Using a variable ND (neutral density) filter in photo and video
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- In this video I talk about ND or Neutral Density filters: how to use ND filters, when to use them and why. There are two types of ND filter: constant and variable ND filters. I show my variable budget ND filter from JJC (JJC A+ MC Variable ND 2-400 58 mm) and present sample videos and photos taken with this filter. Neutral density filters reduce light and are usually used in large aperture video or photography. Alternatively they can be used to get longer shutter speed for motion blur (photographing waterfalls to get silky water is one such example). An ND filter can also protect your camera's sensor from very intense light (sunlight). I think for most amateur photographers and videographers it makes sense to own a variable ND filter.
Correction1: There's a typo at 0-12 sec in the film: I mean "JJC" filter, not "JJS "as it says on the screen.
Correction2: I sometimes say "natural density filter" in the video. What I really mean is "neutral density filter".
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Clear, concise and useful, thank you.
Hi Dal! Thank you so much for watching. Kind regards!
excellent Tom, enjoyed that one, some very useful tips.
Hi Des! I'm very glad you liked it. Kind regards!
And thank YOU for this. In two days, I'll order this filter from China on ebay for $21.80. It's the price of lunch.
Hello! This sounds like a very good price. I paid more for mine. Cheers!
Is this a demonstration or a commercial?
Hi Greg! Thank you for watching. It's a demonstration. I show how these filters are used and why one would need such a filter. Kind regards!
Dear Tom, Thanks for the video. I have had a variable ND filter for a few years but never used it because I was not sure whet to do with it. I need to watch your video again and then try it out. I like taking photographs of moving water, freezing the movement and then smoothing out the water. In the UK it is fairly easy to do because we do not get the really bright light, but I have just come back from a holiday in Spain and there I struggled to get the long exposure because the light was too bright, I must put the variable density filter in my bag when I go there next year.
Have you ever made a video on time lapse photography, I have that feature on my XE2S and XT20 but again have never tried it out.
Hi Kevin! Great to hear from you! I don't actually use ND filter very often in photography because I do mostly landscape photography. However I almost always use it for videos. (I don't need an ND filter only when the light is very low.) Thanks for asking about time lapse, too. I love time lapse and making a video about it is high on my list as I have lots of material for it. My main time lapse camera used to be X-T10 but these days I primarily use X-E2. What matters mostly is using the electronic shutter because time lapse puts a lot of burden on mechanical shutter (and wears it out). Cheers!
Kevin, I've actually posted one example of time lapse a long time ago (it was one of my first posts). I invite you to check it out: ruclips.net/video/hyfjD2J3gfU/видео.html
Nice information Tom... 👍
I have a Hoya Circular Polarizar filter.. just want to know how cpl differs from nd filter..
Hi Atul! Thank you for asking. The difference between the natural density (ND) and circular polarizer (CPL) filter is that the CPL reduces glare from reflecting surfaces whereas the ND reduces the overall amount of light getting through. So the CPL will change how the scene looks but the ND will not. I hope this helped. Kind regards!