B+W 72mm Graduated Neutral Density Gray 502 Filter

Comments about B+W 72mm Graduated Neutral Density Gray 502 Filter:

Excellent product at competetive price.

Comments about B+W 72mm Graduated Neutral Density Gray 502 Filter:

Useful for shots with 2f-stop different between land and sky. But difficult get horizont line in viewfinder.

Comments about B+W 72mm Graduated Neutral Density Gray 502 Filter:

A well constructed product, as always from B+W. [...] The problem is (and this is probably my fault as I was buying a neutral grad for the first time) two stops just isn't enough. Four would seem to be a must for me and, seemingly, anyone who would use this filter in landscape photography.

Comments about B+W 72mm Graduated Neutral Density Gray 502 Filter:

I used this filter photographing fall foliage in New England to darken the sky and keep the foliage bright. My only complaint was that I kept having to take in on and off when I went into areas I didn't need it and apparently I dropped it or didn't get it back on tightly and it fell off because I lost it on my first trip. Despite that I LOVED the photos I used it with and will be ordering another one. Would love to have one with a hinge so that I could remove it temporarily for a shot. It is a little difficult sometimes to tell in the viewfinder if you have the filter turned correctly but it is very obvious after you take the photograph. I'll be ordering another one and be more careful with this one!

Comments about B+W 72mm Graduated Neutral Density Gray 502 Filter:

This filter is used to reduce extreme exposure at one side of a scene, without loosing detail in the underexposed area. Can be used for sunrises, sunsets, or even artificial illumination.

The professional quality in the B+W folters is obvious when you lift and install them, and in the photo results.

Comments about B+W 72mm Graduated Neutral Density Gray 502 Filter:

A split neutral density filter with a 2 f-stop difference was a guess for mountain sunrise photography. Bad guess. The B+W 503 (3 f-stop difference) would have been better. Many B+W filters in my bag. All superb.

Comments about B+W 72mm Graduated Neutral Density Gray 502 Filter:

I needed a quality GND for some landscape shots I was trying to get. This filter fit the bill perfectly. It is VERY well made and does everything it should. I will be buying B&W again.

Comments about B+W 72mm Graduated Neutral Density Gray 502 Filter:

It's not expensive and can create cool effects.

Comments about B+W 72mm Graduated Neutral Density Gray 502 Filter:

This product was much better than I had though before ordering it. The filter is of very professional quality, but performs the same.

Comments about B+W 72mm Graduated Neutral Density Gray 502 Filter:

I bought this 72mm grad filter to use both on my Panasonic DVX100 and my my Nikon D80. It works great to bring the sky down a bit for a better overall exposure. The grad break between the top and bottom is very gradual and soft and is not obvious. Should do what you need it to do in situations where the sky breaks about middle of your your framing.

Comments about B+W 72mm Graduated Neutral Density Gray 502 Filter:

It helps improve dynamic range in photos. I used this on my most recent trip to Hawaii in conjunction with a circular polarizer. The results were fantastic in rendering the blue sky but still allowing you to properly expose for your subject without the sky washing out.

I would have preferred something darker than a .6 and when used with a circular polarizer you see vignetting.

Sometimes you couldn't tell through looking through the lens which side was darker. At least it's subtle and you don't see a definitive line through your image.