The Best Variable ND Filter | Your Secret To Gorgeous Footage

Like sunglasses for your phone, our VND is an exceptional tool for ultimate image control.

The Moment variable ND filters were initially released in 67mm, 77mm and 82mm diameters. As of today, though, they’re available in more sizes including 58mm, 62mm and 72mm.

Our VND filter contains a ring with an extremely high quality glass element (the Schott B270 Pro Cinema Glass). Of course, on the surface for extra spice, there’s a red anodized inner-ring and magenta-red iridescent coating. And while this has to do anything with the quality of the filter’s purpose itself, we do ship it in much more minimalist packaging: an elegant black-on-black metal filter case with a threaded closure between the halves. That’s it. And while our packaging is undoubtedly more eco-friendly than competitors and contributes to keeping the filter’s cost down, the case can become rather flimsy over time and isn’t particularly too helpful in the field. Getting a good grip on the halves to twist apart is especially tricky in cold, wet weather. But again, that’s to be said about the case itself — not the quality of the filter itself.

Place the filter on the camera is, again, pretty straightforward. The outer ring is angled back towards the camera, making the indicator markings printed on it visible from behind the camera.

Testing the filter in the field produces high quality results, at a fraction of the cost compared to other VND’s on the market. The filter has a decently strong color cast, as it leans significantly to the warm side. Although color casts are seen as less than ideal, they’re also very minor problems in most cases. However, we celebrate the fact that it does NOT produce the dreaded X-pattern interference that can occur with some VND filters, nor does it produce any traditional vignetting. Cross-polarization is extraordinarily sharp and doesn’t interfere with the camera’s already amazing resolution patterns.

It allows you to achieve that natural motion blur, you can get this by keeping your shutter speed double your frame rate. Let's say you're shooting in 30fps, it's going to be hard to keep your shutter speed at roughly 1/60th in particularly bright situations. Simply put the VND on & rotate it to help control the amount of light you block out. Most of the time our 2-5 stop VND will be enough for video.

• Available in both 2-5 stop (ND4 - ND32) and 6-9 stop (ND64- ND512) ranges
• Advanced optical coatings for cinematic color and rugged durability
• Precision tuned to never cross polarize
• Hard stops on both ends of the stop range for more precise control
• Works with any standard center-pinch lens cap (like the one you already have for your camera lens)
• Works with the M-Series Lens - 62mm Filter Mount
• Works with step-up/step-down rings, like this 62mm-67mm one here

In Detail:

These filters are built with top quality glass and advanced optical coatings for crisp cinematic footage. Designed to be used with premium camera lenses, their laser etched, machined aluminum housings allow you to easily see and control your ND range. Built-in stops prevent any unwanted cross polarization for the best possible image quality and precise adjustments.