72mm 3.0 (10 stop) Neutral Density Filter

[K-Lapse]

Hi,

Does anyone know where I can get a 72mm 3.0 (10 stop) Neutral Density Filter in the UK? I can't find one.....

I can order one from the USA but the postage is almost as much as the filter it self.

Thanks,

K

[fletch]

Try cokin filters. They are square type filters which makes them cheap and versatile, You need a holder and the filters and a lens adapter for each tread diameter you used. If you can'f find a 10 stop filter just stack weaker filters to add up to 10 stops.

[inkista]

This Flickr discussion thread might help point you to some sources.

[K-Lapse]

Thanks Fletch,

I have a Lee filter system but the problem I have is too much light gets in on long, day time exposures. The screw type filters are the only ones that work for 30sec plus day time exposures, well, in my experience anyway.

[OsmosisStudios]

Originally Posted by K-Lapse

I can order one from the USA but the postage is almost as much as the filter it self.

Hell, postage to CANADA from B&H and Adorama (NY) is almost as much as most filters. Sadly.

[ironhide2009]

Good day! being a newbie, there's a lot of things i want to explore regarding photography and I would appreciate if you could explain the difference between a circular polarizing lens and a neutral density filter. In what situations, and how will i use these lens/filters? thanks in advance and more power...

[emtab]

Neutral density filter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Photographic filter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Try those ironhide2009... they should answer your questions

[inkista]

Circular Polarizing: filters out polarized light (reflected light is often horizontally polarized), and by turning the filter, you can affect how much is filtered out or let in. Essentially you use it when you want to eliminate or reduce reflected light from water/glass, or to darken skies (and only skies).

Neutral Density filters are like sunglasses for your camera--they cut down the light. A full ND is evenly dark across the filter. A graduated ND is has a gradient--it goes gradually darker across the diameter, typically one half is light, one half is dark, and there's either a harder or softer transition across the middle. You'd use a full ND if you want a longer shutter speed (say to blur moving water), and you'd use a graduated ND to dark the sky in a landscape shot, and get the dynamic range into something you can capture with a single exposure setting.

If you're going to use a graduated ND, chances are good you may prefer using a drop-in system like the Cokin filters, rather than screw in filters, so you can control horizon placement.

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To the OP: you may not be able to find 72mm. You may have to get a 77mm and use a step-down ring.

[ironhide2009]

thanks for the info... it helps me a lot..

[K-Lapse]

Originally Posted by ironhide2009

thanks for the info... it helps me a lot..

I would definitely recommend getting a polarizing filter as your first; it’s invaluable. It makes colours more saturated and cuts haze, making pictures much clearer. It’s also the only filter you can’t replicate in post works.