ND GRADS advice

[DigiDiva]

Im looking at buying an ND grad kit. I have a canon 60D and have rarely used filters at all. Can anyone advise if this will be of use????

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cokin-H250A-...9358147&sr=8-1

Thanks

[markgozz]

I use the Cokin P filters and they are perfectly good filters for the price , yes you can get better quality ones but at that price these are a bargain . You will have to watch out if you start stacking the filters in front of each other because you will introduce a colour cast into your images but this can be removed in your editing software , the other thing to remember when you make your purchase is to get the right sized adapter ring to attach the holder to your lens because each lens that has a different size thread will need it's own adapter ring .
I think that once you get used to using the filters you'll want to know how you got by before .

Mark

[DigiDiva]

Thanks Mark...I stupidly thought one adaptor would fit all!!! So you thinkthese ones onAmazon area decent place to start??

[jet_kit]

Hi DD,
The kit you're looking at is a good place to start. You get 3 degrees of 'hardness' on the grad which is useful on landscapes etc. As Mark says, stacking these filters will give you colour casts, but you're not likely to be doing that with this kit.
Adapter rings are very cheap. Although their cheap enough on Amazon, you can get them even cheaper on eBay. And, because it's just a threaded metal ring you can buy as cheap as you like and it will have no effect at all on quality.
When you've discovered the delights of grads, you can start playing with some coloured ones, Mauve, Pink, Green etc. Then start looking at some of the other fun stuff you can get, all pretty inexpensive once you've got the basic system.

[DigiDiva]

Thanks Chris..Im guessing this kit on Amazon is a fit for all cameras? I can't see what size tha adaptor ring is.

[markgozz]

Chris there wont be an adapter ring with this kit you will have to buy one separately .

If you look on the front of your lens you will see info like Sigma 18-250mm 1:3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM and then you will see the thread size ( something like 72 ) , this is the size of the adapter ring that you will need for this lens . Your lens will have different info on it but it will show the thread size in millimeters , just take off the front lens cover and you will see it .

Mark

[DigiDiva]

i though from the picture i got the adaptor too.....grrrrr maybe iill leave it for now

[markgozz]

The adapter rings are only about £9 Chris , I know it's easy for me to say only £9 but having the ND grad kit really does make a great difference to your landscape photography .

Mark

[DigiDiva]

9 quid aint that bad....might get it after all then. Cheers u guys

[JonnyM]

I bought a 72mm, 49mm and a 52mm a few months ago from Amazon all approximately £9 each. 04.55am, couldn't sleep?