Beginner landscape, is KOOD filter system ok to start off with?

[ClaudioG]

Hi all, i've only got the basic 18-55 mm Nikkor lens and a D5100. Im looking to learn a little about Landscape photography, can anyone tell me if the KOOD system is ok to learn and start off with? if not..what could you recommend?

Your help and advice is greatly appreciated

[deetheturk]

Hi Claudio,if you go to YouTube and type in ND filters there is lots of short vids on all sorts of filters,there is one guy Graham Houghton who has tested a cheap set out,have a look,hope this helps bud!

Cheers David

[ClaudioG]

Thanks David..already going through them , the Graham Houghton one very helpful, Thanks!!

[pnodrog]

I have a fairly comprehensive set of Cokin filters ND, Grad neutral and tabacco and effects left over from film days. Apart from ND I now seldom ever use them. My preference now is for exposure bracketing and doing any blending, tone mapping and adjustments in PP. Several quality ND filters and a circ polarizing are all I carry nowadays.

[Adrian]

Kood filters are absolutely fine as a starter set and they are cheap. We bought a set for my son just to try out really and they have been used a good deal. The only issue you will tend to have with cheaper filters (compared with, say, Lee) is that they can deliver a slight colour cast (i recall a slight green tinge on the Kood). This is easily corrected in processing though. If you think you will use filters a great deal, then possibly better quality will be more robust and have things like cleaner graduations, but as many people only use them occasionally a significant investment may not be worthwhile.

[ClaudioG]

Thanks Adrian, yeh..i dunno if i'll be using it extensively. And its more to give it a go. If i feel i want to persue, then i can always upgrade

[Mont65]

For what its worth....

http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/20...d-and-rated/6/

[JR1]

Hi all, i've only got the basic 18-55 mm Nikkor lens and a D5100. Im looking to learn a little about Landscape photography, can anyone tell me if the KOOD system is ok to learn and start off with? if not..what could you recommend?

Your help and advice is greatly appreciated

Nothing at all wrong with Kood, I use their UVs, try Cokin P series