Reviews
Good Set Of Budget ND Filters. Not Perfect But Good Enough For Most.
This set of four ND Nano-X Series Filters for the DJI Avata 2 arrive sealed, in a nice looking, K&F Concept branded, cardboard box, that would be more than suitable should you be wishing to give it as a gift.
The filters themselves feel well made and have a good finish throughout.
They attach by snapping them onto the lens of your Avata 2. Due to the their small size and the delicate nature of the gimbal, it can feel a little unnerving to push them so they snap on the first time you try, but you soon get used to the idea that this method works without damaging the gimbal.
Talking of the gimbal, their light weight design doesn’t cause any issues with the operation of the gimbal itself.
It’s great that they come in a protective plastic case with foam insert, but given how thin these filters are, the case could have been a lot thinner and still offered the same protection without taking as much space in your bag.
Neutral-Density (ND) filters reduce the amount of light that is transmitted through the lens. They have two main uses on drones. Firstly to reduce the chances of overexposure, glare and colour issues in very bright lighting conditions. And secondly to allow you to reduce the shutter speed to get a smoother, more cinematic, motion blur. This kit contains an ND8, ND16, ND32, and ND64 filter, which reduce the amount of light transmitted to the lens by 3, 4, 5 and 6 Stops respectively.
In use the filters worked well, given their price point. If you pixel peep then there is some very slight image degradation, but nothing you would notice under normal viewing conditions. There is also a very slight colour shift on the ND32 and ND64 filters, but again, nothing you would notice under normal conditions, and something easily fixed in post if you really need to.
In conclusion, this is a nice set of ND filters for the Avata 2. Whilst image quality isn’t perfect, it will be more than acceptable for 99% of users, and nothing you can really complain about at this price point. My only real complaint is that I wish the case was more compact. It’s also a pity that DJI constantly change the design of their lenses so that the chances of ever being able to use these filters on anything other than the Avata 2 are slim, but that’s an issue with DJI’s business practices, rather than the filters themselves
~ Ethics Statement: Amazon provided me with this product to review and asked in return that I give my honest and impartial opinion about it. That’s what I’ve set out to do in this review, so I hope you found it helpful. ~
The filters themselves feel well made and have a good finish throughout.
They attach by snapping them onto the lens of your Avata 2. Due to the their small size and the delicate nature of the gimbal, it can feel a little unnerving to push them so they snap on the first time you try, but you soon get used to the idea that this method works without damaging the gimbal.
Talking of the gimbal, their light weight design doesn’t cause any issues with the operation of the gimbal itself.
It’s great that they come in a protective plastic case with foam insert, but given how thin these filters are, the case could have been a lot thinner and still offered the same protection without taking as much space in your bag.
Neutral-Density (ND) filters reduce the amount of light that is transmitted through the lens. They have two main uses on drones. Firstly to reduce the chances of overexposure, glare and colour issues in very bright lighting conditions. And secondly to allow you to reduce the shutter speed to get a smoother, more cinematic, motion blur. This kit contains an ND8, ND16, ND32, and ND64 filter, which reduce the amount of light transmitted to the lens by 3, 4, 5 and 6 Stops respectively.
In use the filters worked well, given their price point. If you pixel peep then there is some very slight image degradation, but nothing you would notice under normal viewing conditions. There is also a very slight colour shift on the ND32 and ND64 filters, but again, nothing you would notice under normal conditions, and something easily fixed in post if you really need to.
In conclusion, this is a nice set of ND filters for the Avata 2. Whilst image quality isn’t perfect, it will be more than acceptable for 99% of users, and nothing you can really complain about at this price point. My only real complaint is that I wish the case was more compact. It’s also a pity that DJI constantly change the design of their lenses so that the chances of ever being able to use these filters on anything other than the Avata 2 are slim, but that’s an issue with DJI’s business practices, rather than the filters themselves
~ Ethics Statement: Amazon provided me with this product to review and asked in return that I give my honest and impartial opinion about it. That’s what I’ve set out to do in this review, so I hope you found it helpful. ~
25/08/2024