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Soft Graduated ND16 (4 Stop) Square Filter Plus+
Perfectly blended light
Our professional Soft Graduated ND16 Square Filter Plus+ blocks 4 f-stops at one end of your image and fades to blocking no light at the other, creating balanced exposure.
€145 EUR
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Our professional Soft Graduated ND16 Square Filter Plus+ blocks 4 f-stops at one end of your image and fades to blocking no light at the other, creating balanced exposure.
€145 EUR
DESCRIPTION
The soft graduation creates a natural blending of light for more balanced images when the foreground is darker than the background. This filter is a powerful tool for landscape photographers.
Our Plus+ range features 20 layers of nano-coating providing a more consistent transmission curve for truer light reduction, easier cleaning, and better protection against water, oil, and scratches.
POSITIVE IMPACT
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1.90kg CO2 created
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307.5kg CO2 sequestered
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800x positive impact
To find out more information about the impact of this Urth product, view our Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) report here
DELIVERY
Free shipping to selected European countries on orders €100 and over (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden).
Standard shipping: 3-7 days.
Express shipping: 1-3 days.
Please allow an extra 2 days for regional areas.
RETURNS
30-day returns.
Shop with confidence knowing you can return products within 30 days of purchase.
Sale items are non-refundable unless faulty.
World's best glass
Made with world leading German SCHOTT.
Greater dynamic range
More depth and detail.
Balanced light
Soft graduation for a natural blending of light.
Lifetime warranty
Quality made to last.
No Filter
SGND16 Square Plus+
Capture hidden details
Greater detail and depth in highlights and lowlights
Balanced exposure
Natural blending of foreground and background light
Greater dynamic range
More balanced, detailed landscapes
Features
Professional German glass
Industry-leading German B270 SCHOTT optical glass is coated with a 20-layer nano-coating for truer light transmittance, better protection, and easier cleaning.
Controlled exposures
A 4 f-stop darkening at one end of the filter allows for better exposure in graduated light like shooting sunsets or in forests.
Standard fit
Our square filters are 2mm thick and fit with most square filter holders.
How to Use
1/4
Attach Main Adapter Ring to your lens
Tenderly screw Main Adapter Ring to your lens. Ensure a snug fit and avoid overtightening. For that which goes on must one day come off.
2/4
Attach Square Filter Holder to Main Adapter Ring
Clasp Square Filter Holder and loosen locking mechanism. Ensure both notches, and screw locking mechanism are secured over Main Adapter Ring.
3/4
Tighten screw locking mechanism
Tighten screw locking mechanism and ensure Square Filter Holder is securely attached.
4/4
Gently unpouch filter and insert
Lovingly clasp the pull cord and slide filter upward. Pinch filter by edges and slide into the closest slot of square filter holder. Note well, you can stack two square filters with our Square Filter Holder for combined creative effects.
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Technical Specifications
Soft Graduated ND16 (4 Stop) Square Filter Plus+
VS
Soft Graduated ND8 Filter Plus+
Filter Type
Soft Graduated ND16
Soft Graduated ND8
Hard Graduated ND8
Soft Graduated ND4
Soft Graduated ND8
Hard Graduated ND8
Reverse Graduated ND8
Center Graduated ND8
Nano Coating
20-Layers
20-Layers
20-Layers
20-Layers
20-Layers
20-Layers
20-Layers
20-Layers
Grade
German SCHOTT B270
German SCHOTT B270
German SCHOTT B270
German SCHOTT B270
German SCHOTT B270
German SCHOTT B270
German SCHOTT B270
German SCHOTT B270
Density
1.2 (4 Stop)
0.9 (3 Stop)
0.9 (3 Stop)
0.6 (2 Stop)
0.9 (3 Stop)
0.9 (3 Stop)
0.9 (3 Stop)
0.9 (3 Stop)
Effect
Cuts 93.75% of light
Cuts 87.5% of light
Cuts 87.5% of light
Cuts 75% of light
Cuts 87.5% of light
Cuts 87.5% of light
Cuts 87.5% of light
Cuts 87.5% of light
Frequently Asked Questions
Why buy a Graduated ND Filter?
To perfectly balance exposure in your landscape photographs.
Graduated Neutral Density Filters have an ND coating on one half of the filter so that light is diminished across half your frame. This is so you can balance your exposure when there is a strong source of light coming from one side – like when you’re shooting in the forest, in the mountains or at sunset and sunrise. A Graduated ND Filter helps you balance the highlights and lowlights for more balanced exposure.
Who should buy a Graduated ND Filter?
Landscape photographers and anyone wanting more detail in their landscape highlights and lowlights.
Graduated Neutral Density filters filter out light across a portion of the frame allowing you to better balance your exposure and capture more detail in the highlights and lowlights. Graduated and Reverse Graduated ND filters block light across half the frame – perfect for when the background is bright and foreground is light or vice versa. A Centre Graduated ND filter is made for sunsets and sunrise or when there is a bright light at the centre of the frame. Graduated ND filters will help you better balance your exposure when capturing landscapes.
What does a Graduated ND Filter do?
A Graduated ND filters out a set amount of light from a portion of the frame.
Graduated Neutral Density filters filter out light across a portion of the frame allowing you to better balance your exposure and capture more detail in the highlights and lowlights. For example a Graduated ND8 blocks 3 f-stops of light across half your frame – perfect for when the background is bright and foreground is light or vice versa.
What does a Reverse Graduated ND Filter do?
A Reverse Graduated ND Filter helps you balance sunrise and sunset landscape photographs.
A Reverse Graduated ND Filter starts with the darkening in the centre of the frame and it fades across the top half of the frame to cut brighter light at the horizon while still capturing the details of the sky for balanced exposure when shooting sunrises and sunsets. By effectively darkening the horizon line across your frame, it allows you to capture greater detail in the highlights near the horizon and in the lowlights in the top and bottom of your landscape images.
What does a Centre Graduated ND Filter do?
A Centre Graduated ND Filter helps you balance sunrise and sunset landscape photographs.
A Centre Graduated ND Filter has a narrow band of darkening across the centre of the frame for balanced exposure when shooting sunrises and sunsets. By effectively darkening the horizon line across your frame, it allows you to capture greater detail in the highlights and lowlights of your landscape images when the light source is close to the horizon.
I use this for opening up my aperture for shallower depth of field when the light gets too hot. Sam bought our Soft Grad ND16 Plus.
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