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[ScottinPollock]

So I am running into not having enough filtering given the base iso of 200 on of my new G9 and I think it is time for a 10 stopper.

 

I have a couple of less dense ones from Hoya that I have been ok with, but 10 stops is a bit more serious so I thought I'd ask what you all have been using/happy with.

[Merco_61]

The Lee Big Stopper or a NiSi are the only ones I have seen that don't introduce a colour cast that is difficult to correct in post as the spectrum after the filter is so wacky. To use the cheaper ones, you almost have to shoot a colour checker for every light situation and profile the light in post to get a usable white balance.

[Nikon Shooter]

I discovered that the ten stops was a trap so I returned it and 

got a Vario ND by Tiffen instead… very cool move.

BTW, Peter is right, always have a WB card in your bag!

[ScottinPollock]

The Lee Big Stopper or a NiSi are the only ones I have seen that don't introduce a colour cast that is difficult to correct in post as the spectrum after the filter is so wacky. To use the cheaper ones, you almost have to shoot a colour checker for every light situation and profile the light in post to get a usable white balance.

 

This photo in a BH review shows the big stopper left and the newer proGlss right, so it would seem there is blue casts to the big stopper as well?

 

I discovered that the ten stops was a trap so I returned it and 

got a Vario ND by Tiffen instead… very cool move.

BTW, Peter is right, always have a WB card in your bag!

 

A trap? How so?

 

I built a variable ND by stacking a Tiffen LPL onto a Hoya CPL, but it is awfully green at higher densities. Everything I have seen has suggested a 10 stop would be cleaner than varios, so forgive the confusion.

[Merco_61]

The Lee isn't completely neutral, but it doesn't have any spikes in the spectrum. A normal white balance handles it without problems, unlike most really dense ND filters. That said, who knows if Lee have changed anything in the big stopper since I bought mine many years ago.

[Nikon Shooter]

A trap? How so?

 

I built a variable ND by stacking a Tiffen LPL onto a Hoya CPL, but it is awfully green at higher densities. Everything I have seen has suggested a 10 stop would be cleaner than varios, so forgive the confusion.

 

 

I am not sure that stacking two LPL of different mineral composition is

a good idea in any case.

 

A trap because of its fixed density value. I use my vario even in studio

when precise conditions must be met.

 

One can't beat personal experience with someone else's opinion. 

 

Another point is that WB is the least critical parameter prior to SR when

shooting RAW!  

[sunshine]

I purchased this one recently but do not yet have any photos while using it.  It is so dark I cannot see my subject through the viewfinder unless it's got sunny sky behind it.  So far none of my intended subjects had that...

 

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[bani12]

I used Formatt Hitech Firecrest ND for some time, but it had quite severe color cast. I bought Haida NanoPro MC ND3.0 filter and I am much happier with it. It has almost no color cast. At least I can't see it. Also it gives very pleasant colors.