Wiz33
Second Officer
Flight distance : 35994 ft
United States
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After using the Pgytech 4 ND/PL set for a month. I figure I should share why I really like them and why I'm ordering more of them. I'm not going to compare them to the different brands and I know there are other brands out there with adjustable circular polarizer or a lower price. So, why did I decide to get more from Pgytech instead of trying some other brands? There are a few reasons and none of it have to do with lense/contruction quality at all as I assume all the ones at a similar price point will do a good enough job.
1: Ease of use. I've watched a bunch of reviews on the other brands and while they all seems to have a good protective case, there are a lot of complains about the way they opens and the way filters were held in the case (foam mostly). It makes them hard to get to and get out. Especially if you're trying to do it with the pocket in one hand. By comparison, the Pgytech hard plastic case is easy to open, push down on the side and it snap open, the magnetised case cover then attach itself to the bottom of the case. The Filters ae held in molded slots via magnet so it's easy to grab or slot one back in place even if you're swapping filters.
2: Fast setup time. My use for the OP is causal travel and everyday stuff that I find interesting or at the spur of the moment. Most of the time, I'm not going to have time to attach my phone which means that I won't be able to take advantage of an adjustable circular polarizer or afford the time it would take to set it up using the phone screen (which you need to do using an adjustable polarizer). But Being an experienced photographer dating back to film cameras, I know ND filters well. I don't need to use the pro mode to calculate exposure reduction and which ND number I need for the current lighting condition. I can just grab the proper filter out of the case by experience and start filming. That's much faster and having a fixed polarizer is still better than no polarizer at all.
3: Graduated filters. Yes, they are very situational but they're certainly useful when you need them. I just ordered the ND8-GR, ND16-4, ND32-8 and they seems to be the only Graduated set available now.
I know my reasons for choosing Pgytech does not apply to everyone but I just want ot share my experience.
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