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Neutral-density filter

In photography and optics, a neutral-density filter, or ND filter, is a filter that reduces or modifies the intensity of all wavelengths, or colors, of light equally, giving no changes in hue of color rendition. It can be a colorless (clear) or grey filter, and is denoted by Wratten number 96. The purpose of a standard photographic neutral-density filter…

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Neutral-density filter

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Triples16
Avg. degree1.95
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Neutral-density filter

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related to Variable neutral-density filter · 7
Neutral-density filter → As, For, ND, One, The, These, To
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Neutral-density filter → Absorptive, For, ND, Reflective ND, The
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Neutral-density filter → equivalent of stopping down one or more additional stops

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Neutral-density filteris aequivalent of stopping down one or more additional stops0.90text
a shallower depth of field or motion blur of a subject in a wider range of situationsinstance ofThis is done to achieve effects0.80text
atmospheric conditions.For exampleinstance ofThis is done to achieve effects0.80text
one might wish to photograph a waterfall at a slow shutter speed to create a deliberate motion-blur effectinstance ofThis is done to achieve effects0.80text
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Neutral-density filterrelated to MechanismReflective ND0.60section
Neutral-density filterrelated to MechanismAbsorptive0.60section
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Neutral-density filterrelated to MechanismND0.60section
Neutral-density filterrelated to Variable neutral-density filterOne0.60section
Neutral-density filterrelated to Variable neutral-density filterFor0.60section
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