The Most Versatile Filter Kit I Have Ever Used (NISI SWIFT REVIEW)

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[@OfTwoLands]

Here is my review of the NISI Swift System. What filters do you use ? Cheers, Flo

[@Siimkristjanpariis]

I was about to order the system but then i realized the VND is regular screw-on filter. Whats your opinion, would stacking 2x ND16 work? (making it ND32) Sometimes im in situations where i need to quickly change the lens but having to screw-on filters is rather cumbersome. Having an SWIFT adapter ring permanently on every lens and stacking one or two ND16 would sound more reasonable for me

[@mariotahitoe]

I was going through so many videos, including your old ones, to look for an affordable and practical filter for my BMPCC 4K. So thank you so much for telling us about this new system. Keep doing what you're doing man.

[@OfTwoLands]

No worries, thank you for watching :) And thanks for the positive feedback!

[@SubhasisMukherjee]

Thanks for the review. As from the camera to rigs I made my final decision of purchase after your review this time too I ordered the Swift System with the Mist 1/4.

[@FrenchWanderers]

Merci pour cette review, il n’a pas l’air mal ce système !

[@OfTwoLands]

Merci d'avoir regarde! Et oui c'est plutot cool ce systeme, vraiment versatile et complet.

[@madebyams]

That hike was awesome! xx

[@OfTwoLands]

The views were insane!! xx

[@diazfilms]

Well the holidays are upon us so I think I'll be adding this to my list. Great presentation as always.

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you! And if you do, make sure to use the coupon so it saves you a little :)

[@leedonohue]

literally the only thing holding me back was not knowing if the ir cut filter worked well on max nd setting. now i know. thanks for this!!

[@OfTwoLands]

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching :)

[@gingersnaps7186]

Great video. I have an 82mm pro mist and wanted to use this vnd system with the small rig mini Matt box. Should I buy the 77mm or the 82mm vnd? I heard the 82mm doesn’t fit inside the Matt box but the 77 does. Just don’t want to make a bad purchase. 🙏🏻

[@TEN27]

Would you be able to use the IR cut filter alone on the lens and attach a matte box system to it, like the Polar Pro Basecamp?

[@alexander-van-aken]

I have an bmpcc 6k pro with a sigma f1.8 18-35mm art EF-s lens (72mm) and also a canon R5 with a 28-70 f2 RF (95mm). Now My goal is to go with 1 set at 95mm that fits all but when using an C-PL, I get into trouble. Also not sure if nisi has ir/uv swift at 95mm. Since it seems impossible to find that from NISI swift system and since that needs to go first. I guess. right? In order. C-PL > ND > Mist > UV/IR. I have no idea what to do, other than to buy two C-PL non-swift at 95mm and 72mm and screw the swift on it with step-up ring from 72mm to 95mm.

[@janzelhill7234]

How is this with wide lenses? Does this produce vignetting?

[@Write_Film_Edit]

This system sounds like a good fit for me. I have 3, 6, and 9 stop circular NISI filters right now. I love the color rendition. However, I've been wanting something that imposes less friction on my run n' gun shooting, and something that covers the gaps between 3, 6 and 9 stops. If I switch to variable NDs I don't want to compromise much on image quality (color shift, x pattern, etc). It sounds like this might have the flexibility, range, and image quality that I've been looking for.

[@OfTwoLands]

Sounds like it would be! Honestly it is such an easy and versatile system, especially for run and gun or solo filmmaking :)

[@davidson.mp4]

I bought the True Color VND 1-5 stops from NiSi thanks to you, since I was looking for the perfect ND filter for my needs (with no color shift), But I was kinda sad about the fact that I don't have this extra stop range (6-9 stops) since I want to shoot a lot of LOG or RAW format with my Fujifilm XH2S, which starts at 1000 or 1250 ISO (hella bright in a bright day). This system sounds and fit really good for me since I could put this ND16, maybe not the Black Pro Mist for my needs but still good to have it. Thanks for the video!

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks for watching! The extra 4 stops nd would surely come in handy in your case 👍 I don’t use black mist very often but it’s always good to have one in a kit!

[@RandomMotoThings]

Why isn’t there an adapter that stays on the lens so you can also press fit the actual vnd? With how it is now you still have to screw on and off the vnd when you need it or don’t need it.

[@nguyenbui90]

I just wonder why the CPL filter is missing in the swift system

[@westwoodmanorfilms7779]

Hey Flo. I wanted to ask with the newer BMCC 6K FF would you still need the IR Cut with the ND filters or does the OLPF make that no longer needed? As always thanks for you insight.

[@OfTwoLands]

Hey, I still use my NISI VND and Cinema filters because that's the kit I have but the 6K FF is much much better than the other Pocket when it comes to IR :)

[@DarkVanities]

Can I add a filter on another one without adapters if they have the same size, for instance 77mm? so I’d like to put a black mist on a 77mm diameter lens and then a nd+cpl filter on the black mist. Without holder or adapter can I? Thank you for explaning I really appreciated! ☺ I have a question for you, thank you in advance for answring... I would like to use the lens Sony 24-105mm on my Sony A7IV, then I would like to apply a Nisi Black Mist on it, and on the black mist I’d like to put the ND64 6stops + CPL integrated filter by Nisi. Will I make a mess of my photos and videos? Would this be a bad choice to make? Is the 24-105mm G really less sharp, bidimensional, sad looking and not good in night, low light or indoors situations? Cause my intention is to get a tridimensional, cinematic looking on my photos and videos.

[@Arkadiusz4321]

Looking cool :) I've tested this one, but 1-5 was not enough for shot at 2.0 outside, but color was really accurate, but have you notice any color shift with this two filters together at 7-9 stops? :)

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks!! I understand that 1-5 might not be enough in certain condition and being able to go to 7-9 really makes a difference. I have used it a few times and so far so good. I always tried to stay around 7 as I generally not like to push things to the max as a habit.

[@ekphotography]

Anybody know where I can buy an extra little rod that that turns the filter? It always comes loose and I am sure one day I will lose it. They should give 2 rods bc they are pretty flimsy and get loos easily.. Thanks..

[@cwdirected]

Great video on the nisi swift system, I have a unrelated question.. Im in my first few years of filmmaking, currently shoot on a canon c100 mkii, shoot weddings and short documentary style films, and notice the lack of color depth/dynamic range while outside, would the original bmpcc be an upgrade in those categories with the higher codecs? (Would use both cameras for an A and B cam for weddings etc) I love the look of the original pocket and see you have achieved great results with it, but would love to hear your thoughts!

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you!! Having owned the C100 mk2 for a few years and the OG bmpcc for many years as well the short answer is yes. You will get more color depth and DR with the OG. However they are both very different cameras. The C100 is a whole lot better for documentaries. I only ever used the OG bmpcc for travel and short pieces. I have always preferred the C100 for doco work. The more recent bmpccs (4k and especially 6k pro) are better for docos. Hope this helps a little!

[@cwdirected]

@@OfTwoLands thank you, I appreciate the detailed response!! You have been one of my inspirations to start filmmaking, god bless❤️

[@arunr4103]

Already purchased the True Colour VND alone , i have several better diffusion filters from Tiffen which I always like to keep on its original plastic boxes looking for a good pouch which can hold the 82mm filter plastic box perfectly , the Nisi True color VND pouch is awesome but unfortunately they don't sell it seperately do you have any alternative recommendation?

[@OfTwoLands]

I have only ever used the pouches that came directly with the filters whether it was the VND, Cinema or Swift filters.

[@YoussefHallouly]

Nice review, do you use NISI black mist filter sometimes when you're hiking?

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks !! Usually no, I prefer to use Blackmist filters for faces indoors like an interview for example or with a practical light like in the video :)

[@YoussefHallouly]

@@OfTwoLands Awesome thanks yeah I use VND most of the time for hiking videos I was thinking of getting a Blackmist for my hiking videos but maybe VND is better

[@stwostudio]

Super review comme d'hab ^^ je vais me ruiner encore à cause de toi lol Peux tu m'eclairer stp je voulais savoir si avec les bagues d'adaptation je pouvais monter un autre filtre dessus car j'ai deja un filtre de diffusion et un filtre IR/CUT et si grace à ces bagues je pouvais les stacker avec ce systéme ce serait top :) Merci d'avance :)

[@OfTwoLands]

Haha merci !! Vu que c'est un system a 'pression' tu peux techniquement mettre un autre filtre avant mais par dessus c'est toujours le system Swift. C'est difficile a expliquer haha!

[@Sniickerz_CH]

Hey Flo, thanks for this review (for the sake of a broaden community, I’ll write in English, instead of French 🥳) I own pretty much the same setup as yours (bmpcc 6k pro + sigma 18-35) and I noticed that the IR Cut Filter is only (yet) available in 77mm and 82mm. I reached out to Nisi and they replied it’s « like that » without any information for the future. Since the sigma 18-35 is 72mm, how do you organise this kit? Do you need a step up filter ring? Where do you place it? At very first, and then buy a 77mm (or 82mm) Nisi Swift system? As well, how does it combine with the internal ND filters from the 6k Pro? Have you been using the system simultaneously? Does it work well? Thanks for your answer and time for your community, cheers S.

[@OfTwoLands]

Hey, yes I use a step up ring. In this case a 72-77. I always get 77mm filters since it is the filter size most my lenses have :) Cheers, Flo

[@davidbatbold]

How did you fix the IR pollution in post at 5:55? I tried to fix RED Komodo’s IR Pollution with Davinci, but couldn’t do a good job

[@OfTwoLands]

I just reduced/adjusted the magenta in the image :)

[@willyormaetxea5303]

Hey Flo, do you know if there is some matte box solution for the nisi swift system? My tilta mini cannot be attached when swift is on the lens. Thanks!

[@OfTwoLands]

Hey, I am not too sure as I always use one or the other! I don't you could rotate the filters with a matte box attached without the whole thing turning too.

[@_GhostGarden_]

How controlled is the ghosting when you start to stack filters?

[@OfTwoLands]

So far so good! I 'only' used 3 max at the time but didn't notice any issues.

[@_GhostGarden_]

@@OfTwoLands Fantastic, ill add this to my docu kit list! Thank you.

[@thomashefferon]

Hi Flo, I was wondering if you've used to Nisi True Color Polarizer and if you have would you add it to your Nisi Swift system kit? Thanks

[@OfTwoLands]

Hey man, so far I have never used a Polarizer filter as I have never had the need to. I am sure if you do then the NISI one would be a great addition to the kit.

[@thomashefferon]

@@OfTwoLands ah perfect. Thanks so much for your reply and also for your channel which has become an invaluable resource for me since I’ve started doing my own cinematography. :)

[@OfTwoLands]

No worries and thank you for the positive feedback ☺️🙏

[@nes.torfernandez]

Today I try the VND for the first time shooting in a Tennessee forest and was really disappointed when noticed the ND does change colors to a red color, I believe you said this can be solve using a infrared filters but how come I could only see those colors with the VND on? Hopefully you can help me figure it out why it was happening

[@OfTwoLands]

It can happen when you use the ND at the full/max range (ie 4 or 5). If you stay around 1-3 it should be fine. And yes the IR Cut filter helps a lot if you shoot on the bmppcs for example as it allows you to use the full range of the VND without having to worry about IR pollution :).

[@nes.torfernandez]

@@OfTwoLands yes sorry i should have mentioned I was using the pocket 6k

[@viewfindermedia3188]

What is the name of the adaptive ring?

[@OfTwoLands]

It is just called the Adapter Ring :)

[@mekkitel]

Lenses with thread filter below 67mm are often forgotten!! No Adapter Ring 55mm, 52mm, 50mm..to 67mm.

[@Siimkristjanpariis]

Does stacking them introduce any vignetting on the edges? For example with sigma 18-35 at 18mm when you have all of the filters stacked on each other

[@OfTwoLands]

I haven't noticed any issues so far! The most I had was the VND + Extra ND and either IR or Blackmist. I didn't use all 4 at once yet.

[@leedonohue]

i think Nisi claims that you wont have vignetting up starting from 20mm with 3 filters. so you should be good to go with the sigma, assuming you are using it on a cropped sensor. i think 4 filters might be pushing it. even though this is exactly what i need to know as well. on the bmpcc4k ill be needing both nds, the ir filter plus my glimmer glass.

[@Siimkristjanpariis]

@@leedonohue I have been looking for something that has same clip-on/magnetic concept but fixed value IR+ND filters. Such as IRND32 or 64 or something like that. For some reason all those products only come with variable ND's. Would make lot of sense to use same clip-on attachment on fixed IRND's which you could quickly swap between. And non-variable ND would give me option to use separate circular polarizer filters to have more control on reflections and skies. I would like to ditch the variable ND from my workflow because im not really happy with the color casts my Tiffen VND produces. I havent tried Nisi ones yet so i dont know how much they affect the colors.

[@leedonohue]

@@Siimkristjanpariis i use the fixed circular irnds from nisi and they afe fantastic, only problem is that they only come in 2 usuable strengths. if you want to dial it in more you need the square irnds but they are pretty pricey. ive used the true color vari nd already and i have to say i see little to no difference to the fixed ones. there is a VERY SLIGHT magenta cast, very very very slight but its not a deal breaker. i think the tiffen vari nd is much worse when it comes to color cast etc. this system is a clear purchase for me

[@Siimkristjanpariis]

​@@leedonohue Sounds good. Im also considering that kit when it becomes available in Europe. I hope they will expand that system in future so we could add extra fixed IRNDs in different strengths for the kit. So instead of 3 layers (VND+ND16+IR) we could for example use only one single IRND32 or 64 and add a CPL or diffusion on top of it.

[@nes.torfernandez]

I’ve been wanting to pull the trigger on those nisi but just now I’m confused 😬 the kits is to use with the 1-5 VND right? I don’t own that one so it order to use it I have to buy the 1-5vnd or can I just use the 4 stop with the 77 adapter?

[@OfTwoLands]

Haha it can get overwhelming! You can choose to buy Add Ons for the VND with whatever combination you prefer, or you can buy the kit with the VND included if you don't have it. You can use the adapter if you just want to use one filter at a time.

[@nes.torfernandez]

@@OfTwoLands awesome please do a review for the 14MM T3.1 FULL FRAME ULTRA WIDE ANGLE CINE DSX pair with the pocket 6k cause I also want that lens 😁

[@paulalanis]

Do you find yourself using the Nisi filters over the internal NDs on the 6k pro? Are they better?

[@OfTwoLands]

I think they are better yes, however it depends on the project. For travel I would probably use the internal NDs, but for documentary or a commercial if I happen to use the Pro I would probably use the Nisi Kit. And of course I might also use just the IR cut or the Black Mist too.

[@paulalanis]

Thanks and great job with the channel. Always look forward to your videos👍🏼

[@OfTwoLands]

@@paulalanis Thanks so much 🙏

[@DenysLukoshkin]

Thanks for the video! You make me buy stuff. But that's a good stuff, so I'm not against it =) Thanks to your review, I own NiSi 1-5 stop True color VND. Is it compatible with the SWIFT system filters? If yes, is there a way to buy the rest of the filters of the system as a kit? It's not that you are working for them, but maybe they will answer you faster than me. And I'm sure, I'm the only one, who's interested

[@OfTwoLands]

Haha thanks for watching ! Which one do you think you will get ? And yes, the Swift system is built to work with the 1-5 VND :). I have put the link in the description for the Add On Kit which has the Extra ND and Black Mist but not the original VND. You have several options on the site. If you do buy don't forget to use the discount code :).

[@DenysLukoshkin]

@@OfTwoLands Thank you. It seems like they don’t deliver to Europe and the European shop doesn’t have the SWIFT system in stock. I’ll dig further and see how to buy it. Anyway, the idea is great.

[@DenysLukoshkin]

@@OfTwoLands Wait, you are from France! You are in Europe too :)

[@OfTwoLands]

Hopefully they will have it in stock soon! Yes I am :).

[@tonysluna]

hey... You passed by Shanghai.. I live here... i just purchased the NiSi C5 and im also planning to buy the NiSi Swift System... but i have a Question... I have Many Lens Filter Size... 72mm 77mm 82mm I was planning to buy the 95mm and get "Step Up Rings" 72>95mm 77>95mm 82>95mm do you think that is the best Option... Buy 95mm and get Step Up Rings for my Various Size Lens?

[@OfTwoLands]

Hey, As a rule yes you always try to get the biggest so you can step down using rings in order to save money. I would personally get 82 if you don't have any lenses bigger than this and then use the C5 with cinema filters as lenses with 95mm would most likely be cinema ones.

[@tonysluna]

@@OfTwoLands thanks for your Reply... Well I Already got the NiSi C5... my question is about.. Swift System... Best to buy 95mm then just Use Step Down Rings. I believe that is "Your Reply Answer".. Am I Right! I love the Minimalistic Usage of NiSi Swift.... NiSi C5 is for "The Professional Look" and Feel... and also the Advantages of being able to change when you are Filming.

[@publictt4923]

Nice ❤❤❤

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you!!

[@sleepycatgamer]

Too hard to take off.