Neewer ND Filter Set

[rpcrowe]

Has anyone tried these?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Neewer-Compl...%257Ciid%253A2

They seem awfully cheap but, I have used some other Neewer gear (not filters though) that was pretty well made...

[Shadowman]

I have the set, the filters are thick plastic but well designed it's the holders which attach to your lens that I use special care with. You'll probably only save a few bucks purchasing through EBay, I purchased mine through Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Neewer-Comple...ewer+nd+filter

[Manfred M]

I find it interesting that the cost of the whole set is less than the shipping costs for a single filter from well respected suppliers like Lee, Formatt HiTech, NiSi, etc.

No where in the description do they mention either the material (glass, resin), neutral colour (especially important as you get into the higher densities). The prices are suspiciously low, which suggests that I would be worried about flatness, colour consistency, scratch resistance and colour casts.

[LePetomane]

At that price it may not hurt to try them.

[bje07]

I bought the equivalent directly in China at $15 (delivered in France for free).
I tested them in color (bad magenta color cast difficult to eliminate) but work well in B&W
In addition I bought 2 Cokin graduated filters I'll use in few days during a workshop in Provence.
I bought the set for the support, made in plastic but sufficient for my occasional use.

If you know how to play with LR or PS CC you can get theses results

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[rpcrowe]

Thanks Jean...

I purchased a set and plan to use them only very sparingly. I suspect that the image quality will be at least as good as the "welding glass" that is recommended on some sites for super long exposures.

I figured, what the heck; for the price of a few Starbuck's Coffees, I might as well try these filters!

Worst case scenario is that I will be out about fifteen dollars and have a new set of coasters for future Starbucks to be placed on

I wonder how setting a "custom white balance" might be?

[billtils]

Richard

Haven't tried these but have had a less than satisfactory experience with another Neewer product. Encouraged by a colleague who has had a Yongnuo ring flash for several years without trouble and at a purchase price that makes the Canon equivalent look silly, I went searching. Sadly (for me) the Yongnuo does not come with rings of a size that would fit my macro lens (the "Canon" part is not relevant since it is manual only). I therefore took half of his advice and bought a Neewer from an e-bay dealer. The first 20 or so shots were very encouraging then the B tube blew ... The dealer was great and the refund was processed promptly but the Neewer scar remains.

(I am aware that I could have purchased an adapter ring but chose not to - if the maker can't pack the bits and pieces needed to make it work on my gear, I'll go somewhere else).

[rpcrowe]

I have a Yongnuo Ring Flash which works quite well... It has a ring which fits my 100mm f/2.8 Canon (non-L) macro lens. I am not crazy about ring flashes but, occasionally they are the only, or easiest way, to light a subject. I would not have purchased the ring flash at the Canon price but, the Yongnuo item was relatively inexpensive...

Regarding Neewer branded products: I have a Neewer flash diffuser which is well made and works quite well... I have recently received a package of Neewer 3/8 inch male to 1/4 inch female adapters which allow me to use a decent size (Flashpoint F-1) ball head on my oldie. but goodie German-made Cullmann table tripod. I also use a 5-in-1 reflector distributed by Neewer. Obviously, these are not high-tech pieces of gear but they were of good quality...

Neewer is just a distributor for various re-branded Chinese gear, like Vivitar and the Adorama Flashpoint gear is. So I suspect that the quality of one piece of Neewer gear might not have any relationship to the quality of another piece of Neewer branded gear. Anyway, fifteen dollars is not going to impact my lifestyle one way or another and I am sure that I can unload the set for five or ten dollars on craigslist.com if I don't like it. I recieved a set of 77mm Pro-Optic (Chinese brand sold by Adorama) UV, ND and CPL filters as a freebie when I purchased my 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II lens from Adorama. I didn't need them and I never opened the box. I sold the set for twenty dollars on craigslist.com...

[loosecanon]

The reason why one gets a magenta cast is that cheaper nd filters do not stop infra red, and it is this that puts the cast in the image. Some more expensive ND filters have a special coating the reduce the IR transmittance.

[Manfred M]

The reason why one gets a magenta cast is that cheaper nd filters do not stop infra red, and it is this that puts the cast in the image. Some more expensive ND filters have a special coating the reduce the IR transmittance.

Modern digital cameras have both UV and IR filters integrated into the stack on the sensor.

[loosecanon]

that is true, but the IR cut off filter on a sensor is not a sharp cut off. When a ND filter is attached that passes IR then the sensor may be exposed to 10 stops more IR compared to the visable spectrum. So the insignificant IR passing to the sensor in normal photography becomes noticable, usually as a magenta cast, ie the red end of the spectrum with maybe some UV.