The 62mm Formatt Hitech 62mm 1-Stop ND Filteris a solid neutral density filter providing a 1-stop reduction in exposure. This 0.3 density creates a darkening of the entire image, allowing you to photograph with a wider aperture or longer shutter speed than normally required. By slowing your exposure time or increasing your aperture, you are able to control depth of field and convey movement more easily.

The design of this filter has been optimized for use with digital sensors and promote nearly flat attenuation of visible, UV, and infrared light. Due to imaging sensors' greater susceptibility to infrared light, compared to traditional film, color casts can occur when photographing darker subjects that require increased exposure times. This filter provides a high level of neutrality across all three spectrums in order to eliminate color casts and ensure cleaner, truer blacks.

Applied to the outside of the Schott Superwite glass construction is a 15-layer Firecrest multicoating, which helps to minimize reflections and flare in order maintain truer colors and contrast. The multicoating is also scratch resistant and hydrophobic to benefit the overall durability of the filter. The filter is set within a 5.5mm-thick SuperSlim aluminum filter ring, which features front threads for stacking additional filters or attaching a lens cap.

This filter is designed specifically for photography applications. This filter is not suitable for direct solar viewing with the naked eye, including with optical viewfinders.

0.3 Optical Density    15-Layer Coating on Outside of Filter    Hydrophobic and Scratch Resistant    Schott Superwite Glass    SuperSlim 5.5mm-Thick, Stackable Ring    Designed for Solar Photography    Increase Exposure Length    Greater Control Over Exposures    Neutral Results Across All Spectrums    Includes Pouch

ND 0.3 filter darkens the image, allowing you to photograph with a longer shutter speed or wider aperture than normally required.

Providing a 1-stop exposure reduction, this filter allows you to control depth of field and convey movement more easily.

Attenuates infrared light, as well as visible and UV wavelengths, to maintain color neutrality and suppress color casts due to increased exposure lengths.

The 15-layer Firecrest coating has been applied directly to the outside of the filter glass by way of a vacuum-formed, hard-coated, electrolytic process. The multicoating is water and scratch resistant for greater overall durability.

Schott Superwite glass promotes maintained image clarity and is set within a 5.5mm-thick SuperSlim aluminum filter ring.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Does the ring physically stop at min and max ends, or does it just spin all the way around?

A: The Formatt Hitech 72mm Multistop Variable Neutral Density Filter ring does not physically stop at min, or max. It does just spin around.

Q: 2. What size lens cap would I need to go in front of this?

A: The Formatt Hitech 77mm Multistop Neutral Density Filter does not have front filter threads and will not accept a standard lens cap.

Q: 3. Will there be any color shifting in the image?

A: All ND's and particularly variable ND's can have some color shift, especially as you go darker. Since it depends on the camera, the lens, the f/stop, the light and the photographer, we cannot say for sure if you will experience color shift. Since Formatt Hitech is a well regarded company, it is our feeling that your time with the filter will likely be positive.

Q: 4. Can this filter be used to good effect other than sunrise and sunset?

A: You could use it whenever you have a very bright light source of light in the frame. This would tame some of that brightness.

Q: 5. Purchased FirecrestUltra 100x100mm ND 3.0 filter. It came with some self sticking foam gasket in separate bag. There are no instructions how to install the gasket.Question: which side of the filter should the gasket be installed on? One side of the filter has writing on.

A: Put the gasket on the side that does NOT have the writing.

Q: 6. What comes in the box? The description provided by B&H is limited.

A: The Formatt Hitech 100mm Graduated Neutral Density Kit 6 comes with the three (3) filters listed under the In The Box tab on the kit's webpage, which include the Formatt Hitech 4 x 4 Soft-Edge 0.3 Graduated Neutral Density Glass Filter, B&H # FOGND.3S44, the Formatt Hitech 4 x 4 Soft-Edge 0.6 Graduated Neutral Density Glass Filter, B&H # FOGND.6S44, and the Formatt Hitech 4 x 4 Soft-Edge 0.9 Graduated Neutral Density Glass Filter, B&H # FOGND.9S44. The filters are designed to fit 4 x 4 /100mm x 100mm filter holders, such as the Formatt Hitech 100mm Aluminum Modular Filter Holder, B&H # FOHTAMHS, or the Cokin Z-PRO Filter Holder (Requires Adapter Ring), B&H # COFHZP. However, as indicated under the In The Box tab, only the three (3) filters are included in the filter kit. You would have to purchase the filter holder and adapter ring for your lens separately, as nothing but the filters are included in the filter kit.

Q: 7. I'm confused. The pictures and specifications indicate these are 100mm X 150mm filters. The answer for, "What comes in the box by 'Manzell L. (Staff) states they are 100mm square. Are they 3 square or rectangular filters?

A: The filters are rectangular. This is common with most graduated neutral density filters since you sometimes need to raise or lower the line where the density changes.

Q: 8. will these filters fit a Sinar filter holder? would be using on a large format camera with a Nikor 90mm and and Nikor 210mm lens.

A: If you have a Sinar 100 x 100mm filter holder, these filters can fit.

Q: 9. does this have ir control?

A: This is not for controlling Infrared light.

Q: 10. will this filter vignette with the Canon EF 16-35mm F4L lens?

A: You may experience vignette with this filter on the widest end of the 16-35mm Canon lens, depending on the camera you are using.