Freewell All Day 8 Pack Review for DJI Mavic 3 Drone - 8 Second Exposure!
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- Опубликовано: 6 июл 2024
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The last bastion of creativity once you have the drone of your dreams is filters. You will definitely need ND filters for smooth, filmic motion in your clips and a polarizer filter will add that "Je ne sais quois"!
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00:00 - Introduction
00:54 - The All Day 8 Pack from Freewell Filters
01:10 - What are ND filters?
01:47 - What are polarizer filters?
02:45 - How much light each filter reduces
03:38 - What are 10 stop ND filters good for?
04:20 - Which filter is best for a sunny day and how to use it?
06:17 - Sample photos
09:02 - 8 second exposures and hyperlapse example
11:00 - Proof of how stable the DJI Mavic 3 really is!
12:04 - More sample photos
12:57 - Summary and advice
13:50 - A couple of sample videos
14:04 - How to put the filters on the lens
14:50 - Do I recommend them?
Filters Included in the All Day 8 Pack
1. Just Polarizer
2. ND 4 + Polarizer (2 Stops)
3. ND 8 + Polarizer (3 Stops)
4. ND 16 + Polarizer (4 Stops)
5. ND 32 + Polarizer (5 Stops)
6. ND 64 + Polarizer (6 Stops)
7. ND 1000 (10 Stops)
8. ND 2000 (11 Stops)
ND Filters
These are used purely to reduce the light entering the lens and onto the camera sensor. This helps to get that smooth film look by allowing slower shutter speeds when shooting video. Bright sunny days means fast shutter speeds and the video looks clunky. Add an ND filter and buttery smoothness awaits : )
A good ND filter will not affect the colour balance or sharpness of your media and the Freewell filters do a great job with this.
Polarizer Filters
The aim of the polarizer filter is to reduce the glare from glass, shiny surfaces as well as grass, leaves and even minute water particles in the sky.
The effect is without that glare, the natural, vibrant colours are allowed to shine though. However, it is important to be aware of your positioning to the sun when using polarizer filters on a wide angle lens. Watch the video for more information.
In this video, I show some examples of 5 and 8 second exposures taken at around 20 metres using the DJI Mavic 3 Cine drone. Amazing results and wirthy of buying yourself a set of these filters alone!
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New channel to me - very professional by a gentleman who knows what he is talking about. Thank you for the tuition, Sir !👋👋👋
Thank you and you're very welcome 👍
Excellent explanation, thank you sir!
Thank you for commenting and you're welcome 😁👍
great video!
Thank you 👍
Thank you so much. I enjoy your work
Thanks for the feedback Trini, means a lot 👍
Excellent info and presentation. thanks
You're welcome Ronald and thank you 👍
Love the long exposure images, use freewell for my DSLR and have set on way for Action 2 , def be getting for the Mavic 3 now as well
Thanks Dave and nice one re the filters. Obviously the drone ones need to be really light but the DSLR filters are a high quality build for sure.
super ! ... and dreamy !
Lol. Yes, I did say that a few times too. I'm being affected by the other RUclips videos I watch. I must "get back to me" 😁
@@NickStubbs yeah don't worry about it, it's all part of the talking to camera! Thanks for the video, I will be buying the ND8-64 pack. It's a good point about reflections on other places than water, such as grass etc.
@@RelaxationWindows Cheers and I think I've come across your channel before. Some great audio and visuals there...quite addictive (some might say super-dreamy 😅).
Great video,my friend. Big like👍👍
Thanks LuBi, much appreciated ✌️
All I can say is Awesome Job!!! I really liked how you explained it and showed what each one of them does!!!!! Great Job I will Subscribe to this channel as you seem very intelligent and know what your talking about! Thank for the awesome review!!!!! Loved your long exposure shots...
Hey! Thanks for the feedback Mike, much appreciated. I had a look at your channel and loved that last dive. What a buzz with the natural audio, very clear with headphones on. And sitting on a school bus, underwater, feeding fish...so cool.
I used to dive a lot in the Canaries (Spain) and used a superb, German underwater metal detector. Great way to spend time in the deep.
Thanks again and have a great day 👍👌✌️
@@NickStubbs Thanks Nick!!! I'm trying to get more serious about drowning my channel and focusing on just a couple things lol.... Any advise for a new guy?
@@Photostrated I assume you mean growing and not drowning lol? The only advice I would give is this.
The video I mentioned is compelling enough for me as I love diving. However, consider adding light, easy listening music to the background whilst keeping the original audio. You can increase or decrease the intensity of the music depending on what's happening.
It would also be good to see or hear information throughout the dive(s) such as location, depth at any point, conditions etc.
You could do this via a spoken narrative added during edit or simply including text here and there.
Editing software titles such as Vegas Pro have a "text to speech" feature which is amazing. It has multiple languages (and accents) and is good if you're not comfortable speaking or narrating for the video. They're accurate and realistic.
If you are comfortable being on camera, perhaps start with a short introduction to each dive with a run through of where you are, what you are diving for, what kit you are using and so on. This will attract both experienced divers and newbies looking to learn or simply binging and enjoying other people's experiences.
Maybe use screen recording software such as Camtasia to show the dive location on Google Earth at the start.
Whereas the dives are already interesting, adding some of the above might make them more so and more "shareable". All just my opinion of course but I hope this helps 😁👍
@@NickStubbs Thank you for the feedback it's much appreciated!!!!! I will be adding things as you suggested as it makes total sense!!!!
@@Photostrated No problem and good luck with it 👍
Hi nick thanks for the very informative video learn a lot here, I have been checking the web for filters for my Mavic 3, I don’t want to get the DJI ones. These freewell ones for what you get seems way more reasonable! But they are still not available yet to buy! As soon as they become available I will purchase the freewell filters for sure! Thanks.
Thanks for your feedback Romeo and yes, I see Amazon aren't stocking the All Day 8 pack yet, but your can buy them individually I think: www.amazon.co.uk/Freewell-All-Day-Filters-Compatible/dp/B09LCPBW37?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1&psc=1
yo-so supeer video-my dear! 📹
Thank you 👍
Great video! Finally someone that knows how important ND filters are. It’s impossible to film anything with a drone without a ND filter during the day time. All video must have proper shuttle angle to avoid playback problems with high hertz devices and to get the natural motion that humans sees. I made a video guide for ND filters and gray card for perfect colors that anyone can print out and take it when filming. One click on the gray card in post you get perfect white balance. Enjoy it and happy filming! 🎥
Nice one and thanks for the feedback 👍✌️
Hi there, thanks for the video. Are the lower ND (think 4-32) mostly for video then? I feel like i've read somewhere that most don't recommend using ND filters for stills, just for video. But perhaps I am mistaken.
Hi Desert and yes, lower ND's are generally just for video. They have no benefit for stills unless you need slower shutter speeds. That's when you'd use the stronger ones such as the ND1000 and ND2000.
Saying that, if you used a strong ND filter for video that gave a shutter speed of say 1/5th sec coupled with a slow frame rate, you get a very strange look to the video that has been used in some movie sequences (sci-fi for example).
Also doesn't a variable aperture reduce the need for ND Filters, since a higher Fstop will help reduce a fair amount of light (without going to the limit where other issues arise)
Correct. That's one of the big benefits of the Mavic 3 over the Air 2s. However, due to the doubling effect of the M43 sensor and diffraction possibilities with smaller apertures, I would try not to go past f5.6 (f11 full frame equivalent).
Does the gimbal cover/jock strap still work with the filters when the drone is folded away?
Yes 👍
Did you use the nd 2000 filter? I'm thinking about picking 2 of those freewell filters and I'm tending to pick up the cpl filter and the nd 1000 filter since I got the fly more combo with the 4, 8, 16 and 32 nd filters from dji. Do you think the 2000 would be a good one? Thank you. (I know it's all related with what you will do and the light conditions you are facing, but I really don't know wether I really would need a 2000 nd. Thank you.
Hi Bruno,
I didn't use it but I think the 2000 may be a touch too strong (although it's only one stop difference). The 1000 is enough to get an 8 second exposure in most weather/light. 8 seconds is the longest you can go with the Mavic 3 anyway.
Plus, 8 second exposures are rare as you need still weather and they can be hit and miss depending on the flight characteristics of each drone (I believe some differ a fraction in how they fly and hold position but I may be wrong).
Any fluctuations in light can be controlled via the aperture so to answer your question, I think the 1000, CPL and DJI filters will do you well.
Hope this helps 👍
@@NickStubbs Nice! This was a short leson in a single comment, hahaha! Thank you really very much! Helped a loooot!
@@BrunoVilelaIS Haha, yes, I got a bit carried away but glad it helped 😅. Just experiment and have fun ✌️
I saw a lot of negative review on Amazon saying the filters are too heavy for the gimbal
Not at all. I didn't have any problems whatsoever.
its one thing to get a great shot with a 10 stop ND filter on the camera but were you able to see anything on the controller while flying to that spot to photograph? i would think that with a 10 stop ND filter on there, you wouldnt be able to see anything on the controller. thanks
Hi Richard, I actually had someone ask this before but I don't expect you to go through all the comments so here's what I said. Hope it helps 👍
"Good question. You should open the aperture and ramp up the ISO to brighten the exposure whilst flying to the scene and once there with the shot set up, adjust accordingly. Try to set the ISO to as close to 100 as possible for best results once shooting.“
My only question is , how easy is it to fly the drone to the location of the subject with the ND1000 filter, I would imagine it would be really dark to fly it before we get to the spot, how do u generally manage that, or do u tend to only fly closer when u use this super dark filter just to be safe?
Good question. You should open the aperture and ramp up the ISO to brighten the exposure whilst flying to the scene and once there with the shot set up, adjust accordingly. Try to set the ISO to as close to 100 as possible for best results once shooting.
@@NickStubbs cheers thanks so much for that tip, I was thinking about that, but wasn’t really sure if it would still be bright enough to fly 👍😊
@@QippysChannel No problem and it should be ok most of the time in daylight. If you fly in any darker conditions, you would only need a less intense ND filter anyway...i.e. the ND64 👍✌️
Picked up the just released Hard Stop VNDXMIST 2pack. It has 2-5 stop and 6-9, with 1/4 mist (diffusion) It's gets a hazy, dreamy look, buy the 2-5 as has a mark with Freewell Logo. Any idea what that's for? Can't find info anywhere!
Nice one. I just put a set of these in my Amazon cart last night. They look superb. I'm pretty sure that the mark next to the logo on the 2-5 filter is effectively "zero" meaning clear or no effect.
@@NickStubbs That makes perfect sense to me, an explains why the 6-9 stop doesn't have a similar mark. Next up, I am interested in the DJI branded Wide-angle adapter for M3. It may degrade optics, but the creative potential intrigues! 👌
@@BlairAir Yes, I look forward to seeing some results from that adapter. Could be great for flying through thick forests and high rise buildings etc.
Hey Nick, somewhat dissapointed in the 2 to 5 stop standard Freewell variable ND filter without polerizer when trying to focus using the 7X camera, the straight ND's (single piece of glass) not a problem but even when I use auto focus then swap to manual focus to eliminate hunting the variable ND just won't focus, I suspect it's got something to do with the two glass filters rotating, have you experienced this yourself?
🍻 Andy B 🇦🇺
Hi Andy, I only had the Mavic 3's as review copies so I don't have one any more. I do remember, when I was doing long exposures with the ND1000 I had trouble focusing. I just increased the ISO to allow the lens to "lock on" focus and then reduce it before shooting. Hope that helps a little.
Thank you Nick for replying to my question, I will certainly try it and see.
Many thanks.
Andy B.🇦🇺
@@andyb7123 No problem and all the best 👍
Nick. Do you have the RAW of the 8sec. Exposure image we can take a look at?
Hi Maxis, I do but it's one I'm most probably going to use for stock or sales so I don't really want to share. What I'll do is try to take another 8 second exposure of something else and make that available.
@@NickStubbs Understand. If you do, reach out please. Thank you much for everything you do.
Would ypu recommend these over the DJI sets?
I can't really compare these to the DJI sets as the Freewell filters are a combination of polariser and ND filters whereas the DJI ones are just ND filters. However, DJI make drones whereas companies like Freewell specialise in these filters so I would say Freewell's are more than likely the better option.
@@NickStubbs thank you for the information, much appreciated
With such little movement I don’t see why you need motion blur. Typically so far from the ground, it makes little difference.
I agree in some circumstances such as wide landscapes. However, I have have been on many drone shoots where I have been much closer to moving subjects such as swimmers, boats, cars, actors etc. That's where it counts 👍
@@NickStubbs True, I would see that being important in those circumstances. I don’t find many reasons to get close to subjects, so I find this topic interesting, I just can’t seem to pull the trigger. :-) Thanks again for the video!
@@cuuppaajoe You're welcome 👍