After I quickly needed a replacement for Lee Big Stopper and the Big Stopper was not readily available, I have because of positive reports decided to try the Haida. From the optical quality I could not fault it, it works as it should. The image becomes not like the Big Stopper color temperature drift into the cold but to a warm place. Since I work in RAW anyway that's not a problem since it's really just a shift in color temperature and no color cast is produced. Mechanical just as Big Stopper fits the Haida in the Lee holder back also. Whether the coating is so durable as the Big Stopper remains to be seen. I prefer two stars from since the delivery is displayed as different and so again it comes filter now is not ideal and you have to buy additional accessories if you want to use the filter properly. To suggest a supply of filters in a practical box for storage and transport and a cleaning cloth. The filter is supplied in a cloth bag which one has tried to imitate Lee and where Lee delivers 100x150 filter. Unfortunately, in the Haida case is to open the small side and the opening so scarce that one hardly gets in and out of the filter and if at all only by you have nice grasp firmly onto the surface of the filter. And thereby the filter 100x100 and 100x150 is the case it will be even more complicated if the filter slides all the way down. Then you almost need a surgical forceps to get ran again. So If you want to filter now transport one needs an extra box where you can filter the reintuen. Fortunately, I have my box from Big Stopper left that there are also individually for about 16 of Lee. If I but the filter on top count plus shipping from England I am priced almost the Big Stopper. And cleaning cloth does not exist, but that does not bother me because I have more than enough of it. Due to the fact that I needed the filter quickly and Lee longer delivery times I have now the Haida and keep it well. However, since the delivery is so different and impractical without end I would if I had the choice and time to buy the Big Stopper again. The I know at least that it still works perfectly even after many years in which I can not judge the Haida. Visually take sch the filter per se first nothing. CA would evaluate only the filter alone I would give it 4.5 points.
