B&H has Hoya’s NDx400 HMC 9-stop filters starting at $28.95 (reg. $44.95) for the 58mm version. The 62mm version is also on sale for $38.95 (reg. $44.95). Check them both out here at B&H Photo.
Sigma Unveils Durable & Water Repellent Ceramic Lens Filters
The new Sigma Water Repellent (WR) Ceramic Protector is a shock- and scratch-resistant Clear Glass Ceramic filter that is 10 times stronger and a conventional protective filter and three times the strength of a chemically strengthened filter. [Read more…]
PolarPro Launches New GoPro Filter Pack for Use on Drones
PolarPro has announced a new 3-pack of filters – a polarizer, a two-stop ND and a three-stop ND filter – specifically designed for attaching to a GoPro that’s mounted on a drone. [Read more…]
Manfrotto Advanced & Professional Filters Review
Manfrotto recently entered the photography filter market with a series of several lens filters that are split among three product lines – Essential, Advanced and Professional. As you can probably tell from the names of the lines, they are scaled in quality and budget to meet various photographers’ needs. [Read more…]
Adorama Announces VU and MeFoto Filters
New MeFoto Filters
Adorama has announced two new filter lines, the VU brand with two levels of quality and price for a range of filter options, and another line under the popular MeFoto brand.
Both filter lines offer a variety of filter types, such as UV, ND and polarizing filters. Check them out at Adorama at the following links:
Xume Quick Release Adapters Use Magnets to Mount Lens Filters
Xume Quick Release Adapters are designed to help you quickly swap or add filters to your lenses. The adapters use magnets to secure the lens filters onto the end of lenses.
In order to use the adapters, you simply screw one onto the lens and mount your filters on the filter holder. When you bring the mounted filter to the front of your lens, it will snap into place. Check out the video below for an overview. [Read more…]
Manfrotto Unveils New Filter Collection
Manfrotto has announced a new filter collection that includes a UV Filter, a Circular Polarizer Filter and a Protection Filter. The filters are available as part of Essential, Advanced, and Professional collections depending on the needs and budget of photographers. [Read more…]
MindShift Gear Releases Filter Nest Bag
MindShift Gear has released the new Filter Nest bag. Designed for carrying your lens filters, the Filter Nest provides a padded, zippered pouch to safely house your filters. [Read more…]
WonderPana FreeArc Helps Put Filters on Previously Impossible Lenses
One of the shortcomings of such a wide-angle lens is the ability to add traditional filters to them. The protruding front lens elements and fixed petal-shaped hoods make it impossible.
Fotodiox has solved this problem with its new WonderPana FreeArc filter system for the Nikon wide- and super-wide lenses. The FreeArc can also handle graduated ND filters with the square filter attachment.
Check out the promo video below for a rundown on how the system works. [Read more…]
Canon 5D Mark II Video Aliasing and Moire Correction Filter
Mosaic Engineering VAF-5D2
If you’ve shot any reasonable amount of video with the 5D Mark II, then you have likely encountered aliasing and moiré pattern interference. Mosaic Engineering has built a filter that fits inside the Canon 5D Mark II and actually fixes these problems.
While there are some other niggling issues created by the use of this filter, it appears that the benefits more than outweigh the problems. Check out the video below for the full rundown. [Read more…]