<p>Bob, if you ask 10 ASC Cinematographers which filters they think are best and which lenses are higher quality, youll get 10 different answers.</p>

<p>Point is, it is subjective. You have to test and choose for yourself.</p>

<p>Frame a nice picture, with dark and light elements in frame, with a bare bulb in frame, add something highly textured (like plants or a piece of clothing), and with some skin tone (a model). Then shoot some tests with your lenses, with and without the ND filter, with the lenses wide open and also with your most common shooting stop (f/2.8 to f/4 probably), and screen the results. You will clearly see if your ND filter flares, or has a color cast, or makes you lose resolution, or not. And then you can decide if you are ok with it or not.</p>

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2013-07-07T19:57:08.653Z
2013-07-07T19:57:08.653Z
Julian Amaru Estrada
<p>If a filter is good enough for photo, it is good enough for video.  Video is much MUCH lower quality than photography.  Ultimately, it really depends on your standards though and we can't tell you if it is good enough for your particular tastes and needs.  The reason that there are more expensive cinema lenses is because of how focus works while zooming.</p>

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2013-07-03T04:40:36.280Z
2013-07-03T04:40:36.280Z
AJ Henderson
<p>I have a Tiffen variable ND filter. I was wondering if the quality is good enough for video, since I'm pretty new to this. I've heard people using other filters but they are way too expensive for me right know, so I was wondering if, quality-wise, the Tiffen is a decent filter for DSLR videomaking.</p>

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Which ND filter should I use?
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# Which ND filter should I use?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-07-03)

I have a Tiffen variable ND filter. I was wondering if the quality is good enough for video, since I'm pretty new to this. I've heard people using other filters but they are way too expensive for me right know, so I was wondering if, quality-wise, the Tiffen is a decent filter for DSLR videomaking.

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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-07-03. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

If a filter is good enough for photo, it is good enough for video. Video is much MUCH lower quality than photography. Ultimately, it really depends on your standards though and we can't tell you if it is good enough for your particular tastes and needs. The reason that there are more expensive cinema lenses is because of how focus works while zooming.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-07-07. Score: 2

Bob, if you ask 10 ASC Cinematographers which filters they think are best and which lenses are higher quality, youll get 10 different answers.

Point is, it is subjective. You have to test and choose for yourself.

Frame a nice picture, with dark and light elements in frame, with a bare bulb in frame, add something highly textured (like plants or a piece of clothing), and with some skin tone (a model). Then shoot some tests with your lenses, with and without the ND filter, with the lenses wide open and also with your most common shooting stop (f/2.8 to f/4 probably), and screen the results. You will clearly see if your ND filter flares, or has a color cast, or makes you lose resolution, or not. And then you can decide if you are ok with it or not.


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