Boris, do you know if Heliopan will ship to the US? i find now that i also need a ND 2 and ND 3 filters in 82mm.
Herb...
Bobu wrote:
That's not the same filter. This one has a 105mm front thread (and a 82mm rear thread). It ist build for extreme wide angles. But 523$ for this filter is still a ridiculous price. Mine has no front thread and the glass is only 82mm.
I'm surprised no one mentioned the Singh Ray Vari-ND as an option. I have the 82mm version. I find it to be a bit tricky to use toward the dark end, the 5 - 8 stop part of its 2 - 8 stop range. On wide shots, I would sometimes end up with a centre darker than the corners but shooting longer focal lengths allowed for more use of its range.
the Vari-ND Duo, which is the one i now have, barely makes 5 stops and has uneven density at that level. the Vari-ND without the Duo is useless because it doesn't have a CPL for reflection control. i've been disappointed in all of the VariND filters i have owned over the years because of these problems. the times i can use them are times when there are simpler solutions that yield higher quality results.
Herb....
Brad K wrote:
I'm surprised no one mentioned the Singh Ray Vari-ND as an option. I have the 82mm version. I find it to be a bit tricky to use toward the dark end, the 5 - 8 stop part of its 2 - 8 stop range. On wide shots, I would sometimes end up with a centre darker than the corners but shooting longer focal lengths allowed for more use of its range.
