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Old 01-06-2006   #7 (permalink)
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Default Re: ND or graduated filters

Some folks rate ND filters by transmission density: .1, .2, .3, etc. Each point is 1/3 of a stop. So a .3ND filter is one stop. A .6 is two stops.

Others use filter factors: ND2 (one stop), ND4 (2 stops), ND8 (3 stops)

There is a chart to help at http://www.photofilter.com/neutral_density.htm

more at http://dpfwiw.com/filters.htm#nd and http://dpfwiw.com/filters.htm#factors

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