Mike P : Does this Hoya ND 1.2 have a color cast? I have a Tiffen with a noticeable green cast.SEAN D : No, not that I've noticedPAUL C : No, I have not seen any color casts. I have used this filter on Phase One , Nikon , and Canon cameras with great results.
This is an excellent filter.
PaulRAY L : I haven't noticed a color cast in any of my photos, I also shoot RAW
and can adjust in lightroom.JULIE V : I haven't noticed a color cast. I love it. It makes taking photos of moving water a pleasure!JOHN B : HI Mike. To be honest, I just bought this a couple of weeks ago and haven't tried it out yet. I'm waiting for spring when the snow is gone!! I hope to use it on waterfalls. If there is a color cast, I'll be disappointed. (Although it is correctable in most photo editing programs). Good luck. JohnROBERT T : No color cast that was noticeable to meRUTH H : No green cast that I've detected.WAYNE W : I have not seen this Hoya affect color and I have used it for numerous landscape shots.RICHARD H : No color cast visible to me. .
Shopper : What is the correct answer on how many stops this filter has?RICHARD H : This filter reduces light by four stops. Super filter.LOREE J : It is 4 stops.RAY L : I'm not exactly sure how many stops, but I was able to get a beautiful
soft blur in a slow moving river in July @ about noon.
If I was to guess about two stops, I also added a polarizer filter to achieve better results.HOWARD H : 3JULIE V : I used this in Yellowstone this winter on my 28-300 and got down to f39 so if the usual max is f22 that's how many. At any rate I love it and have gotten some great water shots.RONALD S : 4
Shopper : Does the filter reduce sharpness? I just noticed the waterfall picture is not sharp at least not on the computer screen.PAUL C : With a ND filter, you will not reduce the sharpness of your image. You are slowing down the water to blur it, but the surrounding rocks, leaves etc. will not be effected.Oscar W : In very low light, focus without the filter, lock in the focus and then add the filterALEXANDER O : Whomever took that photo did not focus well. The amount of sharpness loss due to adding this filter is next to nothing.DONALD T : I have not had any sharpness issues with the filter itself, but there are other factors that come into play especially with waterfalls. The first is that often times to get the shutter speed slow enough, a very small aperture of f/22 or smaller is used. The second is the use of multi-point focus which could cause the camera to set the focus point away from the most optimal position. The third is positioning as mist from the waterfall may also cause issues.ROBERT T : No. The filter will not reduce sharpness. I have had good success with this filter.Oscar W : You will need a rock steady tripod to handle any camera shake. Any breeze causing movement on the foliage will really show up. I have found with my nikon d7000 that I have to focus on something with a bit of contrast in low light situations. You can try using hyper focal distance technique.NICHOLAS G : No, the filter does not soften the image. I have made several large prints from a lens with this filter and they are all very sharp.JOHN B : No it does not reduce sharpness as long as you use a tripod. However, anything that moves during exposure such as tree branches and leaves will be blurred. I have frequently used this filter with great results. The things I want sharp are sharp along with great blurred motion waterfalls and such.ARNO D : My version of this filter does not cause blur. The nature of this filter may lead to a situation where a tripod is required to prevent blur and, if used to cause motion blur in moving subjects like a waterfall, that subject will not be sharp.Christian S : In my personal experience no this filter does not reduce sharpness. I have produced very sharp images w/ the filter on even over long exposures (16 seconds).
