A while back I found a web site called 3DLens.com (I am not associated) which sells polarizing film out of Taiwan. There are a few different sizes and types which are dirt cheap, so I figured I would give it a shot. The site has a minimum order of $10, so I ordered an assortment of films to try. You can see in the picture Left hand polarized, Right hand polarized, Circular polarized, and Circular polarized with UV cut.
These are 50mm x 50mm sheets which I estimate I can get 4 lenses out of given the Mavic camera size. The gimbal diameter on the Mavic is 20mm, so I drew out a pattern of 20mm diameter and four tabs each of about 5 mm. The tabs bend back at 90 degrees and are fastened against the camera using a very high tech pony tail holder from my wife. I'm sure a rubber band would work, too.
I took the Mavic up today and grabbed a few shots to see if they are worth the effort, and I must say the results so far are quite nice. The Left Hand polarized film hardly yielded any results so I did not upload those pics, but the circular UV cut polarizing film made a dramatic difference. Photos are attached.
Maybe this is something someone else would like to try. I'm not bashing any other filter manufacturers, but I am not going to use these professionally or that often, so I went the less expensive route. Maybe someone else can find value from this as well or even think of a better idea of how to fasten them to the gimbal.
![Gimbal.jpg Gimbal.jpg](https://mavicpilots.com/data/attachments/6/6027-e8a4e8ffac0cd1689f4079f096b05cef.jpg)
No Filter
Circular with UV cut
![CPUV-Ocean.JPG CPUV-Ocean.JPG](https://mavicpilots.com/data/attachments/6/6025-82d402f57a9068129d934eb27179a70f.jpg)
These are 50mm x 50mm sheets which I estimate I can get 4 lenses out of given the Mavic camera size. The gimbal diameter on the Mavic is 20mm, so I drew out a pattern of 20mm diameter and four tabs each of about 5 mm. The tabs bend back at 90 degrees and are fastened against the camera using a very high tech pony tail holder from my wife. I'm sure a rubber band would work, too.
I took the Mavic up today and grabbed a few shots to see if they are worth the effort, and I must say the results so far are quite nice. The Left Hand polarized film hardly yielded any results so I did not upload those pics, but the circular UV cut polarizing film made a dramatic difference. Photos are attached.
Maybe this is something someone else would like to try. I'm not bashing any other filter manufacturers, but I am not going to use these professionally or that often, so I went the less expensive route. Maybe someone else can find value from this as well or even think of a better idea of how to fasten them to the gimbal.
![Films.jpg Films.jpg](https://mavicpilots.com/data/attachments/6/6026-368ff9416bddd94f2e6311c1bfbf27b8.jpg)
![Gimbal.jpg Gimbal.jpg](https://mavicpilots.com/data/attachments/6/6027-e8a4e8ffac0cd1689f4079f096b05cef.jpg)
No Filter
![None-Harbor.JPG None-Harbor.JPG](https://mavicpilots.com/data/attachments/6/6022-aa628cfd8f7f38e85fac41a751eafd17.jpg)
![None-Ocean.JPG None-Ocean.JPG](https://mavicpilots.com/data/attachments/6/6023-c67ffe8f26dab9dde2b549e79a946f30.jpg)
Circular with UV cut
![CPUV-Harbor.JPG CPUV-Harbor.JPG](https://mavicpilots.com/data/attachments/6/6024-2a0dcc824eb6b61e2635a98597740276.jpg)
![CPUV-Ocean.JPG CPUV-Ocean.JPG](https://mavicpilots.com/data/attachments/6/6025-82d402f57a9068129d934eb27179a70f.jpg)
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