I've been using Tiffen filters for over 20 years. Found them to be reliable. The color grad ND 0.6 filter is great for situations when you have a bright background and dark foreground.

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El producto llegó con anterioridad a la fecha comprometida. En las primeras pruebas con mi EOS 70D el filtro ha cumplido sobradamente mis expectativas.Muy satisfecha con la compra

Tiffen filters never disappoint. I chose this one because I don't want to get into the square filters system. I only want to take shots of sunrise and sunset for the time being, so this filter is enough for me. Later, I will get aN ND filter for water shots.As usual, Amazon never disappoints either. Fast, accurate service and delivery.

This is a nice, quality filter for someone who is serious about photography. If you have a high-end camera and a good lens, then having this in your kit can't hurt. Why go for cheap? This will last a lifetime. Basically you use this filter to balance light and dark. If your sky is blown out, but your foreground is dark this is what you use. And neutral density means it DOES NOT affect color in any way.

Tiffen 62mm color graduated neutral density 0.6 filter works like a charm literally. If you have ever shot images during daylight and have them look unbalanced-either by overexposing the sky leaving the foreground of the subject dark and underexposed or overexposing the foreground resulting in an overly blurry overexposed sky that has no details whatsoever.Tiffen 62mm color graduated neutral density 0.6 filter provides the solution of creating a balance between two areas within a space. Neutral density filters that are in the range of 0.6 to clear are often used to balance off the sky and the foreground. Mostly suitable for outdoor photography, this filter ensures that the clarity of the sky can be distinguished from the foreground of the subject. Perfect for the beach, sunrise and sunset shots. One can also rotate the filter to choose which parts of the frame they want darkened. The outcome is great depth in the pictures, color distinction and controlled exposure.Although this filter is good for daylight outdoor photography, it still could come in handy if one wants to shoot black and white photos. All one has to do is position the dark part of the filter to correspond to the light area of the subject. It can also be used to take shots of the moon and the stars over a hill or mountain at dusk. Without a filter, the sky will be over exposed and the hill or mountain underexposed but with a filter both are exposed and well balanced. This is definitely the filter that will allow you to get a clear definition of the sky and surrounding landscape. Going for only $62.90 this filter should be in every camera bag.The build quality of Tiffen filter is good since it is made from glass. Some Cokin filters for example are made from plastic which scratches easily. The threads on the Tiffen filter also makes it easy to fit and remove from the lens. Worries of damaging the lens will never arise while using this lens. There is however one drawback with the Tiffen neutral density filter.It doesn’t fit seamlessly with the Canon lens. A little hard to get on there, in my personal opinion. Hopefully Tiffen will rectify this mechanical issue. Also,it can be tricky when it comes to partitioning between the filtered and unfiltered areas. This though can be overcome with regular practice. Other than that, Tiffen never disappoints and one can be confident that they will get their value for money with this neutral density 0.6 filter.

I like it so far.Just FYI... Tiffen (unlike most other brands) named this a "color graduated neutral density filter" as it is part of their "color graduated filter line". It has no color-cast. It seemed to work very well at a neutral darkening to the half of the filter. I've used some other Grad/ND filters which have given a somewhat magenta cast. This one DOES NOT and seems to be well suited to help with a washed out sky or other typical similar use.

Warum nur kennt beinahe jeder Fotograf Grauverlaufsfilter, aber kaum jemand nutzt sie ernsthaft ?Grauverlauf ( Graduated Split Neutral Density ) ist eines der allerwichtigsten Filter in der professionellen Landschafts- und Reisefotografie. Einfach zu handhaben und meist mit Ergebnissen "Ready-To-Print". Warum quält sich jemand mit Unsinn wie HDR herum, wenn er das viel leichter sofort haben kann ?Lange Zeit gab es nur Plastikfilter mit Grauverlauf, und jene haben den schlechten Ruf dieser Filter maßgeblich begründet. Niemals ganz farbstichfrei, schnell zerkratzt und allgemein lästig in der Anwendung, war das Cokin System des einen Fluch, des anderen Segen.Nun endlich gibt es die fabelhaften Tiffen Grad ND GLAS (!) FILTER in der unvergüteten Color-Grad Version sowie der MC-vergüteten HT-Grad Version, und scheinbar kauft sie keiner. Selbst schuld !Wenn man die Preise erstmals sieht, dann zögert man unwillkürlich. Aufgrund einer relativen Monopolstellung dieses amerikanischen Herstellers aus Long Island halten sich die Verkaufspreise hüben wie drüben auf recht hohem Niveau. Dazu kommt eine Stückzahl, welche wohl kaum in die Millionen geht wie das bei anderen Filtertypen leicht der Fall ist.Angewendet sieht man dann, daß diese Edelfilter jeden Pfennig wert sind. Ich selbst habe Testreihen veranstaltet ohne Filterung, mit handverlesenen Cokin Plastikfiltern 120 + 121 sowie den beiden Typen Color Grad ND 0.6 (unvergütet) und HT-Grad ND 0.6 (Multicoated).Alle diese Filter erfüllen den Zweck des Ausgleichs allzu starker Kontraste (Helligkeitsunterschiede) etwa zwischen Himmel und Erde, also im großen Rahmen. Die Cokin Filter sind zudem höhenverstellbar. Im Bild zeigt sich eine signifikante Verschlechterung der Kontrastleistung meines Objektives, wenn ich die Plastikfilter verwende. Die Glasfilter, gleich welcher Art, sind hier haushoch überlegen ! Dabei spielt es so gut wie keine Rolle, ob das Glasfilter (Tiffen) ein unvergütetes COLOR GRAD ist oder ein HT-GRAD, beide erfüllen ihren Zweck beispielhaft. Das unvergütete COLOR GRAD ND ist zudem sehr robust und leicht zu reinigen:Einfach mit etwas Spülmittel unter fließendem Wasser abwaschen und vorsichtig trocken wischen. Probieren Sie es aus !Mit mehrschichtvergüteten Filtern sollte man sowas nicht versuchen, die hauchdünnen Vergütungsschichten reagieren gern mal auf Chemikalien. Den größten Unterschied sieht man beim Einsatz gegen die tiefstehende Sonne ( was nebenbei bemerkt ein Hauptgrund für die Wahl eines Grauverlaufsfilters sein kann ). Während sich die Plastikfilter hier in "Milchglas" verwandeln und dicke Geisterflecken produzieren, bewahren die Tiffen Glasfilter eine hervorragende Kontrastleistung mit nur wenigen oder gar keinen "Ghosts".Ich persönlich hätte gern noch mehr als meine inzwischen drei Tiffen Grad's, aber das geht ganz schön ins Geld ... Wer nicht täglich in die untergehende Sonne fotografieren muß, dem genügt ein unvergütetes Grad ND 0.6 ( 2 Blenden ) Filter in der größten seiner Gebrauchsfilterfassungen (sagen wir: 77mm). Die multi-vergüteten HT-GRAD's sind noch etwas reflexionsärmer als die bereits phantastischen COLOR GRAD's und für Profis eine klare Kaufempfehlung. Alle Amateure ( im besten Sinn des Wortes ) sind mit einem COLOR GRAD hervorragend bedient.Nachtrag April 2013:Inzwischen sind einige hochwertige Alternativen aufgetaucht. B+W hat uns erhört und die Filterserien 701 + 702 aufgelegt aus gepresstem Glasgranulat und mit MRC Mehrschichtvergütung entspiegelt. Bravo !Ich brauche noch ein, zwei leicht getönte Filter (701) und werde da wohl zuschlagen.Alternativ zu den unterirdischen Cokin Machwerken kann ich noch die Hitech Filter empfehlen. Zwar bestehen diese aus Kunststoff (Resin) aber viele Anwender bescheinigen ihnen neutrale Farben und insgesamt gute Qualität. Häufig werden diese Filter im 3er Pack angeboten für Cokin P-Halter und in den Stärken 1, 2, 3 Blenden Verlauf. Für den Einsteiger sind diejenigen mit dem weichen Verlauf sinnvoller, die harten Verlaufsfilter kann man sich bei Bedarf nachbestellen.Zum Thema Verlaufsfilter und ihre Anwendung gibt es eine ganze Reihe von Buchempfehlungen, neben dem Allzeit-KlassikerMOUNTAIN LIGHT (Galen Rowell)sind auch die Bücher von Tim Fitzharris aus der Reihe "National Audubon Society Guide" zu nennen.

This filter is used to balance the brighter areas of your picture to the darker ones, e.g. lighter sky with a darker landscape. It works well with digital because although you can't place the line of density anywhere (it's fixed in the middle but can be rotated), you can later crop in you're editing to get the desired composition. Filter is glass and better than Cokin which is plastic and scratches easily. Cokin filter holder has the advantage of complete adjustability because you slide the filter in and out as well as rotate it. By the way .6 ND is equal to one stop of light, something Tiffen doesn't explain in their marketing materials. They also have half stop, two stop and three stop grad NDs. There are high quality glass filters made for the Cokin system, but they cost 2x or more than the Tiffen.

A graduated neutral density filter can be extremely useful when taking photographs. It can go a LONG way to improving photographs of a bright sky with a medium foreground. Without this if you set your camera for a properly exposed sky the foreground will be too dark and if you expose for a properly exposed foreground the sky is all washed out with no detail. With a graduated neutral density filter like this one, though, you can rotate the dark part of your filter to cover the sky and leave the clear part on the foreground. When you set your exposure for the foreground the darker neutral density top part of the filter tones down the sky so it appears properly exposed, too. It's a fantastic addition to the filters you need for a lot of outdoor photography. The 0.6 rating of this filter means the darkest part of the filter reduces the amount of light transmission by two stops. It graduates from 0.6 to clear.I'm not a photo lab or professional photographer so I didn't do a qualitative analysis of this particular filter against other graduated neutral density filters from manufacturers such as Heliopan, Cokin, Nikon, Leica, Hoya or others, so I can't say how it compares against other 0.6 graduated filters or against other graduated filters with higher or lower density. I can say, however, that I'm satisfied with the performance of this Tiffen filter. It's a glass filter which puts it a cut above plastic filters. It has a black aluminum frame which makes it sturdy and the black finish won't cast reflections or glare on the filter glass. It's not multi-coated. Multi-coated filters are recommended for digital photography because they eliminate problems with reflection and glare on the filter glass which can end up in the image and ruin the image. Apparently this is much more likely to occur with digital images than with film or slides. I haven't had any of those problems with this filter yet, though. It's easy to use and so far has produced clear nicely exposed images with my digicam for the recreational amateur photography I do. There are certainly higher priced graduated ND filters out there and if you're shooting professional photos with a high-end DSLR camera you'll probably want to choose a higher-end multi-coated filter. For recreational amateur photography, though, this filter adequately meets my needs.