The Tiffen 82mm Digital HT Neutral Density Filter Kit is a collection of three filters that contain the strength of a titanium coating combined with high-end optical Water White glass. They are designed for the outdoor shooter and represent a state of-the-art advancement in filter design. The low profile design is complemented by a titanium colored filter ring that matches many of today's modern digital cameras.

Using their patented ColorCore technology, these filters takes it to the next level by adding a very high scratch-resistant surface. There is no need to worry about cleaning this filter since the coating protects the surface, thereby maintaining the high-end optical quality of the glass.

The Titanium coating consistently reflects less than 1% of the imaging light hitting the front surface of the filter while transmitting nearly 99% (i.e. High-Transmission).

Neutral Density filters have several uses and offer the possibility to achieve otherwise unachievable results. ND filters appear gray and reduce the amount of light reaching the film. They have no effect on color balance. Neutral Density filters permit you to control your depth of field by permitting you to use wider apertures. They also allow you to create some stunning "burred" images such as rippling streams, moving traffic or birds in flight.  

The graduated filter in this kit offers a different photographic possibility. Often it is necessary or desirable to balance the light intensity in one part of a scene with another. This is especially true in situations where you don't have total light control, as in bright contrasty landscapes. Exposing for the foreground will produce a washed-out, over-exposed sky while exposing for the sky will leave the foreground dark and under-exposed. These filters enables cloud detail to be kept correctly exposed in the picture.

Determining which graduated neutral density filter yields ideal results for any given lighting situation takes knowledge, experience and a collection of such filters. Choose the filter strength which adjusts the lighting to stay within the exposure latitude (greatest difference between bright/dark values) which still shows details in both of the digital or film medium in use.

Speaking generally, for graduated ND filters, the 2-stop value (ND 0.6 - the filter's clear portion allows 4x more light to pass vs. the darkest portion) effectively compensates average bright sky-to-foreground situations, and the soft transition is applicable more often to a scene than the hard transition.

ND 0.6, ND 1.2, Graduated ND 0.6 Filters    High-Transmission (99%) Multi-Coating    Anti-Reflective Coating    Scratch-Resistant    Water White Glass    Titanium Colored, Aluminum Filter Ring    Anti-Reflective Black Lock Ring    Soft Storage Pouch    Made in the USA

State-of-the-art technology - Hi-Trans Double-Sided Titanium Multi-Coating

Worry-free cleaning due to the scratch-resistant glass

Low Profile design - slightly thinner than traditional Tiffen filters but these are still double-threaded and take a lens cap

Transmits 99% of light

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. The is a slight rattle sound inside the camera with movement, as if something is loose inside. Is this normal?

A: Yes is completely normal although we do not recommend shaking your cameras there is a bit of a rattle when the camera is off. When you turn it on the rattle will stop.

Q: 2. Where is this camera made?

A: As per our records, this camera is manufactured in Vietnam. Please note that this is subject to change at any time.

Q: 3. Can that orange ring be replace?

A: Yes, it comes with a grey cap as well.

Q: 4. Is it weather-sealed? I mean dust-proofing. Thanks.

A: No it is not

Q: 5. Is the touchscreen glass or plastic?

A: It is Glass

Q: 6. Has anyone received the new shipment in stocks and does it have the firmware for autofocus?

A: This should have the latest firmware , you can always do a free firmware update by the manufacture

Q: 7. Do you find this an easy camera to use? Did you have difficulties setting up ? Can you unbox and start shooting?

A: Yes, this camera is easy to use out of the box. You can also use it in manual mode and control most of the camera's settings.

Q: 8. If its a "street edition" why does it have an obnoxious orange ring? We do our best to not draw attention to ourselves. They missed the mark with this idea.

A: Yes, it does have orange accents - but it wasn't street as in stealth mode. They made it orange to echo the yellow dashes of a street according to statements from Ricoh.

Q: 9. Is there an external electronic viewfinder that works with this camera?

A: Ricoh makes two options https://bhpho.to/31uxWd2.

Q: 10. Does the image stabilization work in video mode?

A: Yes.