Cheap resin 4x4 ND filters

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Chinese guys started to sell quite cheap ND filters

Including ND2, ND4, ND8, Graduate ND2, Graduate ND4, Graduate ND8.

It seems that all are resin filters.
I really do not know about actual quality.

Price: $39

http://www.ebay.com/sch/fotocola/m.html?_kw=4x4

Vitaliy_Kiselev

UK produced filters (at least seller told you so :-) ) :

Price: $35

http://www.ebay.com/sch/*jackthehat*/m.html?_nkw=100mm

or

http://www.ebay.com/sch/crookedimaging/m.html?_nkw=100mm

bubba

I like that they both have grad ND filters,
jackthehat has them in 100 x 125mm

jaecjaec

There's a sale on these cheapie filters:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/180721967751?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

artemator

Somebody knows from what material these filters are made?
Plastic is not so good for HD shootings.

jaecjaec

@artemator at this price, you can safely assume it's not glass.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Yep, of course not glass.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Fotga filters now available in sets and dropped in price ($84 set price with shipping)

http://www.ebay.com/sch/fotocola/m.html?_nkw=4%22x4%22

filthy

@VK - safe to assume these Fotga filters are also not glass based on price? It doesn't mention anything about materials in the listing.

fetzu

Has anyone tried the Fotga filters and care share some thoughts about it?

Gabel

A little tip for UK based people and that's the used filters from ProAv.co.uk. I picked up a Formatt Polarizer, Formatt ND 0.6 and a Tiffend 1/2 Pro-Mist for £30 each!

fetzu

I would also advice keeping an eye on this eBay seller: http://www.ebay.com/sch/samyscamerainc/m.html?_nkw=4x4&_sacat=0&_odkw=&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3911.c0.m270.l1313. I picked up two new Schneider optics filters for 39/49$, the seller claim they are new, unopened and undamaged genuine Schneider filters. He had 2 of each for sale, but they obviously sold in no time at that price.. but I'd still check his page from time to time!

And I'll keep you guys posted if something's wrong when I receive my order..

vapourtrail

Samy's camera is a pro still and video camera store here in Los Angeles. Order from them without fear. They are the LA version of nyc's B&H.

n3f0

I recently bought a set of Fotga ND grad filters from China and tried them out today. What lovely pink skies i now have. Don't waste your money buying these filters. (unless you really want a pink cast on your pics.)

JDN

Speaking of clearouts, classic black soft filters are being sold pretty cheap right now directly from schneider. I believe these are the type often favoured by Spielberg -- think war of the worlds was shot with them. Won't work with 2/3 inch chips but seem fine with m43s and larger.

yeehaanow

Long time ago I bought the cavision glass filters. They are about $50 each and also turn everything pink. Useless. Strangely enough their plastic nd grad filter is great, and I can just push it all the way in to get an nd 3.

Pechente

I also bought the Fotga filters and can confirm what n3f0 said. They have a red tint and heavily decrease the detail in the image. Here are some samples:

↑ No ND

↑ Fotga ND2

↑ Fotga ND4

↑ Fotga ND8

ikoniq

Maybe someone more knowledgeable can confirm but could that magenta cast be the greater ratio of IR filtrating through as the ND increases.

@pechente and n3f0, if you have an IR filter, could you try stacking it to see if the magenta cast weakens?

Pechente

I don't have an IR filter but I'm currently in contact with Fotocola and they advise me to simply adjust the white balance and redo the test. I will do that tomorrow or as soon as I have time.

No_SuRReNDeR

I have a cheap one-- I bought a 60 or 70$ Lee .9 ND 4x4 for my MB but its basically worthless because the image gets ghosted back on the reflection from the filters glossiness...

Xenocide38

Has anyone seen a 4x4 filter tray that has a hole cut in it with 77mm threads? Basically a metal square that you could attach a threaded filter to for use in a mattebox. I've been looking around but can't seem to find anything.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@Xenocide38

Do not know about such thing.
We are working with Lanparte on similar stuff, do not know how soon it'll be available.

Xenocide38

@Vitaliy_Kiselev

Thanks, hopefully it'll be available soon. Seems like a simple enough concept. I figured it would exist already.

g_sadamoto

Has anyone used the LEE Filters 4x4" Neutral Density Polyester Filter Set?

Sangye

Here's my advice on filters: don't be cheap. There are many ways to cut costs when building up your video gear. Filters are not one of them. Across the board, cheap filters look cheap. I have never seen a cheap ND filter that looked any good. In middle price ranges (e.g. $150-$250 for 4x4 filters) there are some good deals, but anything under $100 is probably going to be crap.

peternap

@Xenocide38 Seems like you could make this work.

http://www.amazon.com/Century-4-Inch-Filter-Holder-Adapter/dp/B004FLL4A0/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1344563046&sr=8-7&keywords=4x4+filter+tray

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