LEEElements 82mm VND Filter, Variable Neutral Density, Featuring 6 to 9 Stops for Mirrorless and DSLR Cameras

This is an expensive VND filter there is no doubt about it but Lee filters are in a class on there own the build quality is amazing.The feel and look of the VND filter is exceptional, turning the filter from the lowest setting 6 to the highest setting 9 I got no dark cross in the centre of the image which I have seen on cheaper VND filters. Comes in a hard plastic case that is well padded inside which is great as you will want to protect the filter when you travel around.Example I used this on a Canon EOS 90D with a 85mm lens f1.4L. With out the Filter ISO 100, F8, 1/200 the second photo I put the filter on and put on 6 stops the lowest setting, exact same settings but I had to crank the shutter speed right down ISO 100, F8, 1/4 second. The third photo I put on the highest setting 9 stops ISO 100, F8, 2"5 second this gave me the perfect exposure to match the first photo.Would I recommend this filter definitely yes you will notice the difference right away compared to other brands but it depends if you can afford it, if not wait until you can you won't be disappointed.

The media could not be loaded.  Very professional, good quality and details.Good performances. This is very useful in a sunny day when you take pictures. Unfortunately I will give 4 stars because of the price, is too expensive. On Internet, there are similar products much cheaper, but probably low quality and performances. Thank you

This Variable Neutral Density (VND) filter arrives well packed in a nice looking, Lee Filters branded cardboard box, that would be more than suitable should you be wishing to give it as a gift.The filter I’m reviewing has a diameter of 77mm, but there is no reason to believe any of the other sizes would be any different.Lee Filters (owned by Panavision) have always had an excellent reputation, so I was interested to see how their circular filters held up compared to the reputation of their larger, squarer, cousins.As you would expect from the Lee Filter brand, the build quality is excellent. The filter feels precision engineered, robust and durable. It screwed on and off my lenses and step up/down rings very smoothly. The knurled edging makes it easy to grip, and there’s a different style of knurling on the half of the filter that rotates, which makes it easy to differentiate between the two. The rotation mechanism was nice and smooth. There are markings on the outer rim to let you know how many stops of exposure reduction you have the filter set to (6 to 9), and there are hard stops at 6 and 9.Disappointingly, there is no front facing thread, so you can not attach other filters or a lens cap to the filter.In use, the optical quality is excellent. There was no difference in the clarity of the image, and no discernible colour shift that I could detect. Nor did I experience the dreaded ‘X’ pattern that afflicts some variable ND filters. In my time using it, I have also not experienced the slight vignetting I got on the 2-5 stop version.In conclusion this is a very nice, well made, high quality filter. There is no getting passed the fact that it is expensive, however it should be noted that you are effectively getting four extremely good quality ND filters (ND64, ND128, ND256, ND512) for this price. So for those who can afford it, and need a very good quality Neutral Density filter, and want to save some money over buying individual filters, and/or want the convenience of carrying just one variable ND filter instead of four, then I can highly recommend it.~ Amazon asked me to review this product and to give my honest opinion about it. That’s what I have set out to do, so I hope you found it helpful. ~

There are two ranges of VND on offer; 2-5 and 6-9 (the cheaper ones you can pick up for peanuts don't - amongst other issues - even specify a range!). The ones under discussion are 6-9 and they are generally aimed at outdoor. 2-5 for indoor.The Lee works very well in my outdoor tests on Sony Full frame and APS-C mirrorless cameras. No colour cast change as you go from 6-9 stops, and no 'X' shadow as you reach the dark end. No difficult color cast grading problems with either s-log nor standard footage. Optics very good across the filter; clearly good quality glass... all good.Presentation is good; a thick, impact resistant plastic box, and the filter itself looks good; certainly no shirking on anything!What's to like?I previously used Tiffen VND filters. They have a larger range (2-8 stops) but you can start to see the dreaded 'X' shadow if you are not careful, and it is often not visible until you are into grading on a large screen. Damn! The Lee filters sensibly limit the range, so you don't get the same end-of-range effects.Overall quality is good; nice chunky, knurled filter edge. Just the thing when you're wearing gloves early on a cold November day, trying to get some trees in the early morning mist!Issues?These are not low profile filters. As videographers are aware, VND not only reduces exposure, it also changes highlights that can result in people ending up with plastic looking skin. The way around this is to stack a dummy ring below the ND that allows you to rotate the whole filter... but that only works well if the ND is low profile. If this is an issue you are likely to face, get the next filter diameter up and use a step down ring, so you don't get a shadow by stacking.If you are not seriously into video, this is expensive.If you are stills photographer (and especially landscape), go for fixed ND as that will give you better quality for less cost. The 'V' VND is really only applicable to video (in video, the shutter is tied to the frame rate, the aperture is fixed to the shot look-and-feel, so you only have ISO and ND to control exposure, hence the need for variable ND).Overall very good quality, but of course at a price!