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OverviewMacro Close up Lens 77/72/67mm Close-up Lens 58/52/49mm Close-up Lens 49/62/67mm Close-Up Lens 58mm – Adaptor Rings Macro Focusing Rail NM-200s Macro Focusing Rail NM-180s Solid ND filters are primarily used in long exposure photography, but are useful for videography too. Again, these are solid filled glass or resin squares which reduce the amount of light entering a lens. This creates a slower shutter speed with associated results. There are generally two types of ND filters you can buy: circular filters that screw on to the front of your lens or a square filter that mounts via an adapter. Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of both. You might also use an ND filter if you were shooting the sea, for instance, and wanted a daytime long exposure to smooth out the water for that classic milky sea effect. In the daylight you won’t be able to get an exposure long enough to flatten the waves. An ND filter, again, reduces the light hitting your sensor allowing you to shoot at a longer exposure. When to use a variable ND filter in particular? Variable ND filters are useful because you have control over its opacity. Using our beach example again, if you are photographing a sunset, the light levels will change dramatically over a short period of time. A variable ND filter allows you to keep adjusting the opacity until you no longer need it.

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Variable density filters can also increase the amount of boke when shooting in the over-lit conditions, thus, preventing the image from overexposure. Tiffen’s variable ND filter provides 2 to 8 stops of light and is one of the most versatile and easy-to-use options you can buy. It’s also designed with a wider outer optic that helps reduce vignetting when you’re shooting at wide angles. It’s best to use an ND filter or variable ND filter when you are shooting in strong daylight or other bright conditions and want to shoot with a wide aperture, for instance, to create a shallow depth of field effect. Without an ND filter in this situation you will probably blow out your exposure. An ND filter helps reduce the light coming into your lens, allowing you to shoot at f/2.8, for example, at a reasonable shutter speed. Customers like you enjoy this best variable ND filter because of its superiority in the market. Vloggers especially love the good variable density. You now have an arsenal of the best variable ND filters at your fingertips. You may be considering the size of your lenses, or you may be considering the place in which the glass is made.

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The B+W XS-Pro Digital ND Vario MRC Nano is a screw-in filter, which is 9mm deep (not including the thread), and provides between 1 and 5 stops of light reduction on your scenes. One important thing you should have in mind is not going beyond any of these levels as that can cause interference that would lead to an exposure variation. The final results may not be very encouraging if that happens.

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Variable ND filters re also referred to as 'faders', partly because many of them will produce a slight color cast (another reason why many photographers prefer traditional neutral density filters). It's also worth noting that if a variable ND filter is rotated too far, they will tend to produce a darkened X effect, which will appear on your image. This is often referred to as 'crossfade'. It's pretty much ubiquitous on ND filters, so is just something you need to watch for.There are no hard stops like the Syrp and B+W, and nor does it offer the coatings. But as a mid-range option, the Marumi is probably your best bet.

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The Revoring Variable ND+CPL looks to be useful to photographers looking to shoot long exposures or use wide apertures, and videographers who need to restrict their shutter speed. Variable ND filters are also useful for videographers. Say you were filming someone speaking on a street corner and then panned over to a commotion taking place in a dark alley. A variable ND filter lets you seamlessly move your camera from brighter to darker scenes while maintaining the same depth of field in your shot.All you do is turn the variable ND control to the amount of light passing through for either 2 through 8 stops. There are a few options when deciding between the strengths of ND filters. There’s the 3-stop, the 6-stop, and the 10-stop variable ND filters. At the minimum setting the filter enables you to lengthen the exposure by one stop and influences color with a slight coolness. Frankly, it’s the best at what it does. Lee Filters also makes the Little Stopper that cuts out 6EV of light and the Super Stopper that filters out a whopping 15EV of light.