How Drone ND Filters Work & Why You Need Them!

Dronrs! Got another great episode for you brought to you by @RemotePilot101 and this time I want to talk about one of the most essential pieces of equipment for drone cameras- ND Filters. It's the first thing I recommend any pilot pick up and this video will help explain how they'll help take your footage to the next level.
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[@RecoveryoneDrone]

I totally agree, and living out in the I.E of Southern California I recommend the polarized ND filters. I have a set for each of my Drones.

[@kylarstern7441]

B thanks for the insight I can see a huge difference from the shots with out and with the filters.

[@jeremy-williamsaerial7084]

Great video as always B

[@pryns]

I got ND filters about a year after getting my first drone...it felt like I was completely wasting my time until that point. Definitely agree!

[@justuslm]

Great video explaining this essentially in layman's terms! Hopefully, more people will understand ND filters and start using them.
Maybe a shot with a rather fast pan would have been even better to show the negative effects of high shutter speed, but I think it's already very clear, especially with the grass.
A quick side note about the Mavic 2 Pro's aperture: After buying a realtively cheap set of polarized Freewell ND filters, I decided to buy a single high quality ND8 filter from PolarPro.
From my experience with it, this is barely enough to keep the shutter speed at 1/50 (I shoot at 25 fps) when it is the brightest in the day during summer using f/11, but still lets enough light in to shoot at f/2.8 when the sun is pretty low. That means I can just keep the ND8 on there and set up time is reduced to a minimum (this isn't perfect, of course, but still a pretty flexible solution).

[@robertyonata2692]

Hey B, I totally agree about filters BUT Ken Heron from what I recall isn’t. I also think it’s important to new users to use the settings and figure out how to use them without filters before using them.

[@baddogastro]

Can't agree more. Been using Polar Pro ND filters since I got a Mavic Pro 1st edition and they make all the difference. Especially for me since I am a waterfall fanatic. Motion blur is key to awesome cinematic water shots. I now have ND filters for my M2P and P4P V2 I pretty much leave the ND 8 on all the time for all my drones.
As soon as some one designs a remote controlled, Polarizing ND filter, I will be all in...LOL

[@TriniWeekes]

Thanks for sharing

[@leelynch230]

Not all ND filters are the same. A lot will give you a blue, brown or even a gray hue. Polar Pro filters are the best I have ever used whether they're on my Canon EOS R or any of my drones (Mavic Pro 2, Mavic Mini, hand built with gopro).