DJI Mavic Air 2 - The ND Filters You ACTUALLY Need
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Just came across this -


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Good old Billy eh! Cool vid
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A J Posted at 8-5 01:12
Good old Billy eh! Cool vid

Yep,   he's been slacking lately though.
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DAFlys Posted at 8-5 01:14
Yep,   he's been slacking lately though.

A lot of them are - may be the whole Covid-19 thing in the US
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A J Posted at 8-5 01:15
A lot of them are - may be the whole Covid-19 thing in the US

I heard that was just a hoax,   something about 15 people that would soon be zero.
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DAFlys Posted at 8-5 01:29
I heard that was just a hoax,   something about 15 people that would soon be zero.

Over a hundred thousand Covid related deaths in the US alone mate - I wouldn't dishonour the memory of those who have died by calling it a hoax.
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A J Posted at 8-5 01:48
Over a hundred thousand Covid related deaths in the US alone mate - I wouldn't dishonour the memory of those who have died by calling it a hoax.

Only going on what their president says.  Remember he said What you're seeing and what you're reading is not what's happening'
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DAFlys Posted at 8-5 01:49
Only going on what their president says.  Remember he said What you're seeing and what you're reading is not what's happening'

It is unfortunately driven a political kaleidoscope with many politicians pulling and pushing the whole pandemic for their own cause. It's real, thousands have died. It's like the holocaust deniers.
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A J Posted at 8-5 01:54
It is unfortunately driven a political kaleidoscope with many politicians pulling and pushing the whole pandemic for their own cause. It's real, thousands have died. It's like the holocaust deniers.

I agree it real,  I was just being sarcastic.  
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A J Posted at 8-5 01:54
It is unfortunately driven a political kaleidoscope with many politicians pulling and pushing the whole pandemic for their own cause. It's real, thousands have died. It's like the holocaust deniers.

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DAFlys Posted at 8-5 01:56
I agree it real,  I was just being sarcastic.

Sadly very real.
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Hello there DAFlys. Thank you for reaching out and for posting this interesting video you have came across for the DJI Mvaic Air 2. Nice find and thank you for your support.
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Another good find.
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Thanks for sharing.
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Woe Posted at 8-5 05:54
Another good find.

thanks woe
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Mortensldk Posted at 8-5 06:30
Thanks for sharing.

thanks Mortensldk.  
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You're welcome.
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Very informative!
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Pleased you found it useful.
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DAFlys Posted at 10-4 07:11
Pleased you found it useful.

Me too
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Do you use ND filters?
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Montfrooij Posted at 10-4 23:58
Do you use ND filters?

My goto filter is a variable ND filter from freewill.  I have the Polar pros but the freewill is just as good and you can rotate to just the strength.
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DAFlys Posted at 10-5 00:02
My goto filter is a variable ND filter from freewill.  I have the Polar pros but the freewill is just as good and you can rotate to just the strength.

Yeah, they seem nice.
How do you go about when the lighting situation changes in flight?
Do you fly back and dial in the desired density, or just leave it as is?
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Montfrooij Posted at 10-5 00:14
Yeah, they seem nice.
How do you go about when the lighting situation changes in flight?
Do you fly back and dial in the desired density, or just leave it as is?

Sadly you have to land and rotate it,  but its a lot quicker than swapping the whole filter.
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DAFlys Posted at 10-5 00:22
Sadly you have to land and rotate it,  but its a lot quicker than swapping the whole filter.

Yeah, that is.
I seldom use my ND filters anymore because it takes too much time for me.
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Montfrooij Posted at 10-5 00:27
Yeah, that is.
I seldom use my ND filters anymore because it takes too much time for me.

Checkout the freewill they are so quick and easy.
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DAFlys Posted at 10-5 00:34
Checkout the freewill they are so quick and easy.

Maybe for my next drone.
I won't invest in more hardware for MP right now.
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Montfrooij Posted at 10-5 00:52
Maybe for my next drone.
I won't invest in more hardware for MP right now.

I understand why if your planning on an upgrade.
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DAFlys Posted at 10-5 01:15
I understand why if your planning on an upgrade.

Yeah, just hope the EASA will be quick enough for my MP to hold together.
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Montfrooij Posted at 10-5 01:48
Yeah, just hope the EASA will be quick enough for my MP to hold together.

I wouldn't count on that.
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DAFlys Posted at 10-5 02:06
I wouldn't count on that.

Nah me neither.
Not sure what my gameplan will be if the MP falls apart even further.
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The problems with the set Billie has is that 2 of the 4 are already in the Fly More combo. The third one, ND 32, is really not too useful. The sun would need to be so bright to use that for normal flying which means you are only using it for photo time lapse, at which point the ND64 will be fine. And the biggest problem is, ND8 is too strong for many days.

I bought the 6 filter set from F-Stop at Amazon and all of them except for one is not something I already have. On top of that, they are cheaper than the 4 filter set in the video. And on top of that, 1/2 of them are polarizer. I've been using them for a week now and I'm very happy with them. The ND4 gets used slightly more than the ND8.  Check them out here: F-Stop Filter Set
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InsaneDiego Posted at 10-5 20:55
The problems with the set Billie has is that 2 of the 4 are already in the Fly More combo. The third one, ND 32, is really not too useful. The sun would need to be so bright to use that for normal flying which means you are only using it for photo time lapse, at which point the ND64 will be fine. And the biggest problem is, ND8 is too strong for many days.

I bought the 6 filter set from F-Stop at Amazon and all of them except for one is not something I already have. On top of that, they are cheaper than the 4 filter set in the video. And on top of that, 1/2 of them are polarizer. I've been using them for a week now and I'm very happy with them. The ND4 gets used slightly more than the ND8.  Check them out here: F-Stop Filter Set

I think you ram the ISO up so that you can fly and then drop it for the long exposure.
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DAFlys Posted at 10-6 00:26
I think you ram the ISO up so that you can fly and then drop it for the long exposure.

If I understand your response, if you are using something like the ND32 and greater, it's going to be too dark to fly. I hadn't really thought about that because I haven't got to the spot where I'd like a long exposure yet but that is a super point.

My point though, only on Billie's set is, it's $50 or so and 1/2 of it is overlap if you have the Fly Combo. In addition, ND8 is great for sunny days, but early mornings, late afternoon, and partly to completely cloudy days will want an ND4. The F-Stop 6 filter set with only 1 overlapping filter is $40!

Whatever you do though, don't get the Freewell 3 filter Gradient set. It is horrible! The lowest filter is an ND8 but it's really more like an ND2, maybe ND 2.5 to ND3 (yes, I know that's not a thing but it's definitely not the strength of an ND4). The set is virtually useless. because you get 1 stop between the tip top of the frame and the middle. It's just not enough to do anything worth $70.
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