ND filters

Jos Svendsen · September 1st, 2008, 09:21 AM

Hi There

Can anybody come up with the explanation, why ND filters have a 0.3 unit for dampening the light one stop?

I mean it would be far more to use ND1, ND2 in stead of 0.3 and 0.6 for loosing one and two F-stops.

Any help would be much appreciated as I would like to cast some light on this (;^)) in my lighting class tomorrow.

Thanks!

Eric Darling · September 1st, 2008, 11:30 AM

A little Googling turns up lots of good answers to this question. Here's one:
Single-Serving Photo Blog Archive Neutral Density Filters

Jos Svendsen · September 1st, 2008, 11:46 AM

Hi.

Super! That is the problem when you Google subjects like that in your non native language. I did Google for the answer, but apparently not with the right trigger worlds.
Your kind help was just what I needed. Thanks a million!

The very best

Eric Darling · September 1st, 2008, 08:18 PM

That's funny! In reading your post, I would have never known you didn't speak English as your first language. Only after your reply did I notice that you were in Denmark. Glad to be of service.

September 1st, 2008, 09:21 AM	#1
Jos Svendsen Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 221	ND filters - why is it 0.3, 0.6???? Hi There Can anybody come up with the explanation, why ND filters have a 0.3 unit for dampening the light one stop? I mean it would be far more to use ND1, ND2 in stead of 0.3 and 0.6 for loosing one and two F-stops. Any help would be much appreciated as I would like to cast some light on this (;^)) in my lighting class tomorrow. Thanks! __________________ ---------------------------- 12c41 JOS. Svendsen

September 1st, 2008, 11:46 AM	#3
Jos Svendsen Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 221	Thanks a million. Hi. Super! That is the problem when you Google subjects like that in your non native language. I did Google for the answer, but apparently not with the right trigger worlds. Your kind help was just what I needed. Thanks a million! The very best __________________ ---------------------------- 12c41 JOS. Svendsen

September 1st, 2008, 11:30 AM	#2
Eric Darling Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 463	A little Googling turns up lots of good answers to this question. Here's one: Single-Serving Photo Blog Archive Neutral Density Filters

September 1st, 2008, 08:18 PM	#4
Eric Darling Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 463	That's funny! In reading your post, I would have never known you didn't speak English as your first language. Only after your reply did I notice that you were in Denmark. Glad to be of service.