DolDer X-pro Series 62mm Slim Neutral Density 1000 ND1000 Filter

This is the only 10 stop ND filter I could find that would screw into the front of the M.ZUIKO 14-42mm kit lens that came with my E-M10 Mk2. After a few days of hand holding a larger square 10 stop filter in front of my lens I really needed this.The fact that it's cheap as chips didn't really put me off as I had noticed in the description that it's made of optical glass and not resin, now although this doesn't guarantee good quality, it does at least set you off in the right direction as optical glass filters are nearly always better than resin filters.It comes in a very nice, sturdy storage case which has foam inside to stop it getting scratched and rattling about.Okay, so how does it perform? Brilliantly is the answer! There is zero colour cast, no effect on image quality and it delivers it's 10 stop promise, am I happy with my purchase? Absolutely, this gets 2 thumbs up from me.

Despite the odd name, this Munich-designed Chinese filter seems to be a fine copy of the B+W German made equivalent selling for five times as much. It has very thin ND glass, an ultra-slim metal rim, multicoating and about the most neutral colour I've found. Only complaint is that it's perhaps only ND 9.5 not 10, compared to some other makes - but it doesn't turn the shot magenta and has effective infra-red suppression.

I always wanted to try ND1000 filters but the top brands can be quite expensive, especially for something that I wouldn't use that much anyway;After reading some reviews on Amazon and on other websites it seemed like this one was worth a shot, and indeed it's exceeding all expectations.Using a 24-70mm 2.8 canon lens, this filter is not degrading sharpness and is not showing any significant colour cast or vignetting having a very slim profile; It screws on the lens thread smoothly and so far I've tested it in broad daylight, allowing me for exposures longer than 5 minutes at 50iso and f16 (see attached).

The filter it's self looks good though I've not tested it yet I will write a review once I've had a chance to test it.The thing that concerns me is the filter holder box usually there is a circular holder for the filter.But in this case the filter is just left to move around in the plastic box and I think that's a little poor.

great filter for this price range! Works a treat!