Peter McKinnon is an internationally acclaimed photographer, filmmaker, and YouTube content creator and has collaborated with renowned filter manufacturer PolarPro aspiring to craft "the most sought-after Variable ND filter on the market" and "one of the most cutting-edge pieces of optical camera gear available today".
While the original Peter McKinnon signature VND model launched back in 2019, we’ve got our hands on the new Mark II edition. A variable neutral density filter, or VND for short, is made up of two polarising filters that can be twisted against each other to block, or allow more light to reach your camera sensor. This could be handy for all sorts of scenarios, from combining multiple ND filters into one portable travel-friendly filter to cut down on bulky equipment, blocking out light to achieve long exposure photographs to add motion to moving skies or water, and even for video to help you tame the light. VNDs are commonly favored by videographers as the shutter speed has to be locked in at twice the reciprocal of your frame rate, such as a shutter speed of 1/60 sec when recording at 30fps for example.
