HOYA Mist Diffuser Black No 1 52mm

HOYA Mist Diffuser Black No 1 52mm

The Mist Diffuser Black is a soft-type filter that diffuses light and suppresses the contrast between highlights and shadows to create exquisite nuances reminiscent of a scene in a movie.

The cinematic effect is not only great in photography, but also excels in videos and movies. It pushes a little bit back that recent trend of "over sharpness" and gives a vintage look that is reliably repeatable across various cameras and lenses.
The Mist Diffuser Black also takes away the time-consuming work to add a diffusion effect in post-production and provides instant feedback on the set.

Through diffusing light around light sources and suppressing shadow contrasts, the image gets a stylish cinematic look. In contrast to common soft-filters, the Mist Diffuser Black does not whiten the image.

The Mist Diffuser Black smoothens skin texture and reduces overall contrast. This gives models a stylish look, which makes the filter perfect for portrait shots.

In landscape photography, the Mist Diffuser Black can create an impressive atmosphere through diffusing sunlight. Works especially well with sunlight coming through a tree crown.

Even with backlighting, the contrast between highlights and shadows are softened without whitening the image. The filter softly blurs the light around the object and creates a mood characteristic of black mist.

The Mist Diffuser Black is available in No 0.5 and No 1. Compared to other soft filters, the Mist Diffuser Black No 1 does not whiten the image, and compared to the No 0.5, has a greater light diffusing effect in strong backlighting or night scenes. The No 0.5 creates a more subtle effect, making the filter perfect even with strong backlighting or in situations with strong light sources close to the camera.
The soft effect is stronger when the focal length of the lens is on the telephoto side and weaker at the wide-angle side.

The filter has low profile aluminium frame with fronth thread.