Graduated ND filters - Soft Vs Hard - Page 2

tsciarini · 9th of August 2012 (Thu)

it refers to the transition... hard is a hard stop from clear to grey; soft is a smooth transition from clear to light grey to darker grey as you move up. The best way to understand is a visual:

patrick j · 9th of August 2012 (Thu)

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Originally Posted by SuffolkGal

Hmm .. excuse my ignorance, but what is the difference between a hard and a soft ND filter, please? I'd like to read up on this if anyone has a link?

Many thanks,
Jenny

Hard edge means a more abrupt transition from the tinted part of the filter to the clear part, soft edge is a gradual transition from darker to lighter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduat...density_filter

SuffolkGal · 9th of August 2012 (Thu)

Many thanks for the explanation, the visual shows it perfectly.

Jenny

9th of August 2012 (Thu)	#16
tsciarini Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Atlanta Posts: 78	Re: Graduated ND filters - Soft Vs Hard it refers to the transition... hard is a hard stop from clear to grey; soft is a smooth transition from clear to light grey to darker grey as you move up. The best way to understand is a visual:

9th of August 2012 (Thu)	#18
SuffolkGal Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 162	Re: Graduated ND filters - Soft Vs Hard Many thanks for the explanation, the visual shows it perfectly. Jenny

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