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Archive 2017 · X100F - Internal ND Filter

  
 
DougVaughn
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p.1 #1 · X100F - Internal ND Filter


Is the built-in ND filter on the X100F electronic wizardry or something else? If not a physical filter, I'm assuming it's a very low ISO or something similar.

I tried it for the first time on Saturday when shooting a local waterfall. the 1/4 second I could get with f/8 wasn't quite as slow as I wanted, so I gave the ND setting a whirl and achieved a 2 second exposure, all other things equal.

Two images taken in sequence are shown below. The one using ND (and all others where I used it) are noticeably hazy, almost like a fog. I was also shooting with an X-T2 and real ND filter without getting the haze, so it wasn't spray from the waterfall having more time to spread around.

Is this what I should normally expect using ND on the X100F? Curious if others have played with it. With some effort, I can dehaze and add back contrast in post, but it's not ideal.













Sep 21, 2017 at 09:43 PM
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p.1 #2 · X100F - Internal ND Filter


Its a physical 3stop filter that slides into the optical path


Sep 21, 2017 at 09:52 PM
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p.1 #3 · X100F - Internal ND Filter


ˆˆ Yup, optical, and one of those little things I find oh so nice about this series of cameras.


Sep 22, 2017 at 05:49 AM
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p.1 #4 · X100F - Internal ND Filter


So my guess is it shouldn't produce a hazy look if it's good optical glass. I will have to test again in more controlled conditions.


Sep 22, 2017 at 08:43 AM





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