Moment Launches a New Line of Pro Quality Variable ND Filters for Cameras and Drones
Moment, a company that’s well-known for its smartphone and drone accessories, has announced a first: a lineup of filters for full-blown mirrorless and DSLR camera lenses.
“We’ve shot with a lot of Variable ND filters. They were either too expensive or the quality wasn’t there,” reads a statement on the company’s website.
The company is offering a total of four variable ND filter products at this time, one designed for the DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone. According to the company’s website, it designed its new filters to “hit the sweet spot on affordability, functionality, and quality.”
Variable ND filters attach to a camera lens to control the amount of light that enters the camera. While regular ND filters make your shots darker by a set amount, variable ND filters allow you to adjust to different environments, so you don’t have to swap between different filters. They’re primarily useful for creators who shoot video outdoors in bright light or are often moving from brighter to darker scenes.
Uniquely, the filters have labels etched into their back edges that allow users to see what stop they’re shooting from behind the viewfinder. It’s a handy tool for less experienced photographers, in particular.
On the camera front, Moment is releasing three sizes of Variable ND: 67mm, 72mm, and 87mm. Each size is then available as either a 2-5 stop (ND4 – ND32) or a 6-9 stop (ND64 – ND512) variant; as an added bonus, the front of each filter accepts standard pinch-style lens caps.
The Moment variable ND filters are made with machined aerospace-grade aluminum and Schott B270 Pro Cinema Glass. The three products designed for use with cameras utilize “unique geometry and laser-etched graphics” that enable photographers to view the stop using the viewfinder. As well, the camera filters feature a design that prevents cross-polarization when rotating the filter.
Moment also announced a set of variable ND filters for drones — specifically, the popular Mavic 2 Pro.
According to the company, this is the first cinema-grade variable ND filter for the Mavic 2 Pro. Offered in 2-5 Stop and 6-9 Stop varieties, this product is made from fused silica glass coated for “cinematic color and rugged durability.”
As with the camera filters, these drone filters are designed to prevent cross-polarization.
All four new variable ND filter products are available from now. The Mavic 2 Pro Cine Variable ND filters are priced at $80 each; the camera filters are available in 67mm, 77mm and 82mm sizes for $150, $160 and $170, respectively.
More info on Moment’s website.