Billy. I am following you on the statement that on your Mavic Pro 2 the aperture is variable so you don’t think it’s necessary to have a very “dark” ND filter but you are omitting one point. That point is that based off what I have heard many say is that this particular len’s IQ drops off dramatically once it steps down past F 5.6. I don’t have this drone yet but based off my experience with many DSLR lens this isn’t any different with those lens versus a drones camera lens. None of DSLR lens I own doesn’t show increasing diffraction levels in the higher F stops. In fact on my Inspire 2 camera, some of the lens I have for its camera (X5S) suffers to the point that an image shot at F16 and above is basically unusable. With higher quality lens the degradation at higher apertures doesn’t dive off as bad as this but they all still suffer the same fall off to some noticeable degree. Isn’t this something you should bare in mind when considering cranking down the aperture on any camera lens? And typically the same could be said for shooting wide open with most lens, though instead of diffraction being the issue it becomes more a physical issues with using the very margins of the lens but the image IQ nevertheless suffers at that far end of the range as well though not typically as much. Just my observations that I have seen
It's true. Mavic Pro 2 Hasselblad lens is the sharpest between f/2.8- f/5.6. I never use it above f/5.6. It's less sharp above f/5.6. Crazy sharp at f/4.0 (my favorite F stop) Completely useless at f/11 because of lens diffraction. Looks blurry but still usable.
Just started looking into Variable NDs for DSLR/Mirrorless camera’s, wasn’t aware of them for drones now! (Or mavic 2 Pro specifically)... Great video to get your personal advice and review of filters all in all. Thanks and love your videos!
I just love how everybody thinks motion blur looks good because they do it in the movies. side by side a movie made without ND filters to me look sharper and you can see way more detail than with motion blur but everybody insists on copying the movies. And they've already done plenty of videos showing if you don't have a lot of movement up front on a video like if you're high up in the air you can't even tell the difference if you have an ND filter on or not. But instead people are obsessed with these things. I do understand making effects using ND filters at night, or in a waterfall with car lights and stuff like that But in general purposely trying to get motion blur with every video is not necessarily look better at all. so funny since when does blurring make things look better I laughed my ass off when I read about people freaking out about this. Watching the videos that I watch I prefer the look of videos without the ND filters on it just looks so much more detailed, Sharp and better in my opinion. In other words if no one really knew about this blurring effect in motion pictures and you asked someone honestly which one looked better they would pick the one without the ND filter I guarantee it!! They would say it's sharper less blurry and more detailed.. it's almost like a magic trick that makes people think it looks better but it really doesn't.. But anyways to each his own
@eel3161 It's a little bit better but you still need ND filters even with The mavic 2.. not enough options.. everybody I know who has the mavic 2 still needs ND filters regardless. It's just not a big enough camera to have enough stops..
Very, very, very well said .. but I bought it before I watched your video 🤣. It would be a real, real, real game changer for the for the original mavic tho
Well done on reuploading this with the right info on the F Stops vs ND numbers... I really love these filters... Cheers, Ian in London.
Billy. I am following you on the statement that on your Mavic Pro 2 the aperture is variable so you don’t think it’s necessary to have a very “dark” ND filter but you are omitting one point. That point is that based off what I have heard many say is that this particular len’s IQ drops off dramatically once it steps down past F 5.6. I don’t have this drone yet but based off my experience with many DSLR lens this isn’t any different with those lens versus a drones camera lens. None of DSLR lens I own doesn’t show increasing diffraction levels in the higher F stops. In fact on my Inspire 2 camera, some of the lens I have for its camera (X5S) suffers to the point that an image shot at F16 and above is basically unusable. With higher quality lens the degradation at higher apertures doesn’t dive off as bad as this but they all still suffer the same fall off to some noticeable degree. Isn’t this something you should bare in mind when considering cranking down the aperture on any camera lens? And typically the same could be said for shooting wide open with most lens, though instead of diffraction being the issue it becomes more a physical issues with using the very margins of the lens but the image IQ nevertheless suffers at that far end of the range as well though not typically as much. Just my observations that I have seen
It's true. Mavic Pro 2 Hasselblad lens is the sharpest between f/2.8- f/5.6. I never use it above f/5.6. It's less sharp above f/5.6. Crazy sharp at f/4.0 (my favorite F stop) Completely useless at f/11 because of lens diffraction. Looks blurry but still usable.
Just started looking into Variable NDs for DSLR/Mirrorless camera’s, wasn’t aware of them for drones now! (Or mavic 2 Pro specifically)... Great video to get your personal advice and review of filters all in all. Thanks and love your videos!
I test it and the range is up to a ND 128 equivalent so yeah they are very good.
Just ordered these for my Mavic Air 2. Gimmickry filters that REALLY work😷👍👍
Didn’t you just published this video 2 days ago?
He needed a slight correction :)
@@IaninLondon Fair Enough. :)
Isn't the variable filter just two polarised filters sandwiched? That would mean you would always have to factor in polarisation?
I found that ND8 is the most useful for Mavic 2Pro with adjustable aperture
I just love how everybody thinks motion blur looks good because they do it in the movies. side by side a movie made without ND filters to me look sharper and you can see way more detail than with motion blur but everybody insists on copying the movies.
And they've already done plenty of videos showing if you don't have a lot of movement up front on a video like if you're high up in the air you can't even tell the difference if you have an ND filter on or not.
But instead people are obsessed with these things.
I do understand making effects using ND filters at night, or in a waterfall with car lights and stuff like that
But in general purposely trying to get motion blur with every video is not necessarily look better at all.
so funny since when does blurring make things look better I laughed my ass off when I read about people freaking out about this.
Watching the videos that I watch I prefer the look of videos without the ND filters on it just looks so much more detailed, Sharp and better in my opinion.
In other words if no one really knew about this blurring effect in motion pictures and you asked someone honestly which one looked better they would pick the one without the ND filter I guarantee it!! They would say it's sharper less blurry and more detailed.. it's almost like a magic trick that makes people think it looks better but it really doesn't..
But anyways to each his own
@eel3161 It's a little bit better but you still need ND filters even with The mavic 2.. not enough options.. everybody I know who has the mavic 2 still needs ND filters regardless. It's just not a big enough camera to have enough stops..
This info pops all over
Thanks Billy very good video and a lot of great tips
Billy the filter is nice but, what do I do with all my other filters?
Thanks, I was on the fence whether to buy them or not.
Very, very, very well said .. but I bought it before I watched your video 🤣. It would be a real, real, real game changer for the for the original mavic tho
ND 512 could come in handy shooting hyperlapses.
@Daytona 6263 it just depends on your hyperlapse interval. If you wanted 10 second intervals thats a 5 second shutter
VND Filter - Cinema Series | Mavic 2 is better?
Superb drone video.
We have a M2Zoom. wandering if there's a Variable ND for that drone
Yess now there is for Mavic Zoom check out Freewell on Amazon
I own a Mavic 2 zoom. What filter would be equivalent to wearing a pair of Costa Del Mar sunglasses ?
If you want to shoot cinematic footage. You need ND FILTERS. Simple!
Is it me or did you repost this
at 03:50 he says he did.
Probably should have at 0:30 or sooner, as well as in comments
@@danman32 Agreed.
Great info on these filters. About how much do they cost?
£50 / $50... Ian.
This the best explanations of nd filters I’ve seen.
Fantastic information! Your videos are very thorough I will utilize this with my next drone footage !!!
Depth of field and plane of focus is affected greatly by the f stop. There is alot of mis-information in this video.
@Daytona 6263 you should educate yourself better before offering your opinion. And quit being such a little nancy about it!
Excellent tutorial. Thanks for the info👍🏼
Sir mavic air nd filter plz make a video
Thank you Billy. Great information! Like you I have many, all in fact PolarPro for my M2P, but I might like variable for my DJI action cam.
Dude, the Mavic 2 Pro adjustable aperture gets REALLY soft PAST f/5.6... Be a student of your tools and craft.
I could swear I watched this a few days ago. Maybe I'm going crazy.
OMG it's Groundhog Day...……………..
Variable Nd filters provide poor image quality well they do on dslr cameras anyone that's into photography knows to stay away from them
Keith Douglas hey Keith not with ours no quality issues no X/vignette like you got from your previous variable.