Neutral Density (ND) Glass Filters Tutorial (HD)

This video is a short tutorial, covering the basics and additional information about using a ND (or Neutral Density) glass filters for digital and film SLR cameras. Enjoy!

Oh, by the way, there are funny typos all over the place, "Ultraviolent", it is actually "ultraviolet" (or UV).

Update: We forgot about Bower, Canon, Fujiyama, Hitech, Kenko, Marumi, Polaroid, and Sigma. Unfortunately, they fall under not-recommended brands category.

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Music: Thieves Like Us by New Order

Category:

Education

Tags:

• ND
• Neutral
• Density
• Graduated
• Glass
• SLR
• Camera
• Lens
• Filter
• Attachment
• Tutorial
• Lesson
• High
• Low
• Image
• Quality
• Resolution
• Sharpness
• Soft
• Accurate
• Colors
• Cleaning
• Multi
• Resistant
• Coating
• MRC
• Flare
• Ghost
• Digital
• Film
• Heliopan
• B+W
• Nikon
• Zeiss
• Cokins
• Tiffen
• Hoya
• Slow
• Shutter
• Speed
• ASA
• ISO
• Sensitivity
• Aperture
• Number
• Stops
• 0.3X
• 0.6X
• 0.9X
• 1.8
• 3.0X
• 2X
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• 1000X

[amielclarkpianolin]

is it okay to use ND Filters at night with long exposure? I just saw someone who did it and don't know if he is doing it right. Need some help.

[Lilkiwiguy87]

Long exposure at night can be done without a ND filter unless you're talking about really bright places like Times Square.

[felipehenaovideos]

B+W are great Cokin has a heavy color cast, and scratch with the air

terrible filters

[Lilkiwiguy87]

It's because you got the resin version of Cokins filter. Resin (hard plastic like material) is very well known for creating strong color casting and prone to scratches. Cokins' glass filters are the opposite.

[Troe0807]

If you put a 0.3 on top of a 0.6, will it then give a 0.9? :)

[Lilkiwiguy87]

Yes and don't repost the same comment 3 times.

[superkiwizorro]

@arignumb you're about to waste money instead of doing something soooo simple... stop the lens down. LOL

[arignumb]

So I'd used a D200 but I sold it a while back. Recently I was thinking of getting a D90. I used to shoot sports with my 80-200mm f/2.8D on the D200 and at ISO 100, 1/4000 was the perfect shutter speed. However I read that the D90's sensor was a little bigger and let more light in but the max shutter speed is 1/4000. I was wondering if I can use an ND filter to bump the shutter speed back to sub 4000. And what are the thoughts on graduated ND filters?

[trackend]

@felipehenaovideos Here, here Feli, Cokin & all the other plastic fitlers are rubbish it just gives the makers a bigger profit margin. The idea of putting a piece of plastic infront of that high quality lens you just paid mega bucks for flys in the face of common sense

[felipehenaovideos]

Good to know, thanks

[Troe0807]

@Lilkiwiguy87 Sorry, youtube had some problems with sending the comment, seems like the opposite! :D