Ultimate Buyer's Guide to ND Filters
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- Опубликовано: 21 фев 2019
- Neutral Density Filters are a necessary tool for exposure control, but does their price tag really affect their quality? Today Griffin sits down with 23 ND filters that range in different price tiers from $5 all the way to $580 to see!
Today we hard tested 23 ND filters for their color and image quality, flare resistance, and their usefulness in timelapse situations. We test a range of ND’s from a set of general purpose ND3 filters, to Variable Density Filters, to heavily graded ND10 filters for their use in time-lapse photography. While every type of ND filter has it’s own use, we mainly set out to see if the price tag really affected image quality, and whether variable ND’s were much worse than single glass ND’s.
Below are all the ND filters we tested! ND Filters of denser grades (6 stops), that were not pictured on screen can be expected to have similar quality to their less dense counterparts (3 stops).
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Variable NDs (77mm):
* [2-8 stops] $20 GB Optics “Slim Variable ND” bhpho.to/2NswFwt
* [2-8 stops] $130 Tiffen “Variable ND Filter” amzn.to/2U51N7Y
* [1-5 stops] $300 B+W “XS-Pro Digital ND Vario MRC-Nano Filter” amzn.to/2Eag1Oa
* [4-8 stops] $580 Singh-Ray “Vari-N-Trio Variable ND Filter (Thin Ring Mount)” amzn.to/2U4d6x4
Solid NDs (77mm):
* [3 stops] $5 Yashica “0.9”
* [2 stops] $30 Ice “ND4” (part of $80 bundle) amzn.to/2XmiUUu
* [3 stops] $30 Ice “ND8” (part of $80 bundle) amzn.to/2XmiUUu
* [4 stops] $30 Ice “ND16” (part of $80 bundle) amzn.to/2XmiUUu
* [5 stops] $30 Ice “ND32” (part of $80 bundle) amzn.to/2XmiUUu
* [6 stops] $30 Ice “ND64” (part of $80 bundle) amzn.to/2XmiUUu
* [10 stops] $30 Ice “ND1000” (part of $80 bundle) amzn.to/2XmiUUu
* [3 stops] $34 Tiffen “ND 0.9” amzn.to/2EoU133
* [3 stops] $39 Hoya “NDX8” amzn.to/2E7CdIm
* [3 stops] $59 B+W “SC 103” amzn.to/2SX6YKB
* [6 stops] $97 B+W “SC 106” amzn.to/2EeRWFJ
* [3 stops] $159 Breakthrough Photography “X4 ND” amzn.to/2E4tF5m
* [6 stops] $169 Breakthrough Photography “X4 ND” amzn.to/2EqnARV
Solid NDs (100x100mm):
* [3 stops] $237 LEE Filters “ProGlass IRND” amzn.to/2U2yx1p
* [6 stops] $237 LEE Filters “ProGlass IRND” amzn.to/2EoKTMb
* [10 stops] $237 LEE Filters “ProGlass IRND” amzn.to/2EpWpH3
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You've done something not many filmmakers want to do... test A LOT of ND's! We appreciate your time and budget. haha Thanks Griffin!
The over exposed intro was pretty great imo.
I only use dropped NDs so I appreciate the flare test on the dropped filter. :)
I would have loved to have seen K&F Concepts thrown in there to test as well.
Other aspects to consider are:
The wine pricing comparison is a very good take. Definitely agree. Thanks Griffin!
Interesting video. At around
I’m so happy this show is back, thanks for putting all your hard work into this
I think in certain situations, like landscape, you may not see a difference between no-filter and one of these more expensive ones that very near to true color. Obviously, as I mentioned on another video, I don't think any filter can produce 100% or even 99% accurate color. I don't think it's possible given the fact that you are placing another piece of glass in front of a lens that basically is coated. But regardless, I do agree that for the most part, you get what you pay for. Now the differences on the high end, say between $150 to ~$200 per filter is likely not going to be a huge difference but you may see a difference between a $50 filter and a $150 filter. I had the B+W 10-stop ND filter and frankly, had the same results. Just tried out a Breakthrough Photography x4 ND and it's much better. There is a slight color shift, but in my test, I could have done something wrong, but am still pleased at the results over the B+W I had, which cost $90 (so it wasn't cheap, but not quite the $160 I paid for the Breakthrough filter, but IMO, the extra money for Breakthrough was worth it).
I seriously woke up in the market for an ND filter and this shows up!
Nice video! comparison between cheap medium and expensive makes more sense than just cheap vs expensive.
Learned quite a bit with this one. Polarizers soon?
SUPER HELPFUL! Incredible information, thanks so much. I've been wishy-washy about NDs for ages. The step-ups are huge, too.
Great video! I just bought a used Sony a7sii and was searching for ND filters. This video caught my attention at just the right time! Thanks for the recommendation at the end. Maybe I'll start there.
Been learning a lot recently on ND Filters, this video came at the perfect time.
I fully endorse breakthrough photography filters, doesn't affect my sharpness or add a weird color cast, pretty much done for life.
I miss these videos from Griffin! Perfect persona for this stuff.
Thanks Griffin...a helpful segment. Also, I wanted to thank you for introducing me to some of the most important elements of video...many years ago. I still very much appreciate the content you create today and learn things every time I tune in. BTW...IMHO, your wine analog was spot on. Like so many of our esoteric pursuits, it is easy for people to default to cost = quality (as a certainty) and some will exploit people's ignorance (or embarrassment) accordingly. What? Griffin, really...you can't taste the essence of southern slope eucalyptus with a hint of burnt sugarcane? That's ok, not everyone has a palate for it. :)
Interesting result, but I would like to see the consistance performances between Variable ND filters as well.
The $20 GB Optics ND is sold out, and I'm sure it's because of this video :)