Grads, NDs, etc on the XP1- X-E1

[texchappy]

My filter collection at this point is a 52mm circular polarizer (B+W IIRC). As I get more into this photography journey, I'd like to get some grads and ND's. I wandered through the filter aisle on B&H website. I liked the look of the Lee filters - especially the Seven5 (which they even show on an XP1 on their website).

So what filters have you tried on the X's and liked? Disliked?

Bonus question: seems like most of them are resin now, is the substantial price raise I saw for glass (mostly Schneider) worth it?

TIA,
Tony

 

[noimmunity]

I just broke down and finally got a Lee holder and hard ND grads. Just arrived in the mail today. Did some test shots and liked it so much better than HDR.

I'm not sure about the Circular Polariser for the Lee system. It's a clip on job. Sigma, which seems to be on a roll optically these days, has a line of circular polarisers that may fit some RF lenses and are less expensive than the leading German brands. I got one to try.

I haven't yet tried the Lee ND filter on the X-Pro1. I have other camera systems for landscape.

Lee has many color filters, a few of which interest me, but I cannot find any on-liner dealer that has them in the seven5 size. They are everywhere available in the larger sized system for DSLRs :bang: I suppose they are special order and may take many months for delivery. I wrote Lee this evening to inquire.