Reviews
Unique design and excellent quality glass and workmanship
I have a long history of shooting with special effects filters. I've used Cokin systems where you can share a filter with different lenses using adapters. I own over 50 such filters and lately I've been simplifying my camera bag and traveling with just a few filters. My favorite filters are the Graduated Neutral Density (ND) filters. With these, I can rotate the filter to my liking for each shot. BUT it means I have to wear more than a pair of the same ND filter but on different stops.
Solution: The K&F Concept magnetic variable ND filter gives me the opportunity to use a filter that covers 5 stops within seconds. This is a great time saver as my landscape or sunset shots sometimes require quick image setup and adjustment to rapid light changes.
ND filters are an investment in your camera equipment. These filter out very bright light and enable the photographer to take longer exposures in daylight. My favorite use of ND filters is to make water movement look silky while still capturing the surroundings in detail. This K&F Concept filter is amazingly well built. The glass is better than my cokins. Because it's built for specific lens size diameters, I had to rationalize which lens I used most often and order that size. 58mm in this case.
The housing is a worthy vault for this filter. Kudos to the team that developed this feature. The magnetic ring screwed well into my existing lens. In fact it screwed in too tight, it took me 10 long minutes to unscrew it later.
The magic is in the magnet technology. Wow! It was instant on and instant off for the actual ND filter. Great. With that comes the fear of dropping the filter. I'm afraid a bump will loosen it, so I kept my hand on the lens the whole time. If you're in a stationary environment, you should be fine.
This lens filter is a great tool for many future vacation shots. Easy to carry and use.
Note that you cannot place a regular lens cap over the ND filter. Too bad.
Overall, I love the new direction these ND filters are taking. There is less effort and more time is spent on actually capturing images. Try it. I recommend this variable ND filter. 4.5 stars.
Solution: The K&F Concept magnetic variable ND filter gives me the opportunity to use a filter that covers 5 stops within seconds. This is a great time saver as my landscape or sunset shots sometimes require quick image setup and adjustment to rapid light changes.
ND filters are an investment in your camera equipment. These filter out very bright light and enable the photographer to take longer exposures in daylight. My favorite use of ND filters is to make water movement look silky while still capturing the surroundings in detail. This K&F Concept filter is amazingly well built. The glass is better than my cokins. Because it's built for specific lens size diameters, I had to rationalize which lens I used most often and order that size. 58mm in this case.
The housing is a worthy vault for this filter. Kudos to the team that developed this feature. The magnetic ring screwed well into my existing lens. In fact it screwed in too tight, it took me 10 long minutes to unscrew it later.
The magic is in the magnet technology. Wow! It was instant on and instant off for the actual ND filter. Great. With that comes the fear of dropping the filter. I'm afraid a bump will loosen it, so I kept my hand on the lens the whole time. If you're in a stationary environment, you should be fine.
This lens filter is a great tool for many future vacation shots. Easy to carry and use.
Note that you cannot place a regular lens cap over the ND filter. Too bad.
Overall, I love the new direction these ND filters are taking. There is less effort and more time is spent on actually capturing images. Try it. I recommend this variable ND filter. 4.5 stars.
12/09/2021