Glass or resin filters?
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I know the answer that I will probably get from you all, but I figured I would hope to get some positive feedback.
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Matt,
I had the same dilemma and bought the resin also. Did you get the Hi-Tech filters? I bought a few of the graduated ND filters. I have a hard time with fuzz and dust on them. I bought the filter cleaning kit linked below, and it works well. The spray is anti-static and helps keep dust from accumulating while shooting.
Whether, to buy resin or glass largely depends on your budget. Definitely buy glass if you have the cash. I have heard that the Singh-Ray’s are the best. If you stick with resin, stay away from the Cokin’s. They are usually labeled as graduated grey filters and not graduated neutral density, “neutral” being the key word. The Cokin’s will cause a noticeable color cast.
Jeff
Jeff, thanks for that. Unfortunately I did get cokin. It was more of an impulse buy, last second kind of a thing. The salesman did a great job of screwing me over too. He said, “I haven’t sold a glass filter in 20 years.” I guess I could keep them and use them as back ups in the case that my new glass ones for some reason break, or are left behind.
www.mattjonesphotography.com
Matt,
Are your’s the “grey” version or the “neutral” version? A quick look at BH Photo shows that they do have “neutral” versions. Don’t write them off just yet. Shoot a scene with and without the filter using the same white balance (not auto) and see what you get. If I remember correctly from the forum I saw this on, the problem was intermitent. Some had good luck with the Cokin ND’s and others didn’t. I guess it depends on which batch they came from.
Jeff
I have a cokin and while I don’t use it often, I have never noticed a problem with it. So as Jeff said, give yours a try, maybe you got lucky too.
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