K&F Nano K-Series polariser - Field Test & Review
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- Опубліковано 20 лип 2024
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This week, I'm reviewing K&F's K-series nano polariser filter. It's affordable, but is it good?
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - The details
02:56 - Sharpness/fringing
05:35 - Colour cast?
07:00 - Colour saturation
09:00 - Comparison
11:50 - Your opinion?
12:34 - TLDW & Caveat
14:11 - Outro
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Great video Joshua, always love the woodland landscapes in your video, they feel so relaxing!
Another great video Joshua you're a born teacher am learning so much from you. I love the photo of the waterfall and tree really tells the Autumn story abundance of water and colouring leaves. Have a good one
I greatly appreciate your common sense approach to photography as apposed to just creating a video on the latest and greatest gear. I too have the 250D and it is very capable of taking excellent photos as long as I understand and stay within it's limitations. I have often heard the "weakest link" analogy but never as it would apply to photography. Good point. Looking forward to your next video. Have a great afternoon.
As for the tree with the falls and the tree by itself, I really like them both. I am using the EOS R7 and the T6 with the K&f filter and have had no problems. Thanks for doing these videos. It is letting me to break out my T6 more often. Keep up the good work.
Wow, what a great carving on that tree, good message too!
Both good pictures, but I really like the tree by itself with the bright colours of the tree and dark background it really pops it got my attention right away. I do think the polarizer makes a big difference and prefer the photos with their use. Good video this morning, have a good week Joshua.
Nice comparison video Mr. Peg!
thanks Joshua. l have the same camera/lenses set up as you (based on your recommendation of the 250d) and, coincidentally bought the filter you have reviewed just last week. only had the chance to use it once so far but l am pleased with the results. l prefer the shot with the waterfall but wasn't sure what impact the filter had on the waterfall. of course l am only looking at my tablet so difficult to tell.
Brilliant vlog informative and both photos are great in there own right.
Thank you Paul 😁
Great photos mate.
Also love the K&F CPL... truly value for money. Enjoy both versions of your compo: not sure it's one or the other. It's not a choice as in which is better; rather, it's that each tells a different story.
Admittedly off topic, but I noticed you've broken 8K subscribers on your way to 10K by year end. Congrats, mate! I'm telling my photography friends about your channel!
Thanks so much Joe 😁
I bought that budget priced (£16) pol/filter some time back, but I have to be honest I can't tell any difference in the results, it does look very paler than the others I have, I do have a collection of very old Pola filters but they are too thick and cause bad vignetting, so they had to be replaced, I know it will be well used when the right time comes. I liked your pictures this week and on my monitor they all looked identical. Thank you for the advise it always comes in handy...
I had a feeling this would be the K&F I have the one for the nifty 50 but now I'm getting one for the 70-200
As usual, great video buddy, what lenses do you use? I finally bought my sl3 as an upgrade from my rebel t100, and I already had a 50mm, 75-300mm and of course the 18-55mm
All my gear is in the description 😁
Joshua, while I know K&F do do some good filters, and I have a set of square ones, I had the unfortunate experience of buying a 67POL from them that was so bad I put it in the bin. I took with/without pics and sent to them also just to let them know that quality control was slipping. The lack of sharpness through the POL was insane. In fact a no name that was in the back of the closet performed better. Even so, I understand a one-off and wouldn't hesitate to buy more square filters from them.
Enjoying your photography with a basic Canon set up (which I did for a number of years too with the EOS600D and 18/55 pre stm)
Thank youu
Agree with your spending philosophy. I use close up lenses all the time, that is just what I do. Decided to improve on the Neewer close up set I had and bought a Hoya set. Much happier with the Hoyas. Probably not much difference, but I feel more comfortable with them than the Neewer set. Just realised I should try the Neewer polarizer too, just to see if it works on my machining videos. If it does I will get a better one. You seem to be creating a lot of photographs that you took using a TLR lately. LOL Do you like the square format or is that just the shape you want for the image concerned? As for these photos, the waterfall makes all the difference for me!
I just felt that a square composition worked best in this situation. The surrounding foliage was really messy so excluding it with a square crop helped 😁
Great video really helpful. How about reviewing some affordable lenses like VILTROX, YONGNUO, MEIKE, ARTISAN, and 7ARTISAN to name a few
If I can get my hands on some I'll definitely consider it 😁
Hello, new subscriber. love your videos. how do you attach your camera to your backpack and do you have a video on it. thanks
Hi Andres, it's a special clip you can buy. It's in my description 😁
Both good photos but personally I'm drawn to the one of just the tree. To me the tree is the main subject and too much of the waterfall distracts the eye. Perhaps a crop with just the top half of the falls might work?
Thanks, Joshua, for your review. One question: what was the white balance setting you used on these photos?
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@@TheJoshuaPeg I think that that setting compensates for the color cast of the filter. This is what I usually use when using the CPL, but if I use a different white balance, the color cast is more noticeable.
I dont think a polariser will cause any chromatic aberrations since its a flat piece of glass and doesnt bend light where the prismatic effect occurs, causing Lateral CA.
What polarizers/filters should I get for my camera? Would I need to get seperate ones to fit all my lenses?
Thanks.
Get one that fits your biggest lens and find step down rings to accommodate with your other lenses
between the Hoya, B&W and Heliopan filters, my collective polarizers are made by those 3, the hoya is by far the worst, and the B&W are the best. heliopan are a bit bulky and not much different than the B&W
Forgot to ask, is that 18-55 you were using just the standard kit lens or something special?
Its the 18-55 IS STM lens. Just a little better than the kit lens
@@TheJoshuaPeg I always figured it was the kit lens, have you discussed the fact that it is not?
Do you recommend this filter or something else in the similar price range?
I've been very happy with this filter
@@TheJoshuaPeg do you use it on prime lenses or just zooms?
Hi. Which lenses have you used?
In this video? I used the 55-250 IS STM and the 18-55 IS STM (Both EF-S)
@@TheJoshuaPeg thanks for your reply. I have a canon 800D ef-s mount as well. Btw what is the aperture of the 55-250?