Mavic 4 Pro eND Filters

[BogeyBlack]

Hi, If I buy a Mavic 4 Pro now, will the DJI eND filters work once they come available and sort out the problems?
Thanks
Steve aka Bogey Black

 

[Darkabaz]

Hi, If I buy a Mavic 4 Pro now, will the DJI eND filters work once they come available and sort out the problems?
Thanks
Steve aka Bogey Black

They are not in the market now

 

[Filmarik]

Hi, If I buy a Mavic 4 Pro now, will the DJI eND filters work once they come available and sort out the problems?
Thanks
Steve aka Bogey Black

M4P has cluster of electrical contacts behind the existing clear glass filter attachement it currently sells with. That indicates that the drone is at least hardware ready for the eND. So to answer your question, yes it should work.

 

[mavic3usa]

Hi, If I buy a Mavic 4 Pro now, will the DJI eND filters work once they come available and sort out the problems?
Thanks
Steve aka Bogey Black

No idea for sure; ordinarily I would say there's no way DJI would be that stupid but these days......you never know. And you asked, so that means even in 2025, someone is thinking it's a possibility. Ridiculous.

No guarantees. Looking to see if DJI committed to eND at some point....

 

[mr.jipi_]

Some people had access to the eND on youtube prior to release. So yes, it should come out at some point, at a price, once they fix glitches.

 

[alfo2010]

I decided to pre order the Farewell All Day ND filters until the eND filters become available. The Freewell filters should ship around June 15th. The DJI filters will be available July 15th.

 

[PINEBARON]

I ordered standard ND filters for my Mavic 4 Pro from DJI, shipping June end. When/if the eND is available, I'll order that too.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Some people had access to the eND on youtube prior to release. So yes, it should come out at some point, at a price, once they fix glitches.

One of them implied they would not be released at all. Whether this was speculation or based upon insider knowledge remains to be seen. Stay tuned. Their only disadvantage is they start at ND4, which loses 2 stops of light, so definitely remove them for night flights and flights in low light. Otherwise, if they work, they are a no brainer for cinematographers.

 

[monchan]

I decided to pre order the Farewell All Day ND filters until the eND filters become available. The Freewell filters should ship around June 15th. The DJI filters will be available July 15th.

I have the all day set for my air 3. never use them as I got the split ND set after. Their split ND`s are great, their ND/ Pl are a PITA.
For my M4P I ordered the regular split ND`s and the ND1000, 2000. Still cheaper than DJI`s ND set.
Freewell makes pretty good filters.

 

[parkgt]

When did you last see a video that demonstrated the negative effects of not having ND filters on a drone for normal video shooting? Yes, in special cases they are needed. We all were taught the 180 degree rule but how much difference does it really make for most drone videos?

 

[Filmarik]

When did you last see a video that demonstrated the negative effects of not having ND filters on a drone for normal video shooting? Yes, in special cases they are needed. We all were taught the 180 degree rule but how much difference does it really make for most drone videos?

I would say in most situations close to zero. Just look at all the beautiful cinematic landscape videos done with M4P recently!! I believe all without ND filters. I fell for the hype of ND filters and 180 deg rule too. But TBH unless you shoot for a very fastidious Holywood director you'd be fine letting drone to crank up the shutter speed and not worry about ND filters at all

 

[monchan]

When did you last see a video that demonstrated the negative effects of not having ND filters on a drone for normal video shooting? Yes, in special cases they are needed. We all were taught the 180 degree rule but how much difference does it really make for most drone videos?

I agree, but there are times when I am glad I have them. When I fly low or filming some surfing from reasonably close, they do make the scene look better.

 

[GadgetGuy]

I agree, but there are times when I am glad I have them. When I fly low or filming some surfing from reasonably close, they do make the scene look better.

Assuming you also have no interest in extracting sharp stills from your video, because the individual frames are then deliberately made blurry. However, if cinematic video is your only interest, then avoiding the mild choppiness in these types of scenes will certainly make the video look better.