The Best ND Filter in 2024 | NISI SWIFT

[@edouhoekie]

I am super impressed by this filter set from Nisi. What do you think; is this the best filter set on the market right now? Which filters do you use?

[@Tygootten]

I have been using the Nisi Swift ND filter set for some time now and it really impressed me with how good the filters are. Super easy to use with extremely high quality! Absolutly love it!

[@edouhoekie]

From most of the people I know I've heard good experiences with this filter system so far. And now I've tried it I am part of those people haha 😅

[@RichardWiering]

Those filters were really nice, including the system that allows you to slide them on 🔥

[@edouhoekie]

Yes, it's very nice and secure as well.

[@nowornevervdo]

I cant believe, i had PM VND 2-5 almost 4 years and now i bought NISI filter 1-5 stops, no regrets

[@edouhoekie]

Yehhhhhh filters have come a long way! I love this set so much!

[@samuelguce]

Yeah love my 1-5 stop nisi - didn’t know they did an additional bit for more stops I’ll have to check that out

[@edouhoekie]

Yehhhhhh, it's really neat. I am not sure if it's compatible with any other Nisi filters but the swift system is very well designed in my opinion. 🙌

[@Samop002]

The first day I used them my mist filter popped off and rolled down the mountain where I couldn't recover it, and the ND filter screw used to change the amount snapped off and I had no response from NISI when I emailed them about it.

[@edouhoekie]

Damn, sounds like a manufacturing error or something. Hope you can get that resolved. 🫨 Mine have never fallen off nor do they go anywhere when bumping or shaking intentionally. 🤔

[@edouhoekie]

Damn, sounds like a manufacturing error or something. Hope you can get that resolved. 🫨 Mine have never fallen off nor do they go anywhere when bumping or shaking intentionally. 🤔

[@elaroussinoureddine9801]

would it require a CPL on top of the kit or it won't work well? any advice please

[@edouhoekie]

@@elaroussinoureddine9801 I don't own nor use CPLs so it really depends on if you need or not.

[@elaroussinoureddine9801]

@@edouhoekie Thank's for the reply, I got me the same kit this week. I got a real estate project to do I just want to achieve the blue sky colours through the windows, because usually windows get blown on a sunny day. any advice?

[@edouhoekie]

@elaroussinoureddine9801 Achieving proper dynamic range like that is hard. You should definitely shoot in LOG if your camera has this capability. Making sure the sun is not on the side of the window you are shooting helps too. And make sure to push the exposure as far as you can without blowing out the sky but also not having your shadows too grainy. The hard part is that something like this very much relies on how much dynamic range your camera can achieve and is only a skill thing up until a certain level. You can use masks in the color grading process to make the windows darker as an extra bit of dynamic range but other than that that's about all you can do unless you want to replace the sky.

[@elaroussinoureddine9801]

@@edouhoekie Thanks man, I love your content by the way. Amazing! keep it up

[@edouhoekie]

@elaroussinoureddine9801 Appreciate it! More to come for sure 😁

[@demipita9090]

Hi , with this kit : NiSi SWIFT 82mm VND Mist Kit 1-9 Stops (1-5 Stops VND, 4 Stop ND, Black Mist 1/4) can you do a combination to have a 15 stop filters? Like long exposure during day time? Also because i already have the mist black screw filters from nisi, can this system be add in top of those mist filters? Thank you so much for your help ( and i hope you understand my question, sorry English is not my main language) ☺️🙏🏻

[@edouhoekie]

@@demipita9090 I am a filmmaker so I never use over 9 stops so I haven't tried this out. But in theory as long as your other ND has a tread on both sides you can put it behind the nisi swift system to get more stops. Although I'd recommend using as little filters as possible because the more you add the lower the quality becomes.

[@demipita9090]

@@edouhoekie thank you so much ☺️🙏🏻

[@edouhoekie]

@@demipita9090 you're welcome!

[@vladkafilms]

Hi ! Nice. It’s possible to put the VND after the Mist filter ?

[@edouhoekie]

The VND filter is the base filter of the system so you cannot put the mist behind it. Although you can put the mist on it without any ND with the adapter ring. From testing to order of things doesn't change the results in any noticeable way unless you are pixel peeping. Hope that answers your question! 🙌

[@vladkafilms]

@@edouhoekie I put a normal black mist 1.8 on the lens and screwed a nisi nd filter on it, and it holds :-) hopefully it will work:-) greetings from the Czech Republic

[@edouhoekie]

@vladkafilms Yeaahhhh that works and will hold since it has a thread!

[@vladkafilms]

@@edouhoekie thank you :-)

[@michaelyu3505]

Can i use this filter on sigma 16mm f1.4 lens?

[@edouhoekie]

On a fullframe camera?

[@michaelyu3505]

@@edouhoekie APS-C

[@michaelyu3505]

@@edouhoekie Will it cause Vignetting? Or a fixed ND is better for sigma 16mm f1.4 lens on APS-C camera? Thank you!

[@edouhoekie]

Ah okay, that's a rough equivalent of 25.6mm on fullframe, I've used it on a 24mm lens on fullframe and had practically no to very little vignetting. Always make sure the filter is bigger since that minimizes vignetting. All variable ND filters on a very high stop will cause slight vignetting but nothing that is not fixable in post. This one has by far the least from the ones I've tested so far.

[@michaelyu3505]

@@edouhoekie Thank you for the information. For the information. For sigma 16mm 1.4f lens, it said match 67mm filters. So what size NISI SWIFT ND filter I need to choose? 67mm or 72?