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pussyfooterTo put it as basic as possible, its like putting sunglasses on your lens.
People like to shoot lower shutter speeds (for 24p, 1/48 for 60p 1/125) so they need a significant add on to their camera to balance out the exposure. Most video cameras come with ND filters bult in, but dlsrs do not.
If you're okay with shooting 1/1000 shutter you dont really need an ND filter, but your footage might look a little different than you want.
frankspiritoOkay so for the cliche, outdoor reel shooting 60fps, I'm going to want the ND filter?
pussyfooterI mean, the filter isn't going to make anything cliche, it just allows you to use a lower f stop like 2.8 and a shutter speed of 1/125.
mvfOn the photo side, they let you shoot long exposure images during daylight. For example:
http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lew5jpg.img_assist_custom-600x400.jpg
Rdwagner2ND just gives you another way to adjust your exposure.
Lets say you need to shoot at 24 frames per second. to have a shutter angle of 180 degrees you need to use a shutter speed of 1/48. giving you natural motion blurring in your footage.
But you also want to shoot at a certain f/stop to control the depth of field.
ND can be used to lower the light coming into the camera sensor without having to change your ISO, shutter speed or F/stop. Giving you more control over the look of the shot.
Or if you are shooting in very bright conditions like snow, you can keep the camera ISO at its native setting instead over having to lower it to expose right.
pussyfooterI mean, the filter isn't going to make anything cliche, it just allows you to use a lower f stop like 2.8 and a shutter speed of 1/125.
hcaulfieldhttp://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/813278-REG/Tiffen_77VND_77mm_Variable_Neutral_Density.html
If you have the money I would recomented an adjustable nd filter. I have one and love it because it's just another way to make getting the right exposure easier
hcaulfieldhttp://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/813278-REG/Tiffen_77VND_77mm_Variable_Neutral_Density.html
If you have the money I would recomented an adjustable nd filter. I have one and love it because it's just another way to make getting the right exposure easier
omnidataTiffen have shitty Aluminium rings.
Buy german, buy Heliopan, brass rings, Schott Glass, sophisticated German engineering, will last a thousand years.
frankspiritoHow about Light Craft?
