Reviews
Another Winner from K&F
I ordered this K&F Concept UV/CPL/ND Filter Set Compatible with DJI Osmo Pocket 3 so that I could get some control in brightly lit situations.
There are a few Chinese companies producing photographic accessories that have made the leap from "cheap noname" to trustworthy quality. K&F Concept is one of those companies. While their products are not dirt cheap, they do offer a substantial savings over brand name items with similar quality.
I've been messing around with my Pocket 3 for a few months. Because the camera does not offer the ability to change the aperture, getting consistent depth of field in different lighting situations can be challenging. Using ND filters is one solution. You basically are using the ND filter to reduce the amount of light hitting the sensor. So when you move from indoors to outdoors, or from shade into sun, you use an ND filter so that the amount of light reaching the sensor in the bright environment is reduced to match the amount of light that reached the sensir in the darker environment.
There are a few things to keep in mind when considering an ND filter. First, is it well-coated so that you don't introduce flares and ghosting. Second, is the glass of sufficiently high quality to avoid negative impacts on sharpness. Finally, is the filter neutral so as to avoid color shifts. This set of ND filters from K&F scores on all three. This was true for all four of the ND filters which range from ND8 to ND256.
Some people swear by UV filters. I used to use one in the early days of my still film photography but have since relied on the built-in UV filtering found in most digital cameras. While the UV filter included in this package seems to be of high quality (meaning that it doesn't introduce flaring, ghosting, color shits, or lack of sharpness) I most likely will not be using it.
A CPL (circular polarizing filter) is good for reducing unwanted reflections. I use a CPL all the time when I'm photographing water or in urban landscapes where there is a lot of glass. However, the ability of a CPL to reduce reflections is dependent on the angle of the reflections. As soon as the angle changes, you need to adjust the CPL. Having a CPL on a gimbaled camera is pretty much a no-go. It might be useful for a shot where the camera will not move, but I don't do much shooting like that.
If you want to make your Pocket 3 a more useful tool and achieve more professional results with it, a good set of ND filters is a necessity. These K&F Concept filters would be a valuable addition to your collection of gear.
There are a few Chinese companies producing photographic accessories that have made the leap from "cheap noname" to trustworthy quality. K&F Concept is one of those companies. While their products are not dirt cheap, they do offer a substantial savings over brand name items with similar quality.
I've been messing around with my Pocket 3 for a few months. Because the camera does not offer the ability to change the aperture, getting consistent depth of field in different lighting situations can be challenging. Using ND filters is one solution. You basically are using the ND filter to reduce the amount of light hitting the sensor. So when you move from indoors to outdoors, or from shade into sun, you use an ND filter so that the amount of light reaching the sensor in the bright environment is reduced to match the amount of light that reached the sensir in the darker environment.
There are a few things to keep in mind when considering an ND filter. First, is it well-coated so that you don't introduce flares and ghosting. Second, is the glass of sufficiently high quality to avoid negative impacts on sharpness. Finally, is the filter neutral so as to avoid color shifts. This set of ND filters from K&F scores on all three. This was true for all four of the ND filters which range from ND8 to ND256.
Some people swear by UV filters. I used to use one in the early days of my still film photography but have since relied on the built-in UV filtering found in most digital cameras. While the UV filter included in this package seems to be of high quality (meaning that it doesn't introduce flaring, ghosting, color shits, or lack of sharpness) I most likely will not be using it.
A CPL (circular polarizing filter) is good for reducing unwanted reflections. I use a CPL all the time when I'm photographing water or in urban landscapes where there is a lot of glass. However, the ability of a CPL to reduce reflections is dependent on the angle of the reflections. As soon as the angle changes, you need to adjust the CPL. Having a CPL on a gimbaled camera is pretty much a no-go. It might be useful for a shot where the camera will not move, but I don't do much shooting like that.
If you want to make your Pocket 3 a more useful tool and achieve more professional results with it, a good set of ND filters is a necessity. These K&F Concept filters would be a valuable addition to your collection of gear.
28/03/2024