Try before - amazingly inexpensive filter Accessories

What is it really, when one decides to buy a filter set, which, half consists of 8 different neutral density filters with a beautiful course? You want to shoot at one of a beautiful cloudy sky dominated landscapes without underexpose the fore under certain lighting and scene conditions, for example. One would like to set up his camera quasi If necessary, "sunglasses". One might in bright sunlight water games, a raging stream, a waterfall and take pictures for the exposure time have beautiful long to achieve the soft effect of moving water and its reflections. You need the large aperture, which would lead without strong neutral density filter to overexposure for portrait photography.

And what you get for your money?

1. A case with Velcro closure, in which the 8 neutral density filter with the dimensions 95 x 85 mm are in resealable foil envelopes. The density values ​​are not indicated. You have to sort of dark to light itself.
2. 9 adapter rings made of aluminum (diameter 84 mm) to screw onto the filter thread of the lens. The thread diameter of 49, 52, 55, 58, 62, 67, 72, 77 and 82 mm operate comfortably the entire lens Park. These aluminum parts are processed excellent; the accuracy of the threaded section can be left nothing to be desired. Anyone who wants can indeed spendieren a quarter drop precision mechanics oil.
3. The three plastic parts is a base plate with a simple filter holder, a base plate with a double filter holder and a square Gegenlichblende for clipping to a this filter holder. The latter is given, not of metal, as in the product description. The matt black plastic feels solid and slightly elastic. The filter rails with plastic spring provide the filter a good grip. Fine, only aesthetically disturbing burrs I have removed with sandpaper and a nail file.

Now for the installation: A manual does not exist! Initially therefore the appropriate adapter ring is screwed onto the lens. The filter holder is selected next. Filter side, there is no up or enterprises, base plate side but already: The Implied corrugation - only in the double support - shows the point at which the filter holder is pushed from above onto the adapter ring until it clicks and the ring is concentrically. The big advantage: The filter holder can be rotated after installation, so that other than horizontal gradients are adjustable. The lens hood is essential to reduce unwanted reflections. Of course they vignetting at wide angle violently. You can be better put on and off without inserted filters. Now the filter disc comes to choice. (I do not touch at the edges with your fingers, but fiddle with a microfiber lens cloth.) Filter Fans take these hardships willing to accept, because the image result is what counts. If you have the disc is pushed up to the spring, they can be left in any position, while the margin is dependent on the diameter of the filter thread.

Initial experience: After planning a sky stressed landscape photos I first decided on the selection of the most extreme / darkest graduated filter wheel and directed the spot metering on the lower part of the image. So I wanted to prevent the automatic exposure the filter effect "wegrechnet". I tried also the exposure in the underexposure. Try before. Digital photography allows quick response to undesirable image effects. Excitement guaranteed.

This set is fantastic and to have almost the Schenk price. The deficiencies listed (Plastikgrate, missing manual) affecting the usability and usefulness in any way. Express buy rating and five stars.