Can This Magnetic Hybrid filter make your videos better?

Freewell V2 Hybrid VND+CPL

Freewell V2 Hybrid VND+CPL: https://geni.us/Freewell-V2-CPL-VND

Freewell VND CPL V2

Variable Neutral Density Filter

Circular Polarizer

Magnetic Stackable filters available too

Freewell V2 Hybrid VND+CPL: https://geni.us/Freewell-V2-CPL-VND

GLOW MIST: https://geni.us/Freewell-V2-GLOW-Mist

GLOW MIST 1/4

Magnetically works with VND CPL

Heavy duty build quality

Lightweight metal and glass

Can be used on its own

(Section on Glow Mist Filter below)

V2 leatherbound cases

The kit I got included the Glow Mist 1/4 filter

You can also get it without any additional magnetic filters.


Freewell VND CPL V2 on the FX3

Freewell V2 Hybrid VND+CPL: https://geni.us/Freewell-V2-CPL-VND

GLOW MIST: https://geni.us/Freewell-V2-GLOW-Mist

The Freewell V2 Hybrid VND+CPL is a new and improved Version 2 of the popular magnetic filter system from Freewell. You can stack magnetic filters on top of the VND CPL. In this video, we are going to dive deep into how to use this filter and how it is going to improve your filmmaking.

Video by:

RAY VALENCIA, FULL-TIME FILMMAKER WORKING IN TV PRODUCTION.

Video Chapters:

0:00 Freewell V2

1:06 Variable ND

2:00 180 Degree Shutter Rule

3:32 What You Get

6:00 Circular Polarizer

7:42 Color Charts

8:56 Glow Mist

10:04 Build Quality

11:11 Wide Angle Lenses

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Freewell VND-CPL V2 on the Sigma 16-28mm

Freewell VND-CPL V2 on the DZOFILM 25mm Vespid

You have a metal loop sewn onto the backside and a carabiner, which makes it easy for clipping on your bag.

You can attach this directly to your bag. The case is also very rugged so I expect it to last for quite some time.

To open the case up, you pop the magnetic door open with this brown strap, Then you just pull the strap up to cascade out your filters for ease of access.

FIND yours:

Freewell V2 Hybrid VND+CPL: https://geni.us/Freewell-V2-CPL-VND

GLOW MIST: https://geni.us/Freewell-V2-GLOW-Mist

THERE ARE SEVERAL KITS AVAILABLE.

WHAT YOU GET:

Cleaning cloth

Extra Bolt

Labels/Stickers

Memory Card Slot

There's a metal AB cap that can be used as a front or back cap, depending on which configuration you're in.

back side of A/B cap

And then there's the metal magnetic front cap that has a little finger loop, which just makes it a little easier for getting this off.

You get the 82 millimeter magnetic ring that you mount on your lens. And this is perfect because this is my largest diameter lens.

And here you have the CPL VND Version2.

Nice and easy to read white labels on the filter itself. Classic red ring that Freewell always has on their filters.

this filter is a 3 to 7 stops. So that's a really good range that relates to an ND8 up to an ND128.

Freewell V2 Hybrid VND+CPL: https://geni.us/Freewell-V2-CPL-VND

GLOW MIST: https://geni.us/Freewell-V2-GLOW-Mist

When it comes to the build quality of free well products, I can really, really trust it. Right now, I have the glow mist filter in between two magnetic caps, a front cap and it back cap. So I could just throw this glass filter in my bag, and it would feel secure and safe. And it feels like it's in a case.

I like that they added a little finger loop in the front because it is a very strong magnet. It is a little bit hard to pull this off, so I like having that instead of trying to dig your fingernails underneath it.

And then as far as the strength and how long I think this filter system will last, well, the whole thing is made completely of metal. There's like no plastic parts or anything like that on here. You have metal and glass, so really, really nice, high quality build.

If you're someone who likes to travel light, you can literally just pop this in your bag just like this with the front and back cap on it.

Adjust with the turn of the filter

In the past, if you wanted to use a circular polarizer and a neutral density filter, you had to carry two separate filters. And they were almost impossible to use together because of the cross polarization that you would get.

Now I have this new VAD and circular polarizer for Freewell, which has the two filters in one, and you can magnetically stack other filters on top of this one just like that.

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VND+CPL HYBRID FILTER:

The benefit of having a variable in ND is you're able to rotate it, and you can quickly see where you're at here, with the numbers marked on the side and the little arrow, just a quick little rotation and you can dial in your exposure.

So you can go from 3 stops to 7 stops. And if you just want to adjust the ND then you tighten the thumbscrews down…and now only the ND Turns.

WHY VARIABLE NEUTRAL DENSITY FILTERS?:

All right. So let's talk about why you would want to get a variable ND filter and a circular polarizer and why it's cool to have them both in one filter.

Under the Right conditions, You can use it to reduce reflections on water and glass.

CPL rotated

Now, some lower quality filters don't have the hard stops like this. And they just keep spinning and keep spinning. And then they get cross polarization which causes an X pattern. And it completely ruins the image. If you have a filter like that and you turn it too far, so with the stops on it, you're able to actually know exactly where you're at by dialing this in. And you're also able to rotate your polarizer if you want to increase the saturation of your sky.

CIRCULAR POLARIZER

This CPL filter can reduce reflections on glass and water from light that is bouncing around from the sun. It doesn't work if you're facing directly into the sun. It works best if you're facing 90 degrees away from the sun, but you can use it in direct sunlight to reduce reflections on certain things.

Sony 50mm f1.4 GM

This is the lens on the left with no filter. Stop down to an F16 and look at the background blur on the frame on the right. Although the main thing to note is that the white chip is pretty close to the same.

With this “true color” technology that Freewell has implemented here, they figured out how to get the polarizer working along with the ND’s, where you don't get all those crazy color shifts. So to me it is very cool to have all of that in 1 low-profile filter.

Variable ND’s are one of the first things that I recommend to beginning filmmakers get because you're able to open up your lens to its maximum aperture, which is the widest that it opens up to. Let's say you have an f 2.8 lens like this Sigma ART zoom lens, the 24 to 70mm.

SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 ART lens

This is the lens on the left with no filter. Stop down to an F16 and look at the background blur on the frame on the right. Although the main thing to note is that the white chip is pretty close to the same.

This is the SIGMA 24-70mm lens on the left with no filter. Opening up the lens with each stop on the filter.

We are outside, so it isn’t the most scientific test (due to changing sun light) but no major color shifts.

The main thing to note is that the white chip is pretty close to the same.

Then if you want to turn your polarizer, you just make sure that the thumbscrews on the sides of the filter are loose

Now the entire polarizer can spin around freely.

The end makes it possible for us to fully open up this lens, and the polarizer gives us the capability to control the reflections.

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SIDENOTE for FILMMAKERS.

The 180 Degree shutter Rule

(for Natural looking motion blur in your videos)

23.976 ×2 = 48 or 1/48. Which becomes 1/50 in most consumer cameras

But there are also a couple rules that we have to follow whenever we are shooting a commercial or a movie.

It's called the 180 degree shutter rule.

180 degree shutter rule is where your shutter speed is double whatever your frame rate is. So let's say we're shooting at 24 frames a second like we are right now on the A7IV.

Well, 24 x 2 would be 48. And our A7IV camera doesn't have a 1/48. So we would go to 1/50.

And that is double your frame rate. So 1/50 for a 24 frame per second video.

Here on the SONY FX3 we have shutter angle. And we also have the 1/48 if we want to go to shutter speed. But anyways, for a regular dSLR camera or consumer camera, you're still going to want to abide by this rule to have the most natural looking motion blur

GLOW MIST MAGNETIC FILTER

You also have the option to add on these magnetic filters as well.

So now, I have essentially a polarizer a variable ND. And a GLOW MIST FILTER all stacked up right here in this low profile design. Whereas, I would normally have to carry a matte box and bring that along to stack up this many filters.

GLOW MIST: https://geni.us/Freewell-V2-GLOW-Mist

The glow mist is a diffusion filter, and it comes with a quarter mist by default. And that might be a little strong. So we're going to do a little bit of test. Comes with a leather pouch

Glow Mist

Fits in the main case

Glow Mist Comparison

Glow mist case

Magnetic Closure Pull Tab

Pull this tab to slide the filter upwards

Going to use a STEP UP Ring on this 16mm lens. The only problem is, I didn’t order any of the additional magnetic rings because they are kind of pricey. So I just used:

67 to 82mm. Step up Ring

You could always do this if you just want to use the one magnetic 82 millimeter filter with all of your lenses. You can just get step up rings but just note that adding extra space in between your lens and the filter could cause vignetting on certain wide angle lenses.

12mm DZOFILM with 77mm to 82mm STEP UP RINGS

GLOW MIST: https://geni.us/Freewell-V2-GLOW-Mist

OTHER GEAR I USE:

CAMERAS:

Sony FX6: https://geni.us/Sony_FX6

Sony FX3 https://geni.us/SonyAlphaFX3

Sony a7RIII https://geni.us/j6Ph

Sony ZV-E10: https://geni.us/SonyalphaZVe10

LENSES:

Sony 70-200mm GMii: https://geni.us/Sony70-200mmGMii

Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 ART: https://geni.us/Sigma2470ART

Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 ART: https://geni.us/Sigma1424ART

Sigma 35mm f1.4 ART: https://geni.us/Sigma35mmf14

Sony 90mm f2.8 G MACRO: https://geni.us/Sony90mmG

Sony PowerZoom 28-135mm: https://geni.us/Sony28135mm

(APSC) Sony 11mm f1.8 : https://geni.us/sony11mmf18

AUDIO:

Rode NTG5: https://geni.us/RodeNTG5shotgunmic

DEITY S-Mic 2S: https://geni.us/Deity_S-Mic-2S

RODE VXLR to 3.5mm ADAPTER: https://geni.us/RodeVXLRadapter

Sony XLR mic: https://geni.us/SonyECMXM1

Rode Video Mic Pro+: https://geni.us/RodeVMProPlus

Audio Technica Headphones: https://geni.us/AudioTechnicaM30X

COMICA BoomX-U QUA: https://geni.us/ComicaBoomXU_QUA

Comica BoomX-D2 PRO: https://geni.us/ComicaBoomXD_PRO

Comica CVM-DS-XLR Cable: https://geni.us/Comica_XLRsplitter

DEITY V-Mic D4: https://geni.us/Deity-vmicD4

Deity Pocket Wireless: https://geni.us/DeityPocketWirelessKit

Deity D4 Duo Mini Shotgun: https://geni.us/Deity

Vaxis Filters and Tilta Mirage Matte Box System:

VAXIS:

Vaxis Orange V-Streak Filter: https://geni.us/VaxisStreakFilter

Vaxis Rainbow Dazzle: https://geni.us/VaxisRainbowDazzle

Vaxis VI Star Cross: https://geni.us/VaxisVIStarCross

Vaxis Black Mist 1/4: https://geni.us/VaxisBlackMistQuarter

Vaxis Black Mist 1/8: https://geni.us/VaxisBlackMist8th

TILTA :

Tilta Mirage VND Matte Box KIT B: https://geni.us/TiltaMirageVND

Tilta Mirage BASIC KIT A: https://geni.us/TiltaMirage

Tilta Mirage MOTORIZED KIT C: https://geni.us/TiltaMirageMotorized

Tilta Mirage VND Filter: https://geni.us/TiltaMirage95mmVND

Tilta Nucleus Nano Wireless Focus: https://geni.us/TiltaNucleusN

Tilta Stackable Circle Filter Tray: https://geni.us/MirageStackableCircle

Tilta Stackable Square Filter Tray: https://geni.us/MirageStackableSquare

Dual (two) Circular Filters Holder: https://geni.us/MirageDualCircleFilter


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Monitor Mount with Locating Pins: https://geni.us/SmallRigMonitorMount1

SmallRig a7RIII Cage: https://geni.us/SmallRiga7R3Cage

Tilta FX3 Cage: https://geni.us/TiltaFX3

Tilta FX3 15mm Rod Baseplate: https://geni.us/TiltaFX3Baseplate

Tilta Wooden Left NATO Handle: https://geni.us/TiltaWoodenLeftVI

Tilta Mini V-Mount Kit I: https://geni.us/TiltaMiniVmount

POWER OPTIONS: Tilta 18650 Battery Pack: https://geni.us/Tilta18650

Moman Power99 Mini V-Mount Battery: https://geni.us/MomanPower99

Portable P-Tap/D-Tap Charger: https://geni.us/portable

DTAP Core SWX Neo 9 Battery: https://geni.us/CoreSWXneo9

Nucleus P-Tap Cable: https://geni.us/AlvinsPtapMicroUSB


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