Cokin X121F WX121F Benutzerhandbuch
Produktcode
WX121F
Neutral Density Filters
′ Why Filters ?
Filters are to photographers what adjectives are to writers. They help inject precision and personal touch
to your images.
Like any tool, COKIN Filters will not solve ALL your photographic or video problems.
However, with some imagination and experimentation, they will greatly help expand the possibilities of
what you can successfully translate from your mind's eye to CCD, film or tape.
Many of the COKIN effects can not be produced on computer whatever the performance of the software.
This is particularly true with all effects related to light management (light polarization, light balance,
brightness control, etc) where the quality of the image is fully related to light expertise at time shooting.
Filters not only offer an indispensable support but also a considerable amount of time saving in post
production software job. Combining the use of COKIN filters with post-production work is an option a lot
of PRO Photographers go for today.
to your images.
Like any tool, COKIN Filters will not solve ALL your photographic or video problems.
However, with some imagination and experimentation, they will greatly help expand the possibilities of
what you can successfully translate from your mind's eye to CCD, film or tape.
Many of the COKIN effects can not be produced on computer whatever the performance of the software.
This is particularly true with all effects related to light management (light polarization, light balance,
brightness control, etc) where the quality of the image is fully related to light expertise at time shooting.
Filters not only offer an indispensable support but also a considerable amount of time saving in post
production software job. Combining the use of COKIN filters with post-production work is an option a lot
of PRO Photographers go for today.
′ Why Neutral Density (ND) ?
ND filters are among those tools which became indispensable in today's digital technology.
They offer the possibility to achieve otherwise unachievable results as they are the real
They offer the possibility to achieve otherwise unachievable results as they are the real
sunglasses
for
your camera. Typically, ND filters are used when shooting in bright light such as strong sunshine, snowy
mountains or on white beaches.
NDs filter the entire visible spectrum evenly, allowing light reduction - reduce the amount of light reaching
the CCD, film or tape -, without altering the relative spectral distribution of the energy thus without
influence on colour
mountains or on white beaches.
NDs filter the entire visible spectrum evenly, allowing light reduction - reduce the amount of light reaching
the CCD, film or tape -, without altering the relative spectral distribution of the energy thus without
influence on colour
temperature, colour balance or contrast. For this reason, they are often referred to as
neutral or grey filters.
COKIN 121 L Graduated Gray filter
Photo : J.F Fortchantre
Photo : J.F Fortchantre
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