I am glad i went with the 1/8 strength filter, the 1/4 and 1/2 are very strong and you can't get a sense of that until you actually try it for yourself. Luckily i was able to rent all of them before buying, which is what i would recommend everyone to do, if possible of course. Nice video, thanks for sharing!
i love black mist filters. they're perfect for taking that clinical sharpness off of digital images. i'm glad to see 7artisans presenting an offering, but I would've liked to see a lower price point. I've tried both the Tiffen and the K&F variants, both come in at around $40-50 for the 52mm size, and they've been comparable in performance.
@@CHTFilms i've used several of k&f's products over the years and the quality has been excellent. i bought their black mist filter specifically to compare it with the tiffen filter and the performance is indistinguishable from the tiffen.
@@thomaschipman Is 1/4 too strong on K&F, because I've checked that on Tiffen the perfect pair with a7sIII is 1/4 even on daylight and a photographer from my city told me that 1/8 of K&F is the equal version of 1/4 on Tiffen?
@@CHTFilms i can't speak much to strength equivalence. i can say that the 1/4 k&f definitely doesn't have as strong of an effect as the 1/2 tiffen. i don't have two filters from different brands with the same strength, so i can't say that how different the effect would be given the same rating. however, i'd imagine that since there's a noticeable difference between them when one brand is rated at 1/4 and the other is rated at 1/4, i would imagine that same difference would exist between 1/8 and 1/4. as far as the "right" strength from any particular brand, i think that's going to be dependent on personal taste, the scene, and the aperture more than the camera.
K&F will show up stronger than the tiffen equivalent strength. Also, k&f has a bluish halation when someone wears white fabric. Haida seems to be the better cheaper alternative. But Tiffen remains the gold standard
I'm in the process to choose one of this filters and this is by far the best review I've seen. Straight to the point, giving me the information I want in a very clear way and without bullshit, and a final educated oppinion that gives me an extra view. Just perfect.
I've been watching the filter comparasion for many videos. Not one of them can help me decide to buy which one? But your video sample is on the point what this filter len is.And you actually gave your opinion 10/10 Love it.
Really great comparison. Thank you for taking the time to make this. Really shows the difference between all of them. Definitely going to look into getting a 1/8 filter.
Searched internet and youtube. Finally a coherent comparison of these different filter strengths.,I’m going for the 1/8th for sure. Thank you for a superb comparison and analysis. 🙏🙏😊
Damm your video saved me lots of time, now I bought the 1/8 immediately. I really hope there's gonna have a 1/16 one cuz 1/8 looks still too strong for my taste 😅
I purchased the 1/2, should be interesting though. Nice review and I too thought the 1/4 looked more in strength than the 1/2, which is good because it could counter the strength of the 1/2, or not.
I also think different manufactures will give different results, with some different 1/4ths having a bit of a nicer feather style roll off for light sources. I do love the 1/8th, it's just enough of that effect to add a subtle light bloom effect and is more practical than experimental (which the experimental style can be an interesting look if you have a good lighting setup, but is more of a case by case basis on when you'd use the stronger strengths). I feel like Kolari Vision handles the stronger strength versions better, but they commonly are too strong for being apart of a main setup full time, while the 1/8ths are good for an entire shoot.
The best comparison of this type of filters, great video, congratulations! I will use it for wedding photography and video, I think it will be on 1/4 and 1/8, Regards!
Nice comparison - thanks for sharing. I see they do a 49mm for the X100 with added bonus of completing the weather sealing at the same time. Daytime it looks like the filters remove some of the digital look of the shots. Reckon the neons of the Southend arcades would look good too.
Yup - and they sent me the 49mm versions too - might do a follow-up video based more on stills - the seafront is a good shout, will be perfect to test them down there …provided I don’t get mugged 😬
Приветствую вас, спасибо вам большое за обзор, всё очень понятно и доходчиво, теперь я знаю какие для себя фильтры взять, ещё раз большое вам спасибо👍👍👍
Great video. I'm interested to know if you used these filters in conjunction with an ND filter? If so, does the outside thread match the same diameter of the inside thread?
Is there a difference to use 4x5.6 filters in a mattebox because of the wider distance to the frontlense? And - thank you for your comparison, absolute well done 👍🤗
Hello. Have you ever experienced ugly reflections from filters? I'm using diy mist filter with sigma 30mm, and I have encountered with ugly green looking reflections from light in my shots. I want to buy a real mist filter, but I'm afraid it will have the same problem.
have you noticed any lens flares in while using these. i've seen a comparison of the tiffen and nisi and in the testing an annoying lens flare was sitting in the footage of both filters
@@StuartRodwell I see a lot of bloggers with that "atmospheric" style. Yellow WIDE-ASS font, synthwave music and retro film style. Why so? Who started this trend?
This should be the universal standard for comparison videos.
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1/8 looks the best for me. Could be used in many situations. ½ and ¼ are more "dreamy" and suitable for romantic portraits or so.
Very useful video! Thank you! I think the 1/8 is enough for day and night use.
Glad it was helpful 🙌🏻
I am glad i went with the 1/8 strength filter, the 1/4 and 1/2 are very strong and you can't get a sense of that until you actually try it for yourself. Luckily i was able to rent all of them before buying, which is what i would recommend everyone to do, if possible of course. Nice video, thanks for sharing!
Yes agreed 👍🏻. Thanks for watching 🙌🏻
How did you rent them
@@cyano3d from a local rentals company
This review is so awesome! Not only it has side x side, it also has night x day. Thank you !!
You’re very welcome - thanks for watching 🙌🏻
Very thorough, best comparison so far. First i thought to get the 1/4 but now 1/8
Glad it was helpful 🙌🏻
This is how all comparison video should be
Thank you 🙏🏻
Hey Stuart, this video help me decide and I went with the 1/8. Enjoying it very much so far. Thanks!
That’s awesome - glad it came in useful 🙏🏻
For night i love the effect. For day light no filter is better esp with those bokeh shots. contrast was so good with no filter.
i love black mist filters. they're perfect for taking that clinical sharpness off of digital images. i'm glad to see 7artisans presenting an offering, but I would've liked to see a lower price point. I've tried both the Tiffen and the K&F variants, both come in at around $40-50 for the 52mm size, and they've been comparable in performance.
How is K&F is it doing well, because I am about to buy on a budget. Or it is poor quality for camera like a7sIII ?
@@CHTFilms i've used several of k&f's products over the years and the quality has been excellent. i bought their black mist filter specifically to compare it with the tiffen filter and the performance is indistinguishable from the tiffen.
@@thomaschipman Is 1/4 too strong on K&F, because I've checked that on Tiffen the perfect pair with a7sIII is 1/4 even on daylight and a photographer from my city told me that 1/8 of K&F is the equal version of 1/4 on Tiffen?
@@CHTFilms i can't speak much to strength equivalence. i can say that the 1/4 k&f definitely doesn't have as strong of an effect as the 1/2 tiffen. i don't have two filters from different brands with the same strength, so i can't say that how different the effect would be given the same rating. however, i'd imagine that since there's a noticeable difference between them when one brand is rated at 1/4 and the other is rated at 1/4, i would imagine that same difference would exist between 1/8 and 1/4. as far as the "right" strength from any particular brand, i think that's going to be dependent on personal taste, the scene, and the aperture more than the camera.
K&F will show up stronger than the tiffen equivalent strength. Also, k&f has a bluish halation when someone wears white fabric. Haida seems to be the better cheaper alternative. But Tiffen remains the gold standard
Thank you for including both day and night samples! This was exactly what I needed
Super helpful. Very clear comparisons!
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Glad it was helpful 🙌🏻
I'm in the process to choose one of this filters and this is by far the best review I've seen. Straight to the point, giving me the information I want in a very clear way and without bullshit, and a final educated oppinion that gives me an extra view. Just perfect.
Thanks for the comparison I have a 1/8 thinking about the 1/4.
Thanks for watching 🙌🏻
I've been watching the filter comparasion for many videos. Not one of them can help me decide to buy which one?
But your video sample is on the point what this filter len is.And you actually gave your opinion
10/10
Love it.
Glad it came in useful 🙏🏻
Best comparison vid on youtube which i found so far. Good work!
Glad it was helpful 🙌🏻
It is a pity I couldn't find your video and just bought a 1/4 one. 1/8 seems to be good for general use. Thanks for the good review.
Really great comparison. Thank you for taking the time to make this. Really shows the difference between all of them. Definitely going to look into getting a 1/8 filter.
Glad it came in useful 🙌🏻
I have looked a lot of very long comparisons. Not bad, but this one is what I hoped to see, thanks.
Thanks for watching 🙌🏻
For my needs I think I'm leaning more on the 1/4
Searched internet and youtube. Finally a coherent comparison of these different filter strengths.,I’m going for the 1/8th for sure. Thank you for a superb comparison and analysis. 🙏🙏😊
perfect video. exactly what i needed to see and straight to the point
Appreciate it 🙏🏻
Thank you for taking the time to do this. Very well done and helpful.
Thank you 🙏🏻
Damm your video saved me lots of time, now I bought the 1/8 immediately. I really hope there's gonna have a 1/16 one cuz 1/8 looks still too strong for my taste 😅
Thanks for the comparison! I'm excited to buy the 1/8 for my Sigma 30mm :)
Have fun with it! 👍🏻
By far the best of the 15 videos i watched concerning this topic. Thanks a lot!
Thanks man - appreciate it 🙌🏻
Really impressed by this video! Thank you. Lighting choices were awesome!!
Thanks so much for the feedback Jason 🙌🏻
Thx for comparison! It looks very nice in dark scenes. However I think that I can achieve this on post with bloom.
Absolutely BRILLIANT comparison video! Very much appreciate that!
Thanks for watching - Glad it was helpful!
one of the best comparisons ive ever seen!
Glad it was helpful 🙌🏻
Thanks for this! I've decided not to buy any of them as it's 1 simple click and slider in editing to get the same look.
I purchased the 1/2, should be interesting though. Nice review and I too thought the 1/4 looked more in strength than the 1/2, which is good because it could counter the strength of the 1/2, or not.
Blooms highlights and many forget to say also causes more flares at night and at times it can be an issue.
Exactly the perspective I was looking for! Thanks for the review!
Glad it was helpful! 🙌🏻
Thanks for that. You’ve answered all my questions.
Awesome, thanks!
You’re welcome 🙌🏻
Great video, thanks!
You're welcome!
I also think different manufactures will give different results, with some different 1/4ths having a bit of a nicer feather style roll off for light sources. I do love the 1/8th, it's just enough of that effect to add a subtle light bloom effect and is more practical than experimental (which the experimental style can be an interesting look if you have a good lighting setup, but is more of a case by case basis on when you'd use the stronger strengths). I feel like Kolari Vision handles the stronger strength versions better, but they commonly are too strong for being apart of a main setup full time, while the 1/8ths are good for an entire shoot.
Great video, very helpful! I can't wait to get the 1/8.
Glad it helped! 🙌🏻
The best comparison of this type of filters, great video, congratulations!
I will use it for wedding photography and video, I think it will be on 1/4 and 1/8, Regards!
Glad it came in useful 🙏🏻
Excellent comparison!
Nice comparison....
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
nice video ! but i cant see any difference between the 1/4 and the 1/2 filter for some reason. Its not so obvious.
They more intense
Amazing review man! Thanks!
This was excellent mate wow, thanks so much!
Nice comparison - thanks for sharing. I see they do a 49mm for the X100 with added bonus of completing the weather sealing at the same time. Daytime it looks like the filters remove some of the digital look of the shots. Reckon the neons of the Southend arcades would look good too.
Yup - and they sent me the 49mm versions too - might do a follow-up video based more on stills - the seafront is a good shout, will be perfect to test them down there …provided I don’t get mugged 😬
Приветствую вас, спасибо вам большое за обзор, всё очень понятно и доходчиво, теперь я знаю какие для себя фильтры взять, ещё раз большое вам спасибо👍👍👍
excellent explanation and comparison
Glad you liked it! 🙌🏻
Great video! thanks a lot
Glad it was helpful 🙌🏻
Great video!
Thank you 👍🏻
That really helped me. Thanks for the afford! 🙏
Glad it was helpful 🙌🏻
Honestly believe the 1/4 is the perfect balance
I'm wondering about 1/4 or 1/8
It looks so good omg
Thank you 🙏🏻
really helpful video! thank you :)
Very helpful, thanks.
Great video. I'm interested to know if you used these filters in conjunction with an ND filter? If so, does the outside thread match the same diameter of the inside thread?
Hey! Was "Day Test" title scene recorded with one of the filters on? Did you grade it or used LUT?
Nice you use the same stock too 😂
I would rather add it in post.
This was helpful, thanks!
Glad to hear it! 🙌🏻
Is there a difference to use 4x5.6 filters in a mattebox because of the wider distance to the frontlense?
And - thank you for your comparison, absolute well done 👍🤗
It feels like the meanings at 2:14 are mixed up. 1/2 is 1/8
Just received my black mist 1/2 be interested to seen it with night shots
Hello. Have you ever experienced ugly reflections from filters? I'm using diy mist filter with sigma 30mm, and I have encountered with ugly green looking reflections from light in my shots. I want to buy a real mist filter, but I'm afraid it will have the same problem.
Of course, you will get such reflections. This is inherent in all filters.
I kinda wanna see what happens when you stack all of them on each other :) (please :D )
That’s crazy talk! 😂😂😂
@@StuartRodwell please? I subscribed! :D
I just bought mine 1/8 7artisans black mist filter. But I can’t see any difference with it 😢
What framerate do you shooting this video ?
Thank you!
You’re welcome! 🙌🏻
have you noticed any lens flares in while using these. i've seen a comparison of the tiffen and nisi and in the testing an annoying lens flare was sitting in the footage of both filters
If i use a 82mm filter with step down on a very small thread lens does that make a difference in the strength. What do you think?
Can I know what is the focal length you used to shoot all of this comparisons?
Thanks!
You’re welcome man 🙌🏻
Do you know if there’s any type of filter that gives the same look but without the bloom effect?
Even 1/8 is to strong for outdoor, sunny days.
Does this have an outer thread so i can put on a ND filter?
Wow I've always wished my £5K camera looked like an iPhone 3GS
Smudged pocket lint filter effect / still I wanna get one :)
1/4 is too much already. 1/8 is the way to go.
These filters kill contrast and details, so maybe you don't have to use an expensive lens when shooting with them on...
What font do you use in these videos?
‘Radwave’ or ‘Monument Extended’
@@StuartRodwell I see a lot of bloggers with that "atmospheric" style. Yellow WIDE-ASS font, synthwave music and retro film style. Why so? Who started this trend?
"you could counteract the washed out look by raising the contrast again"....why bother putting the bloody thing on there then? lol
😂 fair point! - but I still like the bloom effect - in some instances I just find the flatter contrast not to my taste