Hoya Filters Hoya Filter Kit ProND EX 55mm

Slow Shutter Photography and ND Filters

Slow shutter photography has gained popularity for its ability to artistically capture the world in unique ways. Neutral Density (ND) filters are essential tools for this photographic style.

Choosing the Right ND Filter

For photographers new to slow shutter techniques, selecting the appropriate ND filter can be challenging. The HOYA PROND EX FILTER KIT is designed to provide an essential set of ND filters to help photographers begin exploring this genre effectively.

HOYA PROND EX FILTER KIT

This kit is suitable for both amateur and professional photographers and video creators. It includes three ND filters: PROND EX 8, PROND EX 64, and PROND EX 1000, enabling diverse creative expressions by controlling shutter speed and aperture.

The selection of these filters is based on extensive sales data and experience from millions of ND filters sold worldwide. These three filters cover the most commonly used densities for various photographic effects.

Technology Behind HOYA PROND EX Filters

HOYA PROND EX filters are engineered for still photography and HDSLR videography. They feature HOYA's exclusive clear optical glass with metallic coatings on both sides to reduce light across nearly the entire spectrum, including infrared. The ACCU-ND coating technology ensures a neutral color balance without noticeable color cast.

The filters are housed in a precisely developed thick aluminum frame to prevent light leakage, ensuring accurate exposure and color fidelity.

PROND EX 8 (3-stops)

This filter is ideal for shooting with fast lenses at wide apertures during daylight, perfect for portraiture with shallow depth of field. It also suits night trails, fireworks, and lightning photography.

PROND EX 64 (6-stops)

Designed to capture motion blur during daytime, this filter is recommended for landscapes, cityscapes, video, and other genres requiring motion effects not achievable by camera settings alone.

PROND EX 1000 (10-stops)

With a 10-stop light reduction, this filter enables surreal, fantasy-like images. It is widely used in seascapes to blur waves, street photography to show cloud motion, and architectural shots to remove moving people.

PROND EX Filters in Video Production

ND filters are crucial in video shooting, especially when using cameras like Sony in S-Log mode where ISO cannot be set below 800. To maintain natural motion blur, shutter speed should match frame rate. During daylight, PROND EX 8, 64, 1000, or their combinations are necessary to achieve cinematic quality.

Combinations of PROND EX Filters

Photographers can combine filters to achieve desired effects beyond single filter capabilities:

• PROND EX 8 + PROND EX 64 equals an ND500 effect, suitable for creating fantasy-like images.
• PROND EX 8 + PROND EX 1000 equals an ND8000 effect, allowing safe capture of the Sun's surface with visible sunspots without overexposure.