Cavision Grad ND Filters

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nikkorray

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Has anyone had any experience with Cavision .9 or 1.2 Grad ND Glass Filters such as the one on this link:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/683390-REG/Cavision_FTG4X4GD12_4_x_4_Graduated.html

I know that Cokin Z Pro can take 4x4 (100mm x 100mm) filters and I believe it can be adjusted to accomodate the filter's 4mm thickness. I'm tired of resin filters that can be easily scratched but I don't know if glass filters are also susceptible to scratches. Am I better off buying the Tiffen or Formatt brands?

Thanks in advance.
 
I had a set of Cavision and each one had its own colour . None of them were neutral. It was too bad but I've moved on. They are cheap though.
 
I have a set of glass ND's and the plastic orange/blue/ND grad set. I'm happy with both of them. Haven't noticed different colors on the ND's. (maybe I' ll have to look harder) I did get one little scratch on the plastic one. The glass ones seem very durable and would take a lot to scratch, IMO. I would definitely buy others.
 
Didn't wanted to start another thread about that, and that's the only one I've found about it:
Just bought a Cavision 4x4 ND 1.5 filter from B&H (cheap price was attractive) and I'm wondering if I would have been better to save more and invest in another brand, such as Tiffen (which seems to be the most recommended brand). Now, I'll be using it with a DSLR, mostly in video mode. Can it be ok as a starter filter?
I've mostly used some cheap Cokin filters bought on ebay for a while and they were ok. Once stacked, there was a good color shift, but for the price...I've color corrected them so far and it was ok for what I was doing.

Any thoughts or experiences to share?
 
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