Help with B&W 10 stop filter

JanieB43 (e2 Member)

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3 Sep 2009 - 7:26 PM

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I've just aquired a ten stop filter and I'm dying to try it out but I've heard they take a bit of getting used to. Can anyone give any tips/advice on how to get the best out of them without too much hassle ?

Thanks.
Jane

spaceman

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3 Sep 2009 - 8:38 PM

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Well, I've never used one but I would imagine the best way of using it would be to take an exposure reading without the filter and then add ten stops to it, set that exposure on the camera ( in manual exposure mode) and off you go. Example: if the reading without the filter is 1/250 f8, the correct exposure with the filter in place would be 4 seconds f8. So set that exposure on your camera using manual exposure mode.

JanieB43 (e2 Member)

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3 Sep 2009 - 9:21 PM

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Perhaps I should've mentioned that I'm after that "milky" effect with waterfalls,seascapes etc. Does the above advice still apply ? Tech stuff does tend to throw me as I am BLONDE !!!
Jane

Alan_Warriner

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3 Sep 2009 - 10:59 PM

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Why can you not meter with the filter in place, I can imagine composition being 'a bit in the dark' but the metering should be OK, or am I missing something

strawman (e2 Member)

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4 Sep 2009 - 12:51 AM

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Meters tend to be accurate down to a certain light level, then their accuracy falls away, so the advice is often to meter before you add the filter.

For milky water then yes you want long shutter speeds, but just how long tends to be a mater of taste.