ND Suggestions for helium sensor

[Willem_T]

Hey guys,

I'm new to RED, but long time reader. About to order the RED Epic-w, very excited about that! What ND filter should I get? I have a 4x4 mattebox, but going to upgrade to 4x5.65 sized mattebox.
Are the IRND filters from Formatt Firecrest a good place to start? I've also seen people mention the NiSi filters, but couldn't really find a link where to order them.

What do you guys sugest? Thanks.

 

[Joseph Victorine]

It's hard to say for sure until the new color science is released. Dragon sensor does not need IR protection and IR NDS the way that the MX did and hopefully (most likely) Helium will be an improvement in that regard over Dragon. Right now True NDs are the current benchmark for Dragon (for me at least), but they are very pricey. Given the amazing low light performance of Helium a Motion Mount is probably an excellent choice. You will rarely miss the light loss and the auto calibration it provides is amazing.

 

[Joel Voelker]

I'm very curious about the true ND. I have used Tiffen, Schneider, Prostop, and now Firecrest and have found the variability filter to filter to be pretty bad across all of them. Would love to have a nice clean set of ND.

 

[Rocky Deng]

Hey guys,

I'm new to RED, but long time reader. About to order the RED Epic-w, very excited about that! What ND filter should I get? I have a 4x4 mattebox, but going to upgrade to 4x5.65 sized mattebox.
Are the IRND filters from Formatt Firecrest a good place to start? I've also seen people mention the NiSi filters, but couldn't really find a link where to order them.

What do you guys sugest? Thanks.

Hi Willem, NiSi does not has a delear in Nerthlands yet, but you can contact Dedo weigert film from Germany or Cartoni from Italy to buy.

If you need any help you can send an email to me: sale3@nisidigital.com

Thanks

 

[Olivier Gresse]

Hi Willem,

Finally, what did you choose as ND filters for your epic-w?

 

[Evin Grant]

Formatt Firecrest ND's are the most consistent, accurate and neutral ND's I've ever encountered.

 

[Austin Straub]

I started out with just one NiSi filter at 2.1 and I really love it. Planning on getting a couple lower densities.

EDIT: here's a piece shot with it. https://vimeo.com/202085207