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Please Note: Whilst we now have good stocks of the most popular ND, ND Grads and ND grads sets; due to high demand there still are long delays on some filters especially the Big Stopper.
We continue to operate a priority prepaid waiting list; therefore if you place your order through this website the system will take payment immediately, and if the item is not in stock you will added to this list.
We will supply any out of stock items as quickly as possible, but at this time we cannot guarantee any delivery times. We are very sorry for any inconvenience.
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Compatible with both digital and film photography
Whatever format you shoot, ND Grads help cameras record scenes more like we see them – with a broad tonal range that's lost if not captured in the moment.
Precise creative control
There is a place in landscape photography for both hard and soft grads. Which one you decide to use will depend mainly on the subject matter of your image.
As a general rule, a hard grad would be used for images containing a horizon, or any hard transition between the sky and the foreground - even with jagged or mountainous horizons, the exposure can be controlled far easier with a hard grad.
Soft grads perform best in woodland, mist, or interiors. Anywhere where there is no definite transition between sky and foreground, a soft grad will gently balance exposure across the image.
The most common use for a single ND grad would be to balance the exposure difference between the sky and the foreground in a landscape image, retaining the natural colours and detail without over-exposing and "burning out" parts of the image.
For example, when photographing a landscape in which the sky is much brighter than the foreground, placing the neutral density part of the filter onto the sky in the frame will reduce the sky exposure without affecting the foreground. This enables cloud detail to be kept correctly exposed in the picture, and avoids the "white out" effect caused by exposing for the foreground. Even with the advent of digital RAW capture and image manipulation, ND grads remain an important tool, as lost highlight detail (in the same way as a burnt out area in a transparency) cannot be recovered if above the maximum recording threshold.
Ultimate flexibility
ND Grads can be stacked together, or with other filters, so you can respond to almost any lighting situation.
Additional Information
| Manufacturer | Lee Filters |
|---|---|
| Filter Type | Filter System |
| Filter System Size | 100mm |
| Lens Filter Effect | ND Grads and Sets |
| Adaptor Ring / Lens Filter Thread | No |
| Lens FIlter Material | Resin |
