Cokin ND X152 2X

Cokin X152 Neutral Gray ND2 - 2x/1-Stop Neutral Density Filter - It is often necessary or desirable to control the intensity of light within a certain time frame. This is especially true in situations where you don't have full control of the light, such as in bright contrasting landscapes. Exposure for the foreground will produce a faded, overexposed sky, while exposure for the sky will leave the foreground dark and underexposed. A neutral density filter will allow you to maintain exposure control, but it will not affect the color of the image.

Neutral density filters allow you to take pictures in conditions that would normally be impossible to shoot low – especially outside in snow, beach or extreme bright light scenarios. For the landscape photographer, regardless of the format he uses (film, digital, video or cinema), this filter is almost a necessity, as it allows him to maintain creative control over a difficult lighting place, maintaining a correct exposure.

For those who like in a bad mood creative and soft looks for their images, this filter can produce blurred movement when used with waterfalls, fast-moving objects (cars, etc.) and even nature themes such as birds in flight or functioning animals. There are people who even use them on their iPhone to capture interesting images when a traditional camera is not practical.

COKIN makes the 150 series of neutral density filters (152, 153 and 154). The three filters represent a range of 1, 2 and 3 stops (respectively). Generally speaking, an ND.6 (2-stop) filter will generally produce most of the pleasant results and is also the most popular density in the series.