Tiffen's Rota Pola VND & 138mm VND Let You Quickly Control Exposure in Matte Boxes

Tiffen showed off a few interesting filter products at NAB, including a new 138mm variable ND, and the new Rota Pola VND, which takes their circular polarizer filter tray, and adds another polarizer to give you a variable ND:

To read more on the 138mm, there's a PDF you can check out here. Here's more on the Rota Pola VND (which doesn't seem like it's shipping yet but should retail for under $1,000):

• Up to three effects in one unit:

1. Rotating Tiffen 138mm Circular Polarizer
2. VND (Variable Neutral Density)*
3. Warm to Cool FX fader*

• Geared 138mm Tiffen ultra-thin polarizer for greater field of view
• Geared 6-stop variable exposure control* (focal length dependent) minimum of 2-stops
• Patented quick-release tray for use with the Tiffen 4x5.65” Ultra-Thin Circular Polarizer*
• Designed to be used with Sunshades and Matte boxes from Arri®, Bright Tangerine™, Chrosziel®, Vocas, TLS Optics

And another video describing the product:

For more on Tiffen's filters, head on over to their website, or check out B&H if you'd like to pick some up.

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Tiffen Rota Pola VND

Source: Tiffen