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Do i need a Grad filter along with ND for long exposures that involve the sky?
I was at a beach taking a photo of the sunset and trying to get a long exposure but the sky was too bright.
If I put on a ND Filter, that would darken both the sky and foreground meaning I'd have to ...
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Choosing between 9-stop and 10-stop ND filter for flowing water long exposures
I'm planning to photograph flowing river water with long exposures for a blurry effect. I currently have a 4-stop ND filter which may be good for shooting wide open in sunlight, but is probably not ...
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How can I avoid lens reflection on long exposures using ND filters?
I'm getting lens reflection when I take a long exposure and use a filter. I'm assuming it's because of the gap between the lens and filter so light gets in. See the images I've attached.
I'm ...
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Is there a way of using a square gradient filter with a circular filter system?
I'm interested about a circular filter system for (very) long exposure photography, such as the one by Formatt Hitech. However, I'd like to use a square gradient filter; they make a circular one but I ...
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Light reflections with filter stacking
I typically use multiple filters when doing long exposure.
Assuming light leaks from the sides are taken care off with proper sealing, could there be light bouncing back and forth between the ...
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How to photograph laser show with long exposure while outdoors?
I want to take an image of a laser show projected in a wall. Indoors in low light I use longer exposure 1/8 or 1/25 second.
Outdoors the images are completely washed out. I want to know if there is a ...
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Why did my ND filter produce washed out exposures?
So I bought a set of (pretty cheap) ND filters a couple of years ago and took them on holiday to Canada with me last year. I managed to get a couple of OK shots but most of them looked something like ...
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Adapter for Zeiss 80mm planar (with Hassalblad 500)
I'd like to do IR photography as well as long exposure with my Hassie. I just both the Lee filter adapter and the Hoya 72mm IR.
However, they do not fit the Zeiss lens. Do I need a different thread?
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Cheaper alternative to OEM hoods for long exposure filters
I've got several Lee filters with holder by the manufacturer. I'm looking for a hood, but the one sold by Lee is very expensive.
Did anybody find a cheaper alternative?
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What is this strange light leak during long exposures?
I'm not sure why, but I'm getting, at times, images like the one below, while doing long exposure with the 15 big stopper.
I had this problem today for the first time, and not with all pictures. ...
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How many stops should I compensate for with SFX200 and Hoya R72 Filter?
I recently bought both the SFX200 infrared film as well as the Hoya R72 IR filter.
I searched online and I'm a bit confused about exposure compensation.
With the combination above, how many ...
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Can I stack ND Filter and Polarizer together?
I've seen some images of long exposure photography with a polarizing filter. I was wondering if I could use an ND and a polarizer together. Will the polarizer have the same effect? Will the image ...
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When stacking filters, how much larger than the lens thread diameter should they be to avoid vignetting?
I want to do long exposure photography but I am not willing to shell the dollars for a good 100mm filter kit.
I am now considering a cheaper solution using circular filters. I want to be able to ...
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If I have two ND filters both strong enough to get smooth blur in the way I want, is there a reason to pick one over the other?
If I have two neutral density filters (e.g. 5 & 10 stop) and the effect I'm after can be achieved with either (blurring of water/clouds) with differing exposure times using either, is there any ...
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Help me choose cheap ND filters that does good/not bad quality [closed]
I am going to shoot long expo rivers and waterfalls, I have no ND filter yet. I am researching now and I was adviced to use ND-64 for the best result. As I see on amazon there are some different ...
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