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I have the 24-105mm & you can use the lens hood but it is not easy. The problem is that the lens hood will fit over a normal 77mm filter but with the 82mm filter in a step-down ring you need to fit the filter while the lens hood is in place. It is possible although a bit fiddly & I usually end up with finger prints all over the filter glass. The next problem once you have the filter fitted is that you need to reach into the lens hood to rotate the filter to adjust the amount of light it passes but I guess that this would still be a problem even if it were a 77mm filter. I guess that it would be better to buy an 82mm screw-in lens hood.
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I have often thought a light weight mattebox that uses Canons bayonet mount would be cool. I will see if someone makes one. Otherwise maybe I will sacrifice one of the hoods to modify as a mattebox with french flags. It could work with all 77mm filter Canon lenses. |
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Can the Fader ND work as a circular polarizer lens also?
I assume so since it is just two polarizer lenses... That way, for the price of a polarizer lens, I can have a variable ND filter too! thanks... |
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After trying our Nigel's ND fader, I ordered one as well. I will be using it with the Canon 17-40 F4 L so as soon as the filter and lens arrive, I will report back on vignetting.
Great find Nigel! Dan |
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Yes, do please. I have a 16-35 and I'm sure it would vignette at the wide end, but I'm interested to see how wide you can go and still use it. The Sing Ray is very nice, but it vignettes even at 24mm.
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The fader nd offers the 77mm stepped to 82mm while the 82mm is stepped to 86. Dont know the math, but I would *assume* that you may have a lesser chance of vigenetting with the 82/86mm at 16mm than the 77-82 at 17mm. My question is that on the singh-ray, they offer the nd with a polarizing filter, and I'm curious to know if its possible to do this with the fader nd? Has anyone tried it if it is possible? |
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I just ordered the fader nd in 77 and 82mm, I will report back (if noone else does) on the 16-35mm canon lens with the 82/86mm fader nd filter. (i doubt the 24-70 canon in 77mm will exhibit vigenetting) |
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I received my Fade (77mm) the other day. I just tried my 17-40 L with it attached it it vignettes from 17mm thru about 20mm. :-(
Other than that, I'm happy with it. Julian |
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I guess I can assume the 77 will be fine with my 24-70 canon lens? on the other hand, I guess the million dollar question is how is the 82 going to do with the 16-35? |
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That's disappointing Julian, I was hoping for no vignetting at 17. Oh well, I guess 17mm is destined for interiors only. I wonder if the 82mm with an adapter ring would have had no vignetting?
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'Other than that, I'm happy with it.' do you have any other info re build quality? is there any colouration etc? thanks!
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