ND Filters and Daytime lightning?

Klainmeister

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• Mar 28, 2011

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I was just wondering if anyone has done this? I was thinking that a f/22 with ISO 64 film and a ND filter that does 10 stops would give me nearly 32 second exposures in broad daylight....

Having moved to the SW, I've been pondering if you could have long enough daytime exposures to capture scenes with lightning but "normal" looking light.

Thoughts?

 

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• Mar 28, 2011

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sure. also look up lightning trigger.

 

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• Mar 28, 2011

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Interesting, but I'm shooting a Mamiya 7, so I don't think an electronic shutter mechanism will work (it takes a standard threaded plunger)

 

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• Mar 31, 2011

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I have a gradulate ND filter which I use some. I never use for lightning pictures! I was never quick enought!

Jeff

 

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• Mar 31, 2011

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Never played with ND grad filters. Been curious though. RF's aren't the best cameras for using those type of filter i've learned.