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Same old tired topic but please hear me out for I am confused out of my wits. I put on an ND16 filter, I want to film at 60 fps, double that for the shutter speed, I get that; so I put the shutter speed at 1/120. I take a look at the EV value and see that the picture is way under exposed. I could, and probably should, take the ND16 off and put on an ND8 filter. But taking these filters on and off is such a hassle and every time I screw or unscrew one, I fear I am putting too much stress on the gimbal. Plus I don't have an ND8 filter (yet).
So instead of changing the ND filter, what if I reduce the fps I am filming at and decrease the shutter speed accordingly. Let's say I film at 24 fps instead and adjust the shutter speed to 1/50. Voila, now the picture is no longer underexposed even with the ND16 filter on. So, question is - is the choice of ND filter purely dependent on the frame rate you want to film at? Or am I missing something entirely here?
So instead of changing the ND filter, what if I reduce the fps I am filming at and decrease the shutter speed accordingly. Let's say I film at 24 fps instead and adjust the shutter speed to 1/50. Voila, now the picture is no longer underexposed even with the ND16 filter on. So, question is - is the choice of ND filter purely dependent on the frame rate you want to film at? Or am I missing something entirely here?