NiSi Explorer Collectie 100x150mm Nano IR Soft Graduated Neutral Density Filter – GND8 (0.9) – 3 Stops

I was worried about dropping a glass filter while hiking, but this one feels really sturdy thanks to the hardened glass. The 3-stop grad helped me keep detail in a bright sky without messing up the foreground colors.

Finally got to test this GND on a beach sunrise and the hardened glass handled a gust of sand without a single scratch. The exposure balance between the bright sky and dark foreground came out perfectly natural with zero color shift.

Was a bit skeptical about glass filters after dropping a resin one on a hike, but this one survived a bump against a rock without a scratch. The lack of color cast is really noticeable when I stack it with a polarizer for long exposures. Perfectly balanced my foreground and sky in a single shot.