This 3-Stop, extra long Graduated ND Filter for Cokin P 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.

This extra long design of this filter is designed to allow the photographer to move the filter up and down within the holder to control exactly where the gradation appears in the image.

0.9 Optical Density    Black Aluminum Filter Ring    High-Quality ColorCore Glass    Permits Using Fast ISO In Bright Light    Use to Create Blurs/Special Effects    Permits Use of Wider Apertures    Helps Controls Depth of Field    Use With Film or Digital Cameras    Made in the USA

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 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

Some Tiffen graduated filters are available with vertical/horizontal and soft/hard designations

Vertical means the graduation line runs across the short dimension of the filter; Horizontal means the graduation line runs across the long dimension.

Soft/hard indicates the degree of transition

Tiffen's ColorCore glass is produced through a process that entails permanently laminating the filter material in between two pieces of optical glass that are ground flat to tolerances of a ten-thousandth of an inch, then mounting them in precision aluminum rings

The ColorCore process allows Tiffen to control the color and density of their filters, and the characteristics of special effects filters with much greater accuracy than typical dyed-in-the-mass filters, which usually exhibit color and density variations. In this way, Tiffen can better control the various densities of their filters and thereby create more exact degrees of filtration

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Where is this filter made?

A: The Formatt Hitech 82mm Firecrest Graduated ND 1.2 Filter is crafted in the United Kingdom.

Q: 2. Image appears to show a warming effect, is this filter neutral or is it slightly warm?

A: The Cokin 77mm NUANCES Variable ND Filter would offer a neutral tone.

Q: 3. What is the filters thickness?

A: The filter is 2.85mm or 0.112 thickness.

Q: 4. Is this filter waterproof ?

A: The Cokin 82mm NUANCES Variable ND Filter (1 to 8-Stop) won't be harmed by a few drops of water, but it's a good idea to avoid submerging it in water.

Q: 5. Can I use the Cokin X-Pro ring, filter holder and 130x170mm filters with 77mm nikon lens?

A: You can use the Cokin X-Pro filter holder and 130 X 170mm filters with a Nikon lens that has a 77mm filter thread. You would simply need the Cokin X-Pro 77mm Adapter Ring (B&H # COARXP77) to mount the X-Pro filter holder on your lens.

Q: 6. Is the format Hitech 82mm Grad ND a glass filter?

A: Yes, it is a glass filter

Q: 7. Please recommend a filter holder that will accommodate a Cavision 4 x 5.65 ND grad filter.

A: You can use 4 x 5.65 filters in the Formatt Hitech 100mm Aluminum Modular Filter Holder: http://bhpho.to/1gAkNAA

Q: 8. Can I use this with a 13-24mm lens?

A: Yes. Direct If it has 82mm threads or use step up ring.

Q: 9. See my question re: 95mm dia. lens. I have the adapter ring and Z-Pro holder. Will the 100x100mm ND cover 95mm?

A: The Cokin NUANCES Extreme Z-Pro Series ND 3.0 Filter (10-Stop) will not work with a lens that is 95mm.

Q: 10. It looks like the rotation lever's Does the rotation lever's sticking out prevent mounting a lens hood over it?

A: The following unit will adapt to some hoods and others not. We usually suggest using rubber threaded hood when in need. Sensei Wide-Angle Rubber Lens Hood (67mm) BH #SELHR2W67 • MFR #LHR2-W67 https://bhpho.to/3KwlHml