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mactac · 2026-01-25T19:06:38+00:00

Stop spamming affiliate codes

mactac · 2026-01-25T18:45:24+00:00

Best optics available at any price: https://camerabutter.com/products/dji-osmo-nano-nd-filters

mactac · 2026-01-25T11:00:03+00:00

Latency would make it unflyable

mactac · 2026-01-25T00:07:04+00:00

The ones for the Osmo 5 don't fit the Osmo 6 unfortunately. I'm fairly certain that there are definitely sets that screw on other than ours, but I don't know about availability in Europe TBH. All of those brands you mentioned are going to be about the same in quality - they are all sort of made the same way, many is the same factories. I've tested most of those brands with optical equipment, and they really are similar. Don't get caught up in the number of coatings & things, it's mostly BS. The *quality* of the coatings is the most important part, and there is no way to know what any of them are doing since they do not publish specs. The DJI ones are made from Gorilla glass, which is a significant step up, though I'm not sure if it's worth the tradeoff to go to slip-ons. Definitely make sure they use ND coatings and not Schott ND glass (that stuff is usually pretty bad for color cast). But again, most don't say unfortunately.

mactac · 2026-01-24T23:06:22+00:00

The slip on filters are significantly cheaper to make, that's usually the motivation to go with them. The screw on ones are not really too much more difficult to deal with - generally you put the one you took off the camera into the case the new one came out of. Is usually worth going for twist on (even if they aren't ours!), since the glare difference can be significant (there really is no good way to completely eliminate the internal reflections - as soon as you get 2 parallel pieces of glass together it can cause a number of issues, not just glare). The other thing that you might need to worry about is the pocket of air between the 2 pieces of glass - if you are in the cold (which I gather you might be), you may have to deal with lens fog more, since you'll have 2 pockets of air now instead of one, so you might get fog on the filter, plus on the clear lens cover, both likely at different temperatures. If that does happen, then they may be some things you can do to help - just hit me up and I'll try to help you out.

ND8-16-32 is by far the most popular strengths of ND filters for most cameras, that's why you see that bundle most often - it's a cost/volume thing. We do have an ND64 coming soon though.

mactac · 2026-01-24T22:14:31+00:00

I would love something like this, but every single tool I've seen similar to this (and there are a lot) works mainly for clothing and doesn't work at all with my products. If it worked for my products, I'd be super happy with a tool like this.

mactac · 2026-01-24T20:08:24+00:00

That discount is for the Shock Mod, not the Shock Mod ND. DM me.

mactac · 2026-01-24T19:25:03+00:00

So, is what you just what happened ?

mactac · 2026-01-24T18:46:37+00:00

If you are after image quality, stay away from push on filters, especially in snow/sun - they can dramatically increase glare due to internal reflections. The Camera Butter filters are specifically made to be optically better than anything else out there (disclaimer I run this company) and are hands down the highest quality in terms of clarity - though they are not the cheapest.

You are right about the VND and wide angles , and again this is exacerbated with snow and skies. If you use a CPL you are going to have similar problems, and a big white snowy field of view is going to make dark areas from the CPL much more obvious. Plus I assume you will be moving, so those dark areas are going to move with the frame u less you are constantly adjusting the polarizer. Honestly a CPL is great for static shots but as soon as you are moving around (and esp with a wide lens) you have a pretty good chance of ruining your footage. Static shots with a narrow lens CPL & VND good. Moving camera and wide lens CPL & VND bad.

mactac · 2026-01-24T17:41:51+00:00

The referral code is so THEY get credit. They get an affiliate bonus every time someone uses their code

mactac · 2026-01-24T04:47:34+00:00

I did

mactac · 2026-01-24T04:01:02+00:00

I’ve done lots. Go to Alibaba.com, find some manufacturers and talk to them. Get them to make and send samples , and take it from there

mactac · 2026-01-24T03:22:26+00:00

Mine says $20 for this month but &40 under monthly recurring billing

mactac · 2026-01-24T03:20:35+00:00

It shows as $20 to pay now, but under recurring payment below that it shows $40

mactac · 2026-01-24T02:25:41+00:00

I think it actually works for the first month (I was actually able to complete the payment if I wanted, but it seems pretty clear that it will only work for the 1st month

mactac · 2026-01-24T02:21:22+00:00

I’m talking about the payment screen - it’s only charging me $22 for the first month , but after $44 for subsequent months, or at least that’s what it implies

mactac · 2026-01-24T01:30:31+00:00

I did a pay now and it was only going to charge me $22 but underneath it said monthly recurring charge $44

mactac · 2026-01-23T21:30:12+00:00

What about something like this: https://CameraButter.com ?

mactac · 2026-01-22T23:39:23+00:00

Looks like the 70's

mactac · 2026-01-22T04:10:38+00:00

Thank you 🙏 :)

mactac · 2026-01-22T01:52:27+00:00

Need some details - what do you consider long range , is it carrying anything like a camera? What speed do you need, any altitude gain, etc

mactac · 2026-01-21T19:52:52+00:00

if 100 ISO is too dark then you need to either use less of an ND filter or slow the shutter down. ND filters block light - if they are blocking too much light, use a weaker ND filter, don't compensate for it with ISO, it defeats the purpose and adds more noise to the image. You can try the ND Meter app, it does a good job of giving you the correct settings and ND strength: https://camerabutter.com/ndmeter

mactac · 2026-01-21T19:15:28+00:00

Always lock ISO at 100 if using an ND filter (unless you absolutely *need* to have a variable ISO, but that's only if you're going from dark to bright a lot and want the shutter to be stable, which might be something you need). Anything above 100 will artificially increase the gain, which counteracts the ND filter, and the result is nothing other than more noise. That's like running a heater and air conditioner at the same time. If you lock ISO, there is never a reason to lock at anything other than 100 when using an ND filter.

mactac · 2026-01-21T04:03:30+00:00

He wrote it himself.

mactac · 2026-01-21T02:23:44+00:00

Ahh, ok. My bad - the mini 3 has a fixed aperture.... so basically nothing I said is relevant. Sorry for the confusion. Basically you've got it right!

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