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Filters Black Mist filters
- Thread starter mike3996
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- Cambridgeshire, UK.
- Name
- Charles
I recently bought a Fujifilm XF 35mm f2 lens, specifically for its Weather Resistance. I have owned a copy of this lens previously, but didn't like the 'digital' appearance of the images. This time around I am using it with no in body sharpening, and have also put a Tide Optics CineSoft 1/4 strength filter (£39.95 from Amazon in the UK) on the front of said lens. I have noticed no degradation in image quality due to the filter! I have not used it in sunny conditions yet, I prefer to use my 18-55 when there is no threat of rain!
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I went ahead with the expensive Urth filter (53 € shipped for E49) to avoid overconsuming (Amazon encourages this with those free shipping costs once you hit 100 € in your cart).
People say 1/8 strength is barely noticeable, which is fine by me. I am thinking I'll have the filter sit on my lens all the time as a protective element. Will have to check for unwanted flare effects though. That's my usual concern with protective UV filters and whatnot -- they make ghosts. With a mist filter it's kinda the whole point to have extra flare so maybe I'm happy.
People say 1/8 strength is barely noticeable, which is fine by me. I am thinking I'll have the filter sit on my lens all the time as a protective element. Will have to check for unwanted flare effects though. That's my usual concern with protective UV filters and whatnot -- they make ghosts. With a mist filter it's kinda the whole point to have extra flare so maybe I'm happy.
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK.
- Name
- Charles
What did you expect? It's literally what a mist filter is designed to do.
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK.
- Name
- Charles
Wow, that seems to be aggressive!
tilman
All-Pro
- Location
- Portland, OR
ah, interesting! I returned a lens or two for being overly harsh and contrasty in the transition, say from sky to dark tree trunks... I like a bit of blooming to soften these transitions...
Haven't thought about getting a very light mist filter for that - will keep that in the back of my head
Haven't thought about getting a very light mist filter for that - will keep that in the back of my head
So far I haven't seen anything like your 1/4 filter shot shows. Only against strong light sources does it bloom. Against reflected light it's like using a glass filter.
I wish there was a 3/8th-strong variant
I have the 0.5 and 1 strength Hoya black mist filters, and I'm very happy with them.
Here's a very good video that shows off expensive and cheap(er) filters. It's in German, but the comparison images speak for themselves:
This is what made me choose the Hoya filters in the first place.
Here's a very good video that shows off expensive and cheap(er) filters. It's in German, but the comparison images speak for themselves:
This is what made me choose the Hoya filters in the first place.
Ghostbuggy
Veteran
- Location
- Hoher Fläming, Germany
- Name
- Phill
Personally I went the rather cheaper route and bought some 1/4 Black Mist "Nano-X" filters from K&F Concepts, got them on sale last year. After some research I quickly found out these filters aren't quite as good as those from other brands, however getting two filters in the small size I needed here in Germany was either very expensive or almost impossible and I had to import them from the US myself. IMHO the K&F filters are decent, especially considering the discounted price. Of course I can't compare them to the better brands, but just for some experimentation it was a good purchase.
