I don't generally use them. I have a 3DR Solo and they never really got the micro vibrations cured from that craft...so the ND filters were a must. The Evo doesn't have that problem.I find using filters for video a hit or miss type of deal. I have had great success and had where they have ruined my videos completely. I'm no expert when it comes to using them but do know they can give you a very nice effect if used correctly. With this video I posted the other day I knew I was going to be flying directly into the sun so I used a ND16. I just wanted to make sure I had no lens flare coming from the sun when and if it broke through the clouds. When coming back I had to adjust the EV as it was just to dark so its a toss up sometimes.
@gasquetmike ND 4 hits the sweet spot on both of the drones I fly on sunny days. With the EVO I can shoot auto with the ND4 and get footage that is still somewhat flat and allows some color grading. On my H480 I lock white balance, set the EV manually etc. Still get good gradable footage with an ND 4. I find the EVO runs a bit blue with an 8 or 16 unless it is extremely bright out or you are flying towards the sun. Frame blending can be done in post production so no real benefit unless you don't do any editing of your clips. IMHO..lol
nice video! Its funny i was flying the same type of sunset, thats what got me thinking about the filters..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95cXCXRZwtQ&t=15sI find using filters for video a hit or miss type of deal. I have had great success and had where they have ruined my videos completely. I'm no expert when it comes to using them but do know they can give you a very nice effect if used correctly. With this video I posted the other day I knew I was going to be flying directly into the sun so I used a ND16. I just wanted to make sure I had no lens flare coming from the sun when and if it broke through the clouds. When coming back I had to adjust the EV as it was just to dark so its a toss up sometimes.
Whoops, looks like the photos were inserted in the wrong order. The camera appears to be in full auto with the aperture wide open at f/1.7 in both photos. And the ISO is 'wide open' at 50 in both shots. So adding an ND filter (window tint) decreases the amount of light through the lens and with the shutter speed being the only variable the camera can adjust, decreasing light means slowing the shutter speed for a longer exposure to gather more light. The order mismatch is also confirmed in the thumbnail Tags by observing the passing white car in the photo to match the text display and which full size image it belongs to. The brighter photo was with the 1/258 sec exposure.
Perhaps. I was driving while I took those photos and posted them in here. I posted the photos by time stamp and didn't pay attention to the actual photo. Fixed it.Whoops, looks like the photos were inserted in the wrong order. The camera appears to be in full auto with the aperture wide open at f/1.7 in both photos. And the ISO is 'wide open' at 50 in both shots. So adding an ND filter (window tint) decreases the amount of light through the lens and with the shutter speed being the only variable the camera can adjust, decreasing light means slowing the shutter speed for a longer exposure to gather more light. The order mismatch is also confirmed in the thumbnail Tags by observing the passing white car in the photo to match the text display and which full size image it belongs to. The brighter photo was with the 1/258 sec exposure.
Maybe others have scratched their head on this one too.
Click the link belowi dont see any photos
autelpilots.com
