I think 2 stops should be enough for me but am not sure. (My D750's max shutter speed is 1/4000 as you know.) Looking at B&H there are a few options: a Hoya, a B+W and then a more expensive Hoya with multicoating which seems to be a good thing to have.

Mar 07, 2016 at 09:25 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · "Good" 77mm ND filter?

I don't have any experience with Breakthrough Photography's filters, but there are guys here that do.
From what I've read, I would give them a hard look. You can read a review here.

Mar 07, 2016 at 09:58 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · "Good" 77mm ND filter?

I use a B+W ND 77E 0.9 8x (103) 3-stop ND filter. I also have some Kodak Wratten gel ND filters cut to fit inside the B+W filter, if I need more stops.

Mar 08, 2016 at 10:36 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · "Good" 77mm ND filter?

I have 2 BT X3 ND's. they are more then worth their price. 6/10 stops. of the ones I have have used they have turned out, as they have adverted, to be the most neutral.

Mar 08, 2016 at 11:12 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · "Good" 77mm ND filter?

I'm using Hoya Pro NDs (2, 3, 6, 10 stop) and highly recommend them over B+W (I had their 2, 3, 6 stop NDs). Two reasons:
- The B+Ws were not "neutral"; all were slightly warm (not a biggie), but worse, they weren't the same shade of "warm". Two were slightly warm and the third had a different tint. All of my Hoyas, and my Tiffen VND, are all visibly neutral and the same color. I can't attribute the B+W colors to storage or use, as all of my filters are kept in light-proof wallets within my camera bag except when in-use.
- I find the Hoyas fit better on my lenses. I've never had a jam with Hoya Pros or their HD CPLs I use, whereas my B+Ws jammed a bit too often for my liking. I'm aware of the common wisdom that "brass rings are better", but that just hasn't been my experience with the 10 B+W "Pro" and 12 higher-end Hoya filters I've owned.

I wish the Hoya Pro NDs had slightly thinner rings, but with the selection I have, I rarely want to stack filters.

Mar 08, 2016 at 02:00 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · "Good" 77mm ND filter?

sjms wrote:
I have 2 BT X3 ND's. they are more then worth their price. 6/10 stops. of the ones I have have used they have turned out, as they have adverted, to be the most neutral.

BT = Breakthrough?

Mar 08, 2016 at 03:54 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · "Good" 77mm ND filter?

yes

Mar 08, 2016 at 04:35 PM


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