The most essential filter for the landscape photographer, balancing exposure between the foreground area and a brighter sky. A neutral density graduate enables precise adjustment (available in 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 and 3 stop values) of exposure of a part of a scene relative to another - which is useful in any type of photography. Each density is available in a soft or hard graduation. On full frame format, soft is more generally useful, but photographers specialising in landscapes where there is often a sharp dividing line between sky and foreground (e.g. seascapes) will usually prefer a hard graduation. For smaller sensor formats, Lee recommend using a hard grad set for most scenarios. Includes a padded storage pouch.