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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.
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20.1.2016

Recently taken delivery of this. On a 700d crop sensor camera I can use the filter on a 77mm thread canon 24-70 and (with a 77-67mm adapter ring) a 67mm thread canon 10-18mm stm lens without any vignetting / obstruction at all. I'm sure other lenses will be the same. The ability to use the filter with the 10-18mm stm lens really surprised me as 67mm filters screwed direct to the lens are visible in shot at the 10mm end and vignette to varying degrees at the narrower angles.I've had a good look at the images today and the shift in colour balance (when using Auto White Balance) is minimal to negligible (in the conditions the camera appeared to render slight inconsistent /different results in AWB mode whether the filter was fitted or not and so this may have been due to the camera and conditions). When selecting the White Balance either on a custom or one of the presets (I used Cloudy and direct sunlight) the difference in colour shift with / without the filter was negligible if noticeable at all. This was backed up by the camera's RGB histograms when reviewing the images.Also, reviewing the images at 100% zoom there was neglible, if any, change in sharpness in the images with / without the filter that I could see.In the conditions tested I would say use of the filter resulted in a difference of between 11 to 12 stops according to my 700d depending upon the composition of each shot.I still have concerns over the longevity of the surface treatment on the lens given other reviews I've read however for now I'm going to give it five stars. Having used other ND filters of varying qualities I'm v. happy with this thus far and would recommend buying it.
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27.8.2016

Bought this filter for landscape photography for long exposures of moving water. Allows for slower shutter speed to capture movement, say in a situation where normally you would need a shutter speed of a 60th of a second this filter would allow you to open the shutter for a full second. Obviously you need a tripod or solid surface to place camera on also to prevent blurring of image.Also would allow you to use a larger aperture and get a shallower depth of fieldThe digital multi-coating is supposed to reduce the appearance of lens flare and ghosting.I find this is enough to capture the movement and when taking photos at sunset when light levels were lower I was able to open the shutter for 45 seconds or so using this filter.In bright midday daylight however it's not quite strong enough for that and if you want really long exposure times in bright light I would suggest getting a stronger filter.However as a multipurpose filter this one is perfect and can be used in a variety of situations, ideal if you don't want to go shelling out for a full range of filters
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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.It should have had an on-off switch with it, so that whenever I am using it, I can switch it off. Now I have to either switch off the whole multiplug or let it even if I am not using it. That's about it. Love the LED indicator. Now let's see how long this will last.
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11.7.2017

First ND filter that I ever bought and I'm glad I did. Gives lovely results and is cheaper than the 100x100mm square filters.PROS- Relatively good value for money- Good quality- Case that it comes in does a good job of protecting the filter and is nice and small.CONS- It is quite wide and although it can be used with other filters I have experienced some vignetting when stacking up.- Not great if you want to use it with lots of different lenses with different filter thread diametersAll in all I would recommend buying this if you are just starting out with long exposures and don't think you'll be using many other filters.If you think you are going to be using ND grads and polarisers I would consider looking at the likes of NiSi's or Formatt Hi-Techs square filter systems.
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22.4.2016

This is an excellent product, its very well made. It doesn't seem to affect sharpness, but its benefits in allowing longer exposures in bright light and ultra long exposures at say, just after the sun has dipped below the horizon, are fantastic. If you use a ND Grad set up with an adapter and holder, I'd not recommend it, rather get a slide in ND filter that is compatible with your filter holder. The filter is rather thick so it means your ND Grad kit sits quite far forward which means the filter holder can intrude into the edges of the image, depending on how wide your lens is.The image attached is a 5 minute exposure using this ND 1000 filter.

2.12.2014

Great filter and worth every penny. Unlike other 10 stop neutral density filters, this one does not leave a colour cast. Experienced hands will know this but for those who are trying this for the first time, you will need an exposure chart to work out how long you need to open the shutter for. You will need to take a reading with your camera's meter and then reference the chart which tells you how long to expose it for. You then set this up on your camera using the manual settings option and hey presto! Some experimentation may be necessary to get it just right for your particular camera but as I have said, it produces great results.

28.3.2017

I tend to buy B+W filters as the cameras I own generally have high end lenses and I don't think it's sensible to skimp on the quality of glass you put in front of those lenses. That said, an ND filter of this type for me is for an occasional bit of long exposure fun so I thought I would go with a slightly more affordable filter as I will only use it occasionally for non-professional reasons.That said, the few pictures i've taken with it have been impressive and for no reason that I can think of do I feel that it's a hinderance in any way. It's well made and the image quality is excellent.

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.

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

2.4.2016

Highly recommended.I spent a good while researching ND filters before I bought this one as the prices and performance are variable to say the least. I went with Hoya as they get good reviews for being colour neutral (important as I don't want to be fighting weird WB issues) and they're a well respected brand that I've used for years. I've used mine dozens of times on my Samyang 12mm f2 with fantastic results - just what I wanted and perfect results.

17.6.2015

I use ND filters quite a lot and have head several brands. Almost all of them start to introduce a heavy colour cast as soon as you use more than four or five stops of filtering, whether that's a single filter or a couple of them stacked. It's therefore a delight to be using the Hoya ND64 (six stops) and finding that I am not getting any noticeable colour cast. Not much more to say, just that I will be getting the ten stop Hoya filter at some stage.

31.5.2014

I have purchased some cheap neutral density filters in the past and been really disappointed with them. It seemed that with the cheaper ones as soon as I bought higher than about ND 8 the photos had a very strong red cast to them. Not so with these filters which are to my eye truly neutral. With this filter I am able to use some really long exposures and create some really nice photos capturing the very natural colours of the scene.Very pleased.

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