LEE ND 1.2 Graduated - Hard 100 x150

Lee Graduated Neutral Density (ND) 0.9 Resin Filter - Often it is necessary or desirable to balance the light intensity in one part of a scene with another. This is especially true in situations where you don't have total light control, as in bright contrasty landscapes. Exposing for the foreground will produce a washed-out, over-exposed sky while exposing for the sky will leave the foreground dark and under-exposed. This filter enables cloud detail to be kept correctly exposed in the picture. Determining which graduated neutral density filter yields ideal results for any given lighting situation takes knowledge, experience and a collection of such filters. Choose the filter strength which adjusts the lighting to stay within the exposure latitude (greatest difference between bright/dark values) which still shows details in both of the digital or film medium in use. Speaking generally, the 2-stop value (ND 0.6 - the filter's clear portion allows 4x more light to pass vs. darkest portion) effectively compensates average bright sky-to-foreground situations, and the soft transition is applicable more often to a scene than the hard transition Lee graduated neutral density filters are available with soft or hard transitions from dark to clear. The soft edge is recommended for wide angle lenses and the hard edge is recommended for normal and longer lenses. Lee Grad ND filters are part clear, part neutral density (available in grades of .3 (1 stop), .45 (1.5 stops), .6 (2 stops), .75 (2.5 stops), .9 (3 stops)). Lee graduated resin filters are 4 x 6" (100 x 150mm) x 2mm thick. The 6" length allows for adjustment of the filter within the holder. Neutral Density Filters Have Four Main Uses - To enable slow shutter speeds to be used, especially with high speed films, to record movement in subjects such as waterfalls, clouds, or cars - To decrease depth of field by allowing wider apertures to be used, which helps separate subjects from their background - To decrease the effective ISO of high speed film (above ISO 400) and allow it to be used outdoors in bright situation - To allow cine and video cameras (which have fixed shutter speeds) to film subjects such as snow, sand or other bright scenes which could cause overexposure Neutral Density Factors ND.3 (exposure adjustment = 1 stop) ND.45 (exposure adjustment = 1.5 stops) ND.6 (exposure adjustment = 2 stops) ND.75 (exposure adjustment = 2.5 stops) ND.9 (exposure adjustment = 3 stops) LEE Filters manufacture a wide range of filters suitable for all aspects of photography. Resin filters are made from lightweight, optically superior polymeric materials which makes them tough, easy to handle and clean. Each resin filter is hand made by our technicians and then passed through rigorous quality control to ensure 100% accuracy. Resin filters are generally available in Grad type (half colour, half clear) or standard type (all colour). Because of the way they are made, resin filters can be manufactured in virtually any size to fit other filter systems or for hand holding. These filters are made as custom filters to your order.