Freewell hands down. The Polar Pro is strong in branding and marketing but not worth it comparatively speaking. And Moment has been kinda disappointing the last 4 months or so I’m a little out on them for now.
I saw a lot of this crosspolarization of the polarpro on the potatojet vlog "Essentials for FilmMakers ON the GO!" at 0:22 , 0:52 , 0:54 is in all the vlog really hard.
F R E E W E L L ………. for sure !!!! Would be great if you can make a video of different cameras and different slog how to color grade and make it looks like was film with the same camera
Fantastic video, Dunna! I know how hard these types of videos are to make and I really appreciate your approach and method here. Respect, dude. Great job! 🤓👍💜💯
Thanks man! I thought about you a handful of times while I was making it. Usually I was thinking “how the hell does he do this every damn time! It’s so much friggin work!” 😜
Hey Dunna, SPOT ON, One more thing Freewell is the only manufacture among 3 of them we have our own production facility so we can offer reasonable prices without sacrificing on quality. Thanks
@@MangZhu Freewell is killing it with all their filters. I've got (and recommend) the 2-5vnd, 6-9vnd, cpl, and light pollution. If they had taken out mist-like filters before Moment did their Cinebloom, I would've probably gotten those too.
But your customer service is horrific and that's just as important especially when you're charging people $100 + per filter. Thought I'd buy a freewell after watcching this video but its clearly cheaper for all the wrong reasons
The moment VND is designed specifically to allow you to use your lens cap - that's why it's so big. Works perfectly with my cap for my Canon 24-70 f2.8. I have the moment 2-5 stop, and the picture quality is GREAT. They boast no vignetting down to a 16 mm focal length, but I don't have a wide enough lens to prove of explore that. The case is cool, but it is pretty annoying to have to unscrew every time. Great review man!
Oh interesting! Testing now...Okay, I see this. Thats kind of neat! I'll make a little update in the description! Thanks for sharing. I agree that the quality is good, I didn't see any vignetting on any of these filters down at 17mm but the cross polarization is a real problem on all of them still. If it weren't for the freewell filters being even less expensive and better performing, I'd probably be more inclined so suggest the moment filters to people looking for a cheaper option than the polarpro.
Glad to see how well the Freewell stand up towards the PPVND. If PolarPro would just offer a non-signature series option, id be all over it. Nice work on this!
I realized I am a nerd when the magnetic lens cap on the FreeWell made me "ooohh ahhh" and the fact it quite literally matched the Polar Pro in performance means I am sold. Purchased through your link. Great review!
Thanks for running these tests and being exhaustive about just about every consideration. Creators and testers like you are why UA-cam is so valuable to creators. Thank you, and subscribed.
thank you for doing this! the vast amount of information in such a clear and concise video is incredible! and like many others, i am now most interested in the freewells!
I recently purchased the PolarPro Cinema Series ND filters for my Mavic 2 Pro. The 2 reasons I purchased was because of the quality, and second the PolarPro app. I recently found out that the PolarPro app is now discontinued because they want to focus on product instead. Thanks for doing this video, because I wasn’t sure about the Freewell’s. I will give them a shot as I need to purchase a variable PL filter.
Thank you for these very thorough tests and comparisons. From start to conclusion the Freewells stood out. It's 2020, who needs all the overdone packaging.
With the moment nd, they designed them so you can use your existing lens cap. The extra large outside flare has the nd stops marked so you can read them from behind your camera. It’s basically all explained on their product page.
The Freewells are now actually available in 58, 62, 67, 72, 77, 82, 86 and 95mm!! I bought the 95mm for my telephoto. Thanks for the information my friend!!!
i had similar results between the Freewell and PMVND filters, I made a video on it as well. There's an issue with the PMVND with blue skies, causes very ugly browning in the sky. Which is a huge deal breaker for me since I film mostly in so cal. Can see my video on it!
Seeing the cross polarization in all of these makes me wonder if it’s worth getting a variable Nd rather then just getting a solid one. I get the idea but I would never risk the picture quality with a huge x in the middle I didn’t notice until it was too late.
@Joshua Gunther now I'm using two solid nd filter B+W (3 and 6 tops). Great quality, but pain in the ass to change filter frequently for videos. I'm considering get a freewell 2-5 to change less during the shooting, and I'll keep my solid 6 stops for few footages and photos. Let's see if it's gonna work. Kind regards
Beware of the Freewell ND - I bought a set in the 82mm size, and they were wonderful. I bought them because of the neat stops (Haptic Feedback) when you get to the various ND settings as well as the hard stop at the end. The "haptic feedback" along with the excellent color and build quality were what made me decide to buy a second set in 67mm. BEWARE. You will NOT get the "haptic feedback" in the 67mm size which was one of the selling points of these ND filters. I reached out to Freewell's customer service as to why, and here is what they said - "Thanks for your message. They are exactly as it says on the box HARD STOP. Hard stop means that it should not go beyond 5 & 9 stops thats precisely what it does. What you are referring to is HAPTIC FEEDBACK which we have recently added in some of the products to see the feedback; it has not been applied to all the sizes & all the filters, nor are we claiming on the product." So a major selling point for these filters turns out to be a GAMBLE as to which ones have the "haptic feedback" or not. One star for misleading/omission of a critical feature of these ND filters.
The Freewells appeal to my frugal side and well, 🧲 magnets 🧲 The Moments are nice too, the PM polar pros are so far outside my budget that they aren’t even an option. Thanks for the comparison! :)
Just got my Freewell NDs today. Now they come in cheap metal boxes which are a pain to open. Cross Polarization effect is also stronger than in test images. I don't see 4, 5 and 9 stops as usable.
I was looking for the best and the quality, but with this great video, my camera lens spoke to me to choose the FreeWell filter without hesitation, thank you, Mr. Dunna
SLR Magic VND 1.3 to 6 stops is an industry fave but never seen it reviewed by tech UA-camr - expensive but check it out, hard stops, no colour cast, even has a polariser function and lens cap. Never comes off my sigma 18-35 even indoors!
That’s come up a couple times since I posted this. Sounds like it’s a bit of a hidden gem as, like you mentioned, it doesn’t seem to pop up on the UA-cam photo/video niche. I’ll check em out!
Thank you for the awesome video and Hardwork and explain what should I go with it in these Filters and with your advice I will get the freewell filters
Excellent comparison video. Really appreciate your production. You got me to swing to Freewell. To minimize the cross polarization / vignetting effect, does it make sense to get the larger size filter and step up in effort to use sweet center portion of filter, or just to get exact size to fit lens whenever possible?
Weird! In my testing (shown in video) I got the polar pro as 1 2/3 stop to 5 2/3 and 6 1/3 stop to 9. Then the freewell was 1 1/3 stop to 4 2/3 and 5 1/3 to 8 1/3 for the 6 to 9 stop,
@@dunnadidit Great content. I re-watched your test and your results should be more accurate. My unscientific testing is based on only the camera's auto iso setting.
I understand your mix up with Vignetting and Cross Polarization, but one of the problems with filters is ALSO vignetting. But you didn't actually talk about that at all. In your opinion and testing, is ther vignetting on any of these filters, and if so, how do you feel it affects picture quality. Also, surprised you didn't include standard brands like Hyoa, B+W or Tiffen. In addition, does the magnetic lens cap fall of easily? My primary problem with lens caps is how easily the fall off, and the PPND with the rubberize lens cap seems like it would both protect better and stay on more consistently. In use, what difference did you notice if any?
Hey! One of the reasons I didn’t get into vignetting more in depth is because none of them had any issues. I mentioned at one point that I was using a 67-77mm step up ring and had no issues with vignetting. Sorry I wasn’t more clear on that. Hopefully the test shots also showed that. As far as including other brands, I chose these three because of the way that they were all laid out (2-5 and 6-9), the fact that they were available to me, the fact that these are the ones people ask me about, and I thought 3 brands was probably already going to be a pretty long video (I was right haha) As far as lens caps go, the magnetic ones will fall off if you go to pull them out of a bag that’s tugging on them, but tbh, I have the same issue with regular lens caps too. The PolarPro PM caps are definitely a bit more secure but I’ve also heard people talk about them falling off as well... mine are personally nice and snug but something to consider! Thanks for all your questions!
I'm happy to be watching a video where I own the product. LOL. Usually you encourage me to buy more stuff. FYI - I love the Polar Pro Peter McKinnon filter.
Great video. I would most definitely buy the Freewell. Do the people that buy the Peter McKinnon Polarpro in the fancy box keep the box as a souvenir, or do they throw it in the trash like most people? If I had to keep the packaging for all the stuff I purchased, I would have to be living in Buckingham Palace.
Hey Dunna. I have been kicking around getting the peter McKinnon filters. The problem is that I have been happy with my K&F Concept variable ND filters.
I’m pretty sure on Moment’s video for their VND (EOS R with RF 24-105mm f4 - 77mm 2-5vnd) you can put the original cap onto the VND, thats why the diameter is larger than the other filters etc
Ah yes, that would have to do with the polarization like we saw in my tests, it may vary a little outside though! Thanks for the suggestion, if I can sneak that in another video i will!
Love the Polar Pro packaging...it’s a nice bonus but all I really care about is the best possible image quality - for what I can afford...nice packaging is never a serious selling point for me...thanks!
Something to consider for upcoming videos. The camera above has your perspective, but when you join it with the front camera, which has our perspective, everything turns and tides. Maybe next time if we see you from the front, the camera above should also have the viewer's perspective. Thanks for the video, very good!
The polar pro 6-9 was clearly the best as long as you are not going super wide. Colour shift was almost zero. So if you need that much (high iso log shooting) probably best to go for that.
Hi! So it looks like the cross polarization is pretty big problem for wide angle lenses and variable ND filters in general. If we wanted to use a wide angle lens with an ND filter, should we get a fixed ND filter then? I'm definitely leaning towards the Freewell ND filters, but wondering if should just get the freewell magnetic fixed filters to avoid this problem if we want to vlog on the wide lenses.
I was about to buy the tiffen variable nd because didn't knew this freewell models existed! And because it gives you 2 - 8 stops so I thought it was a good compromise of price and quality. I'm going to be using it mostly with the tamron 17-28 2.8 and with a sigma 35 1.4, so I think that for daylight and well lit scenarios I should buy the freewell 6 - 9 stops, right? Also I have the 4 kit nd's for the gopro 7 and I really liked them, so they seem to be the best for the buck!
So glad I watched this. Great comparison, thanks a lot. I think I will go with the freewells, I really don't mind if they soften the image a little as the a7iii and Sony lenses are super sharp anyway
Would it be a good Idea to buy a step up ring to the maximun diameter (82mm) so I can have a one size fits all type of approach?. I would only need to buy one size filters for all my lenses makes senses?
Variable ND filters basically work make making the polarization angle between each glass piece more and more cross, but those dark spots appear because the polarization direction does not remain uniform throughout the glass, probably due to limits in the tolerance of the manufacturing.
I get a horrible brown color cast with my PM when I have bright skies. Ordered the Freewells after trying out a pair that my friend had purchased. Picked up 2 for less than 1 PM. Now if I can just find someone to buy my PM’s. Lol
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Which one would you pick up? Moment, Freewell or Polar Pro/Peter McKinnon?
No brainer after all your hard work on this video if someone goes & picks other than Freewell
Agreed, the Freewell looks like the best option.thanks for the info, another great vid. 👍
Freewell hands down. The Polar Pro is strong in branding and marketing but not worth it comparatively speaking. And Moment has been kinda disappointing the last 4 months or so I’m a little out on them for now.
I saw a lot of this crosspolarization of the polarpro on the potatojet vlog "Essentials for FilmMakers ON the GO!" at 0:22 , 0:52 , 0:54 is in all the vlog really hard.
F R E E W E L L ………. for sure !!!! Would be great if you can make a video of different cameras and different slog how to color grade and make it looks like was film with the same camera
Fantastic video, Dunna! I know how hard these types of videos are to make and I really appreciate your approach and method here. Respect, dude. Great job! 🤓👍💜💯
Thanks man! I thought about you a handful of times while I was making it. Usually I was thinking “how the hell does he do this every damn time! It’s so much friggin work!” 😜
I just saw this entire 22 minute video as an Ad before your ND filter video
Hey Dunna,
SPOT ON, One more thing Freewell is the only manufacture among 3 of them we have our own production facility so we can offer reasonable prices without sacrificing on quality.
Thanks
Thats great info! Thanks so much for making an awesome product at an awesome price!
that's why I just bought a Freewell 2-filter vnd set :)
@@Frankvillage720 how are those filters? most of the Freewell review I can find seems to got theirs free from Freewell. I want a more unbiased review.
@@MangZhu
Freewell is killing it with all their filters. I've got (and recommend) the 2-5vnd, 6-9vnd, cpl, and light pollution. If they had taken out mist-like filters before Moment did their Cinebloom, I would've probably gotten those too.
But your customer service is horrific and that's just as important especially when you're charging people $100 + per filter. Thought I'd buy a freewell after watcching this video but its clearly cheaper for all the wrong reasons
as long as people just shoot the right shutter speed I don't care what one they buy 🤣
Good guy moment
Amen! Also, sorry I didn’t catch the lens cap trick until someone told me in the comments. Now I get why they’re wider 🤦🏻♂️
heck yeh!
Wrong, you can't do that on video without doing a mess with your footage
You’ve convinced me, I need them all
Haha that was really the end goal. Everyone use my links to buy all of them!! 😜
😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂
The moment VND is designed specifically to allow you to use your lens cap - that's why it's so big. Works perfectly with my cap for my Canon 24-70 f2.8. I have the moment 2-5 stop, and the picture quality is GREAT. They boast no vignetting down to a 16 mm focal length, but I don't have a wide enough lens to prove of explore that. The case is cool, but it is pretty annoying to have to unscrew every time. Great review man!
Oh interesting! Testing now...Okay, I see this. Thats kind of neat! I'll make a little update in the description! Thanks for sharing. I agree that the quality is good, I didn't see any vignetting on any of these filters down at 17mm but the cross polarization is a real problem on all of them still. If it weren't for the freewell filters being even less expensive and better performing, I'd probably be more inclined so suggest the moment filters to people looking for a cheaper option than the polarpro.
Not gonna lie, you just talked me into getting Freewells
Links in the description 😉😜
@@dunnadidit but which one is good for daylight vlogging? 2-5 or 6-9?
If your lens is f2.8 or wider and you might want the 6-9.
@@dunnadidit thank you, I'm shooting on the sony 16 to 35 f4
Rios Family the 2-5 might be the right choice then.
Killing it Dunna!!!
Thanks a ton! It means a lot!
One of the best VND filters comparison ever made. Huge ammount of work but one can see the professional hand. Thank You.
Thank you so much!
Dude, this is soooooooo helpful!!! Thanks for comparing them all!
That’s great to hear Sid! Thanks for watching dude!
Glad to see how well the Freewell stand up towards the PPVND. If PolarPro would just offer a non-signature series option, id be all over it. Nice work on this!
After scouring video after video, you're the man for having the breaks w/ description on the video timeline! Helps me get right to what I need.
I realized I am a nerd when the magnetic lens cap on the FreeWell made me "ooohh ahhh" and the fact it quite literally matched the Polar Pro in performance means I am sold. Purchased through your link. Great review!
Haha magnets are the best!!
Ordering the freewell today. Thanks for such thorough review.
My pleasure!
Thank you, Just order the freewell 4 days ago. I had some regrets about the cross-polarization, but not anymore when I saw the others doing the same
Yeah they all do it to some extent. The hard stops help but don’t fully eliminate it.
I ordered the freewell last week. Pumped to get it. ND64PL. Fantastic video. Top notch.
Nice!! I have that one too! The magnets are awesome!
If I like it I'll defo buy more
I have both of the Freewell vnd and I have no regrets! Love using them!
Hi. I’m considering them. Just worried about the Color cast. Plan to use on long exposure photography. 6-9 stop. Any input?
Great job you did, I was blown away with the hard work done, I had to sub. I couldn’t in all honesty walk away and not sub. Keep it up
Thanks for running these tests and being exhaustive about just about every consideration. Creators and testers like you are why UA-cam is so valuable to creators. Thank you, and subscribed.
Your time stamp helps us a lot.. great comparison.. Cheers!
Best ND filter comparison video out there. Thanks for putting this together, Dunna!
Thanks so much Sophia!
Hey Dunna, great video. I'm using the Freewell ND today on a shoot and wanted to test the ND strength and you were spot on. It's 2/3rds lighter.
Loving the organization to your youtube set up. Such a time saver and stress reliever to be able to go right to the answers to my questions.
Just cancelled my Polarpro and ordered the Freewell.
That was an incredible video. Great job and thanks. You confirmed my choice with Freewell.
thank you for doing this! the vast amount of information in such a clear and concise video is incredible! and like many others, i am now most interested in the freewells!
Thanks so much for saying that!
This guy hits the right topics at the right time and still delivers with quality. Outstanding channel! (Better than Peter McKn Imo)
Thanks a ton Michael! I appreciate it!
Freewell sounds like the way to go, thx
Highly Recommended!
Exactly the video I was looking for! Thankyou. I was saving up for the PolarPro but I think I will be settling on the Freewell.
Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I recently purchased the PolarPro Cinema Series ND filters for my Mavic 2 Pro. The 2 reasons I purchased was because of the quality, and second the PolarPro app. I recently found out that the PolarPro app is now discontinued because they want to focus on product instead. Thanks for doing this video, because I wasn’t sure about the Freewell’s. I will give them a shot as I need to purchase a variable PL filter.
Nice!
Thank you for these very thorough tests and comparisons. From start to conclusion the Freewells stood out.
It's 2020, who needs all the overdone packaging.
Thanks for the kind words about the video!
FINALLY! I’ve been waiting for someone to make this video
Sorry I took so long 😂😉
With the moment nd, they designed them so you can use your existing lens cap. The extra large outside flare has the nd stops marked so you can read them from behind your camera. It’s basically all explained on their product page.
Yeah that’s the idea! Unfortunately I had some issues with my lens caps not staying in nicely.
the comparison i was looking for. thanks man you helped me a lot
The Freewells are now actually available in 58, 62, 67, 72, 77, 82, 86 and 95mm!! I bought the 95mm for my telephoto. Thanks for the information my friend!!!
i had similar results between the Freewell and PMVND filters, I made a video on it as well. There's an issue with the PMVND with blue skies, causes very ugly browning in the sky. Which is a huge deal breaker for me since I film mostly in so cal. Can see my video on it!
Thanks for sharing!
Seeing the cross polarization in all of these makes me wonder if it’s worth getting a variable Nd rather then just getting a solid one. I get the idea but I would never risk the picture quality with a huge x in the middle I didn’t notice until it was too late.
Let’s just say, after doing these tests I’ll probably be using my solid nd’s much more often.
@@dunnadidit I'm with you! Awesome video Dunna. Thanks so much. Totally needed to see this! Huge help
@Joshua Gunther now I'm using two solid nd filter B+W (3 and 6 tops). Great quality, but pain in the ass to change filter frequently for videos. I'm considering get a freewell 2-5 to change less during the shooting, and I'll keep my solid 6 stops for few footages and photos. Let's see if it's gonna work. Kind regards
Thank you for this comparison test! Helped me make my decision to go with Freewell! So far loving it!
Definitely helpful! Thank you for your detailed approach! As much as I like Peter, I think the Freewell is the way I'll be going.
Cheers! Glad to hear it was helpful!
Very nice intro sequence. Great video. Thanks.
Excellent review Dunna! Very thorough!
Thanks so much!!
I wonder if you had an ir cut underneath all of them if it would make any difference?
I’m not sure how that would affect it.
Beware of the Freewell ND - I bought a set in the 82mm size, and they were wonderful. I bought them because of the neat stops (Haptic Feedback) when you get to the various ND settings as well as the hard stop at the end. The "haptic feedback" along with the excellent color and build quality were what made me decide to buy a second set in 67mm.
BEWARE.
You will NOT get the "haptic feedback" in the 67mm size which was one of the selling points of these ND filters. I reached out to Freewell's customer service as to why, and here is what they said - "Thanks for your message. They are exactly as it says on the box HARD STOP. Hard stop means that it should not go beyond 5 & 9 stops thats precisely what it does. What you are referring to is HAPTIC FEEDBACK which we have recently added in some of the products to see the feedback; it has not been applied to all the sizes & all the filters, nor are we claiming on the product."
So a major selling point for these filters turns out to be a GAMBLE as to which ones have the "haptic feedback" or not. One star for misleading/omission of a critical feature of these ND filters.
Thanks for putting in all this work on such a detailed review! So helpful!!
Thanks for watching and for the kind words!!
The Freewells appeal to my frugal side and well, 🧲 magnets 🧲 The Moments are nice too, the PM polar pros are so far outside my budget that they aren’t even an option. Thanks for the comparison! :)
Haha MAGNETTTSSS!!! glad the video was helpful Jason!
Just got my Freewell NDs today. Now they come in cheap metal boxes which are a pain to open. Cross Polarization effect is also stronger than in test images. I don't see 4, 5 and 9 stops as usable.
Just ordered the Freewell and used your affiliate link. Thanks for the review!
I was looking for the best and the quality, but with this great video, my camera lens spoke to me to choose the FreeWell filter without hesitation, thank you, Mr. Dunna
Thanks for watching!!
Great video! Just purchased the Freewell filters because of this!
Glad you made this comparison, results were surprising 😳
Definitely not what I expected.
Dunna Did It I know right, glad you made this comparison I didn’t foresee anyone else making it.
Lui Aviles 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Bought the Polars. Waiting for them now
Nice!!
Thank you. It is so clear and definite comparison video.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for your energy!
Honest and detailed, I like your reviews man I need to subscribe.
your intro was sooo smooooooth.. I subscribed
Thanks!!
Excellent Reviews!! Thank you 🙏 Greatly Appreciate it!!!
SLR Magic VND 1.3 to 6 stops is an industry fave but never seen it reviewed by tech UA-camr - expensive but check it out, hard stops, no colour cast, even has a polariser function and lens cap. Never comes off my sigma 18-35 even indoors!
That’s come up a couple times since I posted this. Sounds like it’s a bit of a hidden gem as, like you mentioned, it doesn’t seem to pop up on the UA-cam photo/video niche. I’ll check em out!
Dunna Did It it’s a bit bulkier than the competition but otherwise excellent
This is great... I am looking for a budget and I think the freewell are gonna win the battle. Love the video... my kid did not fall asleep 😂
Nice! You'll love em! Haha what a great kid.
Thank you for the awesome video and Hardwork and explain what should I go with it in these Filters and with your advice I will get the freewell filters
Thanks for watching!
Ahhhh damn I just ordered the Polarpro a week ago. Wish I had seen this review earlier
The PolarPro is still great! You’ll love em!
those damn ads dude! I was so close to getting the PP's
Absolutely solid review on these nd filters - i'm literally stuck between the moment and peter Mck filters
Thanks for watching! They’re all great tbh, I’m sure you’ll be happy with whatever you get!
Excellent comparison video. Really appreciate your production. You got me to swing to Freewell. To minimize the cross polarization / vignetting effect, does it make sense to get the larger size filter and step up in effort to use sweet center portion of filter, or just to get exact size to fit lens whenever possible?
Great vid Dunna! Very thorough and extremely helpful. Appreciate all the effort that went into this one! 👍
Thanks for saying that Stephen!
I tried Freewell and PolarPro. Neither reached the advertised 2-5 or 6-9 stop range. It's a lot closer to 2-4 or 6-8 stops.
Weird! In my testing (shown in video) I got the polar pro as 1 2/3 stop to 5 2/3 and 6 1/3 stop to 9. Then the freewell was 1 1/3 stop to 4 2/3 and 5 1/3 to 8 1/3 for the 6 to 9 stop,
@@dunnadidit Great content. I re-watched your test and your results should be more accurate. My unscientific testing is based on only the camera's auto iso setting.
Awesome review! I’m really glad that I stumbled upon this
Glad it helped you!
I understand your mix up with Vignetting and Cross Polarization, but one of the problems with filters is ALSO vignetting. But you didn't actually talk about that at all. In your opinion and testing, is ther vignetting on any of these filters, and if so, how do you feel it affects picture quality. Also, surprised you didn't include standard brands like Hyoa, B+W or Tiffen. In addition, does the magnetic lens cap fall of easily? My primary problem with lens caps is how easily the fall off, and the PPND with the rubberize lens cap seems like it would both protect better and stay on more consistently. In use, what difference did you notice if any?
Hey! One of the reasons I didn’t get into vignetting more in depth is because none of them had any issues. I mentioned at one point that I was using a 67-77mm step up ring and had no issues with vignetting. Sorry I wasn’t more clear on that. Hopefully the test shots also showed that.
As far as including other brands, I chose these three because of the way that they were all laid out (2-5 and 6-9), the fact that they were available to me, the fact that these are the ones people ask me about, and I thought 3 brands was probably already going to be a pretty long video (I was right haha)
As far as lens caps go, the magnetic ones will fall off if you go to pull them out of a bag that’s tugging on them, but tbh, I have the same issue with regular lens caps too. The PolarPro PM caps are definitely a bit more secure but I’ve also heard people talk about them falling off as well... mine are personally nice and snug but something to consider!
Thanks for all your questions!
Love my moment NDs !
I'm happy to be watching a video where I own the product. LOL. Usually you encourage me to buy more stuff. FYI - I love the Polar Pro Peter McKinnon filter.
Haha nice!
Great video, keep up the good work
Great video. I would most definitely buy the Freewell. Do the people that buy the Peter McKinnon Polarpro in the fancy box keep the box as a souvenir, or do they throw it in the trash like most people? If I had to keep the packaging for all the stuff I purchased, I would have to be living in Buckingham Palace.
Respect man! Love your honest review, helped a lot!
Thanks for being thorough! I'm going with the Freewells.
Great info! Exactly the video I needed. I will order the Freewell since I’m a newbie to VND. Thanks!
Thanks for the video! I will go for the Freewell one :)
Hey Dunna. I have been kicking around getting the peter McKinnon filters. The problem is that I have been happy with my K&F Concept variable ND filters.
If you’re happy and you know it... save your money!
Very useful and helpful , thanks for posting
Thanks for watching!!
Awesome in depth review! thank you for this... subscribed!
Thanks so much!
Great video. Definitely subscribing because of the hardwork put into it.
Thanks so much!
I’m pretty sure on Moment’s video for their VND (EOS R with RF 24-105mm f4 - 77mm 2-5vnd) you can put the original cap onto the VND, thats why the diameter is larger than the other filters etc
Thanks for the review. It came in super handy. I've been looking for a review of the moment ones since it was released. Keep up the good work brother.
Thanks so much for watching!!
This is a great video. This is exactly what I was looking for. Now to shoot some more video for my UA-cam channel.
Thanks for the great comparison and honest thoughts. I will be getting the Freewell. I guess no collaborations with Peter anytime soon.
Lol hopefully I put it in a way to show that this wasn’t my personal bias and Peter will one day forgive me haha... the tests don’t lie 🤷🏻♂️
Thanks so much for an awesome in depth review
Thanks for watching!!
Thanks for the review. Very informative. I just wonder how they all perform in the harsh sunlight on a bad angles.
What do you mean by bad angles?
@@dunnadidit usually they loose saturation when you turn them about 90° from sunlight. DSLR video shooter done a video about it.
Ah yes, that would have to do with the polarization like we saw in my tests, it may vary a little outside though! Thanks for the suggestion, if I can sneak that in another video i will!
Love the Polar Pro packaging...it’s a nice bonus but all I really care about is the best possible image quality - for what I can afford...nice packaging is never a serious selling point for me...thanks!
I don't think you're alone in that!
Something to consider for upcoming videos.
The camera above has your perspective, but when you join it with the front camera, which has our perspective, everything turns and tides. Maybe next time if we see you from the front, the camera above should also have the viewer's perspective.
Thanks for the video, very good!
Haha funny thing is that shot was flipped too so I could have done it that way! Thanks for the suggestion!
Always good videos as always, what tripod do you use in that video?
Kindly make video on how to calculate the f stops and how to use them with nd. Kind of how to use nd filter in depth . Thanks in advance
great video, waiting for your moment vs polarpro iphone vnd filters review!
You might be waiting a while, I’m not much of a mobile photo/video accessories user.
Nice one Dunna! Definitely helpful! Thanks dude!
Thanks homie!
The polar pro 6-9 was clearly the best as long as you are not going super wide. Colour shift was almost zero. So if you need that much (high iso log shooting) probably best to go for that.
Hi! So it looks like the cross polarization is pretty big problem for wide angle lenses and variable ND filters in general. If we wanted to use a wide angle lens with an ND filter, should we get a fixed ND filter then? I'm definitely leaning towards the Freewell ND filters, but wondering if should just get the freewell magnetic fixed filters to avoid this problem if we want to vlog on the wide lenses.
That’s definitely a route you could take! The freewell magnetic filters are great for that because they’re still nice and quick to change.
I was about to buy the tiffen variable nd because didn't knew this freewell models existed! And because it gives you 2 - 8 stops so I thought it was a good compromise of price and quality. I'm going to be using it mostly with the tamron 17-28 2.8 and with a sigma 35 1.4, so I think that for daylight and well lit scenarios I should buy the freewell 6 - 9 stops, right? Also I have the 4 kit nd's for the gopro 7 and I really liked them, so they seem to be the best for the buck!
Yeah I’d probably go 6-9 👍🏻😁
Cheers mate, very useful and thorough test. That helped me make a decision.
So glad I watched this. Great comparison, thanks a lot. I think I will go with the freewells, I really don't mind if they soften the image a little as the a7iii and Sony lenses are super sharp anyway
Hi from Kyiv Ukraine. Freewell have introduced 95mm now too. Freewell these are the ones I use
Nice!!
Would it be a good Idea to buy a step up ring to the maximun diameter (82mm) so I can have a one size fits all type of approach?.
I would only need to buy one size filters for all my lenses makes senses?
That’s exactly what I suggest! Step up rings for every lens is a lot cheaper than filters for every lens.
Variable ND filters basically work make making the polarization angle between each glass piece more and more cross, but those dark spots appear because the polarization direction does not remain uniform throughout the glass, probably due to limits in the tolerance of the manufacturing.
I get a horrible brown color cast with my PM when I have bright skies. Ordered the Freewells after trying out a pair that my friend had purchased. Picked up 2 for less than 1 PM. Now if I can just find someone to buy my PM’s. Lol
Well I'm glad you're liking the Freewells!
Just ordered the freewell
Noice!!