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Not really the same effect. The ND filter will allow very, very long exposures in bright sunlight. If you are photographing moving water or clouds, it will smooth them out. Also, it will make anything passing through the shot disappear as long as it keep moving (cars, people, etc). The ISO adjustment on the camera can only go to 64 (to lessen the sensitivity of the sensor) and give maybe a fraction of a second more exposure time in most cases.

LTSP5 is an add-on package for Linux that allows you to connect lots of low-powered thin client terminals to a Linux server. Applications typically run on the server, and accept input and display their output on the thin client display.

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One example of this is when you are out making photos and want to carry few accessories. If you wanted ND filters you’d like have to carry a bunch of them, swapping them out for different densities when needed. Whereas if you had a VND on your lens, then all you would need to do is twist the filter to change densities.

So I do recommend, for anyone who thinks they might need a VND one day to own at least one filter. But please do not by a cheap VND filter. Instead, invest in a high quality one. My personal recommendations for VND filters would be:

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Another example is for videographers. When recording footage, you sometimes cannot stop to swap filters. So having the ability to quickly adjust on the fly is a huge advantage of VNDs over NDs.

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What I mean by that is an ND is a solid gray filter, with one specific density or darkness in play, whereas a VND can be turned like a CPL filter to adjust the density or darkness.

Before we dive into if you should really use a Variable Neutral Density filter, you first need to understand what that type of filter is.

In addition to reducing the amount of light passing through the filter and in turn through the lens, the purpose of a variable neutral density filter is to change the brightness level of the object you are trying to photograph or record video footage of. What differentiates a VND (Variable Neutral Density) from an ND (Neutral Density) filter is the Circular Polarizer (CPL) style design.

As someone who loves making long exposure photographs with my Wine Country Camera system, I am a huge fan of the best of the best in the Neutral Density genre.

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If you plan on purchasing a VND, or a set of VNDs like I did — consider purchasing the largest you might need. In my case, 82mm was the largest filter size for my system. Then purchase a step-up ring set, like this one. That way you can use the 82mm filter on any lenses that use smaller filters.

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