Filters

adammacleod · May 19, 2022

Hi guys. Been away for a bit. I used to have nd 1000 and 2000 for the mini but I recognise they were very strong! I’m looking into some long exposure shots. I have the filters that came with the air 2s but only up to 32. What is the best strength of filter for long exposure during the day? Mostly sea and waterfall shots. Would I be looking about 256/512?

slup · May 19, 2022

adammacleod said:
...What is the best strength of filter for long exposure during the day? Mostly sea and waterfall shots.

Here's some general "stop motion" shutter speeds depending on what you're shooting ... have marked those concerning water.

And here below a shutter chart with different ND strengths ... in bright daytime conditions you will end up around 1/1000sec. To stop water motion there you need to use something between ND128-ND500.

In general you shouldn't go slower than a 2sec shutter with a drone to have a possibility to get sharp pictures ... after several tries.