Hoya 77mm Neutral Density ND-400 HMC Filter

by Hoya

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00111UX40
• Item model number: 031050
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #33 in Camera & Photo > Accessories > Filters > Neutral Density Filters
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

In conditions of extreme light intensity, such as sunshine on snowy mountains or on the beach, or when using a camcorder, ND (Neutral Density) filters are recommended as essential. Neutral Density filters are often ignored by photographers, but they have several uses and offer the possibility to achieve otherwise unachievable results. ND filters appear grey and reduce the amount of light reaching the film, they have no affect on color balance.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great filter, March 15, 2008

By 

Robert G. Scumaci "Rob" (New York) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Great filter, which permits long exposure work. You should know it is very dark, so you need to remove it to recompose your shot. You can't see anything through the lens with this filter on. Great results. Permits nice long 15+ second exposures even in daylight.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great!, June 8, 2010

By 

Clayton M. Carey "Clay" (Northern California) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Hoya 77mm Neutral Density ND-400 HMC Filter (Electronics)

This filter works great, just as I was expecting. I have been able to achieve 30 second exposures even in broad daylight, it's awesome. The way that you can use this filter to show motion of water or clouds is pretty striking. A couple things you should note however. You must first focus and compose your shot BEFORE putting the filter on as it goes almost completely black through the viewfinder. My sony a200 can't really meter that well through this glass so I have to guess usually by adding about +1 stop of exposure. I havent noticed any color casts or any loss of sharpness though I haven't tested extensively, results seem perfectly acceptable.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great piece!, December 4, 2011

By 

M. Mann - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Hoya 77mm Neutral Density ND-400 HMC Filter (Electronics)

Perfect for long exposures even in the brightest daylight. No color cast even with such heavy dimming, and no significant vignetting as long as it is the only filter on.

Here's a tip: if you forget to frame and pre-focus prior to putting the filter on, or wish to recompose, put the camera in live view and crank up the ISO to 6400 or whatever the camera max is. This will allow you to contrast detect AF as well as see enough to recompose.