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ND on long telephotos

Started 7 months ago | Discussions thread
OP Hojomo Forum Member • Posts: 63
Re: ND on long telephotos

JasonTheBirder wrote:

NickZ2016 wrote:

If you're shooting at a range of F/stops and SS you either need a set of ND filters (maybe even stacking them) or you need a VND. I'd pick the VND.

It's video not high res stills. 4K is all of 8MP. You could really destroy your lenses sharpness and not notice it.

I disagree with that...I can definitely notice the difference between the Tamron 150-600 G2 and 500PF in 4K and I can also easily notice when the image starts to get bad via diffraction.

I think you are both right, and whether you notice the small IQ hit (compared to diffraction) from a quality ND really depends on what you are shooting.

I realize 4K is just 8MP; but the ultimate image quality being produced is made up from a lot of factors. As a general principle, having the optimal image optically at the start of the chain has always been the way I approach image making -- until it doesn't matter for a particular subject/project. At that point it could be that anything goes and lens sharpness is way down the chain of considerations.

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