The Tiffen Image Maker Grad Filter Kit gives you the opportunity to produce images which would normally not be achievable without filtration. These filters provide a gradual transition of both color and lighting balance. You'll be able to create images that can either enhance the true nature of the scenario or enter a "departure from reality" realm.

Clear/Cool Blue Soft Edge Filter
This filter is designed to add an element of color or drama to an image. The overall tint this filter provides can be used to add a sense of emotion, romance, time or place to your photos. It starts out as clear and gradually transforms to a Cool Blue tint.

Clear/Straw Soft Edge Filter

This filter is designed to add an element of color or drama to an image. The overall tint this filter provides can be used to add a sense of emotion, romance, time or place to your photos. It starts out as clear and gradually transforms to a yellow tint.

Color Grad 0.9 Soft Edge Filter
This filter enables the shooter to adjust exposure without affecting color balance. Neutral density filters are available in 1, 2, 3, or 4 stops to suit individual situations. 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. This filter 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, the 2-stop value (ND 0.6 - the filter's clear portion allows 4x more light to pass vs. 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.

Soft Edge for Smooth Transition    Excellent for Scenics

To enable slow shutter speeds to be used, especially with high speed films, 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 situations

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

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Can this this fluid head be used with a monopod?

A: Yes it can be, just as long as the monopod has a 3/8" stud to connect to this head. E-Image offers the MA-90 4-Section Aluminum Monopod, B&H # EIMA90, which will work great with this head. https://bhpho.to/2wjNkMm

Q: 2. Is the handle for the GH03 included with the flat base or the 75mm ball?

A: It is included with both versions of the head.

Q: 3. Can you use Arca swiss plates?? really right stuff foot plates and Kirk plates ?

A: The E-Image GH10L 100mm Pro Fluid Video Head takes only an E-Image GP1 Quick Release Plate (SKU: EIGP1) https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1046984-REG/e_image_gp1_camera_plate_for_gh03_06_08_10.html/qa An Arca swiss-style plate could be used with an adapter such as a Really Right Stuff B2-LLR-II Lever-Release Clamp (80mm) (SKU: RERELESECLMP) https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1301154-REG/really_right_stuff_b2_llr_ii_quick_release_c_lever_release_style_quick_release_clamp.html

Q: 4. Can I attach the E-Image 100mm Plate onto this E-Image GH03 Fluid Head?

A: We are not aware of an E-Image 100mm Plate. This head uses the E-Image GP1 Quick Release Plate, which is B&H # EIGP1. If you have any additional questions feel free to email us directly at ask@bandh.com.

Q: 5. what are the dimensions of the quick release plate

A: 120mm x 50mm x 10mm

Q: 6. Is there fluid in this head or just friction disks? Everyone says fluid these days but it doesn't mean it actually has it.

A: I'm guessing is friction, I've never opened it so I don't know, but the fluid is not talking about a liquid, is talking that it has a fluid movement.

Q: 7. Will this fit an ET-40AAM tripod from E-Image? It has an EH-60 ball on it now that isn't so fluid anymore.

A: Was the original kit the EK60AAM? If so, this, or any other 75mm ball fluid video head will work in the tripod leg's 75mm bowl.

Q: 8. What is the better SIRUI BCH 20 or E IMAGE GH 6

A: Using objective data, the Sirui technically support more weight for a payload of 22lbs vs the E-Image GH06 Fluid Head, which supports a payload of 13lbs, however, the Sirui also weighs more than the E-Image at 7.1lbs weight, vs the E-Image at 4.4lbs. So if payload support is the most important feature, but the weight of the tripod head is negligible, the Sirui would be the better choice. If weight of the head itself is important for transportation, etc, the E-Image may be the better choice.

Q: 9. Is it compatible with Manfrotto 501 base plates?

A: No, this head is not compatible with the Manfrotto 501 plate mechanism.

Q: 10. is there any design difference between the flat and ball version of this head? (other than the ball of course)

A: It is the same from the base up.