Modern cameras with good optics produce crisp, sharp photos. Every detail can be seen here. No wrinkle, scar or imperfection remains hidden here. Especially when you want to photograph portraits, this richness of detail is not always wanted. Unless you want to highlight the folds etc. as an artistic means. But if you just want to create beautiful portraits, this filter can be used. It mitigates those very weaknesses, if you can call it that, and produces beautifully smooth - if not fuzzy - results. The contrast is also reduced, which simply creates more beautiful photos from hard and cold light. The filter I have has the strength 1/4 and is therefore the second weakest. All of the aforementioned effects are therefore present, but not as strong that it seems artificial and maybe even kitschy. Sure, you can now say that such effects can also be done in post-processing, but you save a lot of work with this filter and you have a more analog workflow, which I personally like very much. In any case, the filter has already proven itself and is more than worth its low price. Especially since there are three good cleaning cloths as a nice bonus. I can't find any negative points, so I can give the full five stars here. Especially since there are three good cleaning cloths as a nice bonus. I can't find any negative points, so I can give the full five stars here. Especially since there are three good cleaning cloths as a nice bonus. I can't find any negative points, so I can give the full five stars here.