12 Weird Lens Filters Put to the Test

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  • @borisgalos6967
    @borisgalos6967 2 года назад +231

    The various diopter filters are really meant to provide a second plane of focus such as having infinity in focus on the top and a close object in focus on the bottom

    • @mikemcglasson1286
      @mikemcglasson1286 2 года назад +12

      Yeah, that makes more sense, but for some reason, split diopters have been advertised for a more gimmicky use lately

    • @jmalmsten
      @jmalmsten 2 года назад +2

      What are these other gimmicky uses? I seem to have been living under a rock as I haven't seen those adverts that you are referring to.
      I would be interested in getting a set of split diopters for my own work to make shots like ye olde Robert Wise and Brian de Palma... but they have been very hard to find. So much in fact that I have contemplated getting a set of regular diopter filters and cut the glass lenses in half with my dremel.

    • @chrisalexander2478
      @chrisalexander2478 2 года назад +7

      I was fixing to say the same thing. Misuse of split diopters.

    • @swanseamale47
      @swanseamale47 17 дней назад

      Better done in photoshop now. Or focus stack.

  • @aerialfilm1
    @aerialfilm1 2 года назад +75

    Maybe I’m romanticizing this, but there seems to be something magical about getting these effects optically in camera and not digitally in post.

  • @triggerfingerstudios
    @triggerfingerstudios 2 года назад +192

    I really like that dream mist filter, because it's very subtle.
    The Aura lens was also groovy because the image wasn't broken or fractured, but added a ton of personality and verve. I'm sure it would give you a headache if the camera were moving around a lot though.

    • @johnd9357
      @johnd9357 2 года назад +2

      If you like it, do yourself a favor and get a tiffen promist black 1/4.

    • @VICKERY-
      @VICKERY- 2 года назад

      gRoOvY

    • @spellxthief
      @spellxthief 2 года назад +1

      a lot of people like the tiffen black promist but i really love the tiffen glimmerglass! it has the light halation with less dropped contrast/ the foggy look

    • @316zaul
      @316zaul Год назад

      @@johnd9357 would say that it’s better than dream fx?

    • @ndc5544p
      @ndc5544p Год назад

      @@316zaul much better IMO

  • @willvisions
    @willvisions 2 года назад +22

    Great video, straight to business, no fat. RUclips needs more videos like this.

  • @nubscrub
    @nubscrub 2 года назад +41

    Wow, I've never been into the strongest levels of pro mist filters, but that Griffon mist looked different to me, very cool

    • @johnd9357
      @johnd9357 2 года назад +1

      Yeah it actually looked like fog. Like natural fog.

  • @ryanscottmurphy86
    @ryanscottmurphy86 2 года назад +4

    This is so great! I was looking at all of those Prism FX filters recently, but I wasn't sure what to expect. Thanks so much for compiling this list, I love the simplicity of your videos!

    • @chleepy
      @chleepy 2 года назад

      expect terrible customer service lmao

  • @SteveWB
    @SteveWB 2 года назад +2

    Love them all!!

  • @DJTI99
    @DJTI99 2 года назад +9

    I love split diopters for super deep focus. I'm such a huge fan of that 70s cinema look from films like Carrie, Blowout, and The Andromeda Strain.

  • @Pixelwave90
    @Pixelwave90 Год назад +4

    The Griffon Fog filter is best suitable on foggy and winter nights while snowing in cities.
    I like the Dream Mist filter too

  • @rogerb5615
    @rogerb5615 2 года назад +59

    From mild to wild - many thanks, Mathieu, for sampling these. You've made our purchase selections easy and foolproof.

  • @matthewshanks3684
    @matthewshanks3684 2 года назад

    Thanks for the solid filter tests!

  • @juanpablofineart
    @juanpablofineart 2 года назад

    All of them are so amazing and so creative! Great video as always

  • @samuel.gabura
    @samuel.gabura 2 года назад

    This was a great video, made me want to look into this. I never really used filters but yesterday I got to play with some I got as part of a secondhand set. None of them funky like this but now I want some. Thank you

  • @DucatiKozak
    @DucatiKozak 2 года назад +13

    Great video! Thanks for listing a good number of filters here.
    Also let people be aware a split diopter is also used to bring 2 areas into focus during a wide open shot with what is otherwise one shallow depth of feild area. The demonstration didn't provide that opportunity.
    Keep up the great vlogs!

  • @mikail3171
    @mikail3171 2 года назад

    These filters are so great!

  • @suchitgangurde3514
    @suchitgangurde3514 2 года назад

    Wow! Nice video Mathieu..
    Cheers!

  • @Ladymusicc
    @Ladymusicc 10 месяцев назад

    Love the starburst ones. Could really see that being used to add a nostalgic 80s vibe to a photoshoot.

  • @karim2k
    @karim2k 2 года назад +1

    Mathieu fait de trucs uniques qu'aucun autre photographe ne prend la peine d'expérimenter, 👏 !

  • @kilometer750
    @kilometer750 2 года назад +3

    Great filters! Some of them gave me a headache 😂.

  • @SNEAKchannel
    @SNEAKchannel 2 месяца назад

    great video man , thank for test

  • @PlantainEars
    @PlantainEars Месяц назад

    This was cool. Thanks

  • @fetus2280
    @fetus2280 2 года назад +96

    A lot of these filters are how I see the world through my broken eyes . I can see a few being alright in certain circumstances, idk maybe its because its i dont get to see things properly that i prefer clear as possible . Interesting to see and thank you for sharing . Cheers mate.

    • @johnd9357
      @johnd9357 2 года назад +2

      What condition do you have that makes you see like this?

    • @pennymercer5793
      @pennymercer5793 2 года назад

      My astigmatism turns everything in my view to intense bokeh, flares, floaters, halos, and prisms lol....

    • @thedos2922
      @thedos2922 2 года назад +2

      @@johnd9357 astigmatism?

    • @INKBOMB
      @INKBOMB 2 года назад +2

      You know I was thinking the same exact thing. Astigmatism leaves some wonderful light trails right?

  • @JTobiason
    @JTobiason 2 года назад

    Super helpful. Have been eyeing a few of those and it's nice to see them in a real life situation.

  • @LeendertCordemans
    @LeendertCordemans 2 года назад

    I've a lot of those lens filters. Lovely.

  • @FlorianSanchezCG
    @FlorianSanchezCG 2 года назад

    Awesome stuff Mathieu, comme toujours!

  • @Snaily
    @Snaily Год назад

    So many of these look like something that would be used for a music video in the late 80's, or in Labyrinth, and I need them all.

  • @zacgge
    @zacgge 2 года назад

    great showcase, would love to get my hands on these and try them out, also the focal lenght in some cases really gives different outcome

  • @theoldbarbarian
    @theoldbarbarian 2 года назад

    The second filter is my favourite, beautiful blur and colours

  • @BariumCobaltNitrog3n
    @BariumCobaltNitrog3n 2 года назад

    I have an airbrush that's a very fine sandblaster that I etch glass for focusing screens but now I'm going to point it at some of my old UV filters and cut up some of the plastic fresnel sheets and sample polarizers filters and glue them on.
    I loved your projector lens project and so I put one of mine (with zoom and focus) on a security camera and was surprised to find I have a decent telescope now. A car door a block away fills the frame. Pointing it upwards tonight.
    I just got a dash cam and have been playing with footage, mixing day and night and time lapse of the same roads. I'm inspired by all the work you do.

  • @lexabrenns4330
    @lexabrenns4330 2 года назад

    Thank you !! The way you showed them off; nice set up, showing them on two different lenses and putting directly the filter on so we can instantly see the difference, helps a lot to see accurately the extent of the effect of the filters .
    Just a question, how did you achieve the shot after the last filter , with the girl on focus and all the tree in a sort of blurry spiral?

  • @SP95
    @SP95 2 года назад

    Tellement stylé la lentille Motion de Spektrem Effects 🤩🤩

  • @vivreennz7867
    @vivreennz7867 2 года назад

    The fog filter is real nice. Might consider one!

  • @ookiemand
    @ookiemand 2 года назад

    Great! reminds me of some of the 80's music video clip effects!

  • @chrishayes7677
    @chrishayes7677 2 года назад

    wow, very cool. I am keen to try some myself!

  • @craigdick3231
    @craigdick3231 2 года назад

    Wow, I've not heard of some of these products/companies. Will definitely be investing a couple of these filters!! Thanks for sharing Mathieu ✌

  • @craigmckernan4056
    @craigmckernan4056 2 года назад +1

    Another great video Mathieu. You piqued my interest the mist and other filters. Although I must say the soundtrack to this video is terffic, I've rewatched this video several times already just to listen to the song again.

  • @chinthakapitigalaarachchi1380
    @chinthakapitigalaarachchi1380 2 года назад

    The most underrated photography channel.

  • @JonahStratos
    @JonahStratos 2 года назад

    Captivating.

  • @stevess7777
    @stevess7777 2 года назад

    My favorites are Dream mist and Starburst. Both are the opposites of each other, but very subtle in their rendition.

  • @TheJackFlash
    @TheJackFlash Год назад

    Very cool!

  • @asmrcuriositycabinet3143
    @asmrcuriositycabinet3143 2 года назад

    I want them all !

  • @mtmccornack
    @mtmccornack 2 года назад

    I like to use the star filter sets.. awesome way to soften the image and add a little rainbow color.

  • @tigheklory
    @tigheklory 2 года назад +1

    This is what my astigmatism looks like without glasses.

  • @sean_benton
    @sean_benton 2 года назад

    More more more more 😂, did not want this video to end. Greatly appreciate this channel!!!

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  2 года назад +1

      More to come! I hope you subscribed

    • @sean_benton
      @sean_benton 2 года назад

      @@MathieuStern immediately

  • @marcindrewek3798
    @marcindrewek3798 2 года назад

    that griffon fog one would look great at winter street photos!

  • @DATApush3r
    @DATApush3r 2 года назад

    Mind = Blown

  • @kalkomsksikru
    @kalkomsksikru 2 года назад

    Center field diopter and aura were my favorite. They match my photography style ❤️ I wish they sell these in my region

  • @tasteinparis7138
    @tasteinparis7138 2 года назад

    This is amazing

  • @gabrielmachadobsb
    @gabrielmachadobsb 2 года назад +1

    Wow the griffon actually looks like fog! Very impressive

  • @chriscouncilplays6885
    @chriscouncilplays6885 2 года назад +16

    This was very informative 👌🏾,I suggest trying to experiment with stack pairs together that would be fun

  • @paradisenauts
    @paradisenauts 2 года назад

    uniquefilter presentation!

  • @readyupswag
    @readyupswag 2 года назад +1

    I really enjoy the Dream Mist. I always saw Prism Lens FX get clowned on some of their ads but I do like their products.

  • @antontaranenko8824
    @antontaranenko8824 2 года назад +4

    Thank you for the nice video Mathieu 😊👍 I like SoraTama filter, type of partial fisheye on the center, very nice for taking nature landscapes wit a lot of flowers...
    Fog/soft effect, are really nice for video in some cases, and no need to use separate, special soft effect lens...

  • @MrAlgloom
    @MrAlgloom 2 года назад +14

    Hey Mathiou. Love your videos. I don't know about the others but prism fx filters aren't created by them. They are drop shipping them through aliexpress or some other Chinese source. These are generic Chinese filters with a prism fx logo slapped on. So if anyone wants to save some money, buy directly from Aliexpress or support companies who don't mislead their clients.

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  2 года назад +4

      Thanks for the info!

    • @KathyXie
      @KathyXie 2 года назад +2

      I don't think any of those companies are making their own filters, they just put their brand on already existing chinese products and sell them for 4 or 5 time more their original price. They are come from the same factory in China, if you buy the off brand version on Aliexpress or shopee and make the comparison you will find hardly any difference even if you pixel peeping. To be fair is a very common practice nowadays from everything from electronic devices to clothes.

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  2 года назад +2

      @@KathyXie Sadly i can't control this when people sent me filters, but it seems in fact that many of those filters exists on aliexpress for way cheaper, and in the end no one would really see a difference

    • @viappioshred
      @viappioshred 2 года назад +1

      I couldn't find the mist one on aliexpress

    • @patrickpfeiffer944
      @patrickpfeiffer944 Год назад

      Wow you're right. I even found the exact same stock photo for one of the filters on Prism FX on Aliexpress (Rainbow Flare FX) for like a 1/4 the price. I'm shocked and won't be buying from Prism FX.

  • @thenerdster_
    @thenerdster_ 2 года назад +2

    spektrem is the best!

  • @VladyYakovenko
    @VladyYakovenko 2 года назад +5

    I would really want to get myself a fog filter

  • @nextsteptahiti8222
    @nextsteptahiti8222 2 года назад

    Excellente vidéo

  • @smaklilu90
    @smaklilu90 2 года назад

    Woha .. this explains the visual effects on older music videos before the age of CGI

  • @ittoakimbo
    @ittoakimbo 2 года назад

    Reminded me of ‘70s Italian horror, wish is awesome!

  • @SinaFarhat
    @SinaFarhat 2 года назад

    Nice!
    Have a good week!

  • @fastslow2810
    @fastslow2810 2 года назад

    The prism lens was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @iamsushi1056
    @iamsushi1056 Год назад

    I’d love to see some of these stacked up on top of each other

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  Год назад

      great idea ! i will see what i can do

  • @Biovirulent
    @Biovirulent 2 года назад +2

    I love the diamond one. Reminds me of an A E S T H E T I C music video haha

  • @vale-1041
    @vale-1041 2 года назад

    I have so many ideas that would be amazing with these. I might have to pick one or two up

  • @enkaphalin1111
    @enkaphalin1111 2 года назад +1

    Got the diamond filter together with a pentax lens I bought. It came as a surprise haha since the seller packed it in without telling me. Its a nice filter up to certain wider focal lengths (>35 FF Equiv.), where the edges of the filter start to vignette heavily

  • @ArkanoidMcZombietron
    @ArkanoidMcZombietron 2 месяца назад

    We need to know what stacking them all looks like!

  • @ayhancapan
    @ayhancapan 2 года назад

    I need a pack of those :))

  • @parranoic
    @parranoic 2 года назад +3

    The fog one I can really see an use for, maybe faking some CineStill

  • @Chris-qg9rz
    @Chris-qg9rz Год назад

    *mind blown*

  • @pizarroespizarro
    @pizarroespizarro 4 месяца назад

    love u my friend

  • @theothertonydutch
    @theothertonydutch 2 года назад +8

    I got a diamond filter somewhere, they're great fun! Also got some good ideas from this.

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  2 года назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed!

    • @qtben17
      @qtben17 2 года назад

      Diamond filter can now be done in post. I like that aura filter tho

  • @Joodyunicorn
    @Joodyunicorn 2 года назад

    In my life, I can count the times I smashed subscribe. It didn’t even include my favorite RUclipsrs.. you’re special with a distinct sense of scene and sound. SUBEDDDDD OVeR and OvER again 🥰

  • @zenitpro
    @zenitpro 2 года назад

    I love the diamond and kaleidoscope ones... so trippy! What is the name of the tune playing in the background? I love it too!

  • @Francois_L_7933
    @Francois_L_7933 2 года назад +2

    For some reason, I think that Jean Cokin invented most of these as far back as the 1970's...
    And BTW, the split diopter is intended to put something close-up and something very far into equal focus...

  • @mixeddrinks8100
    @mixeddrinks8100 2 года назад

    the starburst and the blue streak ones are pretty cool, but starburst is very cool

  • @dendorovium
    @dendorovium 2 года назад +1

    いい曲

  • @AndrewJex
    @AndrewJex 2 года назад +1

    Hello Mathieu! Quick question if you don't mind. I purchased the Aura filter from Spektrem Effects, but can't seem to get the same light distortion as demonstrated in your video. I'm assuming this is because you used a larger lens. Do you happen to remember what size lens you were using for your footage?

  • @claudinchenchen
    @claudinchenchen 2 года назад +1

    Nice effect filters! Have a few of these, too. Should film with them again ;-)

  • @altaego1364
    @altaego1364 Год назад

    Linear is pretty dope

  • @makatron
    @makatron 2 года назад

    Still love to use star filters for creative wedding work

  • @fiskmactaggert5030
    @fiskmactaggert5030 Год назад

    i really want those first 3

  • @rejectfalseicons1920
    @rejectfalseicons1920 Год назад

    I own the diamond filter and it's arguably my favorite one

  • @Hamzakhan-dt3gv
    @Hamzakhan-dt3gv 2 года назад

    Interesting video

  • @DanielTuriman
    @DanielTuriman 2 года назад

    Love diamond filter

  • @kkfaerber
    @kkfaerber 2 года назад +1

    Ordered an aura filter because of this vid. Thank you!

  • @jamesdecross1035
    @jamesdecross1035 2 года назад +1

    The split-diopter filters should help with capturing near and far, at the same time.

  • @smoke4131
    @smoke4131 2 года назад

    Trippy

  • @Michaels_Angle
    @Michaels_Angle 2 года назад

    Rainbow and halo diffraction filters are cool

  • @VICKERY-
    @VICKERY- 2 года назад

    2:31 WHOAAAA

  • @Rikleon
    @Rikleon 2 года назад +1

    Song is You Drive - "Royal Blue"
    Also the Dream Mist is perfect.

  • @keima1110
    @keima1110 2 года назад

    Old fashion filter. I remember I seeing catalog of these type of filter when I was young..that's the 80's. My dad actually had a few of these.

  • @MathiasAmling
    @MathiasAmling 2 года назад

    what lens was the shot in the outro (the girl in front of the trees) taken with? It's absolutely amazing!!! 😱

  • @yussetperez28512
    @yussetperez28512 4 месяца назад

    What lens was used in the last clip with the girl? Great video!!

  • @MartinMunthe
    @MartinMunthe Год назад

    Would be nice to have a correct demo of the split diopters for a combination of near and far focusing.

  • @bcegerton
    @bcegerton 2 года назад +2

    Great video, I think there’s only a couple of these you would use regularly, most are just gimmicks but may work in video production, like the Kaleidoscope and the Linear Prism, even the Diamond, effects you do see on some films. I’ve got a few star filters and also an old Cokin Motion filter which I’ve yet to try, as I mainly shoot Street I tend not to use Square/rectangle filters which my is but need to get the right size adapter ring first.

    • @mtthwskdmr2
      @mtthwskdmr2 Год назад +1

      I watch a ton of old 70s and 80s live music clips, and especially for the old BBC show "The Old Grey Whistle Test," a lot of these filters were used then. So really, they could be used for a very vintage feel.

    • @bcegerton
      @bcegerton Год назад

      @@mtthwskdmr2 Oh yes, for things like that but still, most just wouldn’t be used for stills, possibly more for video though.

  • @GuilhermeMarquesWilliam
    @GuilhermeMarquesWilliam 2 года назад

    what lens did you use to achive that awesome bokeh on the last frame of vid, the one with the girl?

  • @mohamedabdelazez91
    @mohamedabdelazez91 2 года назад

    0:59 me with already shuttered glass phone camera =
    *Built In Filter* 😌

  • @DarkNight80154
    @DarkNight80154 2 года назад

    Euphoria cinematographers are taking notes and stacking them all together

  • @samuelghoener
    @samuelghoener Год назад

    Some of these would be pretty awesome stacked on top of eachother

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  Год назад

      I made the video doing exactly that ! Check my channel

  • @chris-ram
    @chris-ram 18 дней назад

    Do you have any recommendations for a lens that gives that swirly effect like at the end of your video?