Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsHigh quality glass. Watch your white balance though!
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2019
Beautiful ND filter from Lee. When I first started getting into ND filters, the Lee "Little Stopper" was my first purchase. I used it quite a lot to smooth out ocean water, waterfalls, clouds, that kind of stuff. Great piece of glass. However, I could never get the smoothness I was looking for, so I added this "Big Stopper" to my kit. For me, this filter is the perfect strength. 10-stops allows me to slow the shutter far longer than the Little Stopper, which gives me smoother results with anything in motion. The results feel more intentional and artistic than what I was getting out of the Little Stopper. Love it! Note that this glass is different from the Little Stopper however, for it adds a strong blue color cast to your images. That means you'll absolutely have to shoot in RAW so you can correct/negate that blue color cast by adjusting its tint/white balance in post. Would not recommend shooting in JPG with this filter, for your images will come out bluer than you expect. Finally, this 10-stop filter is dark, so once you attach it to your camera you may not be able to see your composition through the camera viewfinder. For those situations you'll want to find the "proper" exposure of your scene by shooting an image or two without the ND filter, then use those exposure settings with Lee Filter mobile app to figure out what shutter speed you should use with the Big Stopper attached. I've found the calculations provided by the app to be spot-on and super easy to use. All in all, a beautiful filter which should last a lifetime. Well worth the investment.
