Promaster 52mm IRND1000X (3.0) HGX Prime

Used it on a long coastal shoot and the way it kills that infrared cast is genuinely impressive—skin tones stayed natural even with the ND stacked. Also, the coating shrugs off salt spray and fingerprints way better than my old screw-on filters. Slightly heavier than I’d like, but for the image qual

The ground and polished glass on this filter is noticeably more scratch-resistant than my old cheap ones. Used it for a long-exposure waterfall shot and the image came out crisp with zero color cast.

I’ve been using this 52mm IRND filter for long-exposure landscapes, and it’s sharp even on my 50mm prime. The ground, polished coating really does repel dirt—I wiped off a smudge with no trouble. It cuts that unnatural infrared cast perfectly, so my skies stay rich.