ND filter for 35mm f1.4 - how many stops?

[petergabriel]

I've been thinking about buying a ND filter for my 35mm f1.4 lens, but have no idea how many stops it should have.

 

It will be for ordinary family vacation shots. Nothing fancy.

 

I want to be able to take pictures at f1.4 in the south of Europe where the sun can get really intense during the summer, and my x-pro 1 has a minimum shutter speed of 1/4000/s, so what would be your guess, how many stops should the ND filter have?

Edited June 14, 2016 by petergabriel

[Phil]

I don't know about Southern Europe, but I live in southern Ontario, Canada, and at ISO 200 and 1.2-1.4, I've never been in a situation where the 1/32000 shutter speed wasn't fast enough. 

 

That makes me think a 3 stop ND should be more than enough for probably any situation, and 3 stops are cheap and easy to find.

[Aswald]

XPro1 doesn't have 1/32000 sec.

 

A 3 stop ND is plenty.

[petergabriel]

I will go for a 3 stop ND then. Thanks!