topic Breakthrough ND Filters in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Breakthrough ND Filters

xzebra — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 00:42:03 GMT

I am looking to purchase a Breakthrough ND filter and was wondering if anyone has tried the 2x vs 4x and compared? I would like to save the extra $50, however I am not sure if it is worth it seeing how I am strapping it to high quality glass.

Re: Breakthrough ND Filters

Waddizzle — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 00:57:08 GMT

@xzebra wrote:
I am looking to purchase a Breakthrough ND filter and was wondering if anyone has tried the 2x vs 4x and compared? I would like to save the extra $50, however I am not sure if it is worth it seeing how I am strapping it to high quality glass.

Breakthrough? Reviews at B&H are pretty consistent, 5 stars is the average. At B&H, a lot of pros give pretty objective and authoritative reviews and ratings on the professional grade stuff.

Re: Breakthrough ND Filters

xzebra — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 01:00:42 GMT

Understood - Just wondered if there was a significant difference between the x2 and x4.

Thanks,

Re: Breakthrough ND Filters

amfoto1 — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 04:28:41 GMT

I haven't used them. But I believe...

Breakthrough X4 use Shcott glass, have 16-layer "nano" multi-coating and are in brass frames.

Breaktrhough X2 uses a different type of optical glass, is also nano-coated and is in an aluminum frame.

Personally, I prefer the B+W XS-Pro (16-layer multi-coating, slim frame) or F-Pro/MRC (8-layers, standard frame). Both use Schott glass and brass frames, and they cost a little less than the comparable Breakthrough filters.

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Re: Breakthrough ND Filters

ebiggs1 — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 16:43:58 GMT

"I prefer the B+W XS-Pro ..."

Me too! Good stuff.

Re: Breakthrough ND Filters

xzebra — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 16:00:47 GMT

Thank you all - I will take a look at the B+W .
I do have a B+W XS Pro polarizer and like it quite a bit.
Just didn't know how the ND compared to the Breakthrough, but sounds like the B+W is liked well.