PolarPro Warp Lens - PRYZM - Helix Maglock

PolarPro Warp Filter Helix MagLock

The PolarPro Warp Filter is an effect filter for photo and video that bends and distorts the light around the edges of your image, while the center of the image stays sharp. This gives you an abstract, atmospheric effect right in the camera, without having to edit it. The effect adapts to your settings. At a wide aperture, such as f/2, the distorted effect blends softly into the sharp center. At a small aperture, such as f/16, the transition is sharper. The effect is strongest at 16mm and becomes more subtle as the focal length increases: at 50mm the distortion stays at the edges of the image, and at 85mm the effect is subtle.

This version is for PolarPro's Helix MagLock system. You click the filter magnetically onto a Helix base plate that is mounted on your lens, without threads, so you can switch quickly between effects for a production shot. You need the Helix base plate, and it is available separately. You stack the filter with other filters, but the Warp Filter must be at the front of the stack, because the front is convex.

The filter is made of Cinema Series glass from Germany, with an anti-reflective, fingerprint-resistant and scratch-resistant coating, and has a 6061 aluminum frame that is weather-sealed. Four Lightroom presets are included that you download for free, along with a soft nylon storage bag for on the go.