Welcome to Michael's blog. Michael Andrew, (aka Michael The Maven) is a freelance producer, photography instructor, tech innovator, and when needed, disaster aid specialist. Disclaimer: Michael is a participant in Bhphoto & Amazon affiliate programs that provides an advertising commission if you purchase through links on this website.
Answering some recent questions about filters and how they work. This video covers the advantages and disadvantages of square drop in filters compared to the round threaded ones, and I hope you enjoy it!
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Table of Contents:
2:06 - External Buttons
6:29 - Camera Setup
10:15 - Info Display
13:23 - Quick Screen
17:46 - Mode Dial
22:09 - Exposure Control
23:08 - Exposure Compensation
40:24 - White Balance
46:15 - Focusing System
47:43 - AFS
48:03 - Recomposing
48:39 - AFC
49:30 - Manual Focus
59:00 - Focus Peaking
1:00:38 - Video Focusing
1:02:17 - Quick Menu
1:03:25 - Metering Modes
1:05:18 - Drive Modes
1:11:27 - Video Shooting
1:11:57 - Video Resolution
1:14:08 - Deep Menu
1:16:12 - Exposure Mode
1:16:32 - 4K Live Cropping
1:16:59 - Rec Format
1:17:54 - Continuous AF
1:18:32 - AF Custom Setting (Video)
1:18:46 - Photo Style
1:20:22 - Luminance Level
1:20:40 - Stabilizer
1:21:03 - Sound Rec. Level Disp.
1:22:00 - ISO Increments
1:22:35 - Back Button Focusing
1:23:36 - Half Press Release
1:23:46 - Eye Sensor AF
1:24:05 - Direct Focus Area
1:24:22 - Focus/Release Priority
1:25:03 - Focus Switching for Vert / For
1:25:19 - Loop Movement Focus Frame
1:25:37 - AF + MF
1:26:38 - Fn Button Set
1:27:07 - Q.Menu
1:28:16- Dial Set
1:28:33 - Touch Settings
1:28:54 - Constant Preview
1:29:32 - Highlight / Zebra Pattern
1:31:05 - Cust.Set Mem.
1:33:38 - Folder / File Settings
1:34:28 - Sensor Cleaning
1:34:49 - Format
1:36:05 - My Menu Settings
1:37:03 - Playback Menu
1:37:29 - 4K Photo Bulk Saving
1:37:49 - Panasonic Image App
1:44:51 - Michael’s Recommendations
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Everything stated here is my opinion, and I sometimes make mistakes. I will never recommend a product I do not either use, truly love or think would be the best fit for the situation (often
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What a beautiful & amazing photography book given to me by @salomon_pena !! Im always so impressed my his eye for composition and color. One of the cityscape photographers I’ve seen. Thank you so much again Salomon! #landscapephotography #sunsets #sun #losangeles
Pretty well done. A little slow at times, but fantastic at high tension moments. CGI was pretty good, enough to be believable. It will be a classic. I would recommend seeing it in theaters if you like these types of films
The images coming out of Googles Pixel 3 cameras are just jaw dropping, especially the ones shot with their night sight feature. How in the world did they figure this out, and how does it work in plain language? Thats the topic in todays Maven Nation Photography Podcast!
DISCLAIMER: I am in no way affiliated with Google or the Pixel 3 product. I have not received a free Pixel 3 phone (nor would I) and have not been asked to create this video by anyone, its just an interesting topic I wanted to share with you.
If you are struggling to learn you camera, theres a good chance I have a tutorial on it! I break down complex ideas into simple to understand language:
I’ve been in my workshop developing several new photography products- the first are two photography ND filters, one at 10-Stops, the other at 6-Stops.
The word ND means Neutral Density, or that the filter doesn’t introduce any color cast. Here’s the hard truth: I’ve only seen a couple brands that you cannot tell has shifted any color. There are some pretty overpriced & awfully performing filters out there. One famous brand name filter is charging $130 for one of the worst performing filters I’ve ever seen. It’s a total ripoff and shouldn’t even be classified as an ND filter, but there is no governing body that regulates ND ratings. I got sick of it and decided I would:
1. Develop a test that anyone could do to grade their ND filters. 2. I would produce ND filters better than even the big brand name companies.
My recent YouTube video will demonstrate the test (it’s in my profile) and also show how my new filters compete against them (here’s a spoiler: it wasn’t pretty for them)
And if you are still reading this: There are links on that video for $50 off . The 6 stop ones are in stock, with the 10 stop ones coming shortly. Don’t buy those crappy ND filters unless you are paying less than $30. When you go for a high grade one, get the BEST. I’m proud to put my name on those! (And yes, Maven is a registered trademark for photography products) ☺️ #ndfilters #maven #mavenfilters #mavenndfilters #vu #nisi #ice #cokin #lee #hitech #zomei #nd #landscapephotography More cool video & products coming soon!
"You get what you pay for" is a saying we have all heard and it is somewhat true with ND filters. If you are paying very little for an ND filter, chances are it is not going to be very high performing. This is usually the case from my experience.
But what if you pay a lot for a filter? Does that guarantee that filter will be high performing?
Unfortunately, there are expensive filters out there that are not very good, and many photographers are not even aware of it. As far as I know there is no regulatory body or performance rating that governs ND filters.
I realize I will likely be attacked by many for creating a filter specifically to do well in a color cast test and then testing it against the big boys, however "ND" should be as close to neutral as possible and what you are about to see will shock you. I also wanted to provide hard evidence that yes, there is a difference, and yes it can be measured.
You can download the images I used in this test as well as the spreadsheet here: https://bit.ly/2XPsPoR
You are welcome to scrutinize & criticize my results. I will take all honest feedback sincerely, and improve the test (or the filters if possible), but as of right now, Im pretty proud of my first filters!
Table Of Contents:
03:04 - Myth & True Advantages of Nano Coated Filters
03:48 - Filters Used In Test
04:50 - Methodology of Test
08:00 - Adjusting for 10 Stops
09:45 - Viewing Results in Camera RAW
10:30 - Boring Nerdy Stuff (How to quantitate color cast numerically)
17:48 - Filter Scores
If you are a pure beginner to filters, I think a basic Cokin P filter kit (that comes with adapters and filters) are a good place to start. See the link on the bottom of this description for a good, inexpensive kit.
It was GREAT! Highly recommend it. So funny and yet loaded with action. Marvel has it really dialed in. I really appreciate that they are writing weaknesses into their heroes, so much more interesting! Go watch it!!
02:03 - Sports
07:14 - Buffer
13:01 - Face Tracking
14:32 - Low Light Focusing
15:07 - Dynamic Range
17:01 - High ISO Stills
17:44 - Moire
18:07 - High ISO Video
19:18 - Rolling Shutter
19:43 - Thermals
21:02 - Portraits
23:40 - Conclusion
PRIVACY and DISCLOSURE:
* Michael The Maven is a participant in the B&H Photo Video affiliate program that provides an advertising commission if you purchase through our links.
* If you purchase something from my affiliate links, I will get a small commission with no extra cost to you.
Everything stated here is my opinion, and I sometimes make mistakes. I will never recommend a product I do not either use, truly love or think would be the best fit for the situation (often
determined by budget).
