NiSi 100mm V7 Professional Kit

The NiSi 100mm V7 Professional Kit is the ultimate kit for landscape and seascape photographers with everything you need to get started.  It’s perfect for anyone who wants to create long exposure images and use ND/GND filters with multiple lenses up to 82mm with a standard filter thread.  The kit includes the most popular adaptor rings (67mm, 72mm, 77mm and 82mm), with others sold separately. The NiSi 100mm V7 Professional Kit represents a significant saving compared to buying all the included items separately.

What’s included in the kit?

V7 100mm Holder

The NiSi V7 100mm Filter Holder Kit with True Color NC CPL and Lens Cap is the most advanced 100mm filter holder we have ever created, with a refined design based on feedback from photographers. The V7 allows for the easy use of up to three 100mm wide, 2mm thick filters along with an included brand new NiSi True Color Circular Polarizer Filter and has no vignetting at 16mm with wide-angle lenses on full-frame.

It is made from aviation-grade aluminium with single-element processing by a CNC machine, and the matte black frosted finish on the surface minimizes reflections. The V7 kit comes complete with the 100mm filter holder, an ultra-slim True Color CPL, four adapter rings for the most popular wide-angle lenses (67mm, 72mm, 77mm, and 82mm), a lens cap, a storage pouch. The V7 features a unique rotation wheel design so that the CPL filter can be rotated independently with filters still in place via a cog on the back of the filter holder.

This version of the V7 features the brand new True Color CPL that prevents the yellow cast introduced from most CPLs. The True Color CPL features our proprietary NiSi Pro Nano Coating helping to reduce unwanted reflections, and provides a waterproof and oil-resistant layer to assist in the cleaning of unwanted fingerprints, dust, and water stains.

Our new Point to Point CPL Design allows for easier guided installation of the CPL into the central 82mm adapter. By lining the white markers on the CPL up with the white mark on the primary adapter and twisting, you can quickly secure the CPL and remove it with little effort.

Our unique clip system is designed to grip only along the edges of the filter avoiding contact with the surface of the filter. Filters are easy to insert, and contact with a filter’s main characters is avoided, particularly when using graduated filters, whose effect can be adjusted to better suit changing lighting conditions or creative demands by sliding them up or down within a filter slot.

Use of the NiSi V7 100mm Filter Holder can be easily accomplished by first screwing the included 82mm adapter ring onto a lens with 82mm front filter threads. Step-up rings are included to allow the adapter ring to be used with lenses that have 67mm, 72mm, or 77mm front filter threads, with additional step-up rings available separately for lenses with 49mm, 52mm, 55mm, 58mm, or 62mm front filter threads. After being fitted onto the adapter ring, the filter holder’s pull-and-release locking pin helps to provide a reliable connection that allows the holder to be rotated 360°. To further secure the position of the filter holder, it features a lock that can be activated by turning a small wheel around the release pin, which prevents any rotation of the filter holder.

Adapter rings for lenses with 86mm or 95mm front filter threads are also separately available. The combination of either of those adapter rings with the filter holder cannot accommodate a NiSi 86mm circular polarizer filter; however, a polarization effect can instead be obtained by placing a separately available, 100mm wide, 2mm thick polarizer filter between one pair of the filter holder’s slots.

The V7 kit includes a push-on lens cap that will protect the CPL while still connected to a lens and a padded holder pouch for safe storage and transport.

ND Filter

Neutral density (ND) filter uniformly reduces the amount of light entering the lens.  ND Filters can enable more significant motion blurring and image detail by allowing a large aperture and a slow shutter speed.  ND filters are also helpful when the contrast between the highlights and shadows is too high to get quality exposure.

The ND8 3 Stop is commonly used for waterfalls and capturing water flow at shutter speeds from 0.5 seconds to 2 seconds.

The ND64 6-stop ND filter is generally used during the golden hour to create exposures of 1-2 minutes for smooth water or clouds. A 6 Stop is also great for capturing dynamic water while retaining some texture before the golden hour.

The ND1000 10 Stop is used during the day outside golden hour as the bright ambient light requires much more ‘light blocking.’ These can prolong exposures for up to 5 minutes during golden hour with the appropriate settings.

An ND32000 15-stop filter can be used to achieve very long exposures in the middle of the day, and with this filter, exposures upward of 5 minutes can be achieved even during bright sunshine.

NiSi ND filters do not affect the colouration of the image, offer a true-to-life colour and are made from high-quality optical glass (not resin) with nano coating to prevent losing any single bit of detail.  Using neutral density filters, the camera is vulnerable to infrared light, which will cast the unwanted red colour to the photos when shooting at a small aperture. In addition, NiSi ND filters have an infrared protection coating layer to eliminate the infrared light through the lens to bring back the natural true-to-life colour.

GND Filters

Medium Graduated Neutral Density Filter (3 Stop) is a rectangular filter that helps darken specific areas of an image, such as bright skies, while allowing for a regular, unaffected exposure in the other image regions. The filter is densest at the edge and tapers to clear by the middle, with a medium-edged line of transition between the wide and clear areas. A neutral density filter with a medium-edged linechange is beneficial for images that feature buildings, small mountains and other elements that protrude into the skyline.  The transition zone of a medium is 40% smaller than a Soft GND and is terrific for shooting at sunrise and Sunset.

The Reverse Graduated Neutral Density Filter (3 Stop) is commonly used for Sunset and sunrise. The NiSi reverse GND filter is designed with a dark area on the centre of the filter and gradually more apparent to the top. At the same time, the bottom part is clear, preventing overexposure to the skyline.

The Soft Graduated Neutral Density Filter (3 Stop) is a rectangular filter that helps darken specific areas of an image, such as bright skies,, while allowing for a regular, unaffected exposure in the other image regions. The filter is densest at the edge and tapers to clear by the middle, with a soft-edged transition line between the thick and clear areas. A neutral density filter with a soft-edged  linechange is beneficial for images that feature trees, buildings, mountains and other elements that protrude into the skyline.

100mm Caddy Filter Pouch

The NiSi Caddy 100mm Filter Pouch for 9 Filters is designed for the NiSi 100mm system filters and will hold 4 x 100x100mm and 5 x 100x150mm.  It features an adjustable cross-body sling strap and can be carried as a shoulder, messenger, or waist bag.  It can be conveniently mounted on a tripod leg for easy access and use and is designed from a lightweight material that protects your filters from scratches.  The pouch can hold up to 9 filters in the combination of 4 x 100x100mm and 5 x 100x150mm and features a flip-top design to keep the bag open when in use.

The NiSi Caddy 100mm Filter Pouch can also hold a NiSi 100mm V7 holder in the first slot of the pouch (reducing the filter slots to 8).

The case is very light, coming in at 350g, and still small enough to fit into most camera bags. The physical dimensions are 19cm x 13.5cm x 8cm.