Baader ND 3.8 film.

[Helite]

I was just cruising FLO window-shopping and came across this film for photographic use. I have used the normal ND 5 film with reasonable results and was just wondering if anyone here has used this other stuff? Has anyone got any pictures of it being used?

I am curious to know how much of a difference there will be between the 2 types, be good to hear anyone's opinion before I treat myself to some

Thanks.

[Steve Ward]

I use the ND3.8 film in order to keep a reasonably fast shutter speed on the 1000D when shooting with an OIII filter which cuts out a lot of light .

I feel the OIII with the ED80Pro gives me a little more detail than the ND5.0 without the OIII , but it's just the way I do things , I started with the ND5.0 and got pretty good results but you're always looking for that little bit of extra ...

The only drawback with the ND3.8 is that it only comes in 1000 x 500 mm rolls for £55.00 , actually cheaper per square inch but a big outlay compared with the A4 sheet .

Examples of my results here .... http://www.astrobin....rs/steveward53/

[Helite]

Thank you for the reply and the link Steve, I think I might have to treat myself to some, I was considering getting the Baader continuum filter to accompany it and see how they perform together.

It is a large sheet but I figured I could sell any excess on ABS, or keep it for future scopes

Thanks for taking time to answer my questions and for sending the link, I enjoyed the pics

[Steve Ward]

Worth hanging onto to be honest , I sold on most of the roll I bought and will probably have to get another soon as I've been using the same bit for over a year now ...