[LargeFormat] Filters

[Clive Warren]

At 10:58 am -0700 5/7/02, Tori Nelson wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>I'm finally going to break down and get a filter "system" for my 8x10.  I
>could really use some input on what y'all are using, and why you wouldn't
>use anything else.  Also, if you could have only three or four filters,
>which would they be?  I know that I can't live much longer without a
>polarizer, but what should the other two or three be?  I shoot B&W almost
>exclusively.
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Tori,

Buy the best you can afford!  My choice is a Cokin "P" type system 
using optical resin died in the mass filters. This means that the die 
is not simply layered on top of each surface but goes all the way 
through, just like Brighton Rock.

You probably know all this already - the Cokin holders allow you to 
use the filter system on a huge range of lenses by simply changing an 
adapter plate for the filter thread of each lens. So, you only have 
to buy one filter of each variety rather than a set for each 
different lens filter thread.

Heres my list:

1. Red 25
2. Orange 12
3. Yellow
4. ND Grad

If I was allowed a few more then it be a polariser and a green filter 
- and for  infrared an 89B.

The grad will allow a lot more creative control and ideally there 
would be a range of densities and cutoffs.

Cheers,
       Clive