4K. Using the built in ND filters & a variable one, on the FZ2000 / FZ2500 / FZH1 camera.
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- This 4K video is all about how to use use the built in ND (Neutral Density) filters PLUS using an external variable one, on and in the FZ2000 / FZ2500 / FZH1 camera. by Panasonic Lumix.
I show how I use my own Variable ND (Neutral Density ) Filter, on the front of the lens instead of the internal ones. My own one has its own wide angle rubber lens hood.
My own ND filter is called a VARIABLE ND filter. These allow you to change how much light is stopped by simply turning the front of the filter which I prefer to do.
An ND (Neutral Density) filter is a totally neutral filter - meaning that it does not affect the colour of your photos - that cuts down on the amount of light entering the lens, not unlike a pair of darkened sunglasses. This allows you to slow your shutter speed down slightly, or use a wider aperture than you would be able to usually.
There are 3 main kinds of ND filters. The most commonly used is a standard ND filter. These come in different grades or densities, which are defined by how much light they block from entering the camera. The naming convention on ND filters can be a little confusing because they can be labelled with either the ND number or by how many stops of light the filter cuts out. A one stop filter will block one full stop of light from entering the camera, but this is also known as an ND2 or an 0.3ND. The different numbers do all have meanings. For example the 0.3ND represents the optical density of the glass, whilst the ND2 represents how much light enters the lens in terms of a fraction. So an ND2 lets ½ of the amount of light in, whilst an ND4 lets in ¼ of the amount of light through. ND filters come in a range of grades, from one stop all the way to 12 stop filters. The higher grade filters can be much more expensive and much more difficult to come by.
Finally, there is graduated ND filters or ND Grads. An ND Grad is a pretty neat filter which starts at the maximum density it is rated for and then becomes less dense across the frame, usually until about halfway down where the ND effect stops. This allows you to selectively darken bits of the frame, such as the sky, making it really useful for people interested in landscape photography.
ND filters have a huge range of uses. For example, if you’re shooting a timelapse and want to get a specific aperture and shutter speed but are unable to get the correct exposure even with the lowest ISO, add an ND filter which gives you enough of a reduction to get the exposure settings you want. Another common use for an ND filter is to shoot longer exposures during the day. If you use a 10 stop filter you can get some really interesting effects, especially with landscapes and seascapes as it smooths out any motion of water or the clouds. Another great example of when to use an ND filter is if you want to shoot with your lens wide open, on a sunny day. Often this results in over exposed photos, but an ND can help bring the overall exposure down allowing you to correctly expose your photos.
If you’re using an ND filter to allow you to shoot with your aperture wide open in the middle of the day, just use the camera normally and let the exposure metering do the work for you. Some of the source for this write up is from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_...
Lead in, worked on in Corel Paintshop Pro X9. Editing Video via Corel Videostudio Pro X9.5 Ultimate. Sound recorded via an Earpiece microphone down onto a ZOOM H2N recorder, then edited in Audacity. (Free to download). Before being uploaded as the soundtrack to this video. - Jak na to + styl
thank you... how change the aperture? using dial. I see very smooth the change
Thanks for your god experience
Nice video Flick...Right now I can't understand 100% everything you're talking about (specially in the description)...but no problem...one day I will...Now, regarding the sound...two questions...
First question is about your Zoom recorder..... They have released- I believe - up to number H6 nowadays (quite costly by the way)...So, since yours...they have released numbers 3,4,5 and 6....Would you mind telling us which one would you buy nowadays...if you had to?...It can only run on batteries?
Second question : I was considering to buy the Lavalier mic from Rode...which works only if it is attached to the camera since it gets the power from it...Do you think this is a good idea?...Please let us know...Thanks again.
Another H"N Sir. :-)
The other recorders are indeed superb, but I have no need of what they offer. The H2N does everything I want and require.
The Rode is a fine Mic.
You can use a powered mic OR a non powered mic with the FZ2000. Both work.
It also works with the H2N as it then draws power from that.
You can also run a line from the H2N into the camera and use that as your mic.
The choices are mind numbing TVO.
I use the Zoom H2N for my walk around unit, as it never looses signal with the camera, as it is not connected to the camera. I synch things by clapping my hands at the begining or at a "Cut" point when doing the recording. If that makes sense ?
I then synch the recorded works on my PC, and then use it in post production in my editing.
Hope this helps TVO, and does not cause more confusion ha haaaaaaaa.
This question was asked a year ago.If this very same question is asked today, I would recommend this: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1281085-REG/tascam_dr_10l_mini_portable_recorder.html
Can you please tell me what is the variable nd filter you're using there and can you tell me what's the size ( I did not find any sizes in vnds... Just 58mm, 55mm etc. ) for the fz2500?
Sorry. I no longer have that camera, but I used LARGER filters with a reducing ring to fit all my various lenses. Cheapest way rather than 1 for each lens.
@@TVRDAFT thanks a lot!
67mm on the FZ2500
Quite an oversimplification.
The purpose of a standard photographic neutral-density filter is to reduce the amount of light entering the lens. Doing so allows the photographer to select combinations of aperture, exposure time and sensor sensitivity that would otherwise produce overexposed pictures.
A Neutral Density filter allows a photographer to control the exposure in an image very easily. The filter stops light reaching the camera sensor, therefore allowing us to leave the camera with a higher aperture for a longer amount of time.
Instead of changing the aperture to reduce the amount of light in the image, we simply add on a ND filter, then adjust the exposure to the amount we want. It is easy and very effective, plus we can still set the aperture to a low value for sharper images, or wide open for a shallow DOF.
ND filters do not effect the colour in the photo in any way. What you see is what you get. This is a big difference compared to the Polarizer filter.
Photographers commonly use a ND filter when shooting water as it blurs the moment, and you get a smooth silky look. Without the ND filter, most cameras are unable to find an aperture small enough to get the same effect.
Anyone wanting to study ND Filters go here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral-density_filter
Why make it harder for people to enjoy it Howard ?
You seem to try to over complicate everything for some strange reason ?
I am just showing where the controls are, on the FZ2000 / FZ2500 FZH1, and showing in 3 minutes, some of what they can do.
I think most of us (apart from those who are new to this funny old game called photography and videography) know what an ND filter is, and what it does, and as I am not here to teach anyone anything technical, why don't YOU give me some links to the channels where you teach this ?
I would then post them on here to help others, Some people can teach, others just talk about it.
I am no teacher Howard :-)
I copy pasted what you said about a "Neutral Density filter allows etc etc " and guess what I found when I posted it in Google ?
THIS: A Neutral Density filter allows a photographer to control the exposure in an image very easily. The filter stops light reaching the camera sensor, therefore allowing us to leave the camera with a higher aperture for a longer amount of time. ..................... HOW STRANGE. . You used word for word what someone else, or you wrote and posted on the 11 Sep 2010 ?
Top fixed box in Google on page: www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=the+theory+of+neutral+density+filters