K&F Concept Nano-X Pro variable ND filter ND2–ND32 + CPL 2-in-1 72 mm, brass frame

Nano-X Pro — variable ND filter 72 mm, changes the amount of light steplessly as you turn it. It is a favourite for filming on bright days, as it lets you keep a cinematic shutter and a wide aperture without blown highlights or swapping filters between takes.

• 36 anti-reflective layers
• Screws onto a lens with a 72 mm thread.
• The surface repels water and grease and resists scratches

Light under control with one turn

A variable ND replaces a whole set of fixed grey filters — turning the front ring changes how much light gets through, steplessly. While filming the shutter stays at 1/50 s even as the sun goes behind a cloud and comes back, with no need to stop the take or swap a filter.

The surface repels water and grease, so drops run off and fingerprints wipe away without smears; the coating also stands up to cleaning in the field. One piece of glass does two jobs: the variable ND cuts one to five stops and the polarising layer takes the glare off water and glass. The frame is brass, not aluminium. Brass does not seize in the thread, so the filter comes off even after a season on the lens.