B&W Neutral Density filter 110
£20.00
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This B+W Neutral Density filter reduces the amount of light reaching your lens by a phenomenal ten f-stops (1000x filter factor). This makes it especially useful for images taken in excessively bright conditions. or when you're looking to really elongate the exposure for arty movement-blur effects.
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Certain filters work so hard they deserve a permanent place in your camera bag. Most of us are happy to splash out on a top of the range circular polariser and a skylight (UV) filter for each of our lenses. But one filter that’s often overlooked is the light-reducing neutral density (ND) filter. The ND filter is an effective tool for a number of subjects, but has a well-proven track record in landscape photography. This is especially true where there’s moving water in a scene, as you can often introduce some nice motion-blur effects using a slow shutter speed – impossible when the light is too bright. An ND filter slipped over the camera lens will reduce the light reaching the camera sensor at a stroke, allowing you to deliberately select a slower shutter speed and bring all those arty, ethereal blurred water effects within reach.
This filter from top of the range manufacturer B+W gives you a quite phenomenal ten f-stop intensity reduction (1000x filter factor), which makes it especially useful for images taken in excessively bright light or when you're looking to really elongate the exposure.
B+W produces incredibly high-quality filters that benefit from precision manufacturing and top of the range glass and this filter is no exception. However, the ND 110 filter isn’t cheap, at nearly £20 for the 52mm version. As you increase the size, the price soars to a cool £55 at 77mm, but this is a great filter to own if you can write it off against tax or persuade someone to buy it for you!