Vaxis VFX Black Mist 1/2 Filter 4x5.65"

Vaxis VFX Black Mist 1/2 is a 4 × 5.65″ glass filter for matte boxes. It tames digital sharpness, softens highlights and gently lowers contrast, giving the image a filmic atmosphere in camera with no extra work in post.

Modern digital cameras render almost too sharply. The Black Mist 1/2 filter spreads light around bright areas, softens highlights and skin and slightly lowers contrast, while detail along the edges of people is preserved. A strong grade – a pronounced glow around lights and noticeably softer contrast.

Filmic atmosphere in camera

A Black Mist 1/2 glass filter in the 4 × 5.65″ format for matte boxes – softer highlights, lower contrast and less digital harshness.

Black Mist 1/24 × 5.65″ formatOptical glassFor matte boxesPouch included

A glow around lights

Street lamps, signs and reflections take on a gentle glow. The diffusion happens in the glass, so it responds to the real light in the scene.

Less digital harshness

The filter lowers contrast and sharpness so the picture feels more like storytelling, while detail along the edges of people stays legible.

Pouch included

The filter comes in a protective pouch for safe storage and transport between shoots.

An effect post cannot replace

Software diffusion only imitates what Black Mist does with real light. The glow follows where and how strongly the light shines in the scene, and you see the result in the viewfinder.

Density 1/2

A strong grade – a pronounced glow around lights and noticeably softer contrast.

Five strengths

The Black Mist series comes in 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 and 1 – choose the strength to suit the scene.

4 × 5.65″ format

The standard size for cinema filters – it fits common matte boxes and filter trays.

Stack and swap

The filter slides into a tray in front of the lens, so you can combine it with other filters and swap it without touching the lens.