I found that a little care is needed when using the clip instead of the belt loop… First, the magnetic catch on the pouch is sometimes tricky to get seated. You sometimes have to hunt for the recess to get the button into (you’ll see what I mean if you own it). If you don’t get it captured and you are using the clip, the pouch will *swing* around and maybe bounce off you when you walk and the cover can flap open. I lost a filter this way. It bounced out of the pouch while walking back to my car believe it or not. The belt loop provides a more stable solution if you are wearing a belt.
Definitely a good call out, I'm pretty careful with the magnetic clip for just the reason you describe. I try to remember to remove the case when I am moving from spot to spot, but I've lost count of how many times I've forgotten and been scrambling over something. Sheer luck that I haven't lost a filter yet!
I'm pretty excited about it - hoping I can sneak out Saturday morning for some waterfalls (we're getting a decent amount of rain tomorrow). By the way, saw your Spring waterfall video! Great work - I love waterfalls! The sound of moving water is so calming.
@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography Oh I'm so glad you can get out for photographing waterfalls. And thanks so much about my video. I love waterfalls too one of my favorite things to photograph. This is what I love about spring is all the waterfalls around here in the PNW ;) Have fun Saturday!
Liked and subscribed. Great video, I’m going to purchase these after I learned they have the inner insert. Just confused on how to proceed as I have 72mm on my Fuji , a 77 and 82 on my canon. I was hoping the step up ring was magnetic to , as I don’t want to leave it on . I guess by a 72mm set and an 82mm set
Yeah, the step-up rings are screw-on, not magnetic. I leave my step-up rings on all the time. So I can just grab a lens and know I have the ability to attach magnetic filter. So for my lenses, 82mm is the largest filter size I have and the rest of my lenses get step-up rings from the smaller size to 82mm. Hope that helps!
Hi Jeffrey. thanks for the video. I have also seen your review of the maven Magnetic filers. basaed on that my qestion is. do you see a difference between Kase and Maven and do you have a preference even though you are a Kase Ambassador, you honest opinion is valued. Thnaks Tony
Hello! Great question! So I have used and reviewed both Kase Wolverine (I paid for), Kase Revolution (received from Kase), and MAVEN Wave 1 (I paid for) and Wave 2 filters (I received a few from MAVEN). I think both sets of filters have several things in common and I don't think any of the brands or lines of filters had a negative impact on my photography. Both solved the big things I was looking for with filters - magnetic for fast and efficient switching of filters, nor more stuck threaded filters (that really annoyed me with threaded filters). MAVEN launched with color coding and Kase followed with the Revolutions - I really like the color coding. With all that said, I am now using MAVEN filters and have been since the early part of the year. I think the color coding on the MAVEN filters is easier to see at a glance, it is more bold and prominent on the metal ring. It is a small thing, but makes it easier to grab the right filter or spot it in my camera bag. The color accuracy of the ND filters from MAVEN is top notch. I really like that MAVEN released the DarkCPL filters (ND combined with CPL) as it nearly eliminated vignetting on my wide angle (Nikon 14-30mm) lens. I like the linear polarizer MAVEN released as well. I hope that helps - happy to answer any questions you might have!
BTW, Kase UK seems to recommend 95mm filters for the Nikkor 24-30mm S lens in their circular filter selection guide. "Whatever your largest thread size is, go up to the next size. This will prevent vignetting when stacking on wide angle lens." Is this still the case with the Revolution series? @KaseFilters
If you want to ensure no vignetting - going up to the next size is the *best* way to do it. In efforts to try to keep my gear packability as small as possible, I try to get by with a filter size that matches my largest thread size. With the Revolutions, even with the inlaid ring, I do get some slight vignetting when stacking filters (Nikon 14-30), but not as severe as with the original magnetic adapter ring. I'll have a video where I talk about that in some more detail after I get some more use with the Revolution filters. Hope that helps!
The Kase filters have been great to me so far! Really liking the Revolution filters - will have an in the field review of them in the future, I just like to have a fair amount of time with something before I do review videos. Thanks for watching!
I found filters I've had for awhile, but never really used them, and I was thinking of getting some quality ones, and came across your video with this magnet system. Now I'm really looking to get the system. Great video! You sold me! I did have a couple questions though. I have 49 and 67 diameter lenses, all of my lenses are one of those. I was thinking of getting the 77 diameter ones, and two step up rings from 49-77 and 67-77. Since I didn't want to mess with installing the magnetic ring initially and removing that, when I think the step up rings seem to be easier to swap around different lenses. Is there any major drawback to doing that over just getting the 67 diameter kit here, and one step up from 49-67?
There isn’t really a major drawback to using the larger filter and step-up rings, in fact, that should help eliminate vignetting that might occur on a wide-angle lens when using it without a step-up ring. The 77mm size might cost more though than 67mm, so keep that in mind (that can sometimes be a con). Hope that helps!
@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography Definitely helpful. I was looking at the step up rings for 49-72 and 67-72, but they were out of stock on at least one of those. Decided to go ahead and order the step up rings from 49-77 and 67-77, along with the bigger filter collection to get the neutral light filter and the UV one. Since I do a lot of studio portrait work lately, will only put the step up rings on when needing them for outdoor shoots. Another tool in the toolbox, especially with outdoor photo season coming in the Pacific Northwest.
Good question - I'm not really sure! At first I thought it was going to be the product SKU, but it is the same across all my Revolution filters - not sure what it is!
The step-up ring screws into the filter threads on the lens. Once I attach it, I leave the step-up ring on all the time. From then on, I can easily attach a magnetic filter, detach a magnetic filter, or swap filters as needed. Only the step-up ring gets screwed on, once it is on the magnetic filters attach magnetically, Super convenient and allows easy filter changes across all my lenses. Hope that helps!
@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography i understand, but that doesn’t work I’d you use a lens hood. I’ve seen a fair amount of lens glare when shooting towards the sun with Freewell filters. I suspect reflections off the lens onto the back of the filter. Have you seen that?
You are correct - the step up ring prevents using a lens hood and having a filter on can increase the chance of lens flare - so definitely things to watch out for. For times I do want to use a filter and experience flare, I usually use my hand or hat to shade the front lens element to prevent/reduce that. You do have to watch for it though. I don't always use a filter shooting into the sun either - the CPL is my favorite filter and it does best when the sun is 90 degrees to the scene. Shooting straight into the sun the polarizing filter effect is greatly diminished. (With that said, I still don't remove the step-up ring and if I am experiencing flaring I use my hand or hat to shade the front lens element. Hope that helps!
Does the 24mm have the magnetic adapter on it or a step-up ring? For my 24-70 I use the step-up ring to get it to the 82mm filter size and do not have vignetting with it and a CPL.
That seems a large range of focal length to see vignetting caused by addition of a filter. When I use a 14-30, a magnetic adapter (not the inlaid), and then stack 2 filters, it usually disappears at 16mm. When you say 24, is it a Nikon 24-70mm? There is some natural vignetting even without adapters or filters on it. Check out this link: www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/mirrorless/lenses/24-70mm-f4.htm#falloff Also - if a Nikon camera, make sure Vignette control is to at least Normal (It is under Photo Shooting Menu and then scroll down to Vignetting Control).
My understanding is that Skyeye do not have a nano coating on them to help with scratch resistance and anti-reflective, like the Wolverines and Revolutions do. And the Skyeye does not have the color coding of the Revolutions either (and color coding is so worth it - great feature). Hope that helps!
@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography Thanks for the reply! I have a few sets of the Skyeye and I can confirm they have the color coding-slightly different colors for the stops. I can't confirm nano coating or not though. Thanks for the help!
Thank you! I do still have the Maven filters as well, but have been using the Kase Revolution since this unboxing video to get a better feel of how they do in the field, plus some other things I wanted to test - most specifically vignetting with that new inlaid ring adapter and see if that new adapter helps with that when stacking filters.
@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography Thanks for the video. Can you give us some preliminary information about vignetting on the 14-30 with two filters. It should be enough to look through the viewfinder or take a picture of a wall.
I did a very quick test in the office and with two filters stacked there is some vignetting at 14mm on the Nikon 14-300mm lens. I'll review more closely when I have a bit more time to see what can be cleaned up in post-processing, plus figuring out if 15mm is enough to make it go away.
Although the video had interesting and good information, I did not like that the so called Kase Ambassador who I take got his filter kit free and perhaps even paid for his review had commercials non-Kase at that, in the video.
Thanks for watching! Glad the video had some helpful info. Regarding the ads shown by YT during the video, it doesn't necessarily surprise me that other filter companies would pay for distribution on landscape photography channels talking about any brand of filters. Sort of like television advertising.
You always make great videos! Thank you Jeffrey for your effect on explaining the KW revolution magnetic filter system! 👍
Thank you! Can't wait to get these new filters out in the field. Already super happy about the color coding - it makes things so much easier!
Nice review Jeffrey! I use the wolverine system and I can see the upgrades are a nice touch. Also, congrats on being selected as an ambassador!
The Wolverines are great! If I was only going to use them, I would very seriously consider using some nail polish to mark them with color!
I found that a little care is needed when using the clip instead of the belt loop…
First, the magnetic catch on the pouch is sometimes tricky to get seated. You sometimes have to hunt for the recess to get the button into (you’ll see what I mean if you own it). If you don’t get it captured and you are using the clip, the pouch will *swing* around and maybe bounce off you when you walk and the cover can flap open. I lost a filter this way. It bounced out of the pouch while walking back to my car believe it or not.
The belt loop provides a more stable solution if you are wearing a belt.
Definitely a good call out, I'm pretty careful with the magnetic clip for just the reason you describe.
I try to remember to remove the case when I am moving from spot to spot, but I've lost count of how many times I've forgotten and been scrambling over something. Sheer luck that I haven't lost a filter yet!
Nice kit! Very interested to hear your review after using awhile.
I'm pretty excited about it - hoping I can sneak out Saturday morning for some waterfalls (we're getting a decent amount of rain tomorrow).
By the way, saw your Spring waterfall video! Great work - I love waterfalls! The sound of moving water is so calming.
@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography Oh I'm so glad you can get out for photographing waterfalls. And thanks so much about my video. I love waterfalls too one of my favorite things to photograph. This is what I love about spring is all the waterfalls around here in the PNW ;) Have fun Saturday!
great video
Thank you! Much appreciated.
Liked and subscribed. Great video, I’m going to purchase these after I learned they have the inner insert. Just confused on how to proceed as I have 72mm on my Fuji , a 77 and 82 on my canon.
I was hoping the step up ring was magnetic to , as I don’t want to leave it on . I guess by a 72mm set and an 82mm set
Yeah, the step-up rings are screw-on, not magnetic. I leave my step-up rings on all the time. So I can just grab a lens and know I have the ability to attach magnetic filter. So for my lenses, 82mm is the largest filter size I have and the rest of my lenses get step-up rings from the smaller size to 82mm.
Hope that helps!
And thanks for the sub! Much appreciated!
Nice review 🙂👍
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
Nice video buddy
Thank you!
Hi Jeffrey. thanks for the video. I have also seen your review of the maven Magnetic filers. basaed on that my qestion is. do you see a difference between Kase and Maven and do you have a preference even though you are a Kase Ambassador, you honest opinion is valued. Thnaks Tony
Hello! Great question!
So I have used and reviewed both Kase Wolverine (I paid for), Kase Revolution (received from Kase), and MAVEN Wave 1 (I paid for) and Wave 2 filters (I received a few from MAVEN).
I think both sets of filters have several things in common and I don't think any of the brands or lines of filters had a negative impact on my photography. Both solved the big things I was looking for with filters - magnetic for fast and efficient switching of filters, nor more stuck threaded filters (that really annoyed me with threaded filters). MAVEN launched with color coding and Kase followed with the Revolutions - I really like the color coding.
With all that said, I am now using MAVEN filters and have been since the early part of the year. I think the color coding on the MAVEN filters is easier to see at a glance, it is more bold and prominent on the metal ring. It is a small thing, but makes it easier to grab the right filter or spot it in my camera bag. The color accuracy of the ND filters from MAVEN is top notch.
I really like that MAVEN released the DarkCPL filters (ND combined with CPL) as it nearly eliminated vignetting on my wide angle (Nikon 14-30mm) lens. I like the linear polarizer MAVEN released as well.
I hope that helps - happy to answer any questions you might have!
BTW, Kase UK seems to recommend 95mm filters for the Nikkor 24-30mm S lens in their circular filter selection guide.
"Whatever your largest thread size is, go up to the next size. This will prevent vignetting when stacking on wide angle lens." Is this still the case with the Revolution series? @KaseFilters
If you want to ensure no vignetting - going up to the next size is the *best* way to do it. In efforts to try to keep my gear packability as small as possible, I try to get by with a filter size that matches my largest thread size.
With the Revolutions, even with the inlaid ring, I do get some slight vignetting when stacking filters (Nikon 14-30), but not as severe as with the original magnetic adapter ring. I'll have a video where I talk about that in some more detail after I get some more use with the Revolution filters.
Hope that helps!
Any further updates on the vignetting? I'm also curious about this on the 14-30. Cheers
@@martian1oh127 On the 14-30mm I do get some vignetting when stacking filters. Zooming to about 15mm cleans it up.
Thanks! With only one filter and the inlaid ring there's none? That's great!
I believe kase products because they are growing fast.
The Kase filters have been great to me so far! Really liking the Revolution filters - will have an in the field review of them in the future, I just like to have a fair amount of time with something before I do review videos. Thanks for watching!
The best way to carry them is to stack them all with the magnetic front cap and get the rear cap.
Yeah - that does seem a super convenient way to carry them!
I found filters I've had for awhile, but never really used them, and I was thinking of getting some quality ones, and came across your video with this magnet system. Now I'm really looking to get the system. Great video! You sold me!
I did have a couple questions though. I have 49 and 67 diameter lenses, all of my lenses are one of those. I was thinking of getting the 77 diameter ones, and two step up rings from 49-77 and 67-77. Since I didn't want to mess with installing the magnetic ring initially and removing that, when I think the step up rings seem to be easier to swap around different lenses. Is there any major drawback to doing that over just getting the 67 diameter kit here, and one step up from 49-67?
There isn’t really a major drawback to using the larger filter and step-up rings, in fact, that should help eliminate vignetting that might occur on a wide-angle lens when using it without a step-up ring.
The 77mm size might cost more though than 67mm, so keep that in mind (that can sometimes be a con).
Hope that helps!
@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography Definitely helpful. I was looking at the step up rings for 49-72 and 67-72, but they were out of stock on at least one of those. Decided to go ahead and order the step up rings from 49-77 and 67-77, along with the bigger filter collection to get the neutral light filter and the UV one. Since I do a lot of studio portrait work lately, will only put the step up rings on when needing them for outdoor shoots. Another tool in the toolbox, especially with outdoor photo season coming in the Pacific Northwest.
@@TheRiehlThing42 Awesome! Hope they all work out well for you!
Great video. On the filters there is writing telling which filter it is. It ends with 2 letters and 2 digits. Do you know what it means?
Good question - I'm not really sure! At first I thought it was going to be the product SKU, but it is the same across all my Revolution filters - not sure what it is!
I think all vignetting is now correctable with PS Generative Fill. ;)
Probably very much so! :D
What is the value of a magnetic filter if you have to use a stepup adapter you have to screw in the filter anyway?
The step-up ring screws into the filter threads on the lens. Once I attach it, I leave the step-up ring on all the time. From then on, I can easily attach a magnetic filter, detach a magnetic filter, or swap filters as needed. Only the step-up ring gets screwed on, once it is on the magnetic filters attach magnetically, Super convenient and allows easy filter changes across all my lenses.
Hope that helps!
@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography i understand, but that doesn’t work I’d you use a lens hood. I’ve seen a fair amount of lens glare when shooting towards the sun with Freewell filters. I suspect reflections off the lens onto the back of the filter. Have you seen that?
You are correct - the step up ring prevents using a lens hood and having a filter on can increase the chance of lens flare - so definitely things to watch out for.
For times I do want to use a filter and experience flare, I usually use my hand or hat to shade the front lens element to prevent/reduce that. You do have to watch for it though.
I don't always use a filter shooting into the sun either - the CPL is my favorite filter and it does best when the sun is 90 degrees to the scene. Shooting straight into the sun the polarizing filter effect is greatly diminished. (With that said, I still don't remove the step-up ring and if I am experiencing flaring I use my hand or hat to shade the front lens element.
Hope that helps!
I purchased rings for the lens and filters. But I was disappointed because at a wide angle 24mm
You start to see darkness in the corners!!!
Does the 24mm have the magnetic adapter on it or a step-up ring? For my 24-70 I use the step-up ring to get it to the 82mm filter size and do not have vignetting with it and a CPL.
@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography
The darkness appears at a wide angle of 24mm and disappears at 35mm, how can this problem be solved?
That seems a large range of focal length to see vignetting caused by addition of a filter. When I use a 14-30, a magnetic adapter (not the inlaid), and then stack 2 filters, it usually disappears at 16mm.
When you say 24, is it a Nikon 24-70mm? There is some natural vignetting even without adapters or filters on it. Check out this link:
www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/mirrorless/lenses/24-70mm-f4.htm#falloff
Also - if a Nikon camera, make sure Vignette control is to at least Normal (It is under Photo Shooting Menu and then scroll down to Vignetting Control).
What's the difference between Revolution and Skyeye? Thanks for the review!
My understanding is that Skyeye do not have a nano coating on them to help with scratch resistance and anti-reflective, like the Wolverines and Revolutions do. And the Skyeye does not have the color coding of the Revolutions either (and color coding is so worth it - great feature).
Hope that helps!
@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography Thanks for the reply! I have a few sets of the Skyeye and I can confirm they have the color coding-slightly different colors for the stops. I can't confirm nano coating or not though. Thanks for the help!
I had no idea the Skyeye's had color coding! That is good to know!
do you leave the inlaid ring in all the time?
Yes, I leave the inlaid ring in all the time.
@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography Thanks! I ended up buying a set of the filters (KW Revolution) and one extra inlaid ring!
@@preven2296 awesome!!
Good review but what happened to the Mavens you favorably reviewed two months ago?
Thank you! I do still have the Maven filters as well, but have been using the Kase Revolution since this unboxing video to get a better feel of how they do in the field, plus some other things I wanted to test - most specifically vignetting with that new inlaid ring adapter and see if that new adapter helps with that when stacking filters.
@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography Thanks for the video. Can you give us some preliminary information about vignetting on the 14-30 with two filters. It should be enough to look through the viewfinder or take a picture of a wall.
I did a very quick test in the office and with two filters stacked there is some vignetting at 14mm on the Nikon 14-300mm lens. I'll review more closely when I have a bit more time to see what can be cleaned up in post-processing, plus figuring out if 15mm is enough to make it go away.
Although the video had interesting and good information, I did not like that the so called Kase Ambassador who I take got his filter kit free and perhaps even paid for his review had commercials non-Kase at that, in the video.
Thanks for watching! Glad the video had some helpful info.
Regarding the ads shown by YT during the video, it doesn't necessarily surprise me that other filter companies would pay for distribution on landscape photography channels talking about any brand of filters. Sort of like television advertising.
Did the box have alot of chinese writing on it
I don't recall for sure, but Kase is based in China.