Filters

dory_breaux

dory_breaux

Todd Wannabe
Hey all, I am looking around B&H for some 4x4 filters to use with my foramatt mattebox (if the whole damn thing ever gets here), and I need a little help. I have only ever used UV filters for lens protection, and I have a circular polarizer i was planning on using instead if a UV, since i shoot in sand and snow and on the water as well as sky timelapses quite a lot. But now that I am getting a mattebox with a filter holder, I am thinking that I could get more creative as far as what kind of glass i put infront of my lens.

What would you guys recommend for shooting in snow and on the beach often? I like to do a lot of timelapse and stock shots as well, its sort of a passtime. I also shoot in the forrest a lot,as most of the local bike trails are in it.

How would I go about gradiating the effect of a filter i use with the mattebox holder?

thanks for any help, i really appreciate you guys ALOT!

Dory
 
I think a couple of ND (neutral density) Grads are always handy. Maybe a 3-stop (0.9) soft and a 2-stop (0.6) soft or hard. They can help bring down a bright sky with some detail to within your camera's dynamic range.
 
I'm a bit confused as to how I would go about gradating tho. I know with a standard screw on filter it just gradually shifts down from the filter coat to clear glass, but with the 4X4 will it be the same, or will i actually be able to adjust where the change occurs by changing the positioning in the holder? wouldnt that cause a pretty quick change? do they make 4x4's with a grad at the bottom?

sorry if its alot,
thanks,
dory
 
A screw thread grad is almost pointless because you can't adjust where the graduation cuts across the frame. A square grad can be moved up and down in your matte box.
 
Grads are available in soft and hard--not that there's any standard, but soft is usually a very gradual transition and hard is a sharper transition.
 
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