Filters Glass filters
are made from optical glass, like lenses, and can be multicoated to reduce flare and improve light transmission (to nearly 100% in some cases). They are your first choice for a colourless UV or Protector filter to keep on each lens at all times – it’s a lot cheaper to replace a filter than the front element of a lens!
The popular second choice filter is a polariser. The ‘circular’ polariser refers not to its shape but to the pattern of the light rays after passing through the filter. The technical reason why is unimportant, but the filter is, as it darkens blue skies, reduces reflections off water, and intensifies colours in a way which Photoshop can’t replicate. It’s also good as an emergency neutral density filter.
When do I need a slimline filter?
In general, if you have a lens with a viewing angle wider than 74º (24mm focal length on full frame format) it’s a good idea to go for one. Both the Hoya HD and B+W XS-Pro series have a front thread to take a lens hood.
Resin and graduated filters
Cokin and Lee systems use CR39 optical resin instead of glass (although certain filters in the systems are glass). This material can be dyed to create graduated filters (‘grads’) which are extremely useful in balancing the exposure, for example, of an over-bright sky against a darker foreground. You can achieve a similar result in Photoshop, but it’s way quicker to use a filter at the point of taking the picture.
Cokin
P System filters are
84mm wide, and Z-Pro System 100mm wide, so they are compatible with Lee and Hitech holders.
Lee 100mm system
Hoya Hoya HMC UV from £11.50
5mm mount. 3 layer coating both sides. Sizes 46–77mm. Search code: HYHCUV
Hoya HD Protector 77mm £62.70
3mm mount. 8 layer super-multicoating. Other sizes 52–82mm. Search code: HYHDP
Hoya Circular Polariser from £31
7mm mount. 3 layer coating both sides. Sizes 46–77mm. Search code: HYCPOL
B+W
XS-Pro MRC Nano Protector 77mm £86 Super-slim 3mm mount. Other sizes 49–86mm. Search code: BWMPX
MRC Circular Polariser 77mm £139.90 9mm F-Pro mount. Other sizes 52–82mm. Search code: BWMCPOL
10 stop ND3.0 coated 77mm £104.30
4mm F-Pro mount. Other sizes 52–72mm. Search code: BWND110
Specialist filters We stock, or can get, such types as Infra-red 092 and 093, Kasemann Polarisers, and Graduated Grey.
Cokin P ND Grad Kit £46.95 Contains 1, 2 and 3 stop neutral density graduates, plus a P filter holder.
A P adaptor ring is required: most sizes £9 Search code: CKPNDGKIT
Cokin Z-Pro ND Grad Kit £114.95 Contains 1, 2 and 3 stop neutral density graduates, plus a Z-Pro filter holder.
A Z-Pro adaptor ring is required: most £16.50 Search code: CKU960
SW150 150mm system SW150 Starter Kit £299
For the Nikon 14–24mm ultra-wide zoom. Contains 0.6 ND hard grad (150x170mm), filter holder, adaptor collar, lens cover and cleaning cloth. Search code: LE150SK
Joe Cornish With Landscape in Mind £20 DSLR Starter Kit £208
Good entry point to the system. Contains a pre- assembled filter holder, 0.6 ND hard grad, ProGlass 0.6 ND solid filter, cleaning cloth and a Triple Filter Pouch.
An adaptor ring is required: prices from £18.95. Search code: LEDSTART
Take a DVD road trip across the north of England with the acclaimed UK landscape photographer and learn how Joe uses Lee filters to create his stunning images. Search code: LEDVD2
Big Stopper 10 stop ND £94
The hottest item in photography. Waiting times are reducing, although unpredictable, and our price is a lot less than any on eBay. Search code: LEPGND10
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RF75 75mm system RF75 ND Grad Sets £139.80
0.3, 0.6 and 0.9 (1, 2 and 3 stop) grads. Available in hard or soft cut graduation. Search code: LE75NDS
NEW Hoya Pro-1 6 stop ND 77mm £79.95
3mm mount. . Other sizes 52–82mm. Search code: HYPDND64
Hoya’s HD glass has 4x the strength of standard filter glass.
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