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Variable ND filter

Variable ND filter

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Variable ND filter

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Robbie Carman: So Rich, in situations where you want to use an ND filter, you know, that obviously cuts down on the amount of light coming into the camera. Rich Harrington: Yeah. Robbie Carman: However in a situation like this, we're out on this beach, and we have sort of, a mixed environment where, part of the scene might be a little dark, part of the scene might be a little bright. Rich Harrington: The clouds are moving. The light can change at any moment. Robbie Carman: An ND filter is sort of a hammer on something that needs more of like I don't what something more gentle than a hammer would be. Rich Harrington: A small chisel. Robbie Carman: A small chisel. Exactly. So enter the variable ND Filter. Rich Harrington: Yeah. Robbie Carman: Tell us a little bit about that. Rich Harrington: Well what it has here is this particular filter has a minimum and a maximum value, and essentially as you turn the dial it actually gets darker. So you can see right through there. How it's…

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