Just pulled the trigger.
PolarPro Standard Filter 6-pack voor DJI Osmo Pocket
Freewell ND1000Should be arriving in a couple of day.


First one contains a PL, ND4, ND8, ND16, ND32 and a  ND64 filter.
I'm curious how they will affect the overall feel of the output of the P2.



Second one is self explanatory and I'm hoping to use that for daytime timelapses.

I'd like to know more about the Freewell one. I'm not too familiar with timelapses yet, is that for using it in general with timelapse, or is it for those situations where the day is especially bright? Is the general advantage about radically filtering the light of the day, or more about lessening the contrast difference between the shots? Considering that ND64 on the PolarPro Standard set is for especially bright sunny situations, ND1000 sounds quite intense (though I have to admit my inexperience and lack of knowledge about ND filters).

HGDC84 Posted at 6-22 11:10
I'd like to know more about the Freewell one. I'm not too familiar with timelapses yet, is that for using it in general with timelapse, or is it for those situations where the day is especially bright? Is the general advantage about radically filtering the light of the day, or more about lessening the contrast difference between the shots? Considering that ND64 on the PolarPro Standard set is for especially bright sunny situations, ND1000 sounds quite intense (though I have to admit my inexperience and lack of knowledge about ND filters).

They are used on a bright day to get a very slow shutterspeed. (like 1s or so)
This is what I'm aiming for.
The old filters I had (and returned) went to 9 stops.
So this ND1000 is 10 stops, which is quite a lot, but enough for daytime long shutterspeed timelapses.



Remember, ND filters have no impact on the contrast.
They lower the amount of light that hits the lens equally (so dark parts get  treated the same as light parts of the frame, leaving the contrast / dynamic range the same)
The 'weaker' ND filters (<64) are mainly used to lower the shutterspeed for video.
Stronger filters are very useful to get motion blur in images too.

There is one type of filter that is aimed to do this and that is a gradual ND filter.
They have dark glass in the top part and clear glass in the bottom part.
Used in landscape photography to get a more even exposure across the frame (making the sky darker)
The more expensive ones have a larger piece of glass that you can move up or down, depending on where the horizon is in your image.

Polarizer filters also can help reduce a bit of contrast by lowering reflections.
With a side benefit that they can make a clear sky look very dark blue.

Montfrooij Posted at 6-22 11:21
They are used on a bright day to get a very slow shutterspeed. (like 1s or so)
This is what I'm aiming for.
The old filters I had (and returned) went to 9 stops.

OK, thank you for your through explanation. I'll keep that in mind in case I get the inspiration to start foing more timelapses on those situations. :-)

HGDC84 Posted at 6-22 11:49
OK, thank you for your through explanation. I'll keep that in mind in case I get the inspiration to start foing more timelapses on those situations. :-)

If all goes well, they should appear here as soon as I have them.

Hello there Montfrooij. Good day and thank you for sharing these information with us. I can't wait to see your creation using these ND filters on your DJI Pocket 2. Have a safe and a happy filming always.

DJI Stephen Posted at 6-22 19:04
Hello there Montfrooij. Good day and thank you for sharing these information with us. I can't wait to see your creation using these ND filters on your DJI Pocket 2. Have a safe and a happy filming always.

Thanks Stephen.
Neither can I

Nice choice Peter,  if they are the same as the M2P quality you should be very happy with them.

DAFlys Posted at 6-22 23:43
Nice choice Peter,  if they are the same as the M2P quality you should be very happy with them.

I have had the standard filters for the MP from PolarPro and the cinema / vivid collection.
The latter seemed a bit better, but was ridiculously pricey for the P2.
So I will try the standard first.
I think it will be enough for me.

Montfrooij Posted at 6-23 01:12
I have had the standard filters for the MP from PolarPro and the cinema / vivid collection.
The latter seemed a bit better, but was ridiculously pricey for the P2.
So I will try the standard first.

Look forward to see how you use them.   

DAFlys Posted at 6-23 01:31
Look forward to see how you use them.

Me too.
Especially the ND1000

Montfrooij Posted at 6-23 04:34
Me too.
Especially the ND1000

Are they due soon, so you can play at the weekend.

DAFlys Posted at 6-23 04:35
Are they due soon, so you can play at the weekend.

I'm not sure. They come from Germany I guess.
Amazon is not the quickest around here.

Tell your experience then with ND1000.

That is on my shopping list but no time yet.

Samples etc.
EDIT: Ordered ND1000.

Montfrooij Posted at 6-23 05:21
I'm not sure. They come from Germany I guess.
Amazon is not the quickest around here.

Thats unlucky,   Amazon here will deliver same day for prime customers and the right product and order time.

Aavalaakso Posted at 6-23 06:12
Tell your experience then with ND1000.

That is on my shopping list but no time yet.

Hahahahahahahahaha.
Wow, that was quick.
It arrived yesterday night.
Should be testing it a little bit today.

DAFlys Posted at 6-23 09:40
Thats unlucky,   Amazon here will deliver same day for prime customers and the right product and order time.

Depends on the product.
The Freewell arrived yesterday already.
I hope to get the PolarPro's by Friday.
They are underway from Germany I see.

Montfrooij Posted at 6-23 22:57
Depends on the product.
The Freewell arrived yesterday already.
I hope to get the PolarPro's by Friday.

At least you have the freewill to start testing....

DAFlys Posted at 6-23 23:24
At least you have the freewill to start testing....

Exactly.
Same shot probably, but that is nice for testing.

DAFlys Posted at 6-23 23:24
At least you have the freewill to start testing....

Starting a 2h motion timelapse right now.
It probably won't be able to make it to the end, but that way I get the max nr of images.
It will be an enormous amount of data.....

Montfrooij Posted at 6-23 23:31
Exactly.
Same shot probably, but that is nice for testing.

I hope the weather holds out for you,   we have a sunny day to day and then another 8 days of rain forecast.

Montfrooij Posted at 6-23 23:41
Starting a 2h motion timelapse right now.
It probably won't be able to make it to the end, but that way I get the max nr of images.
It will be an enormous amount of data.....

Dont you worry someone would steal it?

DAFlys Posted at 6-23 23:43
I hope the weather holds out for you,   we have a sunny day to day and then another 8 days of rain forecast.

We will get a little bit of rain the next days, but not that much.
Today is a nice day.

DAFlys Posted at 6-23 23:44
Dont you worry someone would steal it?

Yes I am.
That is why the daily usecase of the P2 is quite limited. Since I can't sit somewhere that long too often.
My test spot is in front of our house, so I can see it.

Montfrooij Posted at 6-23 23:51
Yes I am.
That is why the daily usecase of the P2 is quite limited. Since I can't sit somewhere that long too often.
My test spot is in front of our house, so I can see it.

I have a couple of wildlife cameras that I leave usually on private property to catch the animals but I always lock them to a tree.   Managed to capture a deer the other day.

DAFlys Posted at 6-23 23:52
I have a couple of wildlife cameras that I leave usually on private property to catch the animals but I always lock them to a tree.   Managed to capture a deer the other day.

You are really a man of a lot of 'trades' for sure!
I have thought about buying a daylapse camera.
(not sure how they are called) that can take timelapses for multiple days.
But have not found an affordable one that takes good quality pictures.

Montfrooij Posted at 6-23 23:50
We will get a little bit of rain the next days, but not that much.
Today is a nice day.

Today will be a BBQ grill day,   will probably grill some meat for a curry tonight

DAFlys Posted at 6-23 23:57
Today will be a BBQ grill day,   will probably grill some meat for a curry tonight

Sounds like a reason to come over ;)

Montfrooij Posted at 6-23 23:54
You are really a man of a lot of 'trades' for sure!
I have thought about buying a daylapse camera.
(not sure how they are called) that can take timelapses for multiple days.

The picture quality is never as good as they advertise,  the ones I have are fairly cheap and dont do all that fancy bluetooth stuff.

DAFlys Posted at 6-24 00:02
The picture quality is never as good as they advertise,  the ones I have are fairly cheap and dont do all that fancy bluetooth stuff.

I was hoping to get (at least) 2.7K images out of them, but the ones I found only did FHD at max.

Montfrooij Posted at 6-22 23:18
Thanks Stephen.
Neither can I

Hi there Montfrooij. You are very much welcome and thank you for the reply. Again, thank you for supporting DJI and have a nice day. .

DJI Stephen Posted at 6-24 01:52
Hi there Montfrooij. You are very much welcome and thank you for the reply. Again, thank you for supporting DJI and have a nice day.  .

You too

Montfrooij Posted at 6-23 23:54
You are really a man of a lot of 'trades' for sure!
I have thought about buying a daylapse camera.
(not sure how they are called) that can take timelapses for multiple days.

Heres an example from the trail camera.

DAFlys Posted at 6-28 00:17
Heres an example from the trail camera.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61cAlUyIEWc

I see what you mean. It looks like a camera output from 2002.
But still nice to have this kind of footage.

Montfrooij Posted at 6-28 02:19
I see what you mean. It looks like a camera output from 2002.
But still nice to have this kind of footage.

Indeed,   We were delighted to see the fox and badger cubs this week though.

DAFlys Posted at 6-28 03:07
Indeed,   We were delighted to see the fox and badger cubs this week though.

Yeah, I can imagine.

Aavalaakso Posted at 6-23 06:12
Tell your experience then with ND1000.

That is on my shopping list but no time yet.

Where did you get yours? Directly from the Freewell website? Or is there a Finnish retailer/website selling those? How much did it cost (shipping and delivery included)?

HGDC84 Posted at 6-30 14:29
Where did you get yours? Directly from the Freewell website? Or is there a Finnish retailer/website selling those? How much did it cost (shipping and delivery included)?

Usually from Finnish Store but only way for me was to buy from Amazon DE. It took only 2 days to arrive and it was sold by Amazon. 20 € for ND and it was free shipping because I ordered some other items too.

I got it on Tuesday. Packet says "for Pocket and Pocket 2" so it is not even old model.

Only few tests but I'm happy with it. Gonna try more this month.

Typical 4 slot case from Freewell.

I only by from Amazon if it is "sold by Amazon".

https://www.amazon.de/gp/product ... 0?ie=UTF8&psc=1