#LEE FILTERS SCREEN SHADE UPDATE#
Why release an update to something that works perfectly fine? I think the answer to that is we’ve just become blind to it the holder has been around for so long that no one has questioned its ability.Įver watched the holder fly off the front of your lens as your jacket catches, failed to clip the holder onto the adapter fully, or realised that you’ve forgotten to bolt on the cl-pl adapter? So to see the new LEE100 Filter system that did start to make me think about the product that had for so long gone unquestioned. Thinking about it, if I did ever have any issues, then those issues have long since been forgotten. I’m not sure there has ever been a change in the design, ultimately it works, and most of us have been using them for so long we don’t even question any of the issues we have with it. I dug through some old kit going back years to take a look at some old holders that I have, sure enough, the LEE holders have gone unchanged.
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While the technology behind the optics has steadily improved and filters like the Big and Little stopper have revolutionized certain styles of photography, the trusty filter holder has remained the same. LEE Filter is a staple of the photographic world, their filters are a kit bag essential, and it’s rare to see a landscape photographer out and about in the UK without a set. If your new to the system then the choice is easy the new LEE100 Filter Holder is best in class and a worthwhile purchase. If you need either of these features, such as you’ve just bought the Circular Polariser, then it’s a worthwhile upgrade, if not, wait until the old holder wears out, which it will never do. The LEE100 is a nice upgrade, it’s more ergonomic and looks modern and sleek yet essentially has much the same function as the old with two additions the locking ring and clip-on filter option. But, do you need to replace your older design holder? Probably not, unless you’re prone to knocking off the filter holder or just about to buy more filters and it’s on offer. The new Filter holder is an evolution in design it’s an improvement over the old. On the front there’s a quick release for fitting the new Circular polariser, it can be a little fiddly, but once you have the technique, it’s all easy enough. It remains modular with filter guide blocks that can be arranged as you need, but these are vastly improved in design over their predecessors, requiring no screws or tools. It features a similar spring-loaded release mechanism, like the old, but now with a security locking dial, so no more accidental dropping of filters. The design is overhauled, more modern and sleek it looks like a real product rather than something devised in a shed.
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It does have a few quirks that you can use to amuse yourself with other photographers as you wait for the light, but I’ll come on to those later. It is in essence like the old one, with the same adapters, the same filters, to a point, it’s just refined. So, what of the new improved LEE100 Filter System? Thankfully it’s a leisurely step forward rather than leap, it’s not app-enabled and despite being modular doesn’t have any other function other than being a filter holder.