Kenko Black Mist No.05 77mm

Never used, kept in storage.

Like a scene from a movie. The Kenko Black Mist No.1/No.05 soft filter, which creates a cinematic atmosphere, has been renewed with water-repellent and oil-repellent coatings and a slim frame specification, while maintaining the filter effect. This further improves its usability.

Black Mist is a soft filter that sandwiches extremely fine black diffusion material between optical glass. It reduces the contrast between highlights and shadows, creating a soft depiction and a unique glow from light sources.
Black Mist No.05 has about half the softening effect of No.1. It is more versatile than No.1 and can create a scene from a movie atmosphere in many situations.

The Black Mist No.05 N newly features a slim frame specification that is less prone to vignetting with wide-angle lenses, and a water-repellent and oil-repellent coating on the filter surface to repel water and dirt, improving usability.

[Effects of the Black Mist Series]
■ Make nightscapes cinematic with a unique light diffusion effect.
Black Mist particularly enhances night photography by diffusing light sources with its unique light diffusion effect, creating a movie-like atmosphere. It is effective for light sources such as streetlights, car headlights, illuminations, and indoor lighting.

■ Create even more dramatic backlit shots.
In backlit shots, it softens the contrast between highlights and shadows while diffusing light softly, creating a more dramatic impression of bright light. It can impressively depict sunlight low in the morning or evening, light streaming into a room, sunlight filtering through trees, and light reflected off water surfaces or glass.

■ Create smooth skin tones.
In portrait photography, it reduces overall contrast and gives skin a smooth appearance, as if veiled.

[Notes on Use]
* The strength of the effect varies depending on the focal length of the lens. Generally, the effect becomes stronger with telephoto lenses and weaker with wide-angle lenses.
* The effect may vary depending on shooting conditions such as the type of light source. The exposure compensation is 1/3 stop, but in some actual shooting situations, there may be no effect on exposure.