Hoya ProND 5 stops ND32 Filter 62mm

Took this out for a portrait session yesterday and the shallow depth of field was exactly what I needed to separate my subject from a busy background. The glass seems well-made, no weird color cast in the shots. Definitely worth it for controlling light without switching lenses.

Finally got this to shoot proper long exposures in daylight without washing out colors. Cut exactly 5 stops as expected, and the glass is noticeably scratch-resistant compared to my old budget filter.

Pulled this out for a long-exposure seascape and the 5-stop reduction let me drop the shutter to 15 seconds without clipping highlights. The glass is noticeably thin and didn’t introduce any color cast I could see in the raws.