Reviews
Absolute must for anyone who shoots outdoors!
If you are taking photos (or especially videos) outdoors in sunlight, you NEED a variable ND filter.
When shooting at 30fps video, you need to keep your shutter speed at 1/60 (because of the 180 rule) to get natural blur and smoothness. If you want a nice blurred background at f/2.8, even at ISO 100 there's a big chance your image will be horribly exposed. Your only options are to increase the shutter speed (and spoil the natural look with annoying "choppyness") or crank it up to f/16, which will flatten your image and get rid of that blurry background you want!
In addition, there is the variable ND filter. When applied like variable sunglasses, it allows for the amount of light to let through, much like an intimidating bouncer at a nightclub. So just turn the ring on the filter and you can get your shot perfectly!
There were two small things that annoyed me about this particular filter
: 1. The ring has no actual stops, just continuous rotation, so you can't really keep track of the specific amount of light you're letting in.
The filter on my Tamron 28-75 2.8 lens, I cannot put on the lens cap at the same time. Not a deal breaker, but annoying when you want to quickly snap a photo or shoot a video.
But for the price, it's hard to argue that this isn't a great buy.
When shooting at 30fps video, you need to keep your shutter speed at 1/60 (because of the 180 rule) to get natural blur and smoothness. If you want a nice blurred background at f/2.8, even at ISO 100 there's a big chance your image will be horribly exposed. Your only options are to increase the shutter speed (and spoil the natural look with annoying "choppyness") or crank it up to f/16, which will flatten your image and get rid of that blurry background you want!
In addition, there is the variable ND filter. When applied like variable sunglasses, it allows for the amount of light to let through, much like an intimidating bouncer at a nightclub. So just turn the ring on the filter and you can get your shot perfectly!
There were two small things that annoyed me about this particular filter
: 1. The ring has no actual stops, just continuous rotation, so you can't really keep track of the specific amount of light you're letting in.
The filter on my Tamron 28-75 2.8 lens, I cannot put on the lens cap at the same time. Not a deal breaker, but annoying when you want to quickly snap a photo or shoot a video.
But for the price, it's hard to argue that this isn't a great buy.
02/03/2023