What a treat to spend so little and get so much. Not only does this filter perform exceptionally good, the machining and packaging are first class. Worth 3x the price. Coincidently, I purchased a Tiffen filter in the same order. Their filter was sliding around in it's case and required carefully cleaning before I could use it. Not so with the K&F. Pristine and ready to use out of the box. Well done, K&F.
10/11/2022
I didn't have the opportunity to try my new filter until last Saturday. Not only was I pleased when using it with my Nikon D5200 and 62mm Sigma Lens, but I hand-held it in front of the lens on my Sony HX90V while recording a sunset over the Oquirrah Mountains. Wow! The filter worked well on both cameras! No distortion at all. Luv It!
25/10/2022
I received this filter in good order and in good time. Quality seems good. This was my first experience with a neutral density filter which I used during the solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. I primarily used it as extra protection as I also used an inexpensive solar filter. I look forward to experimenting with it as it provides a variation of light. To do anything with direct sun light takes a stronger ND filter than this one. It did work well during totality (2 min. 36 sec) although we had clouds so the variable filter without the solar filter allowed me to experiment a bit. However, I tried to give limited time to this so as to experience the grander effects of totality.
22/10/2022
Really good! Now I can take photos of everything again. The landscape, animals or secretly the neighbors. And it doesn't matter what kind of sunshine it is!
20/10/2022
These are OK if you have a zoom lens on and that it's zoomed to have or more of it's max magnification. Since this is essential one polarizing lens rotating against another, there will be spottiness and distortion the further out from the center frame you go, in most cases. Not too bad if only using the center 50% or so of that filter when zoomed in.
19/10/2022
Not sure how long I’ve head these, close to a year, I think. They are fantastic for my video work. When shooting lower budget business promos or mini documentaries outside, I almost always have one of these ND filters on.
It really cuts the low HDR on my lowest priced camera package. I do a lot of videos for Fly Fishing guides and have an ND filter of the quality and variability makes me feel like I have a lot more control.
I normally am running Canons from 70D on the low end of my package deals.
As far as video quality goes, I can’t notice that the filter was on in post, except that I have a shallow depth of field and my highlights aren’t blown out.
It really cuts the low HDR on my lowest priced camera package. I do a lot of videos for Fly Fishing guides and have an ND filter of the quality and variability makes me feel like I have a lot more control.
I normally am running Canons from 70D on the low end of my package deals.
As far as video quality goes, I can’t notice that the filter was on in post, except that I have a shallow depth of field and my highlights aren’t blown out.
19/10/2022
I took some long exposure photos of waterfalls in the middle of the afternoon and got beautiful results. I'm no professional, but to me, there was no noticeable color cast. I love it, and I'm going to order one that will fit my other lens, too.
16/10/2022
This thing works great. Smooth adjustment, solid build. Color looks just right. Cheaper than some of the competition. Can really control light coming in without switching settings around in camera, so you can play with some outdoor 1.2 aperture or just fast for run and gun. Heres a trick, get a larger one and some step down rings so one filter will fit multiple lenses. ;)
23/09/2022
You can’t do much better for this price! There are some X artifacts at the darkest setting but other than that this is a fantastic value for a variable ND. Using this on my sigma 16mm on an a6400
20/09/2022
I purchased this variable ND filter to use on Nikon D300s with 18-200mm lens. I tested the filter against a white wall over various settings: f-stops, shutter speeds, ISO and ND settings. Works quite well at all settings except extreme ND where I saw uneven brightness areas on the exposure but I had to push ISO past 3200 to even get the exposure. At 3200 ISO it could also be the camera. In all I am very satisfied and would recommend this variable ND filter for most amateur photographers. For amateur photographers the price is right.
20/08/2022