When would ND filters be available?

[jonatious]

I went for the standard drone package since I did not want the $300 DJI bag. Now I need to buy ND filters separately. DJI ND filters are not available yet, but might be available soon.

I wanted to go for third party ND filters like PolarPro. This is my first time buying a drone at launch. Can anyone who purchased previous drones at launch comment on around after how many weeks third party filters come up for sale?

 

[wco81]

No circular polarizers with those odd shaped camera housings?

 

[jonatious]

No circular polarizers with those odd shaped camera housings?

TBH I have never used polarizers on my current drone. Not sure how they are going to build polarizer for Mavic 3

 

[jonatious]

No circular polarizers with those odd shaped camera housings?

Circular polarizers already out


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[brett8883]

Circular polarizers already out
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Nice. Yea I couldn’t understand why people were saying no CPL on the M3. If you could put CPLs on the M2Pro why would it be an issue on the M3

 

[SkywalkerFeng]

Nice. Yea I couldn’t understand why people were saying no CPL on the M3. If you could put CPLs on the M2Pro why would it be an issue on the M3

Yes you could design a CPL for M3, but it is not going to an elegant solution like the one for M2.

I had PolarPro CPL for my Mavic 2 Pro. It is relatively lightweight, and its size is no bigger than the lens itself, which is a perfect fit.

Now take another look at PGYTech's CPL design - that is one gigantic filter, and PGYTech has to come up with this size to accommodate two lens. The CPL is even bigger than the camera module, which not only adds extra weight (CPL is two piece of glasses combined), potentially cause gimbal to overload, it also incurs extra wind resistance during flight, which impact the total flight time.

 

[brett8883]

Yes you could design a CPL for M3, but it is not going to an elegant solution like the one for M2.

I had PolarPro CPL for my Mavic 2 Pro. It is relatively lightweight, and its size is no bigger than the lens itself, which is a perfect fit.

Now take another look at PGYTech's CPL design - that is one gigantic filter, and PGYTech has to come up with this size to accommodate two lens. The CPL is even bigger than the camera module, which not only adds extra weight (CPL is two piece of glasses combined), potentially cause gimbal to overload, it also incurs extra wind resistance during flight, which impact the total flight time.

I think you may be overthinking it. Its barely wider than the camera module if at all, the camera is already flat in the front, and a CPL is only one piece of glass. A VND filter is what has two glass elements.

 

[brett8883]

I forgot to add that the CPL filter weighs between 3-5 grams but the wide angle lens adapter weights 15 grams so weight isn’t an issue either.