Filter holders and hoods
2004-11-04 by Steve Kale
I hope this is not too off-topic. I am looking at picking up a filter holder system. I need something that I can use with both my Canon 35mm gear (77mm lenses) and Contax 645 (72mm lenses) albeit I guess with different adapter rings. I was looking at the Lee filter systems on the B&H website and focusing in on the graduated ND filters. I have some questions. Is this a good brand? Are there other good brands I should consider? In all practicality, am I likely to need to use more than two filters at once? The reason I ask this is Lee make a bellow hood that can take 2 4x4in filters - it would be nice to have an integrated bellow/holder system. I would also like some advice on which filters to buy as a "starter kit". The Lee filters don't seem to be cheap! I will be shooting either color film or digital and converting to B&W in PS CS. Hence my focus principally on graduated ND filters and perhaps a few for colour work (eg warming). Finally, how does one use a circular polariser with these? Thanks in advance Steve