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Lee Filter System

carolinecaroline Registered Users Posts: 1,302 Major grins
edited August 20, 2008 in Technique
has anyone any experience of using this system ? If so do you think it was worth the money, or can you recommend from experience another system. I have researched extensively on the net, now I'm only asking for personal experiences please.
Thanks
Caroline
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    pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,698 moderator
    edited August 19, 2008
    I think devbob uses them frequently.
    Maybe he'll drop in and give us a few tips.thumb.gif
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    LiquidAirLiquidAir Registered Users Posts: 1,751 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2008
    I have a 4" Lee filter holder which is a bit bulky but works well. It is a particularly nice setup when you want to stack filters and the filters are large enough that I don't need to worry about vignetting for the most part. I use Sing-Ray and Formatt filters with it.
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    ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,916 moderator
    edited August 19, 2008
    Yes. I'm a user. I've been very happy with the Lee holder/filters.
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    carolinecaroline Registered Users Posts: 1,302 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2008
    Thanks for the replies - are you using grads with hard or soft edge ? I've been advised that I should buy hard edge but this goes against my instinct .

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    ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,916 moderator
    edited August 20, 2008
    soft edge. but there are occasions a hard edge might be more appropriate.
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    devbobodevbobo Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,339 SmugMug Employee
    edited August 20, 2008
    Caroline,

    I have the Lee holder...and I really like it. It seems a lot better than other holders I have seen from Cokin etc.

    In regard to GND filters, I have 3 Singh Ray filters...
    - 3 stop hard GND
    - 3 stop soft GND
    - 3 stop hard reverse GND

    I bought the 3 stop soft especially for the Glacier shoot last year, and I was a little disappointed in how soft it was. Personally, I would recommend getting a something like a 3 stop hard to start with.

    Cheers,

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    carolinecaroline Registered Users Posts: 1,302 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2008
    Thank you David and Ian, food for thought.

    Caroline
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