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A Nikon Z camera held in one hand with a NiSi JetMag Pro FS GND on the lens, the amber graduation across the glass and the blue magnetic handles on the frame

JetMag Pro FS GND

Hold the sky back.
Keep the land.

A 3 stop graduated ND that snaps on magnetically and locks. Two blends, Medium and Soft, in 82MAG and 95MAG, and full spectrum glass that leaves the colour where you found it.

  • 3 stops, GND8 (0.9)
  • Medium or Soft
  • 82MAG and 95MAG
  • Full spectrum, no cast
Shop the filters

Before you choose

Two blends, one density

Medium or Soft?

Both cut the same 3 stops. The only difference is how long the blend takes to run from dark to clear, and that is decided by how far your subject climbs up the frame.

Find your adapter ring
A NiSi JetMag Pro Medium Graduated FS GND8 filter on a white background, the dark half meeting the clear half across a short transition1/2 graduation

Medium

Reach for it when

  • A city skyline, a treeline or a low ridge breaks the horizon but stays close to it
  • You want the sky held down tight to the line without an abrupt edge
  • Coastal seascapes, rolling countryside, most days in the field

The 1/2 blend sits between a soft grad that can lack definition and a hard grad that looks abrupt.

A NiSi JetMag Pro Soft Graduated FS GND8 filter on a white background, the dark area fading gradually into clear across a long transition1/3 graduation

Soft

Reach for it when

  • Peaks, trees or tall buildings break the horizon and carry well up the frame
  • There is less sky in the composition and the land, water or architecture leads
  • You would rather not mask a clipped edge off a peak afterwards

Only the upper third carries the full effect, so the blend passes over anything tall gradually.

The four filters

Buy for your largest lens. The filter is the expensive part and it moves between lenses, so pick the size that suits your biggest front thread and add a low cost adapter ring for each other lens. 82MAG covers most full frame zooms; 95MAG is for the big glass.

82MAG adapter rings

95MAG adapter rings

The adapter ring is sold separately and is the only part that is lens specific. Your thread size is printed on the front of the lens or inside the lens cap, next to the diameter symbol. The full range, including kits with a magnetic front cap, is in JetMag Pro Adaptors.

Why FS GND

Balance the frame in camera.

A bright sky over darker land is more range than a sensor will hold. A graduated ND puts the exposure back inside it before you press the shutter, and full spectrum glass means there is nothing to correct afterwards.

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Three stops at the top, clear at the bottom

GND8 (0.9) takes 3 stops out of the graduated area and leaves the rest of the frame alone. The sky comes back with cloud detail in it, the foreground keeps the exposure it already had, and the two halves of the picture agree.

A NiSi JetMag Pro FS GND held up against a clear blue sky, the graduation dark across the top of the glass and clear across the bottom

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Two blends for two kinds of horizon

Medium runs a 1/2 graduation and holds definition along a line that stays low. Soft runs a 1/3 graduation and passes gently over anything that climbs. Same density, same glass, same mount: pick by the shape of the scene.

Two NiSi JetMag Pro graduated ND filters side by side on a white background, one with a short transition and one with a long gradual transition

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Full spectrum, nothing to correct

FS means the density is even right across the visible spectrum, so the darkened part of the frame does not pick up a cast the clear part never had. That matters most in video, where a shifted grad drifts through a moving shot and cannot be fixed with one slider.

A Fujifilm GFX on a tripod with a NiSi JetMag Pro FS GND fitted, framed against green foliage and blue sky

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On in a second, then locked

The magnets catch the filter and seat it square on the adapter ring, and the patented lock holds it mechanically after that. No threading in the cold while the light goes, and it stacks with the rest of the JetMag Pro range in the same size.

A hand holding a NiSi JetMag Pro FS GND edge on beside a lens on a tripod, about to place it on the adaptor

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Slim frame, and it says which one it is

An ultra slim aerospace grade aluminium frame keeps the filter out of the picture on wide lenses, and the graduation is engraved on the edge. Two grads in the bag look identical from the front, so the engraving is how you grab the right one in the dark.

Close-up of a NiSi JetMag Pro FS GND fitted to a lens, the FS GND8 (0.9) 82MAG engraving legible on the slim frame

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Pro Nano coated, wipes clean

The Pro Nano coating repels water and oil and cuts reflections, so spray beads and lifts off and flare and ghosting stay down. A grad lives on the front of the lens at the coast and in the rain, which is exactly where an uncoated filter gives up.

Water beading into round droplets on the coated surface of a NiSi JetMag Pro graduated ND filter

Filter on and off

The same frame, twice.

Our own comparison frames. The first pair is the Medium against a skyline that sits on the horizon, the second is the Soft against a building that rises into the sky, and the third is the Medium 82MAG at the coast in Los Angeles.

A city skyline across the water at dusk with a rock breakwater in the foreground, photographed with no filter, the sky pale and flat
Skyline on the horizonNo filter
The same city skyline and rock breakwater with the NiSi Medium graduated ND fitted, the sky now deep blue with cloud detail and the rocks unchanged
Skyline on the horizonMedium GND8, 95MAG
A curved white exhibition building beside water photographed with no filter, the sky washed out above the roofline
Building rising up the frameNo filter
The same curved white building with the NiSi Soft graduated ND fitted, the sky darker with cloud detail while the roof stays naturally bright
Building rising up the frameSoft GND8, 95MAG
A lifeguard tower on a wide sand beach under a mackerel sky, photographed with no filter, the cloud detail almost gone
Los Angeles, mackerel skyNo filter
The same lifeguard tower and beach with the NiSi Medium graduated ND fitted, every cloud in the mackerel sky now separated while the sand keeps its exposure
Los Angeles, mackerel skyMedium GND8, 82MAG

Specifications

The numbers.

TypeGraduated neutral density, circular, magnetic
DensityGND8 (0.9), 3 stops in the graduated area
GraduationsMedium, a 1/2 graduation; Soft, a 1/3 graduation
NeutralityFull Spectrum (FS): colour fidelity held evenly across the visible spectrum, with no added cast
GlassHigh-definition optical glass
CoatingNiSi Pro Nano: water and oil repellent, anti-reflective against flare and ghosting
FrameUltra-slim aerospace-grade aluminium, with blue handles for quick identification
Vignettingwe see no vignetting as wide as 16mm on full frame for 82MAG, and as wide as 15mm on full frame for 95MAG
MountJetMag Pro magnetic, with the patented locking mechanism; stacks and locks with other JetMag Pro filters in the same size
Sizes82MAG and 95MAG
82MAG adapter rings82mm, 77mm, 72mm, 67mm and 62mm, sold separately
95MAG adapter rings95mm, 86mm, 82mm, 77mm and 72mm, sold separately
CapsTakes the JetMag Pro magnetic front cap in the same size, so the filter can stay on the lens between shots
WarrantyNiSi Australia warranty, serviced locally

Watch

The GND8 on video.

Our own films on the graduated ND. They load only when you press play, so the page stays fast.

Questions

Before you buy.

What does a graduated ND filter do?

It darkens one part of the frame and leaves the rest alone. Point a camera at a bright sky above darker land and the scene holds more range than the sensor does, so you lose the cloud detail or you lose the foreground. A graduated ND takes 3 stops out of the bright part before the light reaches the sensor, so both ends of the picture land inside the range the camera can record.

Medium or Soft, which one should I buy?

It is decided by how far your subject climbs up the frame. Medium uses a 1/2 graduation and suits skylines, treelines and low ridges that break the horizon but stay close to it. Soft uses a 1/3 graduation, so only the upper third carries the full effect and the long blend passes over peaks, trees and tall buildings that reach well up the frame without clipping an edge across them. If you shoot both, most people start with the Medium.

How many stops is GND8 (0.9)?

3 stops, a density of 0.9, in the graduated area. The clear part of the glass is unaffected, so the exposure you set for the foreground stays where you set it.

Can I move the transition up or down the frame?

No. The blend is built into round glass and its position is fixed, which is why the choice between Medium and Soft matters so much. If you need to slide a graduation up or down a composition, that is what a square graduated filter in the 100mm JetMag Pro holder is for.

Do I need an adapter ring?

Yes. The filter mounts magnetically to a JetMag Pro adapter ring, and the ring is the only lens specific part. 82MAG rings come in 82mm, 77mm, 72mm, 67mm and 62mm; 95MAG rings come in 95mm, 86mm, 82mm, 77mm and 72mm. One ring per lens, and the filter moves between them.

Will it vignette on a wide lens?

The frame is an ultra slim aluminium one built to stay out of the picture. We see no vignetting as wide as 16mm on full frame for the 82MAG filters, and as wide as 15mm on full frame for the 95MAG filters.

Can I stack it with another JetMag Pro filter?

Yes. It stacks with the rest of the JetMag Pro range in the same size, including the True Color CPL, the FS ND and the mist and diffusion filters, and each filter locks to the one beneath it rather than just sitting on the magnets.

Will it change the colour of my photos?

That is what the FS in the name is for. Full Spectrum means the density is held evenly across the visible spectrum, so the darkened part of the frame comes back with the same colour as the clear part and there is nothing to correct in post.

82MAG or 95MAG, which size?

Buy for your largest lens thread and step up from there. 82MAG covers the majority of full frame zooms and takes rings down to 62mm; 95MAG is for the big front elements and takes rings down to 72mm. The filter is the part worth buying once, and the rings are the cheap part.

Can I leave it on the lens in my bag?

Yes. The JetMag Pro magnetic front cap in the same size clips onto the filter, so the whole assembly stays on the lens and goes into the bag as it is. Cap kits are in JetMag Pro Adaptors.

How should I clean it?

Blow the dust off first, then wipe with a clean microfiber cloth and an alcohol-free lens cleaning fluid. Never put anything containing alcohol on the coating. The NiSi Nano optical cleaning kit has the right fluid and cloths.

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