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16.12.2018

Review of Hoya ProND1000 Neutral density filter:- Hoya ProND1000 is a 10 stop filter. I measure 10.3 stops in the green channel- Hoya ProND1000 is *extremely* color-neutral: A very small red cast is measurable, but not visually obvious (more below).- No discernible Infra-Red leakage / IR pollution.- Typical, decent quality aluminium frame.- Good price for performance.Safety: This is NOT a filter for photographing the sun.==========================================- If you want to photograph the sun, use only a filter designed and certified for photographing the sun.- Solar filters have heavy IR and UV reduction, as well as high attenuation of visible light,to prevent damage to eyes or equipment.- Contact your local astronomy society, or university astronomy department for advice.Colour:======I've attached images of a ColorChecker chart, with:1) Hoya ProND1000 filter2) No filter3) SRB ND1000 filter- These were all taken with a fixed "UniWB" white balance, which gives all images a strong green cast (the point of this weird white balance is to make it easier to check RAW exposure).- The filtered images were taken at 6", f/4. The unfiltered image was taken at 1/200 ", f/4.- The loss of focus in the filtered images is down to my sloppy technique with an extending zoom lens, the short object distance to the colour chart (~0.6m), and the wide-ish aperture (f/4). The lack of sharpness should not be attributed to the filters.The Hoya ProND 1000 is very neutral. Under Halogen lighting, I measure a very small red cast: Red up by 1.5%; Blue down by 0.25% (relative to green). The measured cast varies a little with lighting. If you are worried about this level of color cast, you should also be worrying about the color casts introduced by changing lenses. These shifts were measured on Nikon D7200 using RAW - i.e. linear light - data extracted using RawDigger.In comparison, It's quite clear that the SRB ND1000 has a blue cast. On the Nikon D7200 I used, Blue is up by about +20%, Red is down by about 30%. But the color shifts are fairly even across the different patches, so white balancing, either by setting a custom WB in the camera with the filter attached, or by adjusting the color temperature in RAW processing. The SRB has just a little difficulty with the lime-green patch on the third row, which is (relative to other patches) shifted slightly to yellow.The colour shifts quoted were measured under halogen lighting. I get similar results under high-quality (CRI Ra 98; CQS 95) LED lighting [Philips ExpertColor 4000K].Construction:=============Decent aluminium construction. Brass, with a knurled ring for better grip would be ideal (Like Breakthrough Technology X4 filters).Sharpness & visual artefacts:=============================I have seen images ProND1000 images with halo artefacts perhaps related to reflections between sensor and filter. On Nikon D7200, I haven't been able to reproduce such artefacts: I've tried photographing lights, shining a torch at the filter out of frame.I've also seen reports of sharpness problems with the Hoya. But pixel-peeking with and without the filter shows *I*'m getting very sharp images, with no significant loss of detail, even inspecting images at 200%.I'm not aware of vignetting problems, except with Nikon 10-24 at 10mm at the extreme (<100 pixels) frame corners, which are down ~1/3 EV - seems like filter ring shading.I'm mostly using the Hoya with Nikon D7200 and Sigma 17-50 f/2.8 OS, at near 50mm and f/5-f/8.Usage:=====- Autofocus may - or may not - be possible with a 10-stop filter fitted to your camera, depending on your camera, and available light. Some experimentation with live-view autofocus, and, for DSLRs, with TTL phase-detect auto-focus, is required. TTL phase-detect auto-focus may work well, but the problem is it may be hard-to-impossible to see what you are focussing on, because of the dark viewfinder relative to your environment.- A typical technique is to focus the camera without the filter, either manually, or with autofocus, and then attach the filter. Some care is required, particularly with extending zoom lenses, not to upset focus. Plate filters in a filter holder are better in this respect. There is a small focus shift on adding a filter, but negligible except for macro photography: the focus point will shift away from the camera by roughly 1/3 of the thickness of the filter glass - typically less than 1mm.- Possible difficulties in focussing suggest the use of small (ish) apertures to ensure adequate sharpness: say f/11 (full-frame); f/8 (APS-C); f/5.6 (Four Thirds). Significantly smaller apertures (higher f-numbers) will cause a loss of sharpness due to diffraction.- On SLRs, use the viewfinder blanking plate to prevent stray light entering the camera via the viewfinder. With a 10-stop filter, not much stray light needs to enter the camera to ruin a photograph. If you've lost the one that came with your camera, inexpensive 3rd-party replacements are available for popular camera models. On some camera models, you may get away without the blanking plate. I have tried and failed to provoke my D7200 to misbehave when using a 10-stop filter - for example by shining a 1.5W single-LED torch into the viewfinder.- Fitting *any* filter increases the likelihood of ghosting and flaring: Use a lens hood or matte-box to shade the filter and lens from stray light.Alternatives:=============SRB ND1000: Moderate, correctable, blue cast; similar construction; half the price (roughly).Breakthrough Technology X4 Neutral Density 3.0: [I haven't tried this] Fairly neutral; low vignetting; Excellent construction; double the price (at least).

13.5.2016

The filter is well packaged and protected, the packaging is comes in is adequate to keep it in if you don't have anything better, although personally I prefer rigid plastic cases that are designed for storing filters in like the Nikon one I have in the picture. The filter itself is made from metal and glass unlike cheaper alternatives, and seems excellent quality. Its easy to screw on and off my lens and other filters.This is exactly what I needed, this enables me to make 30 second exposures in bright midday sun in a cloudless sky. I shoot in shutter priority mode with it, selecting the length of exposure I desire and letting the camera set the aperture. I shoot at a permanent ISO 100 unless its low light to minimise noise,which is important in long exposures. Most cameras have a dedicated long exposure noise reduction feature which is worth remembering to turn on before you do any.I also recommend setting your lens to manual focussing once you have focussed, as your camera will struggle to focus through the filter as it's so dark. It's also worth mentioning that a good technique is to set up your shot, compose, focus, switch to manual, cover your viewfinder and then put on the ND filter as with some cameras it's almost impossible to see what's going on the LCD with this filter on. On my Nikon, I find that if I switch to auto mode (no flash) and take a quick snap, the camera adjusts the LCD so that you can compose with the filter on, but I'm not sure if that would work with all cameras, and if your space is precious on your memory card, you don't want to waste shots every time you want to recompose.Before I purchased this I brought a cheap kit of Polaroid brand ND filters, they were terrible and left odd rainbow marks all over my images and really effected the sharpness of my images, even whilst using a tripod. They were terrible. This is perfect, leaves no funny marks on my images, casts little to no colour cast and is exactly what I needed. I have not found a situation where the 10 stop was too much, or too little. If you are only going to buy one ND filter, then this is the one to go for in my opinion.The only problem I had when I purchased this was that I was getting a funny pink rectangle cast on the centre of my images, which after some experimenting was light being leaked in through the viewfinder, so I do also recommend that you use the viewfinder cover that your camera comes with when using this on bright days. On darker days or in shaded areas it doesn't effect your images so much. That's a must in my opinion though, if you have lost your viewfinder cover, buy another when you buy this filter.I also recommend getting a shutter release cable. I also own a remote, but I will go for the cable 99% of the time as you can set focus lock with it, use bulb mode and lock it on without having to hold it on and it always works. There's no worrying about pointing it the right way, or batteries running out. Most cameras also have a self timer function which works just as well, although personally I find it annoying having to wait for it each time, it adds an extra 10-15 seconds onto a 30 second exposure and if your pushed for time, racing against weather, a setting sun or just impatient, it's much easier to get a shutter release cable. A shutter release cable is around £15 and a remote is around £20 at the time of writing. Well worth the money in my opinion. You will find yourself using them for much more than just long exposures. Tripod photography sometimes requires the use of an external shutter release as in certain shooting conditions the force of you pressing the shutter can wobble the camera and ruin a shot.I would recommend this to anyone, its great quality, a reasonable price and doesn't leave bad colour casts on your images. It's something that most photographers should carry in their kit bag, as you never know when you need it.

23.3.2016

I have bought the Hoya 49mm Pro ND 1000 filter.It is just great for my Sony a7 camera and Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 lens. Hoya produces the best value for money ND filters. The ND 1000 is the darkest neutral density filter for 49 mm filter thread. It's ideal for long exposure shooting. Like in the case of creating light rays from car lamps during night. Or vanishing people and cars from photos during daylight by using 30 seconds long exposure.It is isn't truly neutral density. It changes a little the colors. Not big issue for amateurs like me. That is unavoidable with affordable ND filters. It isn't a professional ND filter as its name suggests. Professional ND filters costs at least five times more.

1.9.2016

By no means, this is a full review. It is merely an initial impression of the product.So it is what it is. I actually bought this product from Choetech only because of that rubber stand that comes with the actual charger, because last time I bought one similar product from Aukey and although functionally I didn't experience any problem with that, that one was damaged quite soon due to quite a few drops on the floor from the table while somehow accidentally I pulled a cable too much that was attached to it and as that one had a plastic slippery body. Although this one from Choetech has the same material on the charger itself, the extra bottom rubber holder holds it quite well. But I miss one thing.

9.5.2016

Although more expensive than the ND filters that seem such very good value for money, the Hoya 52mm Pro ND 1000 is superb. I have tried the lower priced alternatives and have suffered from colourising and the dreaded black cross that these filters give you when taking long exposures. The Hoya has none of these disappointing cons and I am very pleased with it and would recommend it to those looking to obtain a very reliable "stopper" for your bright-light long exposures.Tip - use it in experimental excercises in varying degrees of light, with small apetures to get to know the exposure times needed to get good images.

16.2.2020

I bought this for using with my Fujifilm X100F. I find that an ND 64 is a good filter for landscape, And coupled with the cameras internal ND, would be enough to allow me some slower shutter speeds and also to cope with bright conditions and allow more creative use of depth of field.I've got a few Hoya's that I use with my other cameras, as well as Gobe and a Lee filters. Hoya's are well made and the only issue I've had is they can be quite easy to scratch.I've always been happy with the results using Hoya, and in my 25 years of photography I've only had one Hoya I didn't like, so it's a brand I trust.

26.2.2017

Very good ND filter, use the Lee big stopper and purchased this for use with my X100T and to be honest the colour cast on this is more neutral. Was interested to see a one star review stating never got a good image from this, bad workman always blames the tool maybe it would have been for the best if the camera went in the waterfall. Been a working pro for a long time and this is fab if you take the time to learn the workflow needed to use these very dark filters also I recommend shooting raw with this type of photography.

18.10.2015

I've had this filter for over 2 months now and has become extremely useful these past few months, it has allowed me to get pictures I would have never been able to have created. It allows me to become creative with my shots, especially in day time when long exposures of 20sec would have never have been possible. It made my trip to the alps all the better, and continues to be a gem in my kit bag. It also works extremely well with my Panasonic GX7 M4/3 camera as in good light, it is still able to meter through it.

12.12.2015

It is not as dark as I thought it would be so I bought an ND32 as well which I sometimes use together with it to make an equivalent ND8. For relatively long exposure silky smooth sea water shots even both these together are not enough where an ND500 (9 stop) would be more suitable enabling you to slow down from 1/125 time to 4s. It all depends on what you want to photograph as to what strength ND filter you want. One grade will not do everything so you either want more than one or a variable ND filter.

1.6.2020

I read many reviews and watched technical test videos online before buying this filter. It may not be the fanciest or most expensive, but the tests showed that it's an accurate filter with no serious colour problems or vignetting, and in use I'm happy to confirm that this is a filter you won't have to worry will mess up your photos with weird colours. I'd only spend more to get a system that was easier to remove, like some of the ones that are magnetic, but they cost considerably more.

8.4.2018

Fantastic! This filter is worth the extra money to ensure no colour cast or abboration. Bought this as well as a couple ND filters to replace the square filters I had. Unfortunately the ND1000 square filter I had gave me a reflection of the lens in all my images and so they were ruined! I didn’t cheap out either, they were Cokin filters so very disappointed. I would absolutely recommend these filters. Hoya is a quality brand with consistency throughout all of their products.

27.11.2018

Excellent filter from Hoya. This filter is inexpensive, yet despite the modest price, produces excellent images with no degradation in image quality or colour casts. It has also proven to be robust and well made. I live near the coast and my filter is often splashed with water. I have cleaned it numerous times and the glass is still free of any marks or scratches.This is definitely a must buy for any photographer, affordable, produces excellent images and is well made.

24.9.2019

I recently became interested in long-exposure photography and needed to get some basic gear including a couple of ND filters. I considered going square but in the end couldn't justify the cost and went with screw-on. There is no denying HOYA are major players when it comes to filters and so no worries there. I ordered a 10 stop and a 6 stop to match the largest diameter lens in my collection and step-up rings so these two filters can be used with all my lenses.

7.12.2018

With something like video or photo, quality is so important so why cheap out on a lesser filter to save a few pound...HOYA is well known in the industry for its quality and this product does not let it down. I use this in all my videos and has been a great buy! One little tip is, do your research and find out how to get the best out of it to ensure you get no dark edges or vignetting.Check my youtube channel for how I use it!TW - Tim Williams Youtube

26.8.2019

You would have to look very closely indeed to find something to worry about with this filter. I wont be looking that closely. It has even coverage with no fringes that are obvious to me. Using it for video. I like the broad mounting ring as it gives a good grip for removal. Had trouble with a filter with a narrow mounting ring in a hot climate and had to put it in a fridge, not the freezer compartment, to loosen it.

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