ND filter set for precise control of the amount of light. The set includes the following filters: ND0.9, ND1.8 and ND3.0
Hoya PRO ND EX Neutral Density (ND) filters are the most requested and important type of photographic filters for several reasons. For photographers, ND filters mean precise control over the amount of light that passes through the lens for better creative control over exposure. For video content creators, ND filters are very useful for adjusting shutter speeds to match the frame rate while maintaining the depth of field of the footage.
Among the varieties of ND filters from ND2 to ND1000 and even ND100000, ND filters can generally be divided into three basic groups:
Light Density Filters reduce the shutter speed on bright, sunny days so you can reduce the depth of field in very bright light or use a larger aperture to stay below the diffraction limit. These filters are necessary, for example, to shoot with your fast lenses like F1.4 or F1.2 with the aperture wide open for a softer and more beautiful bokeh.
Medium density filters help you add motion blur to the subject when the camera's shutter speed generally doesn't allow it
.If you prefer more creative shots based on extremely slow shutter speeds, deep density filters are recommended. ND filters like ND500 or ND1000 help capture dramatic, otherworldly fantasy worlds that are invisible to the human eye.
Solution to Color Shift Problems
Thanks to ACCU-ND technology that puts HOYA ND filters far ahead of other brands, the image is not affected by color shifts that can occur due to inferior materials poor quality control during manufacturing or problems with the infrared band of light leaking. HOYA's exclusive ACCU-ND technology achieves uniform reduction of light in the visible and IR spectrum. Therefore, photographers need not worry about color shift problems when using HOYA ND filters under different shooting conditions.
PROND filters in video production
Combinations of PRONDfilters
The choice of ND filters depends on the photographer's intentions to achieve the desired effect in the image. If the effect produced by using a single ND filter does not satisfy the photographer's vision, a combination of PROND EX filters may also be useful. For example, the combination of PROND EX 8 + PROND EX 64 gives the same effect as an ND500 filter, which can be used to express an unreal fantasy world. The combination of PROND EX 8 + PROND EX 1000 gives the same effect as ND8000, which can be used to capture the surface of the sun without overexposure with solid color and visibility of the black dots.
EX 8 (ND 0.9)
PROND EX 64 (ND1.8)
PROND EX 1000 (ND 3.0)
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Product type | ND filter |
Dimensions | |
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Diameter | 67 mm |
Weight (incl. battery and memory card) | 40 g |
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