Unboxing Never-Before-Seen Camera Gear!

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

✅QUESTION: What Filter do you use most often?

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

I'll go first, CPL.

[@MaxR.]

Black Mist is the only filter i got

[@BroswithBeerandPants]

I use my polarizer filter most of the time. I will also use a ND filter of varying degrees depending on the situation, but the polarizer is a staple on my lenses.

[@sequoi_]

I really like breakthrough filters, most used by far is the XP4 CPL.

[@bkc1965]

CPL for me as well.

[@NiSiOpticsUSA]

Mark, this was great! A true unboxing. Hope you get a lot of enjoyment out of them.

[@DaveBerthiaume]

IMHO the Maven magnetic filter system can't be beat. I've been using them for the last couple of years. No "fiddly" concerns- they are a joy to use.

[@Zanagash]

It's cute to see someone discover how magnets work 😂 I have Maven filters and they're awesome.

[@Steve-br7wt]

Yep. Maven here too. No color cast.

[@NigelCowderyPhotography]

Good Video Mark and nice to see the filters and how they work. I use the Kase filters. Reason i like them is because they all store away individually in a case, they are all magnetic and work really well on the camera and can be stacked as well. But the best part is that they are all colour coded so it's easy to grab the one you want when you are out in the field. All you have to remember is to purchase the biggest filters for your biggest lens and then with the smaller lenses you just need to purchase the step up adapters and happy days you have one set for all your lenses with no vignetting issues. Keep up the great videos, they are very enjoyable to watch, and you are helping me improve my photography.

[@chantallabelle8571]

I have the kase magnetic filters also and really like them

[@hamsterneckliving]

“I’m digging it.” Thank you for making me feel at home. It’s a generational thing.

[@rakneuro]

Thanks, Mark, for sharing your unboxing experience. I saw that one other person asked my question. How would you use graduated filters with this system?

[@sconnie360]

Great video, Mark! I used Kase Wolverine magnetic filter adapters with my screw-on solar filters during the eclipse back in April. They made removal during totality a breeze!

[@MrsSilkiebantam]

Looks like a great set of filters. I've been using the Freewell magnetic filters for several years now. They were making some that were cpl/nd combo filters, which l enjoyed. Unfortunately, i had the set fall out of my pocket in the wilds one winter and never recovered them. Freewell doesn't seem to be putting the combo filters for the 82mm anymore. The locking feature on the Nisi Filters looks great! I've bumped magnetic fiters off my lens before.

[@gregmolchan1202]

Agreed on ease of use! I own the PolarPro Summit kit. On the one hand, it's amazing. On the other hand, it's fiddly to attach. I almost always carry it "just in case" and almost always end up not needing it. I should probably be more intentional ahead of going to a location to decide if the system will add something or is more likely to be unnecessary weight to carry on my svelte, rapidly aging frame.

[@firebird355ci]

Great video Mark! This video makes me think of my Polar Pro Maglock filter system!! I have a mist/VND/and polarizer in one filter.

[@biotheif1]

Hey Mark i use the freewell magnetic ones there great aswell only issue is you cant seem to rotate the polariser well you can but it doesn't seem to make much difference

[@Cslbp1899]

Been using the K&F magnetic filters for the last year. They’ve been great. I use ND’s, graduated and CPL

[@darylyoung8165]

What happens if you want to use grad filters with this system?!!

[@montanaguy51]

Should I buy oversized filters so I can accommodate larger lenses?

[@davidkipperman5218]

Your face when the lens barrel extended, priceless! 😳

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

ha! Thought I was about to smash my camera on camera!

[@gregwarson3483]

Pretty cool; I like the “locking’ design/feature. I’ve been using Kase magnetic filters for some time now with good results

[@lindayurkanin8796]

I there a lens cap for these filters when out in the field?

[@carbybirett]

Yes Mark I can see they are a great new filter from NISI but I just bought their V7 filter kit in May which I am very happy with. Just got a new M4 MacBook pro and waiting for the new BenQ 5K monitor (PD2730S ??) to come out, so no new filters for me in the near future.

[@bobmorse5896]

I thoroughly enjoy your videos. It's almost like having you in the room. Please do keep up the good work.

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Thank you Bob!

[@vacayshawn]

Would you have to just forgo a lens hood with this filter setup?

[@marvinvaughnsantos4064]

Amazing video! I guess the stack is ok if you are shooting in warm temperature locations but fiddling with that stack in cold conditions might be tough.

[@ronpettitt6184]

The cap is also designed to use as your lens cap. That way you can leave the step-up ring on the lens and still have a cap that fits it.

[@nvenugopalan7003]

Dear Mark: A good video. I notice that in all your videos the clock on the stsudio wall shows 4 O clock and seven minutes! Just by the by😊

[@mikebartow9415]

Thanks Mark! I have been a fan of the NISI system for years. I have the V5 for my 14-24mm DSLR and the V7 for my mirrorless. I always wondered about the magnetic system and why NISI didn’t go that route. They make great products. There is a video awhile ago, they went to I believe in New Zealand and showed how the old large square and rectangular filters were made. That video was interesting.

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Glad to do it Mike!

[@ReDevilJR]

Very neat! I like this setup, but it doesn't appear that you can use your lens hood with these filters. Is that correct?

[@seanarmstrong8460]

You can order different sizes, but the step up rings are all coordinated to 82 mm filter sizes, so lens hoods don’t fit very well. Nisi claims they will have a solution for this as the full system is developed down the line in the future

[@Uisci81]

I have Kase filters, one thing that drives me crazy is that if I try to pull off an ND filter that's on top of the clear UV filter, it will pull off all the filters and I have to be very specific and forceful to just get the one filter I want off. I LOVE that these lock in place. wish. I had seen these before I purchased my current filters

[@seanarmstrong8460]

Remarkably the version of the landscape kit sold in China does not contain all of the same components as the set sold in other countries. It doesn’t have as many step up rings and it only has 2 ND filters and the CPL filter. The spelling is correct and they come in different colors. Blue is for the ND and white is the CPL filter. I look forward to using them soon

[@baxterbradford7063]

Mine arrived a short while ago. Wish the NDs are colour coded like other makes. I have marked 6 & 10 stop ‘handles’ with white tippex lines in groove to identify in low light. Tested them 3 & 6 stop are incredibly neutral though 10 stop is about 500K out, though this far better than my Kase set of rectangular ones. I am finding locking aspect fiddly in the field, but expect to get the knack soon. Also juggling them trying to keep dust free.

[@HR-wd6cw]

The locking mechanism is nifty, and would hep prevent filters from getting bumped/knocked off, which I'm guessing can happen with traditional magnetic filters (probably very useful if they have a lens cap that does the same thing, so it doesn't come off during transport too, which is sometimes an issue with some lens caps -- they can come off due to how they clip into the lens filter threads). (You could probably keep the filters stacked on the lens too, with the outer protective cap in place and then just store the rear protective cap somewhere, for an ultra-compact storage option for travel, although I still prefer to use a small pouch of some sort to protect my filters.)

[@echoauxgen]

Great video!!! I think you already know this, there are filters for the back of a lens also and there is a BIG difference between a front filter and a rear filter. My example is the polarizer, no rear circular but on one system some years back I think, on the ultra wide like 10/12/14 and 16mm's you an get that hump of blue in the center and when doing landscapes out of the woods and close in places you can get it also you need to do the thumb and forefinger thing of where the sun is. The rear filter no need to do all that and there is no blue hump and if doing a panorama you do not need to play with settings to get normal value for across the panorama track. It is a physics thing with light going through all the glass in the lens vs the last glass before the sensor, they also have the different stop sets for milky water shots. I forgot to take the Clear Night filter out of my FE 12-24mm f/2.8 one day while doing a scouting day before that nights Milky Way for framing and distance from ground subject for doing a Milky Way Panorama over a big fort. The point is when I realized it I did some into the sun and 90 degree captures and no problems like with a front CPL. The results from the rear Clear Night filter were perfect colors of a beach, water (river to the side) and foliage of trees. It is what a Clear Night filter does is cancels the bright amber lights at night but today with LED white lights no need. I do like the CPL for seeing the bottom of stream with rocks on the bottom and leaf's floating in like in mid air or looking in a glass window and taking the refection away, Just giving some info on the use of rear filters and IF you use a Sony 12-24 or 14mm with petal that non removal the system will not ! But there is a secret solution using a lens for the ultra wide 12mm, the Sony E 10-18mm (15-27mm in 35mm) f/4 OSS a 2013 APS-C lens that is very small but can be used in Full Frame mode from 12-18mm (18mm if you remove the light shield in back) Also with Threads up front for filters.kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6TYXop_qJKFZ80 Also there is the new Laowa 10mm f/2.8 with threads up front and a removable petal for Sony and Nikon for those wanting to get a panorama like image but in a normal size frame, my take is pinpoint stars and great vertical sides have used for night MW's But still the trail in the stars goes horizonal but great for a portrait view panorama in August when the ARCH top is way overhead and beyond and in the woods landscape the trees stand straight no leaning. Just a little add info. Great filter system!!!!

[@JustinBradleyPhotographer]

We nearly crossed paths. My work sent me to Flagstaff to cature media. I ended up exploring the Lava River Cave among other attractions in Flagstaff, but the flight out to San Angelo, Texas was killer. That whole region near Sedona and the whole area around Flagstaff, is one I want to spend weeks exploring. Flew over the crater and snow covered New Mexico. If I ever get around to posting them on IG I will definitely tag you. All captured with the Z8 of course. :)

[@christophmuller830]

How easily can the CPL be rotated with the magnets? I once had a magnetic system of an other vendor. The CPL rotation was realised the same like the NiSi JetMag Pro. But it was very cumbersome to use because the magnet increased the friction and it sounded like scratching metal on metal. It was nothing like it is on NiSi's Swift System or the V7 Filter System where the CPL has its own smooth and easy to move rotation mechanism.

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Very easy actually - one of my favorite aspects of it

[@Scooter_123_abc]

How do you mount the lens hood?

[@DonDickinson-o9o]

I know that with the Kase circular filters, you cannot attach the lens hood. If you want a lens hood, there is a separate magnetic hood that you can buy... but , it's basically one size fits all.

[@carlosrio503]

It seems like they are wider than the lens, so you can’t put on a lens hood? Concerning magnetic filters, yes, they can lose their magnetic strength… and cold temperatures make it worse. Mine suddenly started falling off at -25F. Then their magnetic strength never returned. Sent it back to manufacturer in China ( at my cost) and they “re-magnetized” it for me. But it is still too weak to keep the filter on as I walk around. So, I like the spin&lock option!

[@eduardoviner1161]

any vignette when used on wide angle lenses?

[@stephenschmid492]

I use the Kase Wolverine magnetic filters, which are similar. I use a polarizer enough that I keep one on each of my trinity of lenses all the time, and then carry the stack of three ND filters separately.

[@robryan4272]

Another great video. Keep them coming !!😁

[@Denmarkone]

I've been considering Nisi's Swift system for a while. But after the Jetmag was released, I'm most like getting this. I've had Nisi filters in the past and their quality is very very good.

[@NiSiOpticsUSA]

We’re glad you enjoy our products!

[@mikebrownhill4662]

I may be missing something, but can you please explain more about how the locking system works on the polariser? My understanding from the video is that the filters can be locked down by rotating them to a position where they can't fall off if the magnetisation weakens. It sounds like a nice idea... But with the polariser - it seems that you have to rotate the whole filter to reach the optimum position to polarise your image. What if the optimum position for polarisation doesn't match the locking position - is the filter then relying solely on the magnetisation to hold it in place? Thanks!

[@johnzapell1527]

The circular polarizer filter is tops. As conditions warrant, I'll use an ND with or without polarizer.

[@trollfiddler]

How does it work with lens hoods?

[@allanc803]

Just got my Jet Pro set. Not cheap, but oh so good. For storing you don't have to lock them, the magnets are strong enough. Good video.

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Agreed!

[@NiSiOpticsUSA]

So happy to hear you are enjoying your new filters! 🎉

[@pepper6253]

Always KF protective filter is on, these look very interesting will be checking them out a little more Thanks

[@stevenkornfeld6804]

The one that says front cover is made to be your lens cap so you don’t have to take the step up ring off and you can just put the individual filters in the case. At least that’s the way my Kase and K&F magnetic filters work

[@allanc803]

In the kit Nisi supply a second front cap, so the stack is kept safe.

[@johnhitchcock7785]

Can the front cap be used as a lens cap on the adapter ring?

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Yes

[@stewartlogie]

How does the CPL rotate if it's locked?

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

It's not locked - it spins

[@stewartlogie]

@@MarkDenneyPhoto Thanks. So the others lock in place, but the CPL is free to spin.

[@allanc803]

@@stewartlogie You don't have to lock them in place when using. the lock is for when moving around keeping them safely in place.

[@eh9692]

you did a great job !

[@tamasnemeth2161]

@5:00 Imaging dealing with this in the field with gloves on. I don't think that it is less cumbersome than a threaded filter. Then @6:19 Aaah, now I get it.

[@outlawmonkey]

Polarpro uses the maglock system for quiet a long time now. I use polarpro.

[@claudeponchant5649]

I use Kase filters magnetic system and sometimes my Lee filters. Thank you for yours inspiring videos

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Happy to do it!

[@mattorrz759]

I feel like we all went through the learning process with you mate 😅 Great unboxing of a great product 👌

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Thanks my friend - I appreciate that!

[@carlmcneill1139]

That's the first magnetic filter that I've seen that locks in place. That's one reason why I've been hesitant to buy them. I may consider this for my next filters.

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Yes - a nice touch

[@granitfog]

"Bob's your uncle" - have you been binging on British comedies? :-D

[@MatthewUseda]

That seems like a pain in the field. Real test is "you have 5 seconds to put on and also take off a filter as the light is changing. Its also getting dark and cant see the white locked line." Or possibly maybe you are doing a time blend and on a tripod but you can't move the camera a nanometer. Or a full polarized shot and then not and blending in post. Seems like Kase or Kolari Atlas has the upperhand in these cases.

[@DrGruffLes]

Well that's annoying - i just bought a set of NISI 82 mill screw on filters, wishing they had magnetic ones- typical! these look great and i really like the extra bayonet lock...

[@PeterWigenBjarnoe]

Magnets only begin to lose their effect after approx. 80 years old, so I don't quite understand the meaning of the bayonet lock and not at all on the CPL filter, which must be in a certain position which is not necessarily in the locked position. But you are absolutely right that filters must be easy to use, otherwise they are not used enough. I myself have the "old" system with 100mm square filters and a frame that you screw onto the lens, NiSi V5 I think it's called, and I don't always want to mess with it. I think I should take a closer look at the filter system you show here, because it looks like an investment that is worth it.

[@DonDickinson-o9o]

To my understanding, the CPL is only using the bottom ring for locking, while the outer ring freely turns.

[@dmystify1381]

I am the first to put my hand up for a magnetic filter system....but tbh i dont use filters period....the other thing that gets me is, I always thought that magnets are a big no no to cameras...Trends hey🤷‍♀

[@davidwalker2402]

Great job look like a great set of filters. “Bobs your uncle “ has now been replaced with “Robert’s your father’s brother “ 😂 just think about it.

[@MajinOkabe]

“Ture color CPL”? They allowed a typo onto a final product?

[@MiscellanyTop]

Not good - and they also spelt "true" incorrectly ;). Then again, in America that would be "spelled." Jokes about US/UK language aside (Colour / Color) I do actually find it vexing when manufacturers are slip-shod with their literature and packaging. It may not be indicative of their product's quality but I tend to take it as such. Mind you, I see bad writing everywhere now - including the BBC News website, because the journalists are required to produce so much copy about so many different items in any one day that quality-checks are inadequate. We all expect things as quickly and cheaply as possible, so I suppose something has to give-way. Cheers.

[@zepplinrox3]

Dang autocorrect missed it

[@misha4422]

I noticed the production misspelling, too. Amusing, ... too us, ... not to Nisi, I assume.

[@Trish12303]

Good catch!!

[@JimReisman]

His was a pre-release unit.

[@stevenwaldstein2249]

Interesting but I still don’t understand how to use these (or any other) magnetic filters on smaller lenses and make them work with a lens hood. Like if I have a 67mm filter and a lens hood how the hood works if you buy bigger filters but the hood is designed for a 67mm hood. Thank you and take care.

[@kenbranstetter2354]

I use a CPL,when I remember, and MAYBE an ND. Otherwise I usually forget

[@nevvanclarke9225]

I love nisi But why I prefer square ones Less vignetting...it's the way circular glass is made It's stupid because the reason they are not allowed to use magnetic because Kase already had a magnetic system

[@stephenschmid492]

Having the locking mechanism in addition to the magnets doesn't seem to be necessary. I would say it's an extra layer of "fiddly" which would make them less pleasant to use.

[@jasonehrreich]

The only thing I have found is now you can't use a lens hood with the magnet filters

[@nevvanclarke9225]

I prefer square ones Why ..circular filters have more vinghetting....you can see it when you hold up circular filters to the sun

[@mazutcali9471]

I am using two filters: CP and variable ND. Total: $20-$30.

[@retirewithjames6745]

Cool filters

[@Kori_INJN]

I saw this never before camera gear day before yesterday

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Yeah this was the first I saw it

[@f.kieranfinney457]

Magnetic filters that just stick can leak light. These have to be twisted. If only we already had a method that would allow you to put a filter on by turning it…? What the hell is so hard about turning a screw on filter? Perfect alignment. No light or water leaks. Simple to make. Ultra reliable. The problem with filters isn’t attaching them it’s having to clean them every time you use them. Fix that and you’re in business.

[@joebass5]

The very definition of “fiddley”

[@AgillexUK]

like the stack idea but where's the lens cap - oh! on the stack! Shame about the spelling issues, too! Good ideas but maybe falling down in the execution, which reflects my experience of Nisi quality control - some filters gave a colour cast but another example of the same filter didn't.

[@TimvanderLeeuw]

I use a Maven filters magnetic filter system. At first I thought I could also just put that little package with all filters in my bag but found it fiddly to take out just the right filter from that stack when I needed it, or put it back. So now I do use a small filter holder for it. But the magnetic filters are much easier to use than the older square filters, that’s for sure!

[@stewartlogie]

I agree and use Maven's small plastic hinged case. It's very small, but allows you to pull out the filter in the middle without a struggle.

[@TimvanderLeeuw]

@ That’s the one I use indeed.

[@rickvaught244]

And the lens hood goes by the wayside? There is no perfect filter system.

[@davelingenfelser7473]

Those filters seem like they would be a nightmare to deal with in cold weather..

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Possibly - remains to be seen

[@scarcesense6449]

Re: ease of use I loved James Popsys' theory on microlaziness. If you look at what you do day to day, you're clearly motivated and productive but when faced with a simple 30 second task it's too much of an inconvenience to bother. Humans are strange creatures.

[@cristibaluta]

that's a lot of work to manage the filters

[@afseale]

Seems the 95mm is coming soon…..but the price….WOW expensive!

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Yeah I bet it’ll be pricey

[@MrSubie10]

GAS

[@the_rat_run]

A passable unboxing, Mark... I might have made an utter pig's ear of it, so no criticism. Nice looking filters too!

[@daveyoung9517]

I don't like that you cannot use a lens hood.

[@darrellhornick7764]

Long, long sub here and while we differ on many things photo/editing related, I'll continue to follow. I think you should do a poll to see how many other followers actually use any filters other than a UV filter. I personally dont think they are needed. 98% can be done in post these days. Filters are a dinosaur in the industry.

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Agreed - most effects can be replicated in post with the exception being polarizers, no way to replicate that effect.

[@TimvanderLeeuw]

I use polarisers, and ND filters for long exposure. I don’t use a UV filter and have bad past experience with using one in the past! In don’t use graduated ND filters anymore however.

[@Henry_Churches]

Long exposures can be done in post? I guess long expos and polarizing accounts for 2%..?

[@TimvanderLeeuw]

I use a Maven filters magnetic filter system. At first I thought I could also just put that little package with all filters in my bag but found it fiddly to take out just the right filter from that stack when I needed it, or put it back. So now I do use a small filter holder for it. But the magnetic filters are much easier to use than the older square filters, that’s for sure!

[@TimvanderLeeuw]

@ You could simulate the effect of long exposure in post by taking many short exposures, and then stacking them in Photoshop, Affinity Photo or a similar software. Similar to what you’d do for star trail stacking. That way you can even vary in post the actual long exposure effect you get. However I find it easier to shoot an actual long exposure.

[@allenahale1]

I am not really digging the metal on metal noise when rotated.

[@ronalderb9692]

$479.00? No way.

[@EdLyk]

too pricey for my budget but very cool.

[@JR-ro5kv]

I never read the instructions either. Thanks for sharing. I use CPL most often followed by ND.

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Glad I'n mot the only one:)

[@andrewroffey]

Real men don't read instructions !😅

[@chrishb7074]

Magnets only degrade if you drop them or heat them up a lot, when the filter material would probably be damaged beyond use anyway Mis-spelling ’true’ is just embarrassing.

[@tonyb2760]

I'm still using and completely satisfied with my Kase K100 K9 slim system and 99.9 percent of the time only use the polarizer filter.

[@FlatWaterFilms]

Lens hood?

[@djack4125]

Made in China? Any made in Germany or Japan?

[@steveeb9567]

Awe, the tried and true Click bait.

[@mangodibongo]

"Never before seen..."? I use about the same filter system made by Rollei for a while without any issues. I like your videos, Mark, but do you really need those click bait titles? Moreover, what is the sense in unboxing videos? I know how to unbox a filter package, I don't need a tutorial about that.

[@davidcrighton3431]

Pluses and minuses. Two notable minuses are, 1 - It seems a bit of a faff if you only want one filter and it is in the middle of the stack. 2 - Lens cap?

[@allanc803]

In the kit Nisi supply a second front cap, so the stack is kept safe.

[@davidcrighton3431]

​@@allanc803, so you are now handling two stacks and a filter? Where's the camera? I guess the second front lens cap goes from the lens screwed adapter to one of the stacks. Still too much faff for my liking, individual filters in a case makes more sense. I'd have to see it used out on a real shoot.

[@DonDickinson-o9o]

With the Kase Revolution system, I use a Think Tank filter holder. Think Tank has assured me that I can just stick the filters into each sleeve with no damage to the filters. Since each filter has a separate colour, it's easy for me to see which one I'm grabbing from the bag's sleeves.