Comments on: Filtration: Beware Of The Reaper Of Cheap Glass

By: Paul Abrahams

Paul Abrahams — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 23:41:30 +0000

Also got the Tiffen T1 to go with the indie set on my BMCC. Learning a ton here Shane, thanks.

By: Shane

Shane — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:21:03 +0000

Paul Abrahams. Yeah baby! Those are gold with new digital sensors.

By: Paul Abrahams

Paul Abrahams — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:09:05 +0000

I picked up a Tiffen HV Indie set off amazon on special for a little over $200…. nice.

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By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:59:19 +0000

The Water White non-IRs have the least amount of color shift, and the IR’s have a green color shift.

By: Menno

Menno — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:03:26 +0000

Hi Shane,
love reading your articles, please don’t ever stop :-)
After all the good words about the Tiffen Waterwhite IRND filters I bought a Indie Pro kit. They come in two nice pouches, but the first thing I noticed is the huge green color shift between the various filters on my 5D. Do you know if this is normal? Or you have to white balance everytime another filter is put in front of the lens?

By: Shane

Shane — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:28:22 +0000

kai, yes this is correct.

By: kai

kai — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:07:44 +0000

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/729107-REG/Tiffen_W77INDNDKT_77mm_Indie_Neutral_Density.html

is that this kit u recommend?

but there is no HV indication..

By: Shane

Shane — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:12:33 +0000

Damien, I never use a UV filter unless I am going to take some dirt or rocks in the face. They definitely soften the image if you are layering on top of a WWND. Just use the WW.

By: Shane

Shane — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:06:06 +0000

Draganche, sounds great, would love that. Happy shooting.

By: Draganche

Draganche — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:38:30 +0000

Trust me, it was densely :-))
Sorry I’m late with the answer…
I have a deal for a music video,just waiting for the weather conditions.
As soon as I have something in hand,I will be glad to hear your feedback!

By: Damien

Damien — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:23:40 +0000

Thank you for sharing your experiences. I am certainly going to pick up the Tiffen ND Indie Plus kit. What are your thoughts about UV filters being used primarily as lens protection? I have the Hoya UV(o) and UV(c). Will I compromise my sharpness or have any other issues combining them with the Tiffen NDs? Thanks!

By: Shane

Shane — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:16:27 +0000

RyanB, I was referring to multiple ND’s. I know that you have to polarize and having one ND that gets you to your desired stop and then add the pola is what I was talking about. This is why Tiffen and I engineered the 7 stops of ND range so that one or possibly 2 filters with a pola would be all you would need to put in front of your lens.

By: RyanB

RyanB — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 02:20:05 +0000

Hi Shane, Thank you so much for your testing and working out this much needed system…. One question… you had wrote in a previous response…
‘stacking is not advised because it makes your image softer with the two layers of glass’
Will stacking the circ polarizer with an ND cause a softer image and is not advised? Or were you referring to stacking multiple Nd’s?

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:18:44 +0000

Draganche, yes, they arrived. WHew, I was sweating whether they would get through customs. I am glad they are working out for you. The Tiffen HV sets are unique in that they are designed for DSLR’s. I look forward to seeing your video’s soon. All the best.

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:04:29 +0000

Robertt, no I haven’t but if it uses dueling Pola technology and I know it does I am not having it. Thanks

By: Robertt

Robertt — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:54:53 +0000

Hi Shane,

Did you test the Heliopan Vario ND filter praised by Philip Bloom?

By: Draganche

Draganche — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:59:43 +0000

Shane,my Man!
Just to tell you that the filters arrived today!
I immediately went to the testing and I have to tell you and everyone here,this is a serious thing…
For now I am very satisfied and I found no flaws like people who use other filters.
So far for the first day of testing. I can not wait for some larger projects to feel the full potential of these filters.
I will continue to follow your blog and to collect your knowledge.

Greatings from Serbia,where you are always welcome!

By: Draganche

Draganche — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:19:12 +0000

Unbelievable…

By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:22:38 +0000

Draganche, your package will be on its way very soon. Thank you so much for your kind email. Enjoy, be inspired and follow your passion.