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Your cart is empty.Thanks to its adjustable density control, the B+W ND Vario filter can be adapted to your individual requirements. The XS-Pro mount offers an index setting, allowing the photographer to set the density between +1 and +5 stops. You may combine additional B+W ND filters of fixed value to achieve higher density choices. The ND Vario should be the outermost filter when combined with additional filters. The B+W XS-Pro ND Vario filters are all MRC nano coated, and are offered in sizes 40.5mm, 46mm, 49mm, 52mm, 55mm, 58mm, 62mm, 67mm, 72mm, 77mm, 82mm, and 95mm. The XS-Pro Vario ND mount is an EW (extra-wide) design, and should avoid vignetting concerns with most 17mm lenses on a full frame body. As equipment specifications vary greatly, we advise shooting your own tests to confirm results using your specific equipment.
Alice End
Reviewed in Germany on January 21, 2024
Senkst bereits mein 3. Filter dieser Art und dieser firma einfach weil zufrieden mit der Handhabung und der Qualität.
Hugo Rivas
Reviewed in Mexico on December 13, 2023
Esta marca definitivamente es de lo mejor que hay.Garantiza la calidad de tu objetivo.Tomas garantizadas con gran calidad y poca reducción de pasos.Muy recomendada.
Tal
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2023
a bad product, not even if its sure the original one, vignetting and the colors changes dramtically to green tones..Came in an opened box and cant put the lens cap while the VND is assembled.idk who's the seller but i wont buy from him again.
ramDog
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2022
Great variable lens but unable to keep it on the lens because it doesn't come with a lens cover.
Wicklund Productions
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2022
I've been a photographer for over 10 years and just recently added this filter. I love it! It really helps balance lighting and allows a more even/smooth look between colors and lighting. I'm a big fan and well worth the money.
Jonathan Moreno
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2020
Its great for what I'm trying to do; videography. I just wish they created at least a variable ND filter for +6 to +9 stops for mid day shooting when the sun is extremely bright w/o compromising on the shutter speed.
Patrick Morris
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2018
Typical excellent B+W quality. I bought my first video camera in a long while with no internal ND, so to shoot outdoors with a 1/48th shutter speed and wide aperture, I needed one of these, B+W was an obvious choice, and it matches the image quality of my several B+W polarizers. One hitch: The front thread diameter of this filter is NOT 82mm. Maybe it would have vignetted if it were that small. Instead,, it's 86C (!), a size I have not seen in years. I wanted to use a polarizer in front of this filter and I had to dig deep to find an 86C to 4 1/2" adapter and an old 4 1/2" polarizer. I'm set, but you may want to find a different filter with a more common front thread size.
chris
Reviewed in France on March 30, 2018
La qualité des filtre B+W est bien connue des professionnels. Ce modèle est très bien réalisé et vaut bien son prix. Pas de problème sur toute sa plage d'utilisation.
Client d'
Reviewed in France on July 18, 2017
Capturer un évènement dans toute sa dynamique de couleurs et de luminosité est déterminant.Cela est d’autant plus vrai en extérieur durant une journée ensoleillée.L’utilisation de ce ND variable offre 5 Stop d’atténuation, il permet de garder une ouverture max pour limiter le bruit avec un fond diffus harmonieux sans le « X » d’autres marques bon marchés.Encore un très bon filtre B+W !
Chris D.
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2017
Typical B+W quality; no-binding brass ring and great optical glass. Expensive but well worth the price. I only need one ND, and with the appropriate adapters I can safely connect an ultra wide lens (without vignetting), up to a long tele. It's almost mystical the way it changes density while retaining a clear view; would love to see how they assemble one of these filters.
J. Cheng
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2017
First, I am a professional photographer and I value filters as much as the lenses themselves. There isn't a point to put a sub-par glass element on your great lenses to de-grade the performance. B+W is one of the best in business. Made from nice brass rim with super smooth turn. Since's it's made from brass, you won't have to worry about the filter getting stuck on your lens at all. This is one of the few variable ND that has no visible colour cast on your images. One slight problem of using this filter is that the outside diameter is actually much bigger than 62mm so you won't be able to use your lens hood. Just keep this in mind.Multi coating ensure ghosting and flare are well controlled and water drops just glides off the surface.
Shinrai
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2015
I had to send this filter bad due to vignetting. It ended up ruining both still shots and footage.Yet I don't know if this is the fault of the product, or the advice I was given online.... But many folks online say to buy the biggest ND filter you can and then use rings to adapt it to your lenses.Well, even with bigger lenses at 67 and 72mm, this doesn't appear to be true. I get vignetting in one of the corners with these lenses when I utilize step up rings to use this filter.What confuses me is that it's just one corner. Usually you get vignetting all around. Bit odd.Nonetheless, if this is due to bad advice, kindly tell me, and I'll update this review with more stars. Maybe it'd a better practice to buy the exact size ND you need for a particular lens? If so, kindly let me know, as I don't want to pan the filter for what is operator error -- and in a sense, community failure, as the "step up" advice is so very common.Yet if that's the problem, I'd love to give this filter another go. I rarely see the 67mm on prime (the one I need most for one of my favorite lenses I wish to use outdoors), but I'll try to get it and review this more properly.
YuenX
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2015
ND filters (Neutral Density), in essence, lower the amount of light that reaches the lens, making the environment appear darker than it is. This allows you to use slower shutter speeds in brighter areas/day time. What does this mean? ND filters help you take silky-smooth ocean wave photos at the beach during a bright, sunny day (which would normally only be possible during dusk/dawn/night time.) Note: unlike GRADUATED ND filters, ND filters (such as this B+W one) darkens the entire scene. Graduated ND filters only darken a portion of the scene (which enables you to balance a bright sky with the ground, for example.)I purchased this item for use with the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II lens. Since I own the B+W 82mm XS-Pro Nano UV filter (which is very thin, and as a result, has a very small amount of front threading to attach other accessories/filters), I practically have to stick to the XS-Pro Nano line for all other filters. Case in point: I purchased the B+W F-PRO series Circular Polarizer, and it did not mount onto the UV filter. Getting the B+W XS-Pro Nano version of the CirPol did.The B+W XS-Pro Nano ND Vario filter threaded fine on both the B+W Nano UV and Polarizer filters. I was also concerned about vignetting caused by stacking the Nano UV + Nano Polarizer + Nano ND filters, but thankfully, vignetting was very, very limited at 24mm. There was no vignetting with just the Nano UV + Nano ND filters on.The filter itself is solidly built (like most other B+W filters).The ND Vario filter switched from the various Stops (strength of ND filtering) smoothly and with ease. The ability to change the ND filtering intensity was the biggest selling point.The only issue I found with the filter is that I'm unable to mount the lens hood with it already on (the filter is larger in diameter than the hood opening). I also tried mounting the lens hood first, then threading on the filter, but that was challenging, and even more difficult trying to unmount the filter (since the hood was blocking any ability to grip the filter with your bare fingers.) In other words, don't expect to be able to securely use the hood while the filter is mounted.Pictures came out crystal clear, and though I am fretting over the $300+ purchase price, it was money well spent. I look forward to taking it with me on my upcoming Patagonia trip where I plan on taking slow-shutter photos of ocean waves crashing against the Perito Moreno Glacier walls.If you found this review helpful, please hit the "Yes" button to encourage me to write more. Thank you!
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