Kenko/Tokina Variable NDX filter

ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,133 moderator
edited August 14, 2011 in Accessories
Kenko/Tokina has a new variable density filter announced and supposed to be close to delivery:

http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=ja&tl=en&twu=1&u=http://www.kenko-tokina.co.jp/imaging/filter/nd/4961607377482.html&usg=ALkJrhhHHz1mXpqTVXWnGM94J8XWgodQlQ

Variable NDX
ND2.5 ~ ND1000 (around 8 stops?)
ziggy53
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  • OverfocusedOverfocused Registered Users Posts: 1,068 Major grins
    edited August 3, 2011
    Melikely Tokina and melikey this!
    www.overfocused.com
  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,133 moderator
    edited August 3, 2011
    Overfocused wrote: »
    Melikely Tokina and melikey this!

    It certainly sounds interesting but I am reminded that other, similar filters have suffered from color artifacts and/or sharpness issues.
    ziggy53
    Moderator of the Cameras and Accessories forums
  • OverfocusedOverfocused Registered Users Posts: 1,068 Major grins
    edited August 3, 2011
    ziggy53 wrote: »
    It certainly sounds interesting but I am reminded that other, similar filters have suffered from color artifacts and/or sharpness issues.


    Yeah sharpness can suffer which is why I almost never use filters unless %100 necessary :(: color is easier to correct than lost information
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  • ThatCanonGuyThatCanonGuy Registered Users Posts: 1,778 Major grins
    edited August 4, 2011
    Overfocused wrote: »
    Yeah sharpness can suffer which is why I almost never use filters unless %100 necessary :(: color is easier to correct than lost information

    +1. I'm one of the shooters who use lens hoods for protection. I know there are reasons to spend $100 on a good filter, but for that money I'd rather have a 50 1.8, you know? ne_nau.gif
  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,133 moderator
    edited August 4, 2011
    Variable ND filters are generally just 2 - polarizing filters, stacked. (Typically 1 - linear polarizer and 1 - circular polarizer.) Quality of any singular polarizing filter can vary widely, but when you stack 2 of them, all bets are off.

    The exact composition of each of the 2 filters is extremely important and we cannot know the quality of this new filter until it has been tested.
    ziggy53
    Moderator of the Cameras and Accessories forums
  • catspawcatspaw Registered Users Posts: 1,292 Major grins
    edited August 11, 2011
    I've been eyeing various variable NDs for a few years. It would be lovely if this one performs at a decent level for that price but ... I'm not holding out for it. Good glass never seems to be cheap. :S
    //Leah
  • ImageX PhotographyImageX Photography Registered Users Posts: 528 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2011
    Hopefully, it will turn out to be a good one. As of now, the Singh Ray is the only one that cuts it and it is super expensive. :( I have thought about getting one but have waited thus far. Unless the Kenko performs well, I may just stick to separate ND filters. I just don't use them enough to justify hundreds of dollars for a vari. The only filter I really use anymore is my Hoya Pro1 circular polarizer. I learned filters the hard way and bought Hoya Pro1 UV filters for all of my lenses and no longer use any of them.... except on my bulbous Tok 11-16mm.
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