Tiffen 77mm Solid Neutral Density Filter 0.3
Overview
Description
The 77mm Solid Neutral Density 0.3 Filter from Tiffen has several uses and offers the possibility to achieve otherwise unachievable results. It enables the shooter to adjust exposure without affecting color balance. An ND filter appears gray and reduces the amount of light reaching either the sensor of a digital camera or the film plane of a traditional film camera.
A Neutral Density filter is used to create some unusual special effects such as capturing the "blur" of the rippling water of a waterfall or the swirling effect of city traffic. Since it allows the use of slower shutter speeds in bright light, it becomes possible to create these special effects that would normally not be possible to capture without the filter. And, since it can also help to control your depth of field, it permits you to shoot at wider apertures. Ultimately, its value is in helping to prevent bright, overly washed out images shot in bright light.
A 0.3 Neutral Density filter is traditionally considered the first step on the ND ladder. It requires a one stop exposure compensation. It will prevent you from overexposing in a bright scenario and permits you to shoot at a wider aperture that will have a direct effect on your depth of field. You will be able to isolate a subject by throwing the fore/background out of focus. Shooting at a slower shutter speed will also allow you to create some blur in the image.
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Neutral Density Filters Have Four Main Uses:
- To enable slow shutter speeds to be used, especially with high speed ISOs, to record movement in subjects such as waterfalls, clouds, or cars
- To decrease depth of field by allowing wider apertures to be used, which helps separate subjects from their background
- To decrease the effective ISO of high speed film (above ISO 400) and allow it to be used outdoors in bright situation
- To allow cine and video cameras (which have fixed shutter speeds) to film subjects such as snow, sand or other bright scenes which could cause overexposure
Superior Quality
- Top Hollywood motion picture studios rely on Tiffen filters for their multimillion-dollar productions Superior quality and design make Tiffen the overwhelming choice of moviemakers, professional photographers and even NASA
- Tiffen has also been awarded an Emmy, from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, for its engineering excellence
- Tiffen, a leader in the filter industry, proudly makes its filters in the USA and backs up its products with a solid 10-year warranty
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Details
- Product: Tiffen 77mm Solid Neutral Density Filter 0.3
- Manufacturer: Tiffen
- Model: W77ND3
- SKU: W77ND3
- RM Product #: 8032
- Filter Diameter: 77mm