Im contemplating on purchasing ND filters for the MM but im confused as some sets have ND and ND/PL ranging from 4-32 Are they still useful now that we have manual control over settings on the dji fly app?
From what I've read, polarizing filters and not very useful except under specific circumstances. They are very directional as to angle/direction of the sun or light. Unless you fly the drone in one precise direction where the polarizing orientation is correct they become useless or, at least, less useful. Since the drone generally is flown in a variety of directions the polarize impact falls off an you turn the drone.Im contemplating on purchasing ND filters for the MM but im confused as some sets have ND and ND/PL ranging from 4-32 Are they still useful now that we have manual control over settings on the dji fly app?
The ones I have can't be rotated (so as I said above - pretty pointless). The definitely are polarizing because if you hold one in front of the other and rotate them at 90 degrees offset they block all light. I don't notice any polarizing type effect when shooting , and it's quite possible in some cases the polarize will emphasize reflections instead of cutting them out. Even if you could adjust them , as you say, then the drone shoots at a different angle the polarizer would be in the wrong orientation.From what I've read, polarizing filters and not very useful except under specific circumstances. They are very directional as to angle/direction of the sun or light. Unless you fly the drone in one precise direction where the polarizing orientation is correct they become useless or, at least, less useful. Since the drone generally is flown in a variety of directions the polarize impact falls off an you turn the drone.
Im contemplating on purchasing ND filters for the MM but im confused as some sets have ND and ND/PL ranging from 4-32 Are they still useful now that we have manual control over settings on the dji fly app?
If you could set the aperture to f/22 or f/32 then you wouldn't need them. Unfortunately the mini has a fixed aperture so you can only get correct exposure with your desired shutter speed by fitting an ND filter. I have ND/PL ones and TBH the polarizing part is pretty much worthless. I've also concluded one needs a 64x for bright conditions, though most sets of 4 are (4x, 8x, 16x, 32x)
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