Polar Pro Variable ND Peter Mckinnon Edition | Nd Filter Pros and Cons
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- In this video I go over some of the issues with using nd filters and why I chose to go with the Polar Pro Variable ND filter. The Peter Mckinnon edition filter solves every issue I've faced with many other filters and I believe it is the best nd filter for the money!
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Ever faced any issues with ND filters?
No problem! Thanks for checking it out!
They truly are good products, i got both the 2-5 and 6-9 recently from PolarPro and I am pleased but my wife’s reaction was was priceless when she found out how much they where.
Haha yes they are really really great but I’m sure her reaction was as well lol
Yama Azizi hey, which one do you use the most? I can only afford one of these.
Joakim Tollerud I use the 2-5 the most with photo and video I returned the 6-9 just make sure to buy it straight from PolarPro , b&h send me used and scratches on them twice, I feel like since they don’t have them in stock regularly people use and scratch them they do scratch easily and they return it and it gets sent to the next person who put an order.
@@yamaaizizi ok so maybe I should just go for the 2-5 I guess?
LOL!
Why did I have to have 2 expensive hobbies?! Rebuilding this 96 impala ss and photography/videography is the reason I'm always broke. Car parts = camera parts 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Great video and information by the way! Keep them coming my brother 💪🏿 💪🏿 💪🏿 🙏🏾
Haha nice! One of my all time favorite cars, cameras and cars are my passion!
Your counsel on money prioritizing was excellent, especially for hobbyists and small business owners.
My man, this was exactly what I needed. Thank you!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!! This is the best explanation I have found on ND Filters.
“Because you can’t really turn down the sun” 😂
Thank you for that video, it was a really great review and also extremely helpful to me. I am totally getting this filter!
Very helpful and clear, thank you!
Great video! “You can’t turn down the sun” lol
Erwin, I just wanted to say, “Thank You,” for the video, as well as the level of detail that you put into your video pre-, during-, & post-“test.” At least for someone who really used to love photography as a kid w/ a nice point & click for Christmas in the late 80s/early 90s (was btwn ‘89&’91) & a moderate-level ($-wise) self-adjusting Canon variable lens camera as a graduation gift for my Masters in ‘03 to use throughout my time in the PhD prgm at Arizona, I’m the epitome of what I always tell my students now (as a prof at Auburn), PhD doesn’t mean being the smartest in everything, or even, say, a lot of things; expertise is very specialized & the more you learn, the more you realize how little you, truly, know both w/in, & esp outside your field(s). So as one who’s fairly ignorant in photography (which I always have to explain is not the same as being dumb), I really appreciate(d) your approach in educating me, & lessening my, & others’, ignorance on the topic of (VND) lenses.And your method, at least for me, was perfect given I definitely didn’t want to fall prey to any promotions/branding effects given I’m a marketing & entrepreneurship professor, as well as a long-time #PeterMcKinnon fan/follower due to his earlier magic & Card development. Thank you, again, & you’ve got a new subscriber who’s looking forward to future videos/education. 👍👍
Thank you! I really appreciate that! When I talk about products I try to go over them in a way that allow people to form their own decisions and I try to show evidence that backs up what I say. I see take these videos as a responsibility to properly inform those who watch. I thank you for checking out my content!
Very informative review. Thank you.
Love your videos bro. Im about to become a sony shooter as well and your review and behind the scenes shoots help a bunch!
very good explanation
Everything about this video reassured me about why to buy this expensive ass filter VS every other stupid video out there!! THANK YOU!!
I keep coming back to watch this - very helpful. thanks!
No problem!
E, thanks for excellent information, and great delivery! New subscriber here. Cheers to you,
appreciated all the information and honesty!
Information is on point. High quality video enriched with tons of useful information. Great!
Excellent video exactly what I was looking for. Thanks
Appreciated all the information, Subscribed!
No problem!! Thanks!
Felt in love with all the information you give us thank you!
Super helpful and informational... thank you!!
QUALITY CONTENT RIGHT HERE!
Great informative video
Great explanation, Fam!
I really enjoyed watching this video, learning about how the videography side of the house uses ND filters as much as the photography side of the house! I appreciated your honesty, also the end cap. If you have money that needs to be diverted elsewhere instead of on a good piece of kit such as the polar Pro ND filter spend it there!
I'm a landscape photographer, but I also believe in putting the right gear together. I don't believe in putting cheap glass at the end of a expensive lens attached to an expensive camera body! A lot of ways within both of our realms, you get what you pay for. 👍
Awesome video!! Many thanks :-)
Sounds like a quality product.
What about 16mm lens?
Very informative..hope more upcoming video
Thank-you! This is exactly what I needed to know; I was “on the fence” about it, so now I just ordered it. If you happen to still see comments... I have been wondering if/when/how you would use both an ND filter *and* a diffusion filter like Black Mist... I already know I almost always need ND because I shoot outside in daylight. But I really like what the diffusion filters do...
Glad this helped! Place the diffusion filter on first, and then the Nd filter on last when you use both because like you said, you’ll just about always need an ND filter shooting outside.
Erwin Marionneaux thank-you so much Erwin! 🙏🤗
Hey Erwin! I was watching your LUTs video and was trying to download your free LUTs. But I think the link is broken :(
You da boss
which polar pro filter size do you use for sigma 16mm 1.4 ?
I use one size, and adapt up. So whichever lens is your biggest, just get the filter that fits that and use an adapter to that size on the rest of the lenses
Question: Is it possible to put a ND filter + a pro-mist filter on the same lens?
Yes! Exactly what I do
Perfect! Im just confused on if I should a 1/4th or 1/8th pro-mist 😬 Which one do you use the most? Also thanks for your awesome videos!!!
The 1/4th. The 1/8th would be more useful at night since the effect is stronger in low light
Hi bro how you can used (77mm) filter on sigma 18-35 (72mm)? thanks
Get a step up ring that goes from 72mm to 77mm
@@erwinmarionneaux tnk bro
Painfully paid)) I felt that
So you said a Variable ND can give a weird polirised effect to one side of an image as they are just 2 polarisers. You said the Peter Mk one fixes all those the other things but didn't specify if it fixes that problem. Would this be suitable for high quality Portrait photography? Or is it worth buying a specific ND?
Yes it fixes that problem!
@@erwinmarionneaux Legend! Just in time for Christmas! ;) Thanks man!
No problem!
Hi, what do think about the new edition ii 2-5 ?? Thanks
It’s pretty much the same, just a new cover and haptic feedback when turning the dial.
Did you film this video with your A6300? The quality looks amazing! How do I get my videos to look like yours? Do I need special settings, or did you just apply one of your LUTs?
Yes I filmed this with the a6300. The camera has amazing image quality! I just shoot in s-log 2 and basic color correction and grade. Nothing special in this video
@@erwinmarionneaux thank you! I'm getting the a6100 but it doesn't have picture profiles like s-log. How do I overcome this issue to get great results like yours?
How is the IR pollution with this VND filter and the bmpcc 4k? Is it minimal, or should i still grab an IR cut filter?
I’ve never used an ir filter
How do you overcome no circular polarization filter option when using a McKinnon ND filter? And, how do you choose between the McKinnon ND 2-5 and the McKinnon ND 6-9? Thanks!
I have no need for circular polarization unless I’m trying to shoot through glass or something like that. And as far as which one to choose, 2-5 covers majority of normal filming. 6-9 would be helpful if you’re doing long exposure photography or it’s very very bright out and you’re trying to film at f1.4 or something.
Thank you. If you do need polarization, do you simply switch out the ND for a CP? And, regarding the 2-5 versus 6-9, for simply cutting down bright sunshine for landscape still shots, do you think one would be better than the other using a 24mm fixed?
Yea if I need polarization I’d just switch it out. A 6-9 stop reduction of light is a lot. Maybe a hand full of times I’ve been in a situation where I wished I had maybe 6 stops but I definitely see the 6-9 filter focused at photographers who do long exposure. Any normal lighting condition wouldn’t need anywhere near that much reduction for video
Excellent. Thank you! I will get a B+W cpl and a McKinnon VND 2-5. We are basic still photographers. We use one lens on our Sony a7riii: a Sony 24/1.4 GM. That's it. Long exposures are not something we do. We just shoot for our own enjoyment, and we print and frame an image once in a while for home decoration.
If you’re only doing photography and not video or long exposures, why do you need the variable ND?
Hey do you have the problem with a yellowish tent to your video footage when using the ND filter. For some reason I’m getting a yellowish tent to my footage
With the polar pro filter? Not at all
Yea with the polar pro. I’m thinking about returning it because I don’t think it’s suppose to be having this issue.
Yea you definitely shouldn’t be having that issue, might be a defective one. Usually when filters cause a tint, normally it’s either bluish or greenish so that’s definitely strange
Yea thats what i was thinking. Thanks for responding!
No problem, I hope it works out for you!
Is is possible to add a CPL to the pmvnd??
No, a variable Nd filter is basically 2 CPL filters together so adding a 3rd one would mess things up
Erwin Marionneaux okay thanks for the info
Bro, I'm buying the sigma trio and im looking for one ND filter for all three of them. How can I make this work? I would like to use Peter Mckinnon's edition
Get some step up rings to make them all the same tread size. I have all mine set to 77mm
@@erwinmarionneaux Thanks bro also can you tell me what brand of step-up rings you chose for your sigma trio kit
Whichever are the cheapest at the time, they’re all the same so it’s no big deal what brand they are.
Are you using 2 to 5 Stop? No need for 6 stop and higher?
Yea I haven’t had a situation where I needed more than 5 stops unless you’re trying to film in really bright daylight at very wide apertures
Erwin Marionneaux thank you:)
For lens that have Aperture at 1.2, 1.4 or 1.8. Which PMVND is that correct one 2-5 or 6-9stop!?
In bright daylight you might need a 6-9 to shoot that wide open. I never shoot that open unless it’s low light but I can give it a try and let you know for sure
Please do!! I use meanly the sigma 18-35mm 1.8. I want to buy the correct one ☝️ I follow you on IG do we can talk better. Thanks men
Okay cool! Hit me up on IG
3 Dobleces Photography there’s another video out there where someone uses a 35mm 1.8 full frame lens and the 2-5 does a good job in bright light, the 6 does a bit better and everything after that was pretty dark. He shot at 1.8 iso 100
3 Dobleces Photography here’s the video ua-cam.com/video/NQgcvy-ultc/v-deo.html
Ok but where are your samples?
What do you mean
@@erwinmarionneaux Where are the photos or videos do you have sampling the PM Variable filter?
This video is about the pros and the cons of Nd filters and what makes this one different from many others on the market so that was the focus of what this video is about. Videos and photos taken with the pmvnd have no difference than videos and pictures without it since that’s the whole goal. The only thing an Nd filter should do is allow a slower shutter speed.
You think spending $250 US for one... I have to buy 3 of them for my Business... $1200 Australian Dollars... AUGHHH!
Peter McKinnon is soooo over rated
No matter how you feel about Peter, the filter definitely isn’t overrated!
@@erwinmarionneaux simmod is $125 ...and better .
It’s a pretty good filter but not a better filter. One of the main issues with it is how thick it is. That means it won’t work well with certain focal lengths and lens combinations.