Gobe NDX 46mm Variable ND Lens Filter (1Peak)

I'm a big fan of Gobe (now Urth) kit and this is a great addition to my arsenal of filters and converters. As always with Gobe/Urth, it's solidly built and it oozes quality. The rotation is well buffered - it feels positive and precise when you turn it.It's best used with your camera set to aperture priority, giving you shallow depth of field while avoiding over-exposure. Alternatively you can use it for ultra-long exposures (blurring moving water for example, although in my opinion that's a bit of an over-used trick).I bought the 46mm version, which is a fairly standard size for Micro Four Thirds lenses. One slight niggle with this (I can't comment on other sizes) is that the rotation mechanism is wider than the screw thread diameter, which means that you can't use a 46mm lens cap. And that's is a bit of a pain if you're carrying the camera around and want to protect the filter.The other minor beef is that the metal container hasn't got any retainer, which means that the filter rattles around inside when stowed away. Most of my other Gobe canisters have fitted padding to hold the filters in place. This one just has a thin sheet of padding on each section of the canister. Really minor issue though.The first image was shot hand-held with the filter mounted on a 30mm f/3.5 Olympus lens on a Panasonic Lumix GX-9 camera (Micro Four Thirds). The second image shows the issue with the canister.

This is my 3rd purchase from Gobe, and every single one has exceeded expectations. This one is really handy, especially when filming in changing weather. The company ethics is always what keeps bringing me back to Gobe, as the packaging and tree planting is by far the best i've seen in such a disposable world.

Excellent filter, very precise and picture quality doesn’t suffer, what you need to know is, that even in “min” you are losing quite a number of stops, so it isn’t a ND filter which goes from “clear” up to “dark”

This is an excellent ND filter. It comes well presented in a sturdy protective tin. Image quality on first use seems to be very good.

I use this ND with my BMPCC., which shoots 1080p RAW with incredible colour-scienceI'm impressed with this ND's build quality, image quality and usability for such a low price. I was pleasantly surprised.

Value for money it is great once you know how to adjust it properly... Nice packaging too

Inconsistent level of darkening / vignetting across the image makes this ND filter useless.Waste of money.

I use several gobe variable ND filters and have found them to be good quality, maintaining sharpeness and clarity on pro lenses. Not cheap, not expensive either. Have a good ethical element to their product aswell.