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Hoya YPND006482 82mm Pro ND64 Neutral Density Filter
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Control Light with Precision and Neutrality The Hoya 82 mm Pro ND 64 Filter is designed to reduce the amount of light entering your camera lens, allowing for creative control over aperture and shutter speed. Its ACCU-ND coating ensures a truly neutral color balance, preventing unwanted color cas...
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Overview
Control Light with Precision and Neutrality
The Hoya 82 mm Pro ND 64 Filter is designed to reduce the amount of light entering your camera lens, allowing for creative control over aperture and shutter speed. Its ACCU-ND coating ensures a truly neutral color balance, preventing unwanted color casts in your images. Ideal for photographers seeking to create dramatic effects in bright lighting conditions.
Specifications:
- Filter Size: 82mm
- Density: ND 64 (6-Stop Light Reduction)
- Coating: ACCU-ND for Neutral Color Balance
- Material: Optical Glass with Metallic Coating
Key Features
Reduces the light entering your camera lens by 6 stops
Permits wider apertures and slower shutter speeds to be used
ACCU-ND coating for truly neutral colour balance
Allows you to reduce depth of field for portraits
Low-profile aluminium ring avoids vignetting
Specifications
Filter Type
Neutral Density (ND)
Model
Pro ND64
Filter Size
82mm
Light Reduction
6 stops
Coating
ACCU-ND
Ring Material
Low-profile aluminium
Pros & Cons
👍 Pros
- Reduces light by 6 stops, enabling significantly slower shutter speeds for dramatic long exposure effects
- Allows for wider apertures, making it easier to achieve shallow depth of field for artistic subject isolation
- Features ACCU-ND coating, ensuring precise and truly neutral color balance across the photographic spectrum
- Helps reduce depth of field, which is particularly useful for creating creamy bokeh in portraits
- Equipped with a low-profile aluminium ring, minimizing the risk of vignetting on wide-angle lenses
👎 Cons
- A 6-stop reduction might be too much for casual shooting in moderately bright conditions, requiring careful exposure adjustments
- The 82mm filter size is specific, necessitating step-up/down rings if used with lenses of different filter diameters
- Using slower shutter speeds requires a stable tripod to prevent camera shake and ensure sharp images
- While ACCU-ND coating aims for neutrality, minor color shifts can sometimes occur with any ND filter, requiring post-processing corrections
- The low-profile design, while good for vignetting, can sometimes make filters slightly harder to screw on or off quickly
Frequently Asked Questions
How much light does the Hoya 82mm Pro ND64 filter reduce?
The Hoya 82mm Pro ND64 Neutral Density filter reduces the amount of light entering your camera lens by 6 stops.
What benefits does a 6-stop light reduction provide for photographers?
A 6-stop reduction allows for significantly slower shutter speeds for creative motion blur effects, and wider apertures for reduced depth of field, even in bright conditions.
Does this filter maintain color accuracy?
Yes, this filter features ACCU-ND coating, which is specifically designed to provide a truly neutral color balance, minimizing unwanted color casts in your images.
Can this filter be used to create background blur in portraits?
Absolutely, by enabling wider apertures, this filter allows you to reduce depth of field, which is effective for creating pleasing background blur (bokeh) in portrait photography.
Will this filter cause dark corners (vignetting) on my photos, especially with wide lenses?
This Hoya filter is designed with a low-profile aluminium ring to actively avoid vignetting, making it suitable for use with wide-angle lenses.
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