The vast majority of GND filters are rectangular in shape. They are darkest at the top and gradually become clear near the midpoint of the filter. The strength of the GND filter is determined by its darkest portion.

Perhaps the least used variation of the ND filter is the CGND filter. It is dark in the center and gradually becomes clear at its periphery. This filter is used to counteract the peripheral darkening (vignetting) that can occur when certain lenses are shot at very large apertures.

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One of the other major additions coming to Wuthering Waves 1.2 is the ability to play the game at 120 frames per second. This will make the game a lot smoother considering you have sufficient hardware to run it at 120 fps. Unlocked or higher frame rate setting has been the most popular demand of Genshin Impact players, and it’s quite sad to see a game that’s only a few months old get it first than the one that’s approaching its fourth anniversary. What are your thoughts about Wuthering Waves’ new Waveplate Crystals mechanic? Do you think HoYoverse should introduce the same in Genshin Impact? Let us know in the comments.

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GND filters are available in soft, medium, and hard varieties. On a “hard” GND filter, the transition between the darkest and clearest portion of the filter is abrupt. With a soft GND, the transition is much more subtle and spread out. With a medium GND, the transition rate is somewhere in the middle.

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In contrast, it’s much harder to level up characters and is a chore to farm Artifacts in Genshin Impact which is not the case in Wuthering Waves. If anything, Genshin should have introduced this feature first, and sure while there is Condensed Resin for double the rewards at your disposal, it doesn’t auto regenerate; neither is the excess Resin stored. One of the other major additions coming to Wuthering Waves 1.2 is the ability to play the game at 120 frames per second. This will make the game a lot smoother considering you have sufficient hardware to run it at 120 fps. Unlocked or higher frame rate setting has been the most popular demand of Genshin Impact players, and it’s quite sad to see a game that’s only a few months old get it first than the one that’s approaching its fourth anniversary. What are your thoughts about Wuthering Waves’ new Waveplate Crystals mechanic? Do you think HoYoverse should introduce the same in Genshin Impact? Let us know in the comments.

A six-stop neutral density filter is good to have with you for bright conditions when you want to blur out flowing water or convey a sense of motion to clouds.  If you need a little more stopping power, you can always stack it with the polarizer.

1 per 12 minutes is much slower considering the regeneration rate when the Waveplate cap is yet to be reached is 1 per 6 minutes but it’s any day better than losing the excess Waveplates. The regeneration rate is already much faster than Genshin Impact’s 1 per 8 minutes rate. This is a huge deal in a Gacha game considering how hard games like Genshin Impact make it to farm things such as Artifacts and Boss materials. Wuthering Waves has a resin cap of 240 which was much higher than Genshin Impact before HoYoverse decided to up the limit in Genshin Impact version 4.7. The Waveplate Crystal mechanism is not first in its class considering games like Honkai Star Rail already have a huge cap of 2400 of their Waveplate equivalent; however, it’s definitely a welcome feature and something every Gacha game should have. Related Articles 15 Best Gacha Games in 2024 (Ranked) Sanmay Chakrabarti Aug 5, 2024 Wuthering Waves Jinhsi Build and Kit Sanmay Chakrabarti Jun 27, 2024 Wuthering Waves Yinlin Build (Complete Guide) Sanmay Chakrabarti Jun 7, 2024 Why This Could Be Big For Players Since the game will start storing excess Waveplates as Waveplate Crystals, players don’t have to worry about logging in daily to use all Waveplates and losing the excess. This will help casual players level up characters quickly and thereby go through the story and rewards a bit quicker as well. In contrast, it’s much harder to level up characters and is a chore to farm Artifacts in Genshin Impact which is not the case in Wuthering Waves. If anything, Genshin should have introduced this feature first, and sure while there is Condensed Resin for double the rewards at your disposal, it doesn’t auto regenerate; neither is the excess Resin stored. One of the other major additions coming to Wuthering Waves 1.2 is the ability to play the game at 120 frames per second. This will make the game a lot smoother considering you have sufficient hardware to run it at 120 fps. Unlocked or higher frame rate setting has been the most popular demand of Genshin Impact players, and it’s quite sad to see a game that’s only a few months old get it first than the one that’s approaching its fourth anniversary. What are your thoughts about Wuthering Waves’ new Waveplate Crystals mechanic? Do you think HoYoverse should introduce the same in Genshin Impact? Let us know in the comments.

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Waveplate Crystals coming to Wuthering Waves 1.2 will allow you to restore Waveplates if you’ve exhausted a portion or all of them. Waveplate Crystals regenerate as soon as your Waveplates are full. Players get 1 Waveplate Crystal per 12 minutes and can have at most 480. 1 per 12 minutes is much slower considering the regeneration rate when the Waveplate cap is yet to be reached is 1 per 6 minutes but it’s any day better than losing the excess Waveplates. The regeneration rate is already much faster than Genshin Impact’s 1 per 8 minutes rate. This is a huge deal in a Gacha game considering how hard games like Genshin Impact make it to farm things such as Artifacts and Boss materials. Wuthering Waves has a resin cap of 240 which was much higher than Genshin Impact before HoYoverse decided to up the limit in Genshin Impact version 4.7. The Waveplate Crystal mechanism is not first in its class considering games like Honkai Star Rail already have a huge cap of 2400 of their Waveplate equivalent; however, it’s definitely a welcome feature and something every Gacha game should have. Related Articles 15 Best Gacha Games in 2024 (Ranked) Sanmay Chakrabarti Aug 5, 2024 Wuthering Waves Jinhsi Build and Kit Sanmay Chakrabarti Jun 27, 2024 Wuthering Waves Yinlin Build (Complete Guide) Sanmay Chakrabarti Jun 7, 2024 Why This Could Be Big For Players Since the game will start storing excess Waveplates as Waveplate Crystals, players don’t have to worry about logging in daily to use all Waveplates and losing the excess. This will help casual players level up characters quickly and thereby go through the story and rewards a bit quicker as well. In contrast, it’s much harder to level up characters and is a chore to farm Artifacts in Genshin Impact which is not the case in Wuthering Waves. If anything, Genshin should have introduced this feature first, and sure while there is Condensed Resin for double the rewards at your disposal, it doesn’t auto regenerate; neither is the excess Resin stored. One of the other major additions coming to Wuthering Waves 1.2 is the ability to play the game at 120 frames per second. This will make the game a lot smoother considering you have sufficient hardware to run it at 120 fps. Unlocked or higher frame rate setting has been the most popular demand of Genshin Impact players, and it’s quite sad to see a game that’s only a few months old get it first than the one that’s approaching its fourth anniversary. What are your thoughts about Wuthering Waves’ new Waveplate Crystals mechanic? Do you think HoYoverse should introduce the same in Genshin Impact? Let us know in the comments.

Very strong (16 stops or more) neutral density filters should be used to photograph the sun and solar eclipses. In addition, you should never view the sun through an optical viewfinder — even with strong ND filters in place. While ND filters inhibit visible light, most do nothing to stop harmful IR and UV radiation from damaging your eyes.  You should always use live view or an electronic viewfinder. It’s also recommended that you place the ND filter on your lens before pointing it at the sun with a large magnification lens because the concentrated light may damage the camera’s image sensor.

If you decide to use round screw-on filters, I recommend purchasing one (or a set) that fits your largest diameter lens. If you want to use these filters on other smaller lenses than you only need to purchase a step-up ring instead of purchasing a new filter or set of filters.

Waveplates in Wuthering Waves are similar to Resin in Genshin Impact. They’re used to farm boss materials, character ascension materials, and character and weapon level-up materials. There’s of course a limit to the amount of Waveplates you can have at once in Wuthering Waves, and the same goes for Resin in Genshin Impact. However, Wuthering Waves might have just announced a mechanic for Waveplates that beats Genshin Impact’s system in terms of quantity and the Kuro developers are calling it Waveplate Crystals. Here’s everything you need to know about it. More Waveplates At a Time Waveplate Crystals coming to Wuthering Waves 1.2 will allow you to restore Waveplates if you’ve exhausted a portion or all of them. Waveplate Crystals regenerate as soon as your Waveplates are full. Players get 1 Waveplate Crystal per 12 minutes and can have at most 480. 1 per 12 minutes is much slower considering the regeneration rate when the Waveplate cap is yet to be reached is 1 per 6 minutes but it’s any day better than losing the excess Waveplates. The regeneration rate is already much faster than Genshin Impact’s 1 per 8 minutes rate. This is a huge deal in a Gacha game considering how hard games like Genshin Impact make it to farm things such as Artifacts and Boss materials. Wuthering Waves has a resin cap of 240 which was much higher than Genshin Impact before HoYoverse decided to up the limit in Genshin Impact version 4.7. The Waveplate Crystal mechanism is not first in its class considering games like Honkai Star Rail already have a huge cap of 2400 of their Waveplate equivalent; however, it’s definitely a welcome feature and something every Gacha game should have. Related Articles 15 Best Gacha Games in 2024 (Ranked) Sanmay Chakrabarti Aug 5, 2024 Wuthering Waves Jinhsi Build and Kit Sanmay Chakrabarti Jun 27, 2024 Wuthering Waves Yinlin Build (Complete Guide) Sanmay Chakrabarti Jun 7, 2024 Why This Could Be Big For Players Since the game will start storing excess Waveplates as Waveplate Crystals, players don’t have to worry about logging in daily to use all Waveplates and losing the excess. This will help casual players level up characters quickly and thereby go through the story and rewards a bit quicker as well. In contrast, it’s much harder to level up characters and is a chore to farm Artifacts in Genshin Impact which is not the case in Wuthering Waves. If anything, Genshin should have introduced this feature first, and sure while there is Condensed Resin for double the rewards at your disposal, it doesn’t auto regenerate; neither is the excess Resin stored. One of the other major additions coming to Wuthering Waves 1.2 is the ability to play the game at 120 frames per second. This will make the game a lot smoother considering you have sufficient hardware to run it at 120 fps. Unlocked or higher frame rate setting has been the most popular demand of Genshin Impact players, and it’s quite sad to see a game that’s only a few months old get it first than the one that’s approaching its fourth anniversary. What are your thoughts about Wuthering Waves’ new Waveplate Crystals mechanic? Do you think HoYoverse should introduce the same in Genshin Impact? Let us know in the comments.

One of the most popular uses for an ND filter is to deliberately increase exposure time. You can “smear” the appearance of clouds and make flowing water look silky smooth. It has the effect of smoothing out moving textures. Another interesting use of a strong ND filter is to “get rid of” moving objects like people and traffic from a scene. If an object is in motion and a strong ND filter is used, the object doesn’t occupy a particular space long enough to give off the requisite amount of light to be captured by a camera. Try this in a mall or street corner and you’ll be amazed by the results. Remember, you’ll need an ND filter strong enough to prolong the exposure to at least four minutes.

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Quadrilateral filters are used with specialized adapters/holders. They are often more cumbersome to carry than circular filters, but also offer more variety and versatility. For example, there are adapters available that will allow you to attach these filters to lenses with bulbous front elements where circular filters would be impossible to place.

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If you’re a photographer trying filters for the first time, I recommend carrying a polarizer and a six-stop ND filter.  The polarizer will help you minimize glare from reflective surfaces. Be careful, however, when using it with ultra-wide angle lenses. If you include the sky in your field of view, a polarizer may cause some uneven color saturation.

Step-up rings are considerably less expensive than optical filters. For example, if you own lenses with filter thread sizes of 67mm, 72mm, and 82mm, I recommend buying 82mm filters along with 67-82 and 72-82 mm step-up rings.

Since the game will start storing excess Waveplates as Waveplate Crystals, players don’t have to worry about logging in daily to use all Waveplates and losing the excess. This will help casual players level up characters quickly and thereby go through the story and rewards a bit quicker as well. In contrast, it’s much harder to level up characters and is a chore to farm Artifacts in Genshin Impact which is not the case in Wuthering Waves. If anything, Genshin should have introduced this feature first, and sure while there is Condensed Resin for double the rewards at your disposal, it doesn’t auto regenerate; neither is the excess Resin stored. One of the other major additions coming to Wuthering Waves 1.2 is the ability to play the game at 120 frames per second. This will make the game a lot smoother considering you have sufficient hardware to run it at 120 fps. Unlocked or higher frame rate setting has been the most popular demand of Genshin Impact players, and it’s quite sad to see a game that’s only a few months old get it first than the one that’s approaching its fourth anniversary. What are your thoughts about Wuthering Waves’ new Waveplate Crystals mechanic? Do you think HoYoverse should introduce the same in Genshin Impact? Let us know in the comments.

An RGND filter is a slight but significant variation on the GND. A RGND is darkest about 1/3 of the way from the top of the filter. It gradually gets less dark towards the top but not completely clear. It also gets gradually dark towards the bottom and does become completely clear. This filter is best used when the brightest part of the sky is near the horizon.

ND filters come in round and quadrilateral formats. Generally, round filters screw on directly to the front of your lens — if your lens has filter threads. I say “generally” because sometimes the front element is so big that it would be impractical to have a filter with such a large diameter. Instead, “drop in” filters are used at the back of the lens, near the camera’s lens mount.

The Waveplate Crystal mechanism is not first in its class considering games like Honkai Star Rail already have a huge cap of 2400 of their Waveplate equivalent; however, it’s definitely a welcome feature and something every Gacha game should have.

What are your thoughts about Wuthering Waves’ new Waveplate Crystals mechanic? Do you think HoYoverse should introduce the same in Genshin Impact? Let us know in the comments.

Unlocked or higher frame rate setting has been the most popular demand of Genshin Impact players, and it’s quite sad to see a game that’s only a few months old get it first than the one that’s approaching its fourth anniversary. What are your thoughts about Wuthering Waves’ new Waveplate Crystals mechanic? Do you think HoYoverse should introduce the same in Genshin Impact? Let us know in the comments.

For example, a three-stop GND filter only inhibits three stops of light at the very top (darkest part) of the filter.  As we travel down the filter, there is a gradual transition to 0 stops (clear). It is used during late afternoon or early morning when the sky is much brighter than the foreground. This filter preferentially inhibits light from the bright sky, allowing the foreground to appear brighter. The overall effect is to even out the exposure throughout the frame.

This is a huge deal in a Gacha game considering how hard games like Genshin Impact make it to farm things such as Artifacts and Boss materials. Wuthering Waves has a resin cap of 240 which was much higher than Genshin Impact before HoYoverse decided to up the limit in Genshin Impact version 4.7. The Waveplate Crystal mechanism is not first in its class considering games like Honkai Star Rail already have a huge cap of 2400 of their Waveplate equivalent; however, it’s definitely a welcome feature and something every Gacha game should have. Related Articles 15 Best Gacha Games in 2024 (Ranked) Sanmay Chakrabarti Aug 5, 2024 Wuthering Waves Jinhsi Build and Kit Sanmay Chakrabarti Jun 27, 2024 Wuthering Waves Yinlin Build (Complete Guide) Sanmay Chakrabarti Jun 7, 2024 Why This Could Be Big For Players Since the game will start storing excess Waveplates as Waveplate Crystals, players don’t have to worry about logging in daily to use all Waveplates and losing the excess. This will help casual players level up characters quickly and thereby go through the story and rewards a bit quicker as well. In contrast, it’s much harder to level up characters and is a chore to farm Artifacts in Genshin Impact which is not the case in Wuthering Waves. If anything, Genshin should have introduced this feature first, and sure while there is Condensed Resin for double the rewards at your disposal, it doesn’t auto regenerate; neither is the excess Resin stored. One of the other major additions coming to Wuthering Waves 1.2 is the ability to play the game at 120 frames per second. This will make the game a lot smoother considering you have sufficient hardware to run it at 120 fps. Unlocked or higher frame rate setting has been the most popular demand of Genshin Impact players, and it’s quite sad to see a game that’s only a few months old get it first than the one that’s approaching its fourth anniversary. What are your thoughts about Wuthering Waves’ new Waveplate Crystals mechanic? Do you think HoYoverse should introduce the same in Genshin Impact? Let us know in the comments.

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You may not think of a polarizer as an ND filter, but it does inhibit about 1.5–2 stops of light from entering the lens. A polarizer must be engaged (turned) to harness its “polarizing” properties (removing glare from reflective surfaces thus increasing saturation and contrast). However, this is not necessarily needed to utilize its ND property.

Budding portrait photographer who want to maintain a wide aperture on fast lens during bright days should start with a three-stop ND filter. If you’re a videographer, a variable ND makes the most sense.

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Some popular ND strengths are three, six, and ten stops. It is also possible to combine (stack) filters to increase the overall strength. For example, combining three- and six-stop neutral density filters will result in nine stops of light inhibition. This works great in a pinch but should be avoided, if possible.  Each layer of glass or resin in front of the lens will degrade overall image quality. This could be the softening of details, color shifts, chromatic aberration to some degree.  The general principle is to use as few filters as possible to achieve the desired effect.

Simply put,  neutral density (ND) filters are a piece of dark glass or resin that inhibits light from entering a lens. The “neutral” in neutral density refers to the fact that, theoretically, the filter is colorless. Basically, an ND filter is sunglasses for your lens. In this guide, we will be explaining the different kinds of neutral density filters and how to choose the best one to fit your photography needs.

A VND filter allows you to change the strength of the filter based on how much it is turned. Videographers find this filter very helpful for achieving a “cinematic” look that is dependent on certain shutter speeds based on frames per second. In varying light, it’s more convenient to simply turn a filter in front of a lens than replace it periodically. Personally, I do not recommend it for photography. I’ve seen cross-type and patchy artifacts when doing long exposure photography.

For example, a one-stop ND filter would let in ½ as much light. A two-stop ND filter would let in ¼ the amount compared to no filter and ½ as much compared to a one-stop ND filter. Thinking of it temporally, if the exposure time without a filter is one second, then one-stop ND filter would prolong that time to two seconds. A two-stop ND filter would prolong it to four seconds. A three-stop ND filter would prolong it to 8 seconds, and so on.  The chart below offers other examples to illustrate this concept.

The strength of a neutral density filter refers to its ability to hinder light. This is measured in stops. Each whole number increase in stop inhibits 50% of the light.

Neutral density filters are also popular with portrait photographers. To achieve a beautifully creamy bokeh and a very shallow depth of field, the aperture needs to be wide open.  Some lenses can open to f/0.95. Even at the lowest ISO and fastest shutter speed, there might still be an overabundance of light to achieve proper exposure. An ND filter can help mitigate this problem.

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