Vignetting with a filter and an ultrawide lens

[supervillain]

Hey everyone!
So my next lens purchase is going to be a true ultra wide lens! I am flip flopping between the nikon 10-24, the tokina 11-16, or depending on the price, the nikon 12-24.

Either way, I want a ND filter for it. A relatively strong one, I am looking at the B+W 110 (1000x).

I have heard that you will get some vignetting with a filter like this on a wide angle lens. Unless you use a slim filter, right?? So how bad is the vignetting?? Because I don't think this particular filter comes 'slim'.

If you folks have any experience, or even an example shot or something to give me a better idea what I will be dealing with, that would be great!!

Thanks!

[zemlin]

Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 @ 11mm f/11 with a normal (not thin) ND filter:

[ohenry]

Take a look at 4x6 square filters. They can be hand held in front of the lens or mounted using a holder.

[supervillain]

Thanks for the responses!
so zemlin, the vingnetting does not look too bad, to me at least, just a little portion of the corners. I may be able to live with that

Thanks ohenry, I currently have a cokin filter holder, I was under the impression that that a screw on filter is optically better quality. Do they make those filters you are talking about in glass?? I think the ones I have for the cokin are plastic.

[KmH]

Get higher quality 4x6 glass filters from Lee or Singh-Ray instead of the Cokin plastic stuff and one filter can be used with several lenses.

[ohenry]

Singh Ray and Lee are high quality resin lenses that come in 4x6 size that will fit into your Cokin holder (if you have the Pro-Z model) or handheld over the lens (which is the way I typically do it). HiTech also makes a good quality lens, but I would opt for Singh Ray if it fits within your budget.

[supervillain]

I remember looking at some singh ray filters awhile ago, the screw on types, they are expensive, but I am realizing that you get what you pay for with this type of thing! You could have the best lens in the world, and throw a cheap filter on the end and whats the point, right?!

I will definetly consider the 4x6 filters, I cant remember what cokin holder I have off the top of my head.

[moxi1]

Hi there,
I have the Sigma 10-20 lens for my Nik D200. I use the normal cokin filter holder, but I have cut the last two grooves off, leaving me with just a slot for the pol filter and a slot for a square filter. No problems with vignetting at all.

Cheers moxi1

[supervillain]

Thanks for all the comments everyone, lots of good info to look into for the future.