This is the first time that I had used a variable ND filter so I was a little bit skeptical.
I thought that it would cause uneven lighting across my picture, but to my amazement, it does not. Actually I really cool little product, not sure how it works, but as you turn the filter the lens will darkn or lighten accordingly and is very even all the way across.
Have not noticed any color cast or any issues with picture quality. I actually ordered a second one for another lens that I video with.
I have only used this filter for video, no stills, so I have not cropped in to see if there has been any decrease in sharpness, but have not noticed any decrease in video quality. would purchase again.
I thought that it would cause uneven lighting across my picture, but to my amazement, it does not. Actually I really cool little product, not sure how it works, but as you turn the filter the lens will darkn or lighten accordingly and is very even all the way across.
Have not noticed any color cast or any issues with picture quality. I actually ordered a second one for another lens that I video with.
I have only used this filter for video, no stills, so I have not cropped in to see if there has been any decrease in sharpness, but have not noticed any decrease in video quality. would purchase again.
14/02/2023
Not bad for what you’re paying for. The picture quality is decent but not the greatest. You will see some vignette as you get closer to the max. Overall for the price, it’s a decent product.
31/12/2022
Long exposure. At first I hardly used it, now I'm a huge fan. I shopped around and found the perfect tripod (carbon-fiber Manfrotto, also great). When that arrived, I mentioned to my friend I was planning on getting waterfalls with a slow shutter speed, and he said, "You gotta ND filter, right?" I knew I had a trip up to Letchworth coming up that weekend. That evening I rushed onto Amazon, shopped around, and found this product. Perfect size for my Zeiss 50mm and 35mm!
I didn't really get the chance to mess with this ND filter until I arrived at Letchworth and wow was I blown away! The crisp rolling ring and the crisp shade of black make this such an incredible product. So worth the price! I'm blown away by how it doesn't degrade the quality of my captures my lenses can get.
I love long exposure now. With my lightweight tripod and my filter, I can only grow.
I included a picture of a covered bridge in Cuyahoga Valley National Park taken with this filter. It was a eight second shutter speed.
I didn't really get the chance to mess with this ND filter until I arrived at Letchworth and wow was I blown away! The crisp rolling ring and the crisp shade of black make this such an incredible product. So worth the price! I'm blown away by how it doesn't degrade the quality of my captures my lenses can get.
I love long exposure now. With my lightweight tripod and my filter, I can only grow.
I included a picture of a covered bridge in Cuyahoga Valley National Park taken with this filter. It was a eight second shutter speed.
25/12/2022
Ended up using this for a commercial shoot I had with a Toronto based photographer - was extremely happy with how the footage turned out. I read a review that said the colours turned out yellow and was actually expecting some kind of issue, but didn't have anything like that happen.Shot on a Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K. Note that the only correction made to these photos was exposure and slight saturation changing.
23/12/2022
Handy for older manual film camera with max 1000 or 500/ sec shutter speed to meter in sunny daylight, lens wide open. Metering can be adjusted by turning the ND to meet the correct light exposure at a set shutter-speed and choice DOF (f-stop) combination. Wonderful tool for needle metered or LED array camera where you see the progress of exposure as you turn.
Retractable Rubber hood is the best solution to attach a hood.
Lens cap for a 67mm will be 72mm. I will assume 1 size larger.
Retractable Rubber hood is the best solution to attach a hood.
Lens cap for a 67mm will be 72mm. I will assume 1 size larger.
21/12/2022
This thing is ridiculous! Got it yesterday and took it out today for some waterfall pics in a small stream close by. This was around 5 in the afternoon. Nice, bright, sunny day. I was able to get 20 second shots with no problem and could have taken even longer ones. I did get a few nasty flares on a few of my pics but I think that was my bad as I was shooting towards the sun and it is not on all of my pictures. I'll have to try again and shoot with the sun to my back and see how it does. But for the price there is no reason not to have one for each of your lenses. Very happy with this. And it's nicely constructed of metal and screw in smoothly. 6 Stars!
21/12/2022
These filters are marvelous with ideal cinematic qualities. Most importantly you receive a product with high-end build quality and appearance at a more competitive price than other brands. HiShop is a very professional organization and I plan on returning to this vendor in the future.
21/12/2022
Wasn't sure about the variable fader, concerned it wasn't strong enough.
Excellent quality and performance, easiest handling. Took photos of partial solar eclipse and even direct sunlight. Simple twisting adjusts brightness from next-to-fully transparent to pitch-black. Never seen such a thing.
This is a must-have item for creative photography. Arrived quickly.
Excellent quality and performance, easiest handling. Took photos of partial solar eclipse and even direct sunlight. Simple twisting adjusts brightness from next-to-fully transparent to pitch-black. Never seen such a thing.
This is a must-have item for creative photography. Arrived quickly.
21/12/2022