Formatt Hitech Onyx 85mm Seascape Kit Review
January 7, 2021
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Price as Reviewed:£345.00
Andy Westlake tests Formatt Hitech’s new premium toughened glass Onyx filters, as employed in its 85mm Seascape Kit
Formatt Hitech Onyx 85mm Seascape Kit at a glance:
£345
Introduces Formatt Hitech’s first 85mm glass hard-transition neutral density graduated filters
Kit includes circular polariser, 6-stop ND, and 3-stop hard and soft ND graduated filters
Should work with lenses with threads up to 77mm, and as wide as 17mm equivalent
Photographers whose memories stretch back to the 1980s will doubtless remember the old Cokin Creative Filter System, and the dubious charms of tobacco grad and starburst filters. These days, thanks to a combination of changing tastes and the power of Photoshop, most such image-modifying filters have disappeared from the market. But some still provide useful creative effects which can’t be replicated in software.