Some Lee filters advice - Page 2

BeastHouse · 7th March 2012, 9:05 PM

The filter holders he has, however the filters might be a bit harder to get. Just go in and speak with Geoff. He is a lovely bloke.

ElBeasto · 7th March 2012, 9:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeastHouse

The filter holders he has, however the filters might be a bit harder to get. Just go in and speak with Geoff. He is a lovely bloke.

Cool thanks, I may head up there tomorrow.

nafan08 · 9th March 2012, 1:38 AM

just an update B&H have them in stock at the moment i have one on the way with some other gear to get better value out of the shipping

DVDHack · 9th March 2012, 6:55 AM

I started with a Lee Schneider True-Match Vari-ND kit. I think its the best of the lot. I bought direct from ScheiderOptics.com. Expensive
https://www.schneideroptics.com/Ecom...D=466&IID=8088

Look around, Schneider had them on special and I have seen them on special elsewhere. I think they are the best and have lots of intermediate steps I paid dearly for.

I later added soft and hard HiTech Grad Filters. I thought the soft would be best but I find that I use the hard more.

The Lee holder is much better than the Cokin, I have a Cokin outfit I never use.

Kronau · 9th March 2012, 8:44 AM

I started with the Cokin Z-holder setup. It probably would have been ok for most filters, however, my first filter was the Lee Big Stopper and there was too much light leakage. So I changed to Lee Holders and never looked back.

My passion lies with seascapes.
My first ND Grad filter was the Lee 0.9 soft grad.
Later I bought the Lee 0.6 hard grad which I often use to augment the 0.9 soft grad.
Then I got a Heliopan polarizing filter and the filter thread to attach in front of the Lee filter holder.
Recently I bough a Hi-tech reverse grad but I don't like the purple colour cast it introduces.
I have 77,72 wide angle adapters and standard 52 and 58 adapters which are a little cheaper. So I can use especially the polarizer with all my lenses.
I got my filters from teamwork:
http://teamworkphoto.com/shop/index....047_78_769_283

matt-chops · 3rd April 2012, 12:59 PM

Quick update on this topic, rather than starting a new thread...

I ordered a Big Stopper from Vanbar a few weeks ago, placed in the backorder queue, one of 47 in the same queue. No indication as to when it would arrive, but I got an email this morning saying my payment had been processed so I shot them a quick email to confirm and yes, they have them in stock and my shiny new Big Stopper is being dispatched today.

I can't confirm they have more than their requirement in stock, and their website is still showing backorder, but if anyone is chasing one it might be worth asking them today.

The Big Stopper will be the last Lee purchase I make for a while... in the last month I have switched to Lee filters (from Cokin P series) and my kit now includes Foundation Kit, 77mm Wide-Angle Adaptor, ND Soft grad in 2, 3 and 4 stop configurations (4 stop rocks!) and now the Big Stopper. On holidays next week so time to try them out!

As a side note, I purchased my grads from a UK based eBay seller who provided great service and really quick delivery, about 4-5 days from purchase to my door. If anyone is interested in a link to the sellers store hit me up.

Deftone2k · 3rd April 2012, 1:33 PM

Id be interested Matt

Can you drop me a PM?

Sounds pretty sweet I want to make the switch and just grab the 3/4 soft grads

^catalyst · 3rd April 2012, 2:16 PM

Vanbar has just received a Lee order.

I would *strongly* recommend anyone who wants any Lee stuff go and place an order right now...

matt-chops · 3rd April 2012, 3:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deftone2k

Id be interested Matt

Can you drop me a PM?

Sounds pretty sweet I want to make the switch and just grab the 3/4 soft grads

Didn't want to blatantly plug if no one was interested...

eBay store name is '41-42 Foley Street London W1W'
Link to their Lee filters page here

They have some individual filters for sale and some 2 filter sets... they didn't have the specific set I wanted so I purchased one close to and asked for exactly what I wanted and they sent it. (Purchased 0.6 hard and 0.9 soft but wanted 0.6 soft and 0.9 soft, added a comment, they sent no fuss).

I also purchased 2 listings, each with their own postage, so they combined postage and refunded the postage of one without being prompted. Good eBay seller really.

Alfonzo · 3rd April 2012, 6:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ^catalyst

Vanbar has just received a Lee order.

I would *strongly* recommend anyone who wants any Lee stuff go and place an order right now...

no, if everybody could just wait until the 16th then that would be great. I neeeeeed another payday first.

TwinII · 3rd April 2012, 8:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt-chops

The Big Stopper will be the last Lee purchase I make for a while... in the last month I have switched to Lee filters (from Cokin P series) and my kit now includes Foundation Kit, 77mm Wide-Angle Adaptor, ND Soft grad in 2, 3 and 4 stop configurations (4 stop rocks!) and now the Big Stopper. On holidays next week so time to try them out!

Nice. Where are you headed? We'll have to catch up for a shoot. I'm guessing it won't be for a while due to my commitments and yours soon.

I might have a look at the ebay seller as I'd be interested in getting some soft grads I think. I don't know....I probably won't get them for a while...if at all.

splbound · 4th April 2012, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt-chops

Didn't want to blatantly plug if no one was interested...

eBay store name is '41-42 Foley Street London W1W'
Link to their Lee filters page here

They have some individual filters for sale and some 2 filter sets... they didn't have the specific set I wanted so I purchased one close to and asked for exactly what I wanted and they sent it. (Purchased 0.6 hard and 0.9 soft but wanted 0.6 soft and 0.9 soft, added a comment, they sent no fuss).

I also purchased 2 listings, each with their own postage, so they combined postage and refunded the postage of one without being prompted. Good eBay seller really.

That store is just a 5min walk away from my work here in london and where I purchase my filters and some of my film stock.

I can confirm that they do have an actual retail shopfront, have cupboards full of filters and racks of equpment. From what they have stocked in there it looks like they specialise in medium to large format equipment.

Pretty helpful every time I went in.

Kronau · 4th April 2012, 7:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt-chops

Didn't want to blatantly plug if no one was interested...

eBay store name is '41-42 Foley Street London W1W'
Link to their Lee filters page here

Which is the store to which I gave the link in my reply above, except here you linked to the small ebay outlet.
If people want to support the economy that's great, but if you rather pay only $130 for your big stopper you are better off going to the Teamwork site...

anakha · 6th April 2012, 5:49 PM

I use Linhof Studio in the UK as a source of Lee Filters gear. They have stock of filters (incl the Big Stopper) and holders and postage is quick and relatively cheap to Australia.

http://www.linhofstudio.com

Modafroman · 30th July 2012, 3:45 PM

(sorry for the hectic thread bump guiz - figured i'd post here instead of creating a new thread).

Looking at getting a lee filter system, what GND's would you guys suggest getting? Some combination of 0.6 and 0.9 hard and soft? I'm not sure what combination to go with?

Just as a test, I priced up:

Foundation Kit
77mm Wide Angle Adapter
0.6 Soft
0.9 Hard
Big Stopper

Ended up being ~$480 from teamworkphoto and ~$600 from mediavision.....

Thoughts?

9th March 2012, 1:38 AM	#18
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9th March 2012, 6:55 AM	#19
DVDHack Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 263	I started with a Lee Schneider True-Match Vari-ND kit. I think its the best of the lot. I bought direct from ScheiderOptics.com. Expensive https://www.schneideroptics.com/Ecom...D=466&IID=8088 Look around, Schneider had them on special and I have seen them on special elsewhere. I think they are the best and have lots of intermediate steps I paid dearly for. I later added soft and hard HiTech Grad Filters. I thought the soft would be best but I find that I use the hard more. The Lee holder is much better than the Cokin, I have a Cokin outfit I never use. Last edited by DVDHack; 9th March 2012 at 6:58 AM.

3rd April 2012, 12:59 PM	#21
matt-chops Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 215	Quick update on this topic, rather than starting a new thread... I ordered a Big Stopper from Vanbar a few weeks ago, placed in the backorder queue, one of 47 in the same queue. No indication as to when it would arrive, but I got an email this morning saying my payment had been processed so I shot them a quick email to confirm and yes, they have them in stock and my shiny new Big Stopper is being dispatched today. I can't confirm they have more than their requirement in stock, and their website is still showing backorder, but if anyone is chasing one it might be worth asking them today. The Big Stopper will be the last Lee purchase I make for a while... in the last month I have switched to Lee filters (from Cokin P series) and my kit now includes Foundation Kit, 77mm Wide-Angle Adaptor, ND Soft grad in 2, 3 and 4 stop configurations (4 stop rocks!) and now the Big Stopper. On holidays next week so time to try them out! As a side note, I purchased my grads from a UK based eBay seller who provided great service and really quick delivery, about 4-5 days from purchase to my door. If anyone is interested in a link to the sellers store hit me up. __________________ PC - i7-930 12gb \| iMac 27" i7 16gb \| iPad 2 \| iPhone 4 \| Canon 5DmkII \| L Series Lenses \| Flashes, Tripods, Filters & Other Stuff \| Black Bommodore \| A Wife \| A Small Brown & White Dog \| A 6 Burner BBQ \| A Lawn Mower \| Some Power Tools \| 47" 400Hz LED TV \| A Giant Couch That's Really Comfy \| A Range Of Kitchen Appliances \| Colgate Tongue Cleaning Toothbrush \| Other Stuff

3rd April 2012, 1:33 PM	#22
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6th April 2012, 5:49 PM	#29
anakha Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney Posts: 120	Fast delivery of a range of Lee Filters Gear I use Linhof Studio in the UK as a source of Lee Filters gear. They have stock of filters (incl the Big Stopper) and holders and postage is quick and relatively cheap to Australia. http://www.linhofstudio.com

7th March 2012, 9:05 PM	#16
BeastHouse Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 256	The filter holders he has, however the filters might be a bit harder to get. Just go in and speak with Geoff. He is a lovely bloke.

9th March 2012, 8:44 AM	#20
Kronau Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 9	I started with the Cokin Z-holder setup. It probably would have been ok for most filters, however, my first filter was the Lee Big Stopper and there was too much light leakage. So I changed to Lee Holders and never looked back. My passion lies with seascapes. My first ND Grad filter was the Lee 0.9 soft grad. Later I bought the Lee 0.6 hard grad which I often use to augment the 0.9 soft grad. Then I got a Heliopan polarizing filter and the filter thread to attach in front of the Lee filter holder. Recently I bough a Hi-tech reverse grad but I don't like the purple colour cast it introduces. I have 77,72 wide angle adapters and standard 52 and 58 adapters which are a little cheaper. So I can use especially the polarizer with all my lenses. I got my filters from teamwork: http://teamworkphoto.com/shop/index....047_78_769_283

3rd April 2012, 2:16 PM	#23
^catalyst Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: melbourne Posts: 10,061	Vanbar has just received a Lee order. I would strongly recommend anyone who wants any Lee stuff go and place an order right now...

30th July 2012, 3:45 PM	#30
Modafroman Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,062	(sorry for the hectic thread bump guiz - figured i'd post here instead of creating a new thread). Looking at getting a lee filter system, what GND's would you guys suggest getting? Some combination of 0.6 and 0.9 hard and soft? I'm not sure what combination to go with? Just as a test, I priced up: Foundation Kit 77mm Wide Angle Adapter 0.6 Soft 0.9 Hard Big Stopper Ended up being ~$480 from teamworkphoto and ~$600 from mediavision..... Thoughts? __________________ Audio: Westone 3 \| Hifiman HE-400 \| Matrix M-Stage Amp \| AT AD700 \| Photo: 5D Mk3 \| X100S \| 17-40mm/24-105mm/70-200mm f4L \| Σ 50mm f1.4 \| \o/CHAIR RAVER \o/ PC: i7 920@3.85Ghz \| Asus P6T-D \| 12GB Gskill \| Asus GTX680 DC2 \| Corsair H70+2xGTs \| OCZ Vertex 3 120GB \| 8TB HDDs \| Creative X-Fi Ti HD \| Fractal Design Define XL \| Corsair HX1000 \| Dell U2711+U2311 \| Last edited by Modafroman; 30th July 2012 at 3:58 PM.