First Look at Dark CPLs by MAVEN Filters
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- MAVEN Filters has launched their second Kickstarter bringing even more photography filter options to their lineup. As a backer of their first Kickstarter, I was excited to see the new offerings from Maven Filters.
While interested in several of the filters, the Dark CPL filters particularly caught my eye - a combination ND and CPL filter, perfect for landscape photographers. In this video, I take a first look at the new Dark CPL filters in the field at one of my favorite semi-local waterfalls.
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Content:
00:00 - Intro
01:16 - MAVEN Filter Features
03:47 - First Look - Dark CPLs
08:00 - Color Coded
09:04 - Magnetic Demonstration
09:41 - Dark CPL In Use
12:03 - Dark CPL 6 Stop
13:12 - Magnetic Adapters and Step-Up Rings
14:39 - Vignetting Test
16:18 - Wrap-up
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Lets goooooo! Great introduction to Wave 2 of MAVEN Filters. Thank you so much Jeffrey!
Thank you! Great set of filters - enjoyed the morning out with them!
agree
What also help is that these filters can get use for those with a disability in the field.
There are definitely lots of great ways to easily identify a filter in the field!
Super informative! Love seeing the real world use - thank you very much!
Glad it was helpful! I was very pleased with the filters on my morning out with them! Can’t wait to get them back in the field!
Thanks for sharing Jeffrey! I love the Maven filters. I can’t wait to receive the Wave 2 set.
The Dark CPLs were great - super easy to work with. I have a video coming on the LPL’s next week - it was my first time playing with a Linear Polarizing Filter.
They are awesome and I can't wait to get some Dark CPLs
They were very nice to use in the field - I suspect the 3 stop and 6 stop Dark CPL see a lot of use from me!
Excellent video Jeffrey. I wonder if Michael will come out with a thin adapter for the Nikon 15-30, like they are the Sony WA.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
I sent Maven a message and the low rider should have options on any lens in 82mm, 77mm, 72mm, or 67mm filter size. (I.e. you’d get the low rider ring in the correct filter size for the lens). Should be available as an add-on.
I think they used the Sony lens as the main example because in their experience it was the most sensitive to vignetting and if they could get it to work well with that lens others should be in good shape as well.
Also - not sure if you saw their video, but here’s a link to the low rider portion where he shows it:
ua-cam.com/video/I8TZjcPp628/v-deo.html
Really appreciate the thorough breakdown. I was planning on grabbing the LPL and three dark CPL's. Any other filters you would recommend from either the first or second wave for a beginning landscape photographer?
Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed the video! My LPL one will be coming out this coming up Thursday!
As for filters for a beginning landscape photographer, the LPL and three dark CPLs are excellent choices. I use a polarizer a lot, so the LPL has you covered there. NDs are great for brighter days or when the flow of waterfalls is lower, or even just getting some nice stream and creek shots by smoothing out the water. So the first four you have chosen are perfect.
For me, that 5th slot is a bit of a flex spot. I’d lean towards the 18 or 20 stop ND. But to be fair, I’ve never owned more than a 10 stop filter, but that 18 and 20 have me looking forward to playing with some moving clouds and seeing what can happen there. (I am still looking for a situation to play with the 20 stop I have, but it’s been pretty overcast with just a blanket of gray and not interesting clouds.
*Maybe* the infrared filter if you’ve ever had interest in infrared. I have one and am anxious to get it out to play with, but not sure it would be a regular carry, so if I was just getting started on my landscape photography path, I feel like the 18 or 20 stop ND might be a better choice.
Hope that helps!
I appreciate the in-depth answer. That's funny, I had the same preference for a fifth, though the infrared looks like a ton of fun once I've gotten a bit more experience.
The dark CPL sounds good, but how can you use it for a 6 stop or 10 stop? You can't see to adjust the CPL... am I missing something?
I tend to use the Live Exposure preview on the Nikon Z7ii, so I can put the ND on, adjust my camera settings and see the scene. If the exposure gets long enough, the preview is pretty grainy, but it seemed good enough for when I used the 3 stop and 6 stop. I did not use the 10 stop while I was out on this particular outing as it was pretty overcast already. In a pinch, if I was using the combined filter, I might kick the ISO up higher, so I could get the CPL effect dialed in, then bring my ISO back down and set the exposure afterwards. Hope that helps!
What do you about compromised blacks and overall mush in your image from an unprotected front element?
I really don't feel like I have too much trouble. For flare like situations where there is flare and loss of contrast, I will tend to shade the front of the lens with my hat or hand. Not perfect, but it does the trick. I get more annoyed with the lack of a lens hood when it is drizzling or something like that.
@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography especially blacks, middle frequencies but also overall saturation is compromised even when it’s overcast. In some cases slight to apparent. Especially when using flat glass it subtracts punch when you don’t use a lens hood. Hard mattes are the best with flat glass to contain dynamic range in detail, color and luminance.
If, for instance, I am using a 77 filter on a 77 lens,, will the 77 lens hood still work?
I believe as long as you aren’t using a step-up adapter (which from your description, does not sound like your intent), you will be okay.
Here’s a video Michael did with a Canon lens, with a 77mm filter, and showing how to access the filter under the hood.
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Hope that helps!
@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography It does help, thank you. Also enjoyed your video.
As a newbie with 3 lenses…what size filters would you buy to get you the long haul?
My recommendation is generally to buy a filter that fits the largest filter size of your three lenses. (If you are planning on buying a new lens in the next year, I’d also recommend looking up its filters size to make sure it isn’t larger).
So for example, of the three lenses I usually carry, the largest filter size is 82mm. My other two lenses take 77mm filters. So I would buy 82mm filters. Then use step-up rings to adapt my 77mm filter sized lenses to accept the 82mm filters.
Hope that helps!
Awesome! You were the reason Jeff for me to buy the first wave of Maven Filters and now I’ll be looking forward to when this second wave comes on the market…Great tutorial as usual 💙
@@user-gd7ec5cv7x Thank you! Glad you’ve enjoyed the first round of Maven’s!