Andrew Reese
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Stick with 4X5.65 ND's or go with Kippertie Revolva (heard good reviews from a few owners with DSMC2 cameras). I wouldn't touch anything else if you are concerned overall about generating the best IQ.
I am currently running NISI 4x5.65 filters on my Gemini and am pleased. You really get what you pay for when it comes to ND filters unfortunately. I was going to go with the new Rhodiums from Scheider but I realized I could almost buy two sets of NISI's for the price of one set of Rhodium's. Have not done intensive testing yet but so far I have not picked up on any color shift with the NISI's and am very pleased although I have heard that NISI filters wear easily. The coating is not sandwiched and is on the outside which actually has seemed to make them much more fingerprint and water resistant as well as easier to clean. That being said I have been making it a point to be delicate.
However, I can point you to one variable ND that has been of some interest to me... It comes in 105mm for standard cinema Lenses (that have filter threads) and I have entertained using it on my Canon CN-E's with a Canon 1dx II (or similar) where I need to have a more run-and-gun hand held setup and do not have time to be dealing with a matte-box and want more of a lightweight handheld solution (behind the scenes, vlogging, travel, ronin-m, etc). It is actually made by Formatt Hitech (makers of the firecrest ultras). If you read the reviews it seems like a few other people had good results and had the same idea as me. Check it out...
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...ULTISTOP_105mm_Multistop_Neutral_Density.html
I am currently running NISI 4x5.65 filters on my Gemini and am pleased. You really get what you pay for when it comes to ND filters unfortunately. I was going to go with the new Rhodiums from Scheider but I realized I could almost buy two sets of NISI's for the price of one set of Rhodium's. Have not done intensive testing yet but so far I have not picked up on any color shift with the NISI's and am very pleased although I have heard that NISI filters wear easily. The coating is not sandwiched and is on the outside which actually has seemed to make them much more fingerprint and water resistant as well as easier to clean. That being said I have been making it a point to be delicate.
However, I can point you to one variable ND that has been of some interest to me... It comes in 105mm for standard cinema Lenses (that have filter threads) and I have entertained using it on my Canon CN-E's with a Canon 1dx II (or similar) where I need to have a more run-and-gun hand held setup and do not have time to be dealing with a matte-box and want more of a lightweight handheld solution (behind the scenes, vlogging, travel, ronin-m, etc). It is actually made by Formatt Hitech (makers of the firecrest ultras). If you read the reviews it seems like a few other people had good results and had the same idea as me. Check it out...
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...ULTISTOP_105mm_Multistop_Neutral_Density.html