Do you use ND filter?

[virtualme78]

Hi guys,

I constantly shoot with Trix 400 and when I shoot during a bright sunny day, I wish the shutter speed on my analog M can go faster or an ND filter with me. My question here is do you use an ND filter during a bright sunny day? How many stops do you use? Do you stack with the UV filter?

Pardon my noobish questions, hope to get some help here... thanks in advance

 

[baboonish]

I used to use a 2 stops ND filter, never stacked.. used in the day when I pushed tx to 1600..
Used a ND filter because sometimes the speed can go 1/1000 and f22 and still overexposed.. the results looked okay to me.

Alternatively there are some users here that use 8 or 10 stop ND filters for daytime noctilux shoots

 

[raytoei]

for b&w, instead of a ND filter, perhaps a yellow or orange filter would be great as well.

yellow filters come in 1/2 stop, 1 stop and even 2 stops compensation.
orange, they are typically 1.5 to 2 stop compensation.

i tried red filter, which is usually 2-3 stop compensation but on asian skins looks scary: pale white skin + very black eyes and hair....hhahahaha

orange or yellow filter is great to capture clouds and sky details, as well as darkening tress (green). great for hazy days.

 

[virtualme78]

I see. Will a ND8 (3 stops) filter be more versatile if I'm shooting with a 35mm f1.2?

 

[virtualme78]

I haven't quite done any research on colour filters so I don't really know where to start. All I know of color filters is they add contrast to B/W....:embrass:

for b&w, instead of a ND filter, perhaps a yellow or orange filter would be great as well.

yellow filters come in 1/2 stop, 1 stop and even 2 stops compensation.
orange, they are typically 1.5 to 2 stop compensation.

i tried red filter, which is usually 2-3 stop compensation but on asian skins looks scary: pale white skin + very black eyes and hair....hhahahaha

orange or yellow filter is great to capture clouds and sky details, as well as darkening tress (green). great for hazy days.

 

[Royale With Cheese]

I've never used ND filter before.

Would love to do so soon to take some landscape but waking up in the morning is quite a problem for me

 

[virtualme78]

Hahaha... Maybe you can motivate yourself by waking up to few pints of beer!

I've never used ND filter before.

Would love to do so soon to take some landscape but waking up in the morning is quite a problem for me

Hey Jon, I see... i think i'll get an ND8 for now and research more on color filters. Thanks so much

I use an ND8 (3x) filter all the time with Neopan 400. Also often use yellow, orange, and red filters as needed. I don't see much difference with yellow, but do with orange, and certainly do with red. I've tried stacking filters before and the drop in IQ was drastic. Not recommended.