Name: Formatt Hitech 95mm Circular Firecrest ND 0.6 Filter, SuperSlim Stackable
Brand: Formatt Hitech
SKU: HTFC95ND6
Price: 207.19 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 3 (2 reviews)

Formatt Hitech 95mm Circular Firecrest ND 0.6 Filter, SuperSlim Stackable

Formatt Hitech Firecrest ND SuperSlim

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Formatt Hitech Firecrest ND SuperSlim 

Buy: Formatt Hitech 95mm Circular Firecrest ND 0.6 Filter, SuperSlim Stackable Coating: Multi-Coated, Density: 0.6 (2 stop), Neutral Density Type: Solid ND

Firecrest ND is a revolutionary new type of ND filter from Formatt-Hitech. Rather than dyed resin, Firecrest is a rare earth metal coating used to create hyper neutral NDs. These circular ND filters are made from Schott Superwite glass and feature stackable 5.5mm SuperSlim rings. Firecrest ND filters are hydrophobic, anti-reflective and extremely flare resistant, which increases contrast and visual acuity in challenging lighting conditions.Intro to Neutral DensityNeutral Density (ND) filters are the essential filters for digital photography and cinematography. ND filters reduce the amount of light entering the camera and allow the photographer to create the following effects:&#149; Ethereal waterfalls and streams&#149; Flat water effect in oceans and lakes&#149; Streaky clouds&#149; Motion blur in sports&#149; Long exposures to remove people from public areas&#149; Shallow depth of field using fast lenses wide-open&#149; Adjusting aperture for cinematographyFirecrest MulticoatingFirecrest ND is a quantum leap improvement over all previous generation ND and IRND products and represents the technological state of the art in scientific light modification. These glass filters are hyper-neutral across the visible light spectrum and also remove more IR contamination than any other filter - making them IRND filters.Firecrest is a radical departure in how ND filters are manufactured. Previous generation NDs were made by dying resin. Firecrest is not a dying process, it is a rare earth metal coating process that is applied directly to the glass through an electrolytic process.On rectangular filters, the Firecrest coating is sandwiched between the finest Schott Superwite optical glass, increasing scratch resistance and longevity. Firecrest reduces all spectrums of light (UV, visible, near infrared and infrared) almost perfectly evenly.SuperSlim RingFormatt Hitech manufactures high quality aluminum rings to the most demanding tolerances, and these exceptionally slim rings minimize the chance of vignetting. SuperSlim rings are only 5.5mm thin and have threads for stacking.

I've had many filters over the past 10 years, and none of them scratched so easily as this one. I used it once (to my recollection without incident), and the next time I opened its case, there were some rather large scratches on the filter, like the ND coating was just flaking off... I'm a pretty careful guy, and would have noticed if I dropped, or rubbed the filter up against something hard. But there it is: a few months of ownership and one time actually using it, and its scratched all up.

minimal color shift, but coating seems delicate

Like the filter for taking pics of moving water in direct sun.

Formatt Hitech 95mm Circular Firecrest ND 0.6 Filter, SuperSlim Stackable

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