The various diopter filters are really meant to provide a second plane of focus such as having infinity in focus on the top and a close object in focus on the bottom
What are these other gimmicky uses? I seem to have been living under a rock as I haven't seen those adverts that you are referring to. I would be interested in getting a set of split diopters for my own work to make shots like ye olde Robert Wise and Brian de Palma... but they have been very hard to find. So much in fact that I have contemplated getting a set of regular diopter filters and cut the glass lenses in half with my dremel.
I really like that dream mist filter, because it's very subtle. The Aura lens was also groovy because the image wasn't broken or fractured, but added a ton of personality and verve. I'm sure it would give you a headache if the camera were moving around a lot though.
a lot of people like the tiffen black promist but i really love the tiffen glimmerglass! it has the light halation with less dropped contrast/ the foggy look
Hey Mathiou. Love your videos. I don't know about the others but prism fx filters aren't created by them. They are drop shipping them through aliexpress or some other Chinese source. These are generic Chinese filters with a prism fx logo slapped on. So if anyone wants to save some money, buy directly from Aliexpress or support companies who don't mislead their clients.
I don't think any of those companies are making their own filters, they just put their brand on already existing chinese products and sell them for 4 or 5 time more their original price. They are come from the same factory in China, if you buy the off brand version on Aliexpress or shopee and make the comparison you will find hardly any difference even if you pixel peeping. To be fair is a very common practice nowadays from everything from electronic devices to clothes.
@@KathyXie Sadly i can't control this when people sent me filters, but it seems in fact that many of those filters exists on aliexpress for way cheaper, and in the end no one would really see a difference
Wow you're right. I even found the exact same stock photo for one of the filters on Prism FX on Aliexpress (Rainbow Flare FX) for like a 1/4 the price. I'm shocked and won't be buying from Prism FX.
A lot of these filters are how I see the world through my broken eyes . I can see a few being alright in certain circumstances, idk maybe its because its i dont get to see things properly that i prefer clear as possible . Interesting to see and thank you for sharing . Cheers mate.
Great video! Thanks for listing a good number of filters here. Also let people be aware a split diopter is also used to bring 2 areas into focus during a wide open shot with what is otherwise one shallow depth of feild area. The demonstration didn't provide that opportunity. Keep up the great vlogs!
For some reason, I think that Jean Cokin invented most of these as far back as the 1970's... And BTW, the split diopter is intended to put something close-up and something very far into equal focus...
There is also a yellow, rainbow and clear streak filter. You can create a similar effect if you add a fishing line in front of your lens. Prismfx is rebranding Chinese generic filters and adding to the price. I am sure there are companies out there who create their own effect filters but prismfx isn't one of them :(
@@MrAlgloom they all come from China, probably from same one or two factories, there is really not difference beside perhaps some quality control. Prismfx and any other western brand are very overpriced, the same filters are sold in China and asia for around 10, 15 or 20 usd.
Thank you for the nice video Mathieu 😊👍 I like SoraTama filter, type of partial fisheye on the center, very nice for taking nature landscapes wit a lot of flowers... Fog/soft effect, are really nice for video in some cases, and no need to use separate, special soft effect lens...
This is so great! I was looking at all of those Prism FX filters recently, but I wasn't sure what to expect. Thanks so much for compiling this list, I love the simplicity of your videos!
Another great video Mathieu. You piqued my interest the mist and other filters. Although I must say the soundtrack to this video is terffic, I've rewatched this video several times already just to listen to the song again.
Looks like a linear prism filter. you can get a similar effect from a kaleidoscope filter. Weird semi-vintage filters can be had for quite cheap on used markets (facebook, ebay, market stalls) or you can buy them new online. Make sure the filter thread (eg. 72mm) is bigger or matches the front of your lens to use it on. Buy some step-down rings if needed.
I want to stop down a camera all the way for a landscape photo, put a UV filter on, and use some sort of marker to exactly cover the sky for a custom "ND" filter. I'm not a big fan of GNDs for landscapes with uneven horizons. This is essentially HDR in camera.
Hi there, I'm from the future. That Diamond lens filter by Pentax is somehow rare I think, I can't find one online. Where do you get it? Or is the name here on the video wrong? Please help.
Try the Cokin 'Prism' filter. The Cokin 'pastel' filters (#86 and #87 in the catalog) are good for fog effects, although that's not what they're designed to do, really.
Hello Mathieu! Quick question if you don't mind. I purchased the Aura filter from Spektrem Effects, but can't seem to get the same light distortion as demonstrated in your video. I'm assuming this is because you used a larger lens. Do you happen to remember what size lens you were using for your footage?
Got the diamond filter together with a pentax lens I bought. It came as a surprise haha since the seller packed it in without telling me. Its a nice filter up to certain wider focal lengths (>35 FF Equiv.), where the edges of the filter start to vignette heavily
no sense to show a split diopter filter as it was meant for a kaleidoscope effect rather then for focusing at the same time two objects on very distant perspective planes
Great video, I think there’s only a couple of these you would use regularly, most are just gimmicks but may work in video production, like the Kaleidoscope and the Linear Prism, even the Diamond, effects you do see on some films. I’ve got a few star filters and also an old Cokin Motion filter which I’ve yet to try, as I mainly shoot Street I tend not to use Square/rectangle filters which my is but need to get the right size adapter ring first.
I watch a ton of old 70s and 80s live music clips, and especially for the old BBC show "The Old Grey Whistle Test," a lot of these filters were used then. So really, they could be used for a very vintage feel.
shocker: the only one that doesn't absolutely destroy picture quality is the pentax one (which by some incomprehensible stroke of luck I found brand new in a thrift store for like 2 bucks lol) pentax being pentax, gotta love them
Quantum dot TV’s can change the color of a photon. I wonder what a thin quantum dot filter would look like, and if it could be used to convert ultraviolet light to normal light, with fluorescence. With sound, it’s certainly possible to shift the whole frequency range with a frequency shifter device. Maybe some day we can do it with light.
Maybe I’m romanticizing this, but there seems to be something magical about getting these effects optically in camera and not digitally in post.
The various diopter filters are really meant to provide a second plane of focus such as having infinity in focus on the top and a close object in focus on the bottom
Yeah, that makes more sense, but for some reason, split diopters have been advertised for a more gimmicky use lately
What are these other gimmicky uses? I seem to have been living under a rock as I haven't seen those adverts that you are referring to.
I would be interested in getting a set of split diopters for my own work to make shots like ye olde Robert Wise and Brian de Palma... but they have been very hard to find. So much in fact that I have contemplated getting a set of regular diopter filters and cut the glass lenses in half with my dremel.
I was fixing to say the same thing. Misuse of split diopters.
Better done in photoshop now. Or focus stack.
Great video, straight to business, no fat. TH-cam needs more videos like this.
I really like that dream mist filter, because it's very subtle.
The Aura lens was also groovy because the image wasn't broken or fractured, but added a ton of personality and verve. I'm sure it would give you a headache if the camera were moving around a lot though.
If you like it, do yourself a favor and get a tiffen promist black 1/4.
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a lot of people like the tiffen black promist but i really love the tiffen glimmerglass! it has the light halation with less dropped contrast/ the foggy look
@@johnd9357 would say that it’s better than dream fx?
@@316zaul much better IMO
Wow, I've never been into the strongest levels of pro mist filters, but that Griffon mist looked different to me, very cool
Yeah it actually looked like fog. Like natural fog.
Hey Mathiou. Love your videos. I don't know about the others but prism fx filters aren't created by them. They are drop shipping them through aliexpress or some other Chinese source. These are generic Chinese filters with a prism fx logo slapped on. So if anyone wants to save some money, buy directly from Aliexpress or support companies who don't mislead their clients.
Thanks for the info!
I don't think any of those companies are making their own filters, they just put their brand on already existing chinese products and sell them for 4 or 5 time more their original price. They are come from the same factory in China, if you buy the off brand version on Aliexpress or shopee and make the comparison you will find hardly any difference even if you pixel peeping. To be fair is a very common practice nowadays from everything from electronic devices to clothes.
@@KathyXie Sadly i can't control this when people sent me filters, but it seems in fact that many of those filters exists on aliexpress for way cheaper, and in the end no one would really see a difference
I couldn't find the mist one on aliexpress
Wow you're right. I even found the exact same stock photo for one of the filters on Prism FX on Aliexpress (Rainbow Flare FX) for like a 1/4 the price. I'm shocked and won't be buying from Prism FX.
Wait how is 35 more cropped then 75
I'm glad someone else noticed.
Maybe thats the size of they're filter threads, it annoyed me more than it should have.
A lot of these filters are how I see the world through my broken eyes . I can see a few being alright in certain circumstances, idk maybe its because its i dont get to see things properly that i prefer clear as possible . Interesting to see and thank you for sharing . Cheers mate.
What condition do you have that makes you see like this?
My astigmatism turns everything in my view to intense bokeh, flares, floaters, halos, and prisms lol....
@@johnd9357 astigmatism?
You know I was thinking the same exact thing. Astigmatism leaves some wonderful light trails right?
Great video! Thanks for listing a good number of filters here.
Also let people be aware a split diopter is also used to bring 2 areas into focus during a wide open shot with what is otherwise one shallow depth of feild area. The demonstration didn't provide that opportunity.
Keep up the great vlogs!
This was very informative 👌🏾,I suggest trying to experiment with stack pairs together that would be fun
Noted!
I would like to see star burst + dream mist =)
I love split diopters for super deep focus. I'm such a huge fan of that 70s cinema look from films like Carrie, Blowout, and The Andromeda Strain.
I would really want to get myself a fog filter
From mild to wild - many thanks, Mathieu, for sampling these. You've made our purchase selections easy and foolproof.
Great to hear!
For some reason, I think that Jean Cokin invented most of these as far back as the 1970's...
And BTW, the split diopter is intended to put something close-up and something very far into equal focus...
80% on AliExpress
The fog one I can really see an use for, maybe faking some CineStill
great video man , thank for test
Thanks for watching!
I got a diamond filter somewhere, they're great fun! Also got some good ideas from this.
Glad you enjoyed!
Diamond filter can now be done in post. I like that aura filter tho
And to think I thought 75mm was more zoomed in than 35mm..
all lenses are great but the Allure Streak BLUE 1:50 is my favorite because it looks like it was shot on an anamorphic lens :)
anyways, great video!
There is also a yellow, rainbow and clear streak filter. You can create a similar effect if you add a fishing line in front of your lens. Prismfx is rebranding Chinese generic filters and adding to the price. I am sure there are companies out there who create their own effect filters but prismfx isn't one of them :(
@@MrAlgloom they all come from China, probably from same one or two factories, there is really not difference beside perhaps some quality control. Prismfx and any other western brand are very overpriced, the same filters are sold in China and asia for around 10, 15 or 20 usd.
The Griffon Fog filter is best suitable on foggy and winter nights while snowing in cities.
I like the Dream Mist filter too
This is what my astigmatism looks like without glasses.
I love the diamond one. Reminds me of an A E S T H E T I C music video haha
So many of these look like something that would be used for a music video in the late 80's, or in Labyrinth, and I need them all.
Great filters! Some of them gave me a headache 😂.
Thank you for the nice video Mathieu 😊👍 I like SoraTama filter, type of partial fisheye on the center, very nice for taking nature landscapes wit a lot of flowers...
Fog/soft effect, are really nice for video in some cases, and no need to use separate, special soft effect lens...
Glad you like it
Song is You Drive - "Royal Blue"
Also the Dream Mist is perfect.
Big thx
This is so great! I was looking at all of those Prism FX filters recently, but I wasn't sure what to expect. Thanks so much for compiling this list, I love the simplicity of your videos!
expect terrible customer service lmao
Another great video Mathieu. You piqued my interest the mist and other filters. Although I must say the soundtrack to this video is terffic, I've rewatched this video several times already just to listen to the song again.
Mathieu fait de trucs uniques qu'aucun autre photographe ne prend la peine d'expérimenter, 👏 !
Looks like a linear prism filter. you can get a similar effect from a kaleidoscope filter. Weird semi-vintage filters can be had for quite cheap on used markets (facebook, ebay, market stalls) or you can buy them new online. Make sure the filter thread (eg. 72mm) is bigger or matches the front of your lens to use it on. Buy some step-down rings if needed.
Thanks for the video, straight forward and informative. Can you please Test Chromostar 1B filter . Thank you
I want to stop down a camera all the way for a landscape photo, put a UV filter on, and use some sort of marker to exactly cover the sky for a custom "ND" filter. I'm not a big fan of GNDs for landscapes with uneven horizons. This is essentially HDR in camera.
Hi there, I'm from the future. That Diamond lens filter by Pentax is somehow rare I think, I can't find one online. Where do you get it? Or is the name here on the video wrong? Please help.
I love the diamond and kaleidoscope ones... so trippy! What is the name of the tune playing in the background? I love it too!
Hey, who knows where to find the Pentax Diamond filter or similar ? thx
Try the Cokin 'Prism' filter. The Cokin 'pastel' filters (#86 and #87 in the catalog) are good for fog effects, although that's not what they're designed to do, really.
Do you have any recommendations for a lens that gives that swirly effect like at the end of your video?
I wish the Aura from Spektrem Effects was still possible to buy, does anyone want to sell one?
where I found this filters for a 30mm lens? No one has 62mm rings:(
Hehe, 🤦 , apart from the vague mist, I'd say that they're all for kids. But what do I know?
These where quite common just a couple of years ago…now they are „weird“…that‘s weird!
0:13 - How does the longer lens have a _wider_ field of view?? Did you accidentally swap the numbers?
I saw all of these effects in a rundown Tijuana nightclub at 3am...
Love 1:55 lens, wish i could slap em on some glasses so everything would look like a 2013 Future music video
I really enjoy the Dream Mist. I always saw Prism Lens FX get clowned on some of their ads but I do like their products.
Hello Mathieu! Quick question if you don't mind. I purchased the Aura filter from Spektrem Effects, but can't seem to get the same light distortion as demonstrated in your video. I'm assuming this is because you used a larger lens. Do you happen to remember what size lens you were using for your footage?
There's also a whirlpool/halo filter where the middle is clear, but everything else is distorted .
what lens was the shot in the outro (the girl in front of the trees) taken with? It's absolutely amazing!!! 😱
Got the diamond filter together with a pentax lens I bought. It came as a surprise haha since the seller packed it in without telling me. Its a nice filter up to certain wider focal lengths (>35 FF Equiv.), where the edges of the filter start to vignette heavily
Terrible pour mes videos !!!!!!
The split-diopter filters should help with capturing near and far, at the same time.
I wish there was a filter for increasing color fringing
Wow the griffon actually looks like fog! Very impressive
no sense to show a split diopter filter as it was meant for a kaleidoscope effect rather then for focusing at the same time two objects on very distant perspective planes
0:59 me with already shuttered glass phone camera =
*Built In Filter* 😌
how about kase magnetic filters? i want to buy its newest product.
Tired of Moto and tired of being made out to be a criminal of any type. Also not a murderer.
AAAAAAAAAaa I love the diamond filter but can't find it anywhere to buy it!
Contrast lowering filters that bleed some light into shadows and help prevent highlights blowing out - the more subtle the better.
song: You Drive - Royal Blue (was surprised to hear it)
Euphoria cinematographers are taking notes and stacking them all together
what lens did you use to achive that awesome bokeh on the last frame of vid, the one with the girl?
Try what the chromadepth 3d glasses look like as a lens filter
What lens was used in the last clip with the girl? Great video!!
ah yes, the "I just smudged my finger all over my glasses" filters
I own the diamond filter and it's arguably my favorite one
Great video, I think there’s only a couple of these you would use regularly, most are just gimmicks but may work in video production, like the Kaleidoscope and the Linear Prism, even the Diamond, effects you do see on some films. I’ve got a few star filters and also an old Cokin Motion filter which I’ve yet to try, as I mainly shoot Street I tend not to use Square/rectangle filters which my is but need to get the right size adapter ring first.
I watch a ton of old 70s and 80s live music clips, and especially for the old BBC show "The Old Grey Whistle Test," a lot of these filters were used then. So really, they could be used for a very vintage feel.
@@mtthwskdmr2 Oh yes, for things like that but still, most just wouldn’t be used for stills, possibly more for video though.
It seems some of the filters are to imitate the feeling of being drunk or possessed.
So basically Spektrum make the wackiest filters
What is the spec of the mist filter, how much transmittance is it?
weird filter suggestion. make a video of them all on at once
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WHAT LENS OR FILTER DID YOU USE TO GIVE THE EFFECT AT 3:18
It would be grest to have eye contact lenses with that effects lol
Love them all!!
Does changing the aperture affect the filter look?
My filter is the fungus that accumulated inside.
Nice effect filters! Have a few of these, too. Should film with them again ;-)
Definitely!
We need to know what stacking them all looks like!
This Filters are made for Film fotography
So Bollywood used these lenses in 80s 90s movies 😅
What was the one at the very end? Like with the girl?
Rainbow and halo diffraction filters are cool
The second filter gives me astigmatism vibes
What if you put on all of these filters all at once?
Where i can buy griffon fog filter i dont find it
is griffon 'fog' filter is same with griffon 'cheese' filter? cause there is no fog named filter in their website
Yes it’s the cheese version
My pair of glasses do all of those on its own.
some of them gave 70's and 80's look
shocker: the only one that doesn't absolutely destroy picture quality is the pentax one (which by some incomprehensible stroke of luck I found brand new in a thrift store for like 2 bucks lol)
pentax being pentax, gotta love them
Ordered an aura filter because of this vid. Thank you!
Glad I could help!
A fog filter can certainly come in handy when mother nature just won't cooperate.
Old fashion filter. I remember I seeing catalog of these type of filter when I was young..that's the 80's. My dad actually had a few of these.
So waht filter was used on the last shot?
Quantum dot TV’s can change the color of a photon. I wonder what a thin quantum dot filter would look like, and if it could be used to convert ultraviolet light to normal light, with fluorescence.
With sound, it’s certainly possible to shift the whole frequency range with a frequency shifter device. Maybe some day we can do it with light.
The last clip, what filter was that?
This type of lens used in 1990,s
aura, starburst, dream and griffon for me
Do the split diopters actually work as split diopters for adjusting focus? Or are these ones just cheap things for funky effects? Some cool looks