Hama ND 2-400 Vario - Reviews
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16.9.2012
I bought the Hama Variable ND filter due to it's past reviews and it's price bracket.The Hama Variable ND filter comes in very nice packing, as it's well protected by foam to prevent any knocks or bumps doing any damage to the glass or circular frame it's self. Which brings me on to the build quality. The Hama filter is built like a tank (as filters go). It's made out of solid metal what feels really rigid and sturdy in the hand. The rotating mech on the filter to change the ND grade is very smooth and feels very well built, it has a slight friction when rotating too which will ensure it doesn't spin round to change the ND value when you don't want it to.The performance. It's very accurate,
21.4.2012
Cost good. Delivery good. Value for money good. Work within its operating range and you will be happy.I have only used this a couple of times but it has given me the results I wanted. I had not found any reviews or tests of these filters but with an understanding of how they work it seemed worth giving one a try. I would have liked to have known whether they imposed a colour cast or how much affect they had on image quality. If there is a colour cast then the camera and software cope with it without me noticing and the shots I have used it for have not needed high quality so I have not gone looking for it.I have not checked to see how many stops difference it can make but I have found that if you go past the markings on the rim then the exposure can vary over the frame.
30.4.2015
I recently bought a set of three 'low cost' ND filters for viewing the solar eclipse in the UK in March 2015. They worked great for that, however, when I came to use them singly for longer daytime exposures with water and rivers, they left a horrible magenta hue over the image. I then decided to step up the purchase price a bit and get something better. This is where this filter came in. I have used it to photograph running water during bright afternoon sunshine and I get great results. There is no colour cast over the image as far as I can see, and the variability is a great feature.Whilst there are markings on the filter they don't seem to be correlated to the number of f-stops the filter reduces the exposure by.
25.3.2013
This is an accessory that you don't need that much. However, at times there is no other way to get the effect you want. The glass may not be of prime quality but, if you don't have a ND filter with you then you wont get any shot. So better than nothing.For example:For Still Photographyyou want to have the waterfall blur into a creamy silky flow.you have the speed at 1 sec aperture to 16 (never use the minimum setting), the iso 25 but the light is still too high for a correct exposure?!!!You will need a tripod, put one of these on and its sorted.For VideoYou want to make a timelapse video using stills to create the movie. However you want the motion of say,
24.10.2013
I absolutely love this variable ND filter and I use it almost every time I am taking long exposure shots. I use it in manual mode and the fact if is adjustable allows me to utilise it in a pseudo-shutter priority mode. Here's how I use it on my canon EOS 60D for long exposure shots (e.g. 10 seconds and above):1. Attach the filter and set it to 'MIN'.2. Frame the shot either through the viewfinder or in Live mode and focus manually. Set aperture to something small like f/22. Set ISO (I usually shoot ISO 100, don't use auto).3. Set desired shutter speed and go into Live preview mode. The live preview will look totally overexposed if you are photographing before the blue hour.4.
2.8.2012
This filter seems to do the job fairly well on my Pentax KR. I'm sure it's not up to pro standards, and it's not marketed as such, but for the average amateur photographer it gets the job done. I haven't yet been able to test the filter for taking photos of waterfalls, but I've set up a number of experiments to try and achieve the water blur affect I bought it for and results come out well, with a nice affect and even lighting throughout the photo.At the really dark end of the scale it seems to throw me light meter off and so I need a shutter speed far longer than what my camera suggests it should be. I can also get some uneven lighting whereby the corners are light but the centre remains dark (it does mention this in the instructions),
27.1.2012
I bought this VND filter because I need one for one of my lenses which I don't use that often.At £20 I was expecting pretty shoddy results, but basically I needed SOMETHING to keep my shutter speed down for HDSLR video. However I was pleasantly surprised overall.The build quality is good, no wobble and the thread screwed in no trouble.The image quality was surprising in that It wasn't awful (like the Polaroid equivalent). There isn't too much diffraction or chromatic abberation, and although some saturation and a fair amount of sharpness is lost, the results are still usable. Sharpness isn't so much of an issue in video, as over sharp images are usually unattractive anyway.I would however recommend against using this filter for long-exposure stills shooting,
29.8.2014
Does a good job of cutting out the light and doesn't seem to affect the image quality noticeably. You can't use it at the extreme because it causes a large black cross to appear on the image due to the way it works. This only happens for a fraction of its range and is easy to spot if you're using Live View on the LCD screen.The markings around the edge don't really give any useful information about how much light is being reduced, so trial and error is the best way to use it. If you're using Live View with the simulated exposure option turned on, you won't be able to see the affect on the screen and you'll need to look through the viewfinder to see just how dark the filter is.I was easily able
27.4.2012
Can't really complain because it is very cheap but these filters normally have two quarter-wave plates so that they are circularly polarising (effectively non-polarising) to the front and rear. This filter has only one quarter-wave plate at the rear to ensure that auto-focus operates correctly. The overall effect is that the filter also acts as a normal polarising filter albeit one with conflicting requirements for polarising angle and density setting. You could, at a pinch, unscrew the filter by up to a quarter turn to adjust the polarising angle after setting the density and kill two birds with one stone. Apart from this the filter looks and feels solid and well made.
23.10.2013
I've been reading a lot in photography magazines about the application of a variable ND filter and I wanted to try it without necessarily spending a huge amount of money - in case it didn't really deliver!So far, so good. The HAMA seems very well made and finished and I haven't experienced any problems using it. It does take a bit of practice to get used to and sometimes it's easier to focus first then attach the filter - especially at the darker end of the spectrum. I don't know that I'll use it very often, but I'm glad to have it in my kit and at the price, it's well worth taking a chance, if you're interested in some interesting and unusual effects.
22.11.2014
The first time I used it I was a bit disappointed, the second time I was more pleased. I had learnt from the first time and realised that long exposures have to suit the daylight condition, it seems obvious but holding the filter only up to light and turning to ' max ' it goes black, so I was expecting exposures of 8 seconds plus and possibly minutes. I locked the ISO to 100, and chose the highest 'F' stop to increase the time for exposure. I'm sure that the more I use it the more I shall be pleased with it. Also bear in mind that it's not an expensive filter. My camera is a panasonic Lumix FZ100 ( bridge camera )
27.3.2012
I'm still getting used to this, normally have 4 separate ones and combine them as needed. With this one it's like have a polarising filter on,rotate it carefully till the right density for taking photo's of the moon etc are achieved...given a little time I reckon I won't have the odd cursing moment because ofturning it too far one way or the other....A tip I got from an ancient photographer..rub an index finger on the 'grease' at the side of your nose then onto the threads of the filter [not the lens]..helps screwing it off a lot easier.
23.9.2013
Found this filter very useful when photographing waterfalls whilst walking the Ingleton Waterfall Trail in Yorkshire. (Photos on flikr -g.r.parry). Images were of good quality and the the filter was very easy to use. No problems with colour casting. Highly recommend this product.Only downside is the fact that the normal lens cap does not fit when the filter is attached to the lens, and the lens cap diameter not supplied with the filter. Otherwise an excellent product.
18.1.2012
Read about using ND filters in photography but reluctant to spend £70+, this Hama varible filter does the job for far less, it has a good build quality and the first photo results are more than satisfactory. There are cheaper on the market and dearer too, this was a good halfway so as not to compromise too much on quality. I certainly recommend this product as a starter. Excellent service, as we have come to expect from Amazon.
17.4.2013
I bought this ND fader to use mostly when videoing on my Canon EOS 60D with various lenses and it works perfectly. There is little to no video quality degradation at all with this ND, There is however a little noticeable quality loss in pictures taken with this, but for the price I'm very happy. Would highly recommend this for anyone who is buying there first ND fader/filter - for the price, it's fantastic!