PolarPro Peter McKinnon 82mm Signature Edition II Variable ND 2-5 stop adjustable grey filter

PolarPro 82mm Peter McKinnon Signature Edition II Variable ND 2-5 stop - now on sale

The PolarPro 82mm Peter McKinnon Signature Edition II Variable ND 2-5 stop is an adjustable grey filter in the familiar gold-ringed body. Developed in collaboration with Peter McKinnon, this filter series is of the highest quality and clearly differentiates itself from traditional adjustable ND filters. By keeping the adjustment range of the filters moderate, maximum image quality has been achieved without colour aberration, distortion or cross-polarisation. As these filters are mainly used for video, it is particularly important that no headache-inducing chromatic aberrations are introduced into the material. Often cheap ND filters will leave a slightly greenish "film" on the image, still images can be easily corrected with a grey card. In video editing, however, this feature causes considerably more work and time. Peter Mckinnon is particularly known for his videos, and certainly wouldn't have put his name on a product that wasn't suitable for the job.

PolarPro 82mm Peter McKinnon Signature Edition II Variable ND 2-5 stop, is it right for me?

Full gaps go like this: F1.2 | F2.0 | F2.8 | F4 | F5.6 | F8 | F11 | F16 | F22 | F32 | F45

A stop means basically one aperture or dividing the shutter speed by two, i.e. 2-5 stops is equivalent to dimming the camera by 2-5 apertures / or dividing the time by 2-5 times. As an example, let's take a very common 50mm f/1.4 lens, in bright sunlight the lens will produce a 1/50 stop and an aperture of f/22 at ISO 100. Of course, this is not the most desirable aperture for many people, so the amount of light entering the lens needs to be dimmed. Deciding that you want to set the aperture to f/4, you can now calculate from the columns above how many times you need to "stop down" to get to the desired aperture. The answer in this case is 5, so at this maximum aperture of the filter you will reach the desired aperture. So if you want the aperture any more open/larger, you will have to substitute PolarPro Variable ND 6-9 stop a dimmed model. We recommend that all photographers buy both to make sure you get the shutter speed and aperture you want.

Features of the filter in brief

• 82mm size, also available in 77mm and 67mm sizes
• 2-5 aperture dimming adjustment
• Click on the full gaps
• Moderate adjustment range prevents chromatic aberrations and cross-polarisation
• No vignetting even with a 16mm full frame lens
• Best optical performance on the market
• Includes Defenderslim protection, which allows you to get the filter in place without fear of fingerprints
• Filter type
• Coating: multi-coating
• Material: aluminium, glass