What's the point of ND filters without PL effect ?

[Adrienm]

Hi,

I just received my Mavic and will soon buy ND filters.

I used to use my Phantom 3 with SGP ND/PL filters (mainly 8, 16, 32).

My question is quite simple : we are using theses ND filters in very bright conditions, so why would we go with a non-PL ND filter instead of a ND/PL filter ?

I understand PL filter needs some additional preparation and the fact you should not change yaw while flying to keep the PL effect, but for me that's not a big deal.

By the way, neither the Polarpro shutter collection nor the vivid collection includes a PL effect with their ND32, which I can't understand since this is the one you should use in the brightest conditions (conditions that benefit the most from a PL effect).

Thanks,

Adrien

 

[Tomasz]

I came to the same conclusions, and asked guys from freewell for set polaroid filters (CPL + ND8/PL+ND16/PL). But is true that no one offer ND 32/PL- for me is not an issue as in Finland such high filter in not so useful. Freewell filters have quality comparable with polar pro cinema and pro series reasonably priced.