Recommendation for Graduated ND Filters

I bought the .3 and .6 Hard ND Grads from Hi-Tech, they fit my
Cokin filter holders. Hard vs. Soft really depends on the subject.
I bought hard because it works well with a distinct horizion. My
wife got me a book on filters last XMAS and it was excellent. I'll
get the title/author tonite and let you know. You can also combine
them...My 2 together would make a .9. The .3 has little
effect...If I had to buy only 2 I think I would get the .6 and the
.9. I'll probably end up with all 4 of them (.3, .6, .9, 1.2)
eventually.

Ken
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Olympus C2100UZ
Canon EOS IX Lite (Advantix Film)
Canon EOS 10D
Canon EF 22-55 F4-5.6 USM
Canon EF 75-300 F4-5.6 III
Cokin 'P Series' Filter System
I also got the Hitech GND filters but the 0.6 and 0.9 filters for Cokin P type holder. Also I got the Hitech hard edge filters as these are intermediate between the hard and soft edge GND of other manufacturers. I believe for the money the Hitech are very good. At $100 a pop, there is no way I could afford a set of Singh Ray's. Ialso got some other Hitech filters such as 81A and a 3 stop ND filter, I can use polarizer as a 1-2 stop ND filter.
 
Frank
Sometimes details are washed out, if the sun is too bright at
sunrise or sunset.

So you need reversed ND split filter.

Thanks.

Subrata
Frank
For landscape photography, I am considering the purchase of a
graduated neutral density filter to use on my 28-70 f2.8L and
possibly my 70-200 f4.0 L (both used on a D60). I have not used
these before, but am curious about any recommendations you may
have. I have looked at the B&H website and see a big difference in
price between resin filters and glass. Will the quality of these
make much difference in the results? Also they have "hard edge"
and "soft edge" filters. Is one better than the other, do I need
both and in what density?
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Someday I will take a good photograph - until then I will blame my
equipment.
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Someday I will take a good photograph - until then I will blame my
equipment.
Get the shot right the first time by using a GND filter. Who needs to spend even more time post editing when you can avoid the problem in the first place. I prefer to leave PS for those shots where I had no time to get it right or if at a later date I think, yes I wish I had done this instead and then I can correct it.
 
Are any of you able to provide an opinion as to whether there is a noticeable difference in quality between the Hi-Tech and Lee graduated ND filters?
For landscape photography, I am considering the purchase of a
graduated neutral density filter to use on my 28-70 f2.8L and
possibly my 70-200 f4.0 L (both used on a D60). I have not used
these before, but am curious about any recommendations you may
have. I have looked at the B&H website and see a big difference in
price between resin filters and glass. Will the quality of these
make much difference in the results? Also they have "hard edge"
and "soft edge" filters. Is one better than the other, do I need
both and in what density?
 

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