Hoya YPND050072 72mm Pro ND 500 Neutral Density Filter

The Hoya Pro ND 500 in 72mm is a high-quality fixed neutral density filter that reduces light entering the lens by 9 stops, enabling creative techniques that are otherwise impossible in bright conditions. With 9 stops of reduction, a scene that normally requires a 1/500s shutter speed can instead be captured at approximately 1 second, producing the silky smooth water and blurred cloud motion effects that landscape photographers seek. The filter is equally useful for portrait and video shooters who want to maintain a wide aperture in bright sunlight without overexposing the image.

What sets the Hoya Pro ND 500 apart from budget alternatives is its ACCU-ND coating technology, which ensures the filter maintains a truly neutral color balance rather than introducing the warm or magenta color casts that cheaper dense ND filters are known for. The 18-layer Super Hoya Multi-Coating (SHMC) adds anti-static, waterproof, scratch-resistant, and smudge-resistant properties, making the filter easier to maintain in the field. The low-profile aluminium ring is designed to minimize vignetting, and the premium Hoya optical glass preserves image sharpness and resolution even at high-density filtration levels.