Are you anticipating using the ND simultaneously with the grad?
I'm sure some Canon forum would give the required setup for your 17mm, otherwise its just a case of trial and error.
Quote from: dave on April 19, 2012, 12:44:04 pmAre you anticipating using the ND simultaneously with the grad? Yes. I'm keen to do more coastal landscapes, and want to keep detail in sky as well as get some of the blurred wave / water effects. Good point on using solid end to cover whole lens. Will probably get a 0.6 grad to start, see if I can get it to cover whole lens and if not then buy a 0.3 ND to go with it, or a 0.3 grad if I can.Thanks for the help.
Sounds like what people really need is a camera system that lets you take really long exposures without having to resort to shooting through a glorified piece of welding glass, without colour casts, hot pixels, noise, batteries going flat etc etc.
Hopefully last question. Any good tips for how to carry all these fiddly things about? adaptor rings, filters, etc etc. Something sturdy that will keep them clean, i think the case and tissue paper they came wrapped in aren't a viable long term option.
Ive just got a Lee big stopper (10 stop ND) as well that can give some great results, but theyre like rocking horse shit to get hold of at the moment
Any good tips for how to carry all these fiddly things about? adaptor rings, filters, etc etc. Something sturdy that will keep them clean....
Wish I'd thought of that. Ended up buying an expensive Lee wallet for them.Anyone used a Big Stopper much? I was using mine early the other morning and notice the sea comes out very blue (which can be easily corrected). Was wondering though if this was a colour cast from the filter, the warmth of the light, or some refracting (or is it diffracting?) effect from the long exposure.
The Lee stopper is meant to be about as neutral as they come isn't it?