Nikon C-PLs can cut out these reflections and help you get richer colours. While shooting in early morning conditions, tiny water droplets on the grass or in the air often scatter light in a way that makes colours appear flatter than actual. This is the reason why Nikon C-PLs are very popular with landscape photographers. The most popular effect of C-PLs is to darken the sky and dramatically increase the contrast between the sky and clouds. The outer glass piece can be rotated, altering the way light enters the lens. The Nikon Circular polariser filters or C-PLs are made of two pieces of glass set in a filter ring which can screw onto your lens just like the NC filters. Nikon NC filters are available in a variety of sizes ranging from 52mm to 95mm. Mounting the filter is easy, just screw it onto the front of your lens and your lens is safe behind the highest quality Nikon glass! It is mentioned both on the lens barrel and behind the lens cap. Just look for an NC with the same mount diameter as your lens’. You can mount a Nikon NC filter on any NIKKOR lens and keep it attached always, as it does not impact exposure in any way. The glass in Neutral clear filters is also colour neutral, i.e., it does not affect the colour balance of the image in any way. This also helps in reducing flare and ghosting, improving the overall quality of the image.

Nikon’s neutral clear filters have multi-layer coating that minimises internal reflections and improves color rendition. Here, the legendary quality of Nikon glass comes into play.

However, any glass has to be of very high quality if it covers a lens, so as not to affect image quality. Any impact that can damage the front element of the lens is reduced significantly by the NC if it is mounted on a lens. The Neutral Clear or NC filters are primarily used for lens protection. Nikon manufactures two kinds of filters – the Neutral Clear (NC), and the Circular Polariser (CPL). Among these, Nikon filters are rated highly for their high quality and are the first choice of photographers for their NIKKOR lenses. However, Nikon also manufactures a wide range of accessories to help photographers enhance the performance of their equipment. Nikon is a name famous globally for their cameras and lenses. By : Nikon School Blog | 3 May, 2019 | 53

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