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Tiffen Filter ND 0.3 H/E 4 x 4

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:41:42 +0000

When it is desirable to maintain a particular lens opening for sharpness or depth-of-field purposes, or simply to obtain proper exposure when confronted with too much light intensity, use a Neutral Density (ND) filter. This will absorb light evenly throughout the visible spectrum, effectively altering exposure without requiring a change in lens opening and without introducing a color shift.
A Neutral Density filter reduces the amount of light passing through the camera lens without changing the color of the scene. It is especially useful in bright light conditions to help prevent overexposure. The neutral density filter also allows proper exposure at a wider lens opening for reduce depth-of-field to highlight a key subject by making the foreground and/or background out of focus.
The Neutral Density filter also allows shutter speeds to produce blurred motion effects.
Available in densities .3, .6 and .9

Tiffen Filter ND 0.3 S/E 4 x 4

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:45:21 +0000

Neutral Density Filters
These filters reduce the amount of light passing through the camera lens without changing the color of the scene. They are especially useful in bright light conditions to help prevent overexposure. Neutral Density filters also allow proper exposure at a wider lens opening for reduced depth-of-field to highlight a key subject by making the foreground and/or background out of focus.
• Eliminates overly bright, washed-out images
• Balances exposure
• Controls depth-of-field
• Allows slower shutter speeds to produce blurred motion effects.

Formatt Filter ND 0.3 H/E 4 x 5.65

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:04:46 +0000

NDs are made in different grades according to the level of light reduction. The standard grades available for neutral density filters are 0.3, 0.6, 0.9 and 1.2 which equate to 1, 2, 3 and 4 stops of light reduction.

Formatt Filter ND 0.3 Grad S/E 4 X 4

admin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:55:02 +0000

This is a set of 3 Graduated Neutral Density Filters: 0.3, 0.6 and 0.9 densities.

NDs are also available in graduated filters, both in hard and soft edge.

These filters are clear in the bottom half of the filter with a gradual transition to the ND effect in the top half, and are used for skylines. They are usually used with wide or prime lenses.

Graduated NDs are also available as standard in 0.3, 0.6, 0.9 and 1.2 with heavier densities available to order.

Graduated NDs are available in Soft Edge or Hard Edge varieties. Soft edge grads have a smooth transition from clear to ND. Hard edge grads have a more defined hard lined transition and should be used for longer lenses. For extremely long focal lengths a razor edge grad providing a very highly defined transition, may be ordered.

Note: when ordering graduated filters in Panavision (4×5.65”) size, as these filters are not square, care should be taken to order either horizontal filters (i.e. landscape) or vertical (i.e. portrait) dependent on which way you will be using the filters in the matte box.

Formatt ND 0.3 S/E 4 x 4

admin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:36:30 +0000

Often, you want to balance light intensity between two areas within a scene. This is important outdoors to allow more sky detail while properly exposing the foreground. Exposing for the foreground will produce a washed-out, over-exposed sky, exposing for the sky will leave the foreground dark, underexposed.

Part clear, part neutral density, with a smoothly graded transition between
A Color-Grad ND.6-to-clear is often best for balancing sky to foreground
Neutral gray appearance drops exposure

Tiffen Filter ND 0.6 Grad 6 x 4

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:05:30 +0000

Color-Grad® Neutral Density Filters
Often, you want to balance light intensity between two areas within a scene. This is important outdoors to allow more sky detail while properly exposing the foreground. Exposing for the foreground will produce a washed-out, over-exposed sky, exposing for the sky will leave the foreground dark, underexposed.
• Part clear, part neutral density, with a smoothly graded transition between
• A Color-Grad ND.6-to-clear is often best for balancing sky to foreground
• Neutral gray appearance drops exposure

Tiffen Filter ND 0.6 H/E 4 x 4

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:42:28 +0000

Tiffen Filter Clear-ND 0.6 S/E 4 x 4

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:41:21 +0000

Formatt Filter ND 0.6 H/E 4 x 5.65

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:04:17 +0000

Formatt Filter ND.6 H/E 4 x 4

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:58:25 +0000

ND filters are made in different grades according to the level of light reduction.

The standard grades available for neutral density filters are 0.3, 0.6, 0.9 and 1.2 which equate to 1, 2, 3 and 4 stops of light reduction.