graduated

If you are an outdoor photographer, this filter is a must for your collection. The gradual grey allows you to get the correct exposure for the sky and land. For example, if you are shooting a sunset (or sunrise) it is easy to correctly expose the sky, living the bottom part of your picture underexposed and almost black. This filter will help in these situations by giving both parts of your picture the proper exposure.

The filter itself comes in a protective, plastic case that is well secured. You could throw it in your camera bag and not worry about it accidentally opening.

FYI - this filter is part of the Cokin P series, which are a bit bigger than their A series and designed for wider angle lenses. If you aren't sure what size lens you are going to be using the filter with it is probably a good idea to be safe and go with the P series. In any case, there is plenty of information on Cokin filters to be found around the web. One summary can be found at ...