Quote Originally Posted by Greg McCary
Maybe I am old school but I think getting as much right in the field as one can is the best solution. There is nothing like seeing it on the screen and knowing I nailed it without relying on after the fact processing. I vote for the filter. I have been using a Cokin ND system for a couple of years now and couldn't imagine not using it.
I was just reading an article about guys like you. The article was saying that camera makers still do treat digital like film when it comes to exposure. The better way would be to 'expose to the right' automatically (assuming you have the room at the right with the best ISO) and forget how it looks on the LCD (or compensate with the LCD jpg just for viewing).

But if you are in a situation that calls for an ND filter, you are probably beyond the range of the sensor and blowing out the highlights.

TF