Thank you Brian for a clear and accurate video K&F looks to be quality and I may buy later. I am in Thailand at the moment not due back to the end of January and then I am looking to buy Nikon Z6 so might have to wait. Thank you for your videos through the year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2024. 👍🐕
Thanks John, glad you enjoy the videos. Enjoy the rest of your time in Thailand. Z6 is a great camera. If you buy please use my affiliate links and offer code. January sales my code will get you 17% off! I wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Thanks for that honest review Brian, these filters really are worth the money . Thank you also for another year of wonderful videos and images , merry Christmas to you and your family, looking forward to seeing what the new year brings.
Thank you for all your support. It’s been great reading your comments about the various topics I have covered. Looking forward to sharing more and reading more next year.
Excellent video. I am in the process of buying a magnetic system and your clear guidance has prompted me to get the K&F system. Too late for the discount unfortunately.
Happy New Year Brian, Excellent review of the magnetic filters. It’s a big change from the excellent but cumbersome Lee system. Do K&F do combined CPL + ND which seems to be popular atm especially for wide angle lens. All the best for 2024. 😎👍🏼
I am not certain if this system has additional step down rings. I know these are an additional expense and do add to the complexity of the system. However buying say the 82mm system and stepping down can avoid the vignetting issue when stacking filters.
I have the 82mm filters using the 77mm to 82mm magnetic mount. Are you saying use a separate ring ie a separate 77 to 82mm ring and then use the 82mm magnetic mount. I hadn’t considered it. I would have thought it would have been worse as I would the effectively be using two rings in front of the filter. I’m tempted to try it though. Has anybody else on here tried this? It would solve the problem if it did that is a game changer for this product!
I have the 82mm filters and I adapt the filters to the different lenses using step down rings. And when I use the CPL and a ND filter, I have not noticed any vignetting. The most extreme situation is my Panasonic 9mm on a Olympus EM1 camera where I use a 58-82mm step down ring or would you say step up ring, to adapt the 82mm magnetic filters to the lens. And when stopped down to f8 / f11, I don’t recall any vignetting. I will need to pay attention in the future. I agree magnetic filters are much easier to use. I was told to be careful when rotating the CPL filter because if you rotate the filter in “wrong” direction the adapter ring can be unscrewed. I was told there is a difference in the “strength” of the magnets. I have noticed this in the system I use. The newer filters have a much stronger magnet. The one 16 stop filter feels “weaker” but still very usable. Will the strength change over time, I wonder. I agree K&F filters offer value for money. I use their square filters and I am impressed.
Ah ok. You’re shooting on a micro 4:3 system. I don’t think you will get an issue with vignetting. I didn’t want to comment on different form factors on the videos as I can only test this on Full frame. If KF made 95mm filters I don’t think full frame users would have an issue. Thanks for your very detailed reply.
Only just picked up your excellent video. I have one question, did you use the widest diameter lens ring? My my widest lens is 77mm so would get 82mm lens ring, in your opinion would this negate the vignetting?
Hi, Yes. I used the 82mm on the with my lenses on my 24-105 which is 77mm so is still got vignetting when using multiple filters but only at the 24mm end
Thanks a nice review and your experience is similar to mine. You did not mention that with the magnetic ring or the front of the lens, it makes it not possible to clip on the lens shade where as with a screw on filter, this is not a problem.
Hi Peter indeed you are correct. As I was using larger filters than my native lens thread size the only way around this would be to use the same saize filters as your lens. I did suggest to K&F that if they were able to provide a solution which incorporated a manetic lens hood or some other attachment that would be a geat addtion. I have looked at at Kase as they have a lens hood option but the kit to achieve the same that I have with K&F would be over £400 ! bit hard to justify for most.,
I think that there is a simple solution for them: The screw in adapter ring needs to have threads on the face or location where the magnetic face is and a magnet that attaches to the already screwed in adapter ring. Then the lens shade or hood would attach the same as the filters.@@BrianNorthmorePhotography
@peterkumble4093 yes you are right that would work. I think a little more may need to be done to prevent vignetting, lets hope they get something out soon
@@BrianNorthmorePhotography Maybe... but if I can use a "normal" screw on filter which is much thicker than the K and F and clip on my lens shade, their more narrow or thin adapter ring with a clip on lens shade should/could work.
Excellent Review. I have the 67mm Version and love it!
Thank you Brian for a clear and accurate video K&F looks to be quality and I may buy later. I am in Thailand at the moment not due back to the end of January and then I am looking to buy Nikon Z6 so might have to wait. Thank you for your videos through the year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2024. 👍🐕
Thanks John, glad you enjoy the videos. Enjoy the rest of your time in Thailand. Z6 is a great camera. If you buy please use my affiliate links and offer code. January sales my code will get you 17% off! I wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Nice 👍🏾 tripod … btw I have Einstein…. And good work
Thanks for that honest review Brian, these filters really are worth the money . Thank you also for another year of wonderful videos and images , merry Christmas to you and your family, looking forward to seeing what the new year brings.
Thank you for all your support. It’s been great reading your comments about the various topics I have covered. Looking forward to sharing more and reading more next year.
Excellent video. I am in the process of buying a magnetic system and your clear guidance has prompted me to get the K&F system. Too late for the discount unfortunately.
Hi Alan,
Unless you have already tried they discount should be good the end of the year. If not let me know and I will check this with K&F
Happy New Year Brian,
Excellent review of the magnetic filters. It’s a big change from the excellent but cumbersome Lee system.
Do K&F do combined CPL + ND which seems to be popular atm especially for wide angle lens.
All the best for 2024.
😎👍🏼
They do have a set which is what he is using. It’s a set of five rings 4 filters and one filter holder. And also a bag. I hope I helped
I am not certain if this system has additional step down rings. I know these are an additional expense and do add to the complexity of the system. However buying say the 82mm system and stepping down can avoid the vignetting issue when stacking filters.
I have the 82mm filters using the 77mm to 82mm magnetic mount. Are you saying use a separate ring ie a separate 77 to 82mm ring and then use the 82mm magnetic mount. I hadn’t considered it. I would have thought it would have been worse as I would the effectively be using two rings in front of the filter. I’m tempted to try it though. Has anybody else on here tried this? It would solve the problem if it did that is a game changer for this product!
I have the 82mm filters and I adapt the filters to the different lenses using step down rings. And when I use the CPL and a ND filter, I have not noticed any vignetting.
The most extreme situation is my Panasonic 9mm on a Olympus EM1 camera where I use a 58-82mm step down ring or would you say step up ring, to adapt the 82mm magnetic filters to the lens. And when stopped down to f8 / f11, I don’t recall any vignetting. I will need to pay attention in the future.
I agree magnetic filters are much easier to use. I was told to be careful when rotating the CPL filter because if you rotate the filter in “wrong” direction the adapter ring can be unscrewed.
I was told there is a difference in the “strength” of the magnets. I have noticed this in the system I use. The newer filters have a much stronger magnet. The one 16 stop filter feels “weaker” but still very usable. Will the strength change over time, I wonder.
I agree K&F filters offer value for money. I use their square filters and I am impressed.
Ah ok. You’re shooting on a micro 4:3 system. I don’t think you will get an issue with vignetting. I didn’t want to comment on different form factors on the videos as I can only test this on Full frame. If KF made 95mm filters I don’t think full frame users would have an issue. Thanks for your very detailed reply.
Only just picked up your excellent video. I have one question, did you use the widest diameter lens ring? My my widest lens is 77mm so would get 82mm lens ring, in your opinion would this negate the vignetting?
Hi, Yes. I used the 82mm on the with my lenses on my 24-105 which is 77mm so is still got vignetting when using multiple filters but only at the 24mm end
Thanks a nice review and your experience is similar to mine. You did not mention that with the magnetic ring or the front of the lens, it makes it not possible to clip on the lens shade where as with a screw on filter, this is not a problem.
Hi Peter indeed you are correct. As I was using larger filters than my native lens thread size the only way around this would be to use the same saize filters as your lens. I did suggest to K&F that if they were able to provide a solution which incorporated a manetic lens hood or some other attachment that would be a geat addtion. I have looked at at Kase as they have a lens hood option but the kit to achieve the same that I have with K&F would be over £400 ! bit hard to justify for most.,
I think that there is a simple solution for them: The screw in adapter ring needs to have threads on the face or location where the magnetic face is and a magnet that attaches to the already screwed in adapter ring. Then the lens shade or hood would attach the same as the filters.@@BrianNorthmorePhotography
@peterkumble4093 yes you are right that would work. I think a little more may need to be done to prevent vignetting, lets hope they get something out soon
@@BrianNorthmorePhotography Maybe... but if I can use a "normal" screw on filter which is much thicker than the K and F and clip on my lens shade, their more narrow or thin adapter ring with a clip on lens shade should/could work.