{"product_id":"formatt-hitech-100x150mm-4x6-nd-grad-soft-edge-1-2-4st","title":"Formatt Hitech 100x150mm (4x6) ND Grad Soft Edge 1.2 (4st)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFormatt Hitech 100x150mm (4x6) ND Grad Soft Edge 1.2 (4st) | Balance bright skies and darker ground\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 100 x 150 mm format gives this graduated filter room for you to position its soft transition across the frame, rather than placing the boundary at a fixed point. Formatt Hitech made it as a soft-edge neutral-density grad: it darkens one part of the scene while leaving the rest less affected. That’s useful when a bright sky and a darker foreground would otherwise be difficult to hold together in one exposure. Its 1.2 density is a four-stop reduction, so it’s intended for a pronounced difference in brightness, not just a subtle trim to the sky. This filter suits landscape photographers, coastal scenes and other compositions where the horizon or a similar tonal boundary can be aligned with the gradient. The soft edge makes the change in density less abrupt than a hard transition, which can be helpful when the boundary isn’t perfectly straight or falls around distant features. It gives you a practical way to balance exposure at capture, while still letting you choose where the darker area sits in the composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"specialist-note\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecialist Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotographers framing bright cloud above a darker landscape are the people I’d point towards this four-stop soft grad. The 1.2 density makes a strong difference: if your meter calls for 1\/125 sec, the four-stop reduction corresponds to about 1\/8 sec in the filtered area, so take care to keep the camera steady. The 100 x 150 mm size gives you room to move the transition up or down until it sits across the sky and land in a way that suits the scene. It’s especially handy when you want to retain detail in a bright sky without making the foreground exposure the whole compromise. One caveat: a four-stop grad can look heavy when the brightness gap is modest, so it’s best matched to strongly contrasting scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFilter size: 100 x 150 mm (4 x 6 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFilter type: ND grad, soft edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDensity: 1.2 (4 stops)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Formatt Hitech","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57492006633812,"sku":"FH-HT150NDSE1.2","price":69.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.htf-store.com\/de\/products\/formatt-hitech-100x150mm-4x6-nd-grad-soft-edge-1-2-4st","provider":"Hard to Find Camera Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}