This filter has changed the way that I do photography! When I pair this with my f/1.8 prime lens, I can get amazing depth of field shots in broad daylight without having them being blown out or overexposed. This made for some great Senior photos. And, I can take some great long-exposure shots during the daytime of waterfalls and things. I would definitely recommend this filter to any photographer looking to accomplish these things.There are a couple of drawbacks to this filter however. If you want to use this filter in combination with others such as a UV filter, this needs to be the filter on top. The mount on the top of this filter (not the side that attaches to the camera) is 55MM rather than 52MM. This means that with this filter on, I cannot attach my lens cap or any other filter. I ended up putting my UV filter onto the camera first, so it's not a big deal. The only other thing is that the arrow indicating what level of ND is being applied is on the bottom of the filter, so I have to flip up my camera to check where I'm at. I saw other reviewers commenting this as well.Overall, I like using this filter and I have gotten some great shots with it. Would recommend to any amateur photographer looking to step up their game.
08/09/2018
Strong Image distortion at one setting causes me to think that there may be a slight distortion at other settings
20/08/2018
Great filter but I was looking to use it for last years eclipse and read everything that was on the site about using for the eclipse. Fortunately an astronomer friend kept me from burning out my equipment but showed me other uses for this filter.
18/08/2018
I was reading reviews for other ND filters and found this one for the price to work great for what i will be doing. The build quality is really nice, it has some weight to it so it feels strong, the glass is really clean and it works perfect, I got this for my 35mm 1.8 and it allows me to take pictures and shoot video in full daylight at a wide aperture of 1.8 with an even balance of blue in the sky to the greens in the grass. I was really impressed with the quality of this filter. I will be getting another one for my 50mm 1.8. I'm using it for mid day long exposures of waterfalls and cloud landscapes. Also this helps give a cinematic look for shooting video which looks really nice! I didn't see any noticeable loss of detail in images or video which is what i was worried about. I did NOT notice any kind of X or shadowing from this filter. It is probably from using a wide angle lens. I highly recommend this ND filter!
16/08/2018
This is a pretty good filter for the price honestly, its not gonna be this 100 dollar filter that get commercial type shots. I notice on the darkest stop the light is uneven so I don't really use it much there. I would say great starter filter
27/07/2018
As someone who is still learning all the technical aspects of photography I found this filter to be extremely helpful in most of the situations that I used it in. I would recommend against using this filter if you plan to be out shooting anywhere close to high noon because of the slight vignetting you get when you push it towards it's darkest level.The attached photos are examples. The rock was shot after 10:30 am but before 11:30 am and it has some vignetting because I had to set the filter darker. The bridge and tree were shot around 2 pm and I was positioned away from the sun.
19/07/2018
Very smooth operation. I'm happy with it. Haven't had the X problem. It must be in a very narrow range. I've used the filter at its darkest without problem.
19/07/2018
These must vary from copy to copy. I bought one for a smaller mirrorless camera several months ago and it worked pretty well with no “x” or color issues. Bought a second one for high end consumer camcorder and it’s almost worthless. The “x” shows up in anything close to a wide shot and the “steps” are very radical on the second one, meaning very minimal turning of the filter causes drastic results. Hard to dial in where you want. So out of 2 purchased one was good and one was crap.
27/06/2018