Polar Pro cinema collection, shutter or vivid collection.

[Kestrel]

I'm going to be buying one, I can't afford both, if you could choose 1 which one would you pick and why? I'm leaning towards the shutter pack because I figure I can do some post editing on the colors later. Anyone with any opinion on the two and which one is better?

 

[halley]

There are several threads that already explore the effect of polarized filters. Personally, a Mavic is not the right place for polarized filters 99% of the time, since you can't adjust the angle of the filter while you're flying.

 

[AyeYo]

It depends what kind of shooting you do. The Vivid collection is insufficient for snow on sunny days (need at least ND32) and the Cinema collection lacks the most often used ND8. There's a reason they sell them in different sets - to sell both sets.

The polarizing is helpful and you cannot add in post what was never there (unless you're doing serious Photoshopping). I don't know why people knock the PL filters. No, you can't adjus them in flight, but the sun also doesn't significantly change angle over the course of one battery.

 

[Kestrel]

Ill probably just go for the shutter collection, just needing the video to smooth out.

 

[halley]

sun also doesn't significantly change angle over the course of one battery

The angle that matters does change as you move the drone (yaw, pitch or motion).

Mathematically, there is a plane defined by the sun, subject, and the camera. There is another plane defined by the axis line of polarization in the filter, and the subject. The filter's maximum effect is when these planes are perpendicular at the filter; the filter's minimum effect is when these planes are aligned parallel at the filter. And when I say "subject" I mean whatever surface (leaf, shingle, wave, window) is in view for each different pixel in the sensor.

 

[AyeYo]

The angle that matters does change as you move the drone (yaw, pitch or motion).

Mathematically, there is a plane defined by the sun, subject, and the camera. There is another plane defined by the axis line of polarization in the filter, and the subject. The filter's maximum effect is when these planes are perpendicular at the filter; the filter's minimum effect is when these planes are aligned parallel at the filter. And when I say "subject" I mean whatever surface (leaf, shingle, wave, window) is in view for each different pixel in the sensor.

It's as ideal as using a PL filter in ground photography, but they absolutely work when used correctly.