NiSi Filter Black Mist 1/4 52mm

NiSi Filter Black Mist 1/4 52mm – Diffuses highlights while preserving deep shadow detail

The NiSi Black Mist 1/4 52mm adds a controlled diffusion to your images while keeping shadows rich and black. It softens highlights and light sources to create a pleasant glow, lowers overall contrast, and reduces the appearance of wrinkles and blemishes. As a result, this filter is particularly well suited for portrait work and scenes where a subtle, cinematic atmosphere is desired.

How this Black Mist 1/4 affects your images

The filter gives light sources a gentle diffusion that spreads highlights without washing out shadow areas. At the same time, shadows retain their depth, which preserves the image’s overall contrast balance. Because it lowers contrast and softens fine details, the filter helps produce a flattering look for skin tones and facial features in portraits.

Key visual characteristics

• Creates a soft, pastel-like quality of light that subtly alters highlights and luminous areas.
• Includes an extra layer of black specks to control how the diffusion appears across the frame.
• Provides little loss of details across the image compared to traditional diffusion filters, so you retain more texture and clarity.

Build, sizes and strengths

The Black Mist filters use a brass frame that makes them easy to screw on and off your lens. NiSi offers this filter family in several thread sizes and three diffusion strengths, so you can choose the level of effect that fits your shooting style.

• The frame is made of brass, which makes it easy to screw on and off your lens.
• Available sizes: 49, 52, 67, 72, 77, 82 and 95mm.
• Available in three strengths: 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8 (1/2 is the strongest effect and 1/8 provides only a small effect).

Technical specifications

FAQ

question: What visual effect does the NiSi Black Mist 1/4 create?

Answer: The 1/4 strength adds a moderate diffusion that softens highlights and light sources while keeping shadows dark and defined, producing a pastel-like, cinematic look without heavily reducing image detail.

question: Is this filter suitable for portrait photography?

Answer: Yes. It lowers contrast and softens wrinkles and blemishes, which makes it great for shooting portraits and creating a flattering, gentle appearance on skin.

question: How much detail will I lose compared to other diffusion filters?

Answer: This Black Mist filter provides little loss of details across the image compared to traditional diffusion filters, so you retain more texture while benefiting from the softening effect.

question: Which sizes and strengths are available and how do they differ?

Answer: NiSi Black Mist filters come in sizes 49, 52, 67, 72, 77, 82 and 95mm. They are available in three strengths: 1/2 (strongest effect), 1/4 (moderate effect), and 1/8 (subtle effect), allowing you to choose how pronounced the diffusion appears in-camera.

question: How is the filter mounted to the lens?

Answer: The filter uses a brass frame that threads onto your lens, making it easy to screw on and off as needed for quick setup and removal.