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GiAi CPL and Black mist filter 2in1 has released

Black mist filter is a world wide popular filter, especially in the world of cinematography and videography. For photographers, black mist filter could help you create special effect too. Mostly CPL filter is always needed to increase the saturation or remove unwanted reflective light from non-metallic surface. Today, GiAi has released the Black mist filter and CPL filter 2in1.

A black mist filter is used to lower the contrast and reduce the highlight, and create a dreamy, hazy effect that "blooms" the lighting. GiAi produces intensity 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 and 1. The bigger number, the higher strength of softening.

Maybe you are puzzled, why would I want to soften my pictures?

Well, the black mist filters aren’t for everyone. In the digital period, the cameras’ sharpness are getting higher and higher. The black mist filters help your pictures look less digital. And when you take photos for a beautiful model, it could soften wrinkles and blemishes. The black mist filters are good tools for portrait.

You maybe curious how is the performance of the GiAi CPL and black mist filter? Now follow me to test it.

This is a CPL and black mist 1/2 filter. The glass is made of high transmittance optical glass, and has a protective MRC coating, which aids in glare, scratch and waterproof. The frame is made of exquisite high quality aluminum alloy.

When creating soft light, it could also reduce the highlight and contrast. See the picture below. You can find that the wrinkles and blemishes are softened too. It is really a great tools for portrait. Besides, the black mist filter could brighten the dark part a little too. See the right face of the model.

CPL would remove the reflective light from non-metallic surface. If you stack a black mist filter and a CPL filter, there will be vignetting on your photos. This is unacceptable. I don’t think you allow the vignetting on your precious photos. GiAi integrates the two filters into one, and makes no vignetting even you use wide angle lenses.

The effect of removing the reflection couldn’t be got by Photoshop. If you had taken a photo with much reflection, you couldn’t get the detail by post-processing. Besides, the CPL filter could increase the saturation too. You may have known it. For example, use CPL filter to get bluer sky or stronger color. So as to get a greater sense of hierarchy.