I picked this up because I'm starting a Youtube channel and will be filming myself, unfortunately. I wanted a mist filter to smooth some of the lines on my face and to give some bloom to the LED lights behind me. At 1/8 strength, this is a very subtle effect; I'm trying to decide if it's too subtle for my taste. At this strength I see little-to-no difference when it comes to softening harsh lines on my face; however, this does work nicely to provide some attractive bloom with bright light sources. In my opinion, the promotional images here on Amazon greatly exaggerate the strength of this filter. I would imagine a 1/4 filter would give you images like the ones presented here. The filter comes with a large plastic case, a pointless wrist strap, and a lens cap. This pinch-style lens cap works very nicely -- frankly I like it better than Sony's own lens caps. The filter is well machined, and it screws on and off of my lenses perfectly. There is knurling on some of the edge to help spin the filter on and off -- which is a very useful feature for filters. The filter doesn't appear to have any color cast, but I haven't tested it with a color chart. If you want a subtle ethereal look to your images without making the images look too processed, this filter will work very well for you. If you want images that have a bold, misty look, you'll likely want a stronger option -- like the 1/4 filter.