Get Perfect LONG EXPOSURES Every Time with a 10 Stop ND FILTER | Step By Step with SETTINGS

[@rimofheaven]

It is a very rare thing indeed when someone teaches you what they say they're going to teach you; nothing more nothing less. It is greatly appreciated 🙏 you have a follower for life.

[@chamilathuduwage7646]

Most valuble information. Thank you. Good Luck.

[@MrTanker10a]

10-Stop ND Filter is equal to 2^10 which is 1024 (Binary)...Using your numbers; (1024)*(1/10 Sec)=102.4 Seconds ~1.71 minute...Without using PhotoPills Hurrah for Extended Shutter Release (M-Mode)... Great Vid....

[@Kinadnuf]

🤦🏻‍♂Bleedin' marvellous mate! Thanks for explaining it in sensible easy to understand terms. Cheers.

[@jimswift2400]

Great information looking forward to trying with new K&F magnetic filters

[@valveclearance8699]

The best free tutorial I had

[@tyeeggleston6159]

Great tips and video Mike. I love the way that 10st "glasses out" the water. A really cool look.

[@jirby100]

Great advice regarding the need to include a contrasting element in the water as well as the recommendation about the direction of cloud movements. Great video, quick and too the point.

[@fandangofandango2022]

Love it for the Beauty it Produces.

[@thinkvlog_4life503]

I was searching for landscape photography videos and Boom!!!! Here I am.I’ve watched 10 videos and please keep them coming Since I can’t go out and shoot do to the weather being way to cold for me. Lol

[@jamesfahey1991]

really helpful video and not a long drawn out explanation. Cheers mate 👌

[@richritter]

Very cool exposure! Well explained video. Thanks!

[@DennieJolink]

This was again a great vid Mike. And also a very great shot

[@georgepistikoudis]

Great video. You just teached me how to use my photopills to calculate the shutter speed i need to shoot with any nd filter. Thank you!

[@barrymedlin6587]

Excellent Mike!! Love the shot!!

[@PereaPhotography]

Thanks Barry!

[@pierodavideleardi8006]

Thank you so much!!! Very informative!

[@bittertruth6175]

Very helpful and to the point. Thanks.

[@jimsmith556]

Nicely explained and a beautiful landscape capture!

[@MohondhaY]

Wow that shot!!! 😍

[@niftytwo]

Thank you very much. Very detailed information which is going to be a big help to myself and others. Thank you.

[@drewcain]

One important thing to note about pretty much every 10 stop ND out there is that you're going to end up introducing a color cast (I've used quite a few different brands and every one has it's own slight color cast -- none are truly neutral and some are outright awful so do your research before buying), so keep in mind that there will usually be a little more color correction in post to get accurate to scene color.

[@LuminosityTrails]

Great tip for calculating the 10-stop time, thank you. I do have Photopills but sometimes forget to use it! I looked up my manual and my Canon R5 has an inbuilt bulb timer too. Have just ordered a another 10 stop from Breakthrough Photography as my new lens is a different size - wished I had known about the adjustment rings and bought 82mm in the first place to use on my 77mm lenses (would have saved a few $$)

[@AlOne-xg6dv]

Nice and clear, with the detail about how to calculate the shutter speed by multiplicating the normal shutter speed by the ND value ( f.e. 1000) to get the value with the filter on.

[@kevincole75]

I am not a landscape or Nikon shooter but always watches your channel. Fuji camera's also as that 15 minutes timer also. God bless

[@PereaPhotography]

Thanks Kevin and that’s great to know! We appreciate you watching. 🙏🏼

[@SovietLensReviews]

Loved the tip on the shutter speed dial being one third of a stop, didn't know that! Great video!

[@slowlyrusting4044]

Check your manual. Most? cameras are factory set to 1/2 stop intervals. If your model allows, you can change it to 1/3 stops.

[@amnonsuodai9145]

Hello again Mike. Good video. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Hello to miss c. Amnon from NYC.

[@ksnmurthy4476]

Nice video.Now I got clear idea how to make use of photopills fo calculating the shutter speed for ND filter. Thank you.

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Another top drawer episode !! All bang on tips Mike !! 👏👏👏

[@PereaPhotography]

Thanks buddy!

[@fandangofandango2022]

Dear Sir, Wonderful.

[@fandangofandango2022]

Dear Sir, Thank You Once Again.

[@wonderful_hongkong]

Beautiful shot!

[@PereaPhotography]

Thank you!

[@jamesss1953]

It’s a year since you helped me with this on my Nikon Z7 II and worked well. I’ve recently sold all Nikon and now using Fujifilm X-T5. It’s taken longer than I expected to get used to it. I literally forgot all about my PhotoPills app ~ just now thinking of ND use do thank you again ….

[@scottman895]

Great video! I've always wanted to know how you produce long exposure photos using ND filters. The 10 stop ND filter looks very straight forward. Thank you for the tutorial!

[@PereaPhotography]

Thanks for watching Scott!! We hope you’re doing well!

[@scottman895]

@@PereaPhotography I've been doing well for the most part. I'm actually feeling under the weather this week, but I should be feeling better in the coming days!

[@jcam783]

Great tips as always Mike ! Thank you for sharing . 😀

[@RandomAirTraffic]

Hi and thanks for taking the time and effort to make this video, I learnt a few things. I also have a Z711 and find that the only problem I have on the extended shutter is that you cant get it exactly on say 104 seconds it only gives you the closest minute or 30 seconds .... Anyway thanks for the vid I enjoyed it

[@tjsinva]

Sweet! Short and simple. 👍 🥂

[@PereaPhotography]

Thanks buddy!

[@marekward6202]

Not forgetting to turn off Image Stabilisation on lens. . I didn't think about wind direction. I've been having some equipment movement issues during exposures with longer focal lengths so I've been searching for tips. . Thanks. . Beautiful pictures.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Hey Mike, what a great video. Lots of really handy info and tips in this one. Really well done buddy.

[@PereaPhotography]

Thank you so much Richard!!

[@Suhailkhan53]

Excellent.

[@torbjrnjohnsen4065]

I use the Lee filter app. So easy to use.

[@royhall1849]

Very good.

[@bobby350z]

Nice video. I liked the tip about cloud movement direction. BTW my 5 yr old Fuji will let you pick an hour for the shutter speed in a non bulb mode.:)

[@PereaPhotography]

Oh nice!!

[@indian-91]

wow that's a AMAZING photo 👌✌👍

[@stephenschmid492]

Fujifilm cameras also allow for longer shutter speeds. I have it in my X-T30, which has been out for a couple of years.

[@rlores11]

This 👍🏼👍🏼

[@KaReEdCa]

Great video. I'd say though that most modern-day cameras have the ability to go longer than 30 secs. All the Canon R series I've used (RP, R, and R6) have had a built-in intervalometer, as well as a bulb timer. Infact my R6 can go for 99 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds.

[@brianmeade960]

Thanks for creating such and amazing and informative video Mike! Canyon Lake is such an amazing spot, isn't it?

[@PereaPhotography]

It’s a beautiful lake!!

[@pianoman1973]

Thanks for the great tutorial ! What would be the workflow if also have to do focus stacking with long exposure ?

[@picjules]

Hey man! very good one! great content as always!

[@PereaPhotography]

Thank you!!

[@lindakarlin2980]

Great video. I love to do Long Exposure Photography.

[@PereaPhotography]

Thanks Linda!

[@SteveP_2426]

All good tips Mike and envy you having the greater than 30s ability. One thing I would add though is if you are going to use a CPL as well as an ND ideally put it on first before you set your base shooting parameters. You can add it after along with the ND but you have to estimate how many stops the CPL on it's own reduces the light by. All the best from your UK followers!

[@PereaPhotography]

Thanks Steve!

[@saltyric]

Excellent Vid

[@GoTravelPlanet]

excellent video, thank you

[@tompetersphotography]

Awesome vlog buddy! I love these shorter tutorial style videos mixed in. Lovely b-roll as well and the shots obviously lol 😂

[@PereaPhotography]

Thank you man! I appreciate that!

[@-OEG]

Awesome video and tips. Btw the fujifilm xt2 from 2016 has up to 15min shutter time.

[@pieskogut9227]

Super , Dziekuje.

[@abdulhamidalhaddadi2255]

Thank you

[@MOAB-UT]

Great tips! Your pic looked amazing. I just downloaded that app- looks very helpful. I usually just use my histogram on the camera to adjust but with the long shutter time I realize that might not be as practical or as accurate. Do I have to tell the app it is a APS-C camera? I only have a 6-stop B+W filter. Will it still look good? I heard 6 stops is generally more practical than 10 stops. I also just read a book and he said you can get motion of the sky using the filter so not just water.

[@ejpeiker]

Hey Mike, just FYI, the Fuji X and GFX cameras have had selectable shutter speeds up to 1 hour for many years now, long before Nikon put it into their Z cameras ;)

[@redeye--2753]

Unfortunately not all Z cameras. My Z5 has 30 seconds max. only. The ways of camera companies sometimes are hard to understand.

[@DeepikaAditya]

Sony Bulb mode can be started and stopped using touchless shutter app

[@scottbailey2610]

Tatooine. Is that a place in AZ? Need to shoot it! LOL! Love your your tips and videos. Thanks, from Prescott AZ.

[@PereaPhotography]

Haha my favorite National park! Cheers buddy!

[@robgerety]

As others have said, many - or most - modern mirrorless cameras have a built in timer in bulb mode so you can set longer than 30 second shutter times with ease and use the built in shutter timer to eliminate shake when you use the shutter button. I can say for sure that the Canon R5 has this feature. Works great.

[@gregjepsen7155]

Great video as always. Now, how about a follow up on "how to convince the home boss that the Kase filters are a worthy investment"!! Not to mention the Z7ii!!

[@PereaPhotography]

Haha it’s better to ask for forgiveness, than to ask for permission…ok maybe not the smartest advice. I should probably stick to photography 🤣

[@tompetersphotography]

I would go for Mikes advice lol 😂 are you living in the States Greg?

[@gregjepsen7155]

@@tompetersphotography the home boss thinks I'm in a delusional state, but I am being allowed to remain in Arizona, for now. 😂

[@tompetersphotography]

@@gregjepsen7155 hahaha

[@jal2550]

Cool hat!

[@coltoncyr2283]

Nice video! Do you have one that explains the lens you use and your favorite focal length for landscape?

[@Powerstroke98]

My first thought was, what if you've got one of the many species of birds in the water? So many locations has this element in it, thus the question! New subscriber, as I liked how you stuck to the topic, reminded me to look for Photopills, which I have...and I haven't done any long exposure for quite some time, so looking for some pointers. So far I just have a circular polarizer, so I'll give that a try, and perhaps upgrade if needed!

[@Highland_Moo]

The view at 15 seconds is Neist Point here on the Isle of Skye in the Scottish Highlands…..my home. Just thought I’d have a wee brag…I don’t often get to!

[@PereaPhotography]

It’s such an awesome place!

[@ArteePhotography]

My Canon 5Ds have an internal timer for long exposures. There are actually a few models out there with the feature.

[@aacjr2004]

Great video. BTW, the Pentax K1 also has a 30 min timer in bulb mode.

[@PereaPhotography]

That’s good to know!

[@iammalinovskaya]

Thanks :)

[@ggstylz]

Nice simple instructions and photography. What focal length was your last long exposure?

[@dale4621]

Great Video. Its hard to find information like this, most of the time is just product reviews, but never actually teach you anything well done sir. 😀

[@thomastuorto9929]

Not bad, Couple of things you might want to add. 1= A Shutter Release, wether it be cabled or wireless with a introvolometer(if I spelled that correctly) built into it. I have Vello Shutterboss 2. I think they are up to version 4 by now & at half the price I paid. You can use your camera in Bulb Mode with a 2 second delay timer in conjuntion with a 2 second exposure delay timer and just time it out. You will have to time it out anyway if you get a Shutter Release without a timer mode built into it. Most modern Dslr/Mslr cameras you can adjust from 1/3 to 1/2 to 1 stop of exposure in the menu system & only turn the shutter 10 clicks. I thought one of the big benefits of going mirrorless was you can see your exposure in the EVF=, even with a 10 ND Filter on? I do agree about focusing before putting the filter on unless the view in the EVF is very clear. A DSLR you would probably need to focus before attaching the ND filter. I seen some people turn their ISO way up so the camera can see & focus & return back to the desired low ISO setting after obtaining focus. Just trying to help. Happy shooting. Thanks for the vid.

[@PereaPhotography]

Thanks Ted!! Yeah I tried to keep it simple/basic, but there are a lot of nuances between cameras and settings available. Thanks for watching!

[@JPAVANIPAVANICINEMA]

Muito bom!

[@BuenaventuraRL]

No hablo mucho inglés, pero tus vídeos me encanta y son muy instructivos. ¿es tan buena la Z7 II? Será mi próxima cámara y cada vez estoy más seguro de comprármela. Aprendo mucho con tus vídeos y me encantan tus fotos. Saludos desde Andalucía.

[@eltinjones4542]

Never thought about the cloud directions 🤓

[@COMPILOT1]

Why not just use the internal meter, on my canon, I center the needle using the shutter speed wheel? I have played with this, seems to work at the same location at Canyon Lake. Thanks, cheers -- Dan.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Nice tutorial and explained well. Beautiful pic at the end. Cheers 🍻 👍🙏

[@PereaPhotography]

Thank you Adrian!

[@remccarthy2898]

Nice video Mike! Also to add to EJ’s comment, other camera companies have program modes so you don’t need a remote. My Canon EOS R in Bulb mode also has a programable timer you can set to leave the shutter open as long as you need. Just an FYI. Keep up the good work.

[@PereaPhotography]

Thank you!!! Appreciate the insight!!

[@smalltalk.productions9977]

instead of using an external release, can you use the camera's self timer to trigger the shutter? wonderful vid. thanks for the effort and the sharing. thumbs up.

[@PereaPhotography]

Yes absolutely!!! You can do this up until the limit on your shutter speed, which is 30” in most cameras. Anything longer, and you’ll have to use bulb mode. Depending on your camera, you’ll have to hold down the shutter in bulb mode, or hit the shutter once to start the exposure, and hit it again to stop it. This is why most people either use a release of some kind, or even use an app when they have to do really long exposures.

[@jesscvideo]

What tripod are you using here? It looks like a really good one

[@PereaPhotography]

Its the 48CXL. There's a link to my gear in the description and thank you for watching!

[@jesscvideo]

@@PereaPhotography thank you so much

[@davidsutton7439]

Hey Mike, Great video on the ten stop filter. Would you recommend variable filters for stills? There’s a great magnetic system I looking to buy, but there all variables.

[@EdwardMartinsPhotography]

Just curious, when your doing a long exposure with the Z7II like 45 seconds or 2 minutes, etc. does the camera give you any indication it's doing anything, like a countdown timer that tells you how long you have to go? Thanks!

[@PereaPhotography]

Hey Edward! No unfortunately there isn’t any countdown timer. The only indication is the blinking green led light on the back of the camera.

[@EdwardMartinsPhotography]

@@PereaPhotography Someone said on Fred Miranda Forums today that with the extended shutter speeds there is a countdown timer on the top LCD? I used to have the camera, I just can't remember ever seeing that... It's easy enough to miss if it's there, I usually never look at the top lcd. 🙂 Thanks!

[@desireetobias7163]

How do you know what your base settings are? I have a sony a6000. My lowest ISO is 100. How do I figure out what my base setting for my shutter speed and aperture are?

[@fendrou]

Nikon D780 was the first with extendable shutter up to 900 seconds ❤‍🔥💥🔥

[@Josematamoros1]

I miss your videos, I hope you guys are doing well.

[@KaiTiura]

Question: A) I use Bulb mode on my long exposures on my Canon R5. Should I not be using this, because my R5 compensates for the filter being on when focusing, etc, and shows the image as though it was in normal shooting mode; the EVF is not black. I get my final time determined by shooting multiple shots at differing stutter lengths, and choose the best one when I'm done. Obviously, this can force exposure lengths that give results I don't want (moving water that's too smooth, etc). I've found that calculating exposure times can be more problematic, but it may be because I'm not doing it correctly (usually done with an exposure calculating app). I haven't bought the PhotoPills app...

[@glynnelectric]

Do you recommend a certain brand 10 stop ND filter?

[@PereaPhotography]

I use Kase filters and love them. I have the circular magnetic set called Wolverine, that I love. I don’t use Grad filters so they are perfect and light. I have an Amazon link to them with 10% off in the description of this video too if you’re interested!

[@glynnelectric]

@@PereaPhotography sure that would be great! The clouds look nice today and I wish I had a filter to try out

[@jamesss1953]

Planning on a hike tomorrow and if possible, long exposure with my Z7 II. I’m a bit dumb on the point you made that Z7 II is able to be programmed into much longer exposure instead of bulb + cable release. In you case above 1 min 42 sec using PhotoPills (which I already have) but can’t understand how to achieve this ‘in camera’ Please can you advise 🤔

[@PereaPhotography]

Yes if you go into the z7ii menu, you have to enable “Extended Shutter Speeds.” It’s in the shooting/display settings.

[@jamesss1953]

@@PereaPhotography found it and turned it on but then cannot see any difference ~ maybe this could be included in a Z7 tutorial? I’ll make do with cable release meantime. Thank you for your speedy reply 👍

[@PereaPhotography]

@@jamesss1953 once you turn it on, you have to be in manual mode. Now you should be able to go over 30” on your shutter speed

[@jamesss1953]

@@PereaPhotography ahhhh; got it. Presumably you then round up or down the exposure time from PhotoPills

[@jamesss1953]

Thank you so much for taking the time to help. Now looking forwards to tomorrow and see where I can Focus Stack & long time exposure photos. Also, I’ve not tended to use the PhotoPils app much as I’ve used the NISI app for a exposure timings. A change now me thinks 👍

[@jamesfahey1991]

is it possible to choose the shutter speed if you wanted to shoot longer? Obviously Photopills tells you to make the shutter speed x but if you wanted more time to make the cloud blurry I could not achieve this today. Any tips? Cheers

[@MrRay645]

reduce the ISO, close your aperture, use a stronger ND filter and adjust shutter accordingly. I dont use an app, but its all the same... if you want the app to calculate a longer shutter speed you need to reduce the amount of light entering the camera (smaller aperture or stronger ND) or reduce the cameras sensitivity to light (reduce ISO)

[@TimotheosEnterprisesMedia]

It would seem that the histogram would also reflect the equivalent once the ND filter is on... or no?

[@PereaPhotography]

It depends on the camera. My Nikon z7ii, yes it does ok, but still seems to under expose a little bit when I get to the really long shutter speeds. For my d850, once you reached the 30” limit and switched to bulb mode or timer, the histogram was entirely inaccurate, and didn’t move with the changing of settings. So I’d say to give it a try, but in my experience it’s much more accurate to calculate it when the shutter speed is more than 30”. I’m not sure why that is.

[@TimotheosEnterprisesMedia]

@@PereaPhotography now I'm going check and see how low the S5 can go... limbo anyone?

[@PereaPhotography]

@@TimotheosEnterprisesMedia haha do it!!!!

[@TimotheosEnterprisesMedia]

@@PereaPhotography my lowest iso is 100... my slowest shutter speed in manual mode is 1 minute then bulb..... grrrr... I have not checked my other setting such as S&Q... etc... now to download the app you mentioned and get down what you demonstrated.... keep making videos...

[@The_Idea_of_Dream_Vision]

Canon r5/6 allows specifiying number of seconds in bulb mode

[@phynx2006]

Great stuff Mike, but can't believe your talking about Long Exposure during a pandemic ...🤣👍

[@PereaPhotography]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RawGreySun]

What is your best or favorite sense to use?

[@RawGreySun]

Lense?

[@PereaPhotography]

I absolutely love my 14-30 f/4.

[@JasmineApple]

Another way is to set your base shutter speed to 1/30th of a second & set the the ISO & aperture to get the right exposure. Then add the 10 stop filter. 10 stops from 1/30th of a second is 30 seconds. Easy peasy, & no calculations.

[@markgilder9990]

No release. Use time release 2 or 10 seconds and use the mirror lock up first if using dslr, or electronic shutter on mirrorless cameras.

[@davidsullivan6870]

My D780 also has extended shutter speed

[@yoavberestizhevsky]

The one thing i'm struggling with is how to change my f6.5 to f8 so i can get my perfect long exposure photos

[@Z_EOS]

Hi! Just to let Canon users know that in Bulb mode there is no need for shutter release cable or any other remote. 6D mk2, 5D mk4, and all mirrorless have bulb timer in menu. In order not to shake your camera on start of exposure set your timer to 2 seconds delay or 10 seconds delay.

[@colb3590]

Olympus m4/3rds cameras have this setting too, they also have a "live time" setting where you can watch the exposure as its happening and stop it anytime you want , this is also useful for long exposures at night.

[@LowGrav1ty]

Great video btw... lovely photography...but...Isn't doing all those calculations for the exposure a bit unnecessary... people, like myself included, would only do this with older film cameras like medium format, however, modern dslr and mirrorless cameras have very accurate light meters and live histograms and a screen to be able to see what the result will be after it has been exposed.... I don't understand why people need to do these calculations... it's a complete waste of time 🤷‍♂️ 3:58

[@smrtovrisk]

exposure metering will not work if you put a 10 stop ND filter on the lens

[@mahdiali6732]

I would do one extra thing; switch off the IBIS while on tripod

[@SpartanDaveWave]

My Nikon F5 (yes film camera!) will do up to 30 min timed exposures, so it’s not a “new” feature.