Tiffen 77mm Graduated 0.6 ND Digital HT Filter

Comments about Tiffen 77mm Graduated 0.6 ND Digital HT Filter:

I find a circular ND filter useful for many situations, this is a great product for to fill that need. Tiffen filters were always lower quality in my mind; however, this on is top notch. Glass! beats B+W and Hoya in build and quality.

Comments about Tiffen 77mm Graduated 0.6 ND Digital HT Filter:

For the right high contrast landscape image, i.e. sunset/sunrise, this screw-on circular ND Grad filter is excellent. It provides detail in a very bright sky, and smoothly transitions between the sky and properly exposed foreground. The filter is well constructed with high quality glass and coatings. I have used 4 x 4 resin filters with Cokin and Lee holders and find this circular filter much easier to use. You may need to crop your image very slightly to get the horizon line exact, but it is so much easier than fussing with filter holders and resin filters.

Comments about Tiffen 77mm Graduated 0.6 ND Digital HT Filter:

Nice one

Comments about Tiffen 77mm Graduated 0.6 ND Digital HT Filter:

I purchased this filter because I have enjoyed taking pictures of sunrises, but have had trouble with exposure and blown out foreground. Using this filter will be my practice for getting better exposure. I am impressed with the quality of this lens.

Comments about Tiffen 77mm Graduated 0.6 ND Digital HT Filter:

Graduated filters either work well or they don't and I use this particular filter when I have pale blue skies or need to darken up the background or for shooting a graduated background. Photoshop aside, there are times when it's best to make the effect on site and this does a great job.
It would be nice if Tiffen would make a small handle to help turn the filter. I have tendency to fingerprint the surface when turning it.

Comments about Tiffen 77mm Graduated 0.6 ND Digital HT Filter:

I didn't want anything less than a .6 and I'm glad I went with this one. With this filter I can shoot into the sun at 3PM for environmental portraits and still have enough shadow detail that a slight relight effect in post makes for a great shot, and I still get a deep blue sky. The effect is pronounced enough you can easily see when you have it oriented right. I do wish it came with a hard plastic case instead of the slip pouch.

Comments about Tiffen 77mm Graduated 0.6 ND Digital HT Filter:

Would prefer a 3-stop version, but didn't notice any color change, and the gradation of the filter works fine for me. Using this with a 77-to-72mm step-down adapter.

Comments about Tiffen 77mm Graduated 0.6 ND Digital HT Filter:

Compared this vs Formatt and B+W. This Tiffen is the best in terms of true color, and 0.6 is the right density to achieve natural looking skies. However, the graduation is too soft and only shows an effect on the top quarter of the image height.

Comments about Tiffen 77mm Graduated 0.6 ND Digital HT Filter:

Nice quality filter. The 0.6 seems just about right, but I'd like to compare it to a 0.9 to see if that would be too much. Waiting for the snow to melt here, as it's a bit pointless to use when both the sky and the ground are equally bright. The transition seems just a bit too soft - would like a bit more hardness to it, or would like to see the shaded area have more density closer to the transition, rather than fade in over that half of the glass. The coating is nice, really cuts glare, but is very easy to smudge. It's a bit of a pain to clean especially with those Zeiss pre-moistened lens cloths - seems they just make endless streaks.

Comments about Tiffen 77mm Graduated 0.6 ND Digital HT Filter:

This well-made product works as it should. Comes with a nice carrying pouch.

Comments about Tiffen 77mm Graduated 0.6 ND Digital HT Filter:

I've got to admit, I was a little skeptical about spending that much money on a filter that I had no experience with and had heard mixed reviews about (graduated ND filters in general). Now, however, I can't help but remember how I struggled without one. The biggest negative that I had heard about some of the less expensive ones was that you couldn't really rotate the filter to a point where you needed the ND to be; this filter's glass does rotate.

Comments about Tiffen 77mm Graduated 0.6 ND Digital HT Filter:

Originally, I heard that Tiffen filters were "junk." Not true! This is probably one of the best ND grad filters available. All glass unlike the B&W or Hoya. And MADE IN AMERICA!

Comments about Tiffen 77mm Graduated 0.6 ND Digital HT Filter:

Thanks to this GND I can save time after finish shot outside.

Comments about Tiffen 77mm Graduated 0.6 ND Digital HT Filter:

This is a high quality piece of glass that does exactly what it's supposed to without affecting the overall image quality. I'm using the Tiffen HT grads on all of the lenses I use for landscape shots where dynamic range is a problem such as with the sky or reflections on water.

Comments about Tiffen 77mm Graduated 0.6 ND Digital HT Filter:

Works well with no noticeable degradation in image quality. I kind of wish it was 3 stops because 2 is not always enough especially on bright days.

Comments about Tiffen 77mm Graduated 0.6 ND Digital HT Filter:

I bought this with step up lenses for use with my Nikon D90. I've already found a number of excuses to put it on both my wide-angle (why I needed the 77 mm one at all) and my other lenses. The glass quality is terrific - images remain sharp and I have not experienced any color shift. I recommend this to anyone.

Comments about Tiffen 77mm Graduated 0.6 ND Digital HT Filter:

Just when one thinks they have every gadget they need, I noticed too many washed out skies or underexposed shadows with loss of details. This easy to use, quality filter provides another useful tool to get still and video images right in the camera.

Comments about Tiffen 77mm Graduated 0.6 ND Digital HT Filter:

Good product

Comments about Tiffen 77mm Graduated 0.6 ND Digital HT Filter:

it is ok ,works good, well build
not too difficult to take off the lense
gets dirty easy,and is hard to clean!
if hoya had 77mm nd grad i would buy it,but i think
they don't, or something... so i had to buy this one

Comments about Tiffen 77mm Graduated 0.6 ND Digital HT Filter:

It works best (for me) on my sunrise over the lake pics. Adds the balance one would want and keeps the glare off the water. And what a SOLID filter. No corners cut on quality. No complaints as of yet.