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At the moment I'm using K&F magnetic filters and I love them! I have a review on them on the channel here have a look! th-cam.com/video/KscTtmiIJ8U/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Y1_Uj0ES_ATu1HKl

Thanks for the comment! I actually prefer some of these lenses to some of the new ones, especially when it comes to focusing. Manual focus on focus-by-wire lenses is a nightmare! 😅

@@FrancescoLibassi Well, there was a few focus-by-wire lenses in particular from Fujifilm, with unusual clutch design - 14, 16 and 23mm lenses (I do have the 16/1.4), which you can focus almost as good as fully mechanical lens. Unfortunately, it seems that Fuji dropped that design altogether in favour of lenses with faster more precise autofocusing motors...

@@tomislavmiletic_ YES! I used and loved some of those lenses too. Unfortunately nothing similar for Nikon Z mount now, unless you go for 3rd party manual lenses. New technology has its ups but also its downs I suppose.

A whole day, and no strange encounters 😄

Thank you for the comment and the kind words! I'm glad these videos are helpful ✌️

Thanks! I'm glad the info was useful 😀

Thanks a lot! I'm happy this can be useful for other people 🙂

Thanks a lot to you for commenting! :-)

Thank you for your comment! Film prices are getting crazy here lately so I'm mostly shooting digital but I'd love to go back out and shoot some more film soon.

Hi there. Good choice! 👍 I believe you can purchase the smaller inserts from smaller bags separately on the vanguard site. Have a look!

Thanks! Low tide was a bummer. I'd love to go back when the conditions are better I'm still not satisfied with the shot. Plus the drive going there is amazing. Great views!

Thanks! It feels like a really long time ago. Hopefully I'll be able to visit again next year :-)

@@FrancescoLibassi I hope the winter snows are still plentiful. Summer was brutally hot this year, which is very out of the ordinary for Hokkaido. I’m nervous the winter will have less and less snow in the years ahead.

@@shaunkeenanphoto Yeah, I know what you mean! I hear people is still wearig shorts there at the moment right? Hokkaido is beautiful in every season, but loosing the snow would be a tragedy... BTW, you're very lucky to be living there, I'm so envious! 😆

@@FrancescoLibassi That’s right! It’s still shorts and T-shirt weather. Luckily, the nights have finally started cooling down. 😅 I do love living in Hokkaido. For landscape photography, it’s heaven. For cultural, travel photography, down south has more traditional and historical appeal. Stay in touch. We’re both photographers and TH-camrs here in Japan!

@@shaunkeenanphoto Definetely! I just subscribed 👍 I don't have much time to shoot videos myself at the moment but I'll go through your catalogue!

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it! :-)

Thanks for the comment! Glad you liked the video 👍

Grazie caro 😘

Hi! Thank you for the comment! How would you use the video and which parts are you interested in?

@@FrancescoLibassi just basically the walk through with music etc it's up to you though I don't want you to feel like you have to it's just a really good video and il give you a mention etc saying it's your footage follow on TH-cam etc 😊

Brave photographer ventures into the forest to capture its beauty lol that kind of thing 😅

Thanks for letting me know. Sounds good to me! 👍😊 Feel free to use the video and thank you!

@@FrancescoLibassi thankyou 😊

Ahahah! I guess it does! Although this is very early morning. A couple of hours later it's packed with people here 🙂

Thanks for the comment! For video I normally use the 6 stops: on a sunny day is usually enough to get the the right exposure keeping the proper shutter speed. I also use the 10 stops regularly when I shoot timelapse videos to get the perfect motion blur during the day.

@@FrancescoLibassi I've been using a variable ND filter as I shoot weddings and the sun can literally go in and out and I like the flexibility. Although I imagine there might be more distortion or colour casts, I've not really noticed it though.

Yep, variable ND works great too! Personally I don't have one, I try to use the filters I already have depending on the light. Usually it's good enough, but of course it doesn't give you the same control.

@@FrancescoLibassi I'm looking for filters for long exposure photography though, had of course immediately thought 10 stop! and then your video made me think again. Now to decide which brand! I get cold hands so after a holder that's easy to use. And wondering between square and circular, and also a hard grad for seascapes?

I can only speak for myself, but I found that nowadays with modern cameras graduated ND filters are not so useful anymore. For years I have been using the Nisi V5pro Square holder system with a 6-stops, 10-stops and 3-stops soft grad: it works great, but it's very bulky and a pain to carry around. Lately I'm using the K&F magnetic filters which are still very good quality, cost and weight less and I can carry them around easily. If you don't need corner to corner pixel-perfect images at 14mm with no vignette and almost 0% color casts then I'd say circular magnetic filters are more than good enough. At the end of the day it's up to you and your type of photography, but I think it's pretty difficult to find "bad" filters now, they all work pretty well.

I believe the biggest mistake was trying to film all the loading process. I was so worried about shooting the video that I wasn't paying enough attention to the film camera. I could see the frame numbers progressing so I thought everything was fine. Not giving up though! :-)

@@FrancescoLibassi It happens to us film shooters. Sometimes it is difficult to film and pay attention to every detail. Soon it will be second nature and you will get beautiful pictures on film. By the way I have not found any ND magnetic filters, where have you bougth yours from? Cheers mate😅

Yeah that might be the case. Better luck next time I guess :-)

Yep! Guess it happens but at least I had fun 😂

Everything's good! I'm just so busy I can't find time to shoot 😅 Hope you're doing well too!

Hi Chris. Thank you very much for taking the time to comment! I hope my workflow can be useful for you as well.

Thank you for taking the time and commenting! I have a “new” old camera to test out, hopefully I can find some time to make a video soon. 😊

Thank you for the comment!! You should definitely try long exposures on film, it’s a great experience not to know what’s going to happen 😊

Thank you for the opportunity. I'm really enjoying the plugin so far!

Not true! Photography is all about practice and a lot of luck 😄

I do! I’ve been following Adrian for a couple of years now. Great source of inspiration!

@@FrancescoLibassi Awesome!

Thank you for your comment! I’m glad these tips were helpful! 🙇‍♂️

@@FrancescoLibassi Heck yeah! I bought black & white film to force myself out of my rut, and I'm definitely applying your suggestions on my next photography outing.

Film is great to get back to photography! I started shooting film again recently and it brought so many new challenges and made photography fun again. You’ll definitely enjoy it!

Thank you for your comment! I'll try and make a video about that, in the meantime if you feel like reading I have a blog post that covers that as well: www.francescolibassi.com/blog/step-by-step-guide-to-long-exposure-photography

Thanks mate! I'm enjoying your videos too! Lots of lovely cameras :-)

Great! Glad these were helpful. Let us know how it goes!

Thank you for your comment. I love this image too, lots of great memories of Hokkaido.

15 stop!

@@mathieuaras5366 I can see that from your IG feed 😀Great images and very good choice!

Thx mate! Good luck with your channel. ✌️✌️👊👊

Thanks for the comment! The d700 was my first “real” digital camera, and the 50 1.8 my first prime. Loved both to death and have great memories of using them during my very first trip to Japan! The d850 is technically a huge step up, but it still has the same feeling when you hold it ❤️

Thank you for the kind words! I had my eyes on the Tammy 24-70 for a while but the filter size is 82mm and I didn't want to buy new filters (mine are all 77mm😂)

They are indeed! It was a wonderful morning 😍

Thanks mate! I really liked your video on the GFX50r: lovely camera.

Thank you! 🙇‍♂️

Thank you for your comment!

Thank you for your comment. I’m glad you liked the video 👍

You’re absolutely right! Shotgun mic and crowded wavy beach with airplanes don’t go along well. 😅 I still have to find a good solution for audio at the beach and I’m open to suggestions! Thanks for watching 👍