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Xume Magnetic Filter Holders

Thanks for posting this, awesome product! I use screw in's because I can't afford the 4x5.65 filters that I'd like to use for now. This will make life much easier.
 
Reserved for Video Review.

I will be testing this system next week.
 
I ran into these a year ago and immediately ordered a set. They're really convenient for run-n-gun but because of the nature of that kind of shooting, it's really easy to forget you have them on, so be cautious of that... expensive filters attached magnetically is a scary thought.

Extremely convenient though... looking forward to your review.
 
They're neat,

just some things to consider:
- they don't stack (yet?)
- they add more thickness than you'd think so very wide lenses might get in trouble vignetting
- had one break apart (they consist of 2 parts glued together) that's one out of 12 so far.
- you'll need them on your lenshoods as well.. Otherwise they don't fit anymore (at least with my canon L16-35) you might get past that with step ups to 80mm with rubber lens caps that fit over the lens (ie cordvision).
- sets add up in price quickly. Cheaper than the big glass filters

otherwise big timesaver for run/gun situations
 
Just to follow up, these work really well, but Joost brings up some valid points. I've been using them with my run and gun rigs (GH2 Hacked and BMPCC) and it really makes things go a lot faster when you are in the heat of the moment and don't want to deal with screwing filters on and off.

- Best way to do it is to have a lens adapter for each lens you think you'll use throughout the day. Then put a flter holder on every filter you think you will use throughout the day. Then it's simply a matter of popping filters on and off whatever lens you have on the camera. This is a huge time saver.

- I will be testing this even more thoroughly on a shoot coming up where I need to be constantly on the go in a variety of shooting conditions, light changing, pola on/off, etc.

- Vignetting not an issue with 11-16 with the cameras that I'm using this system with because of 2x + crop factor. On the Red cams, different story.

- Cost. Let's assume you have five lenses and 6 filters you might potentially use throughout the day. You can get two Pro Kits for $210 and a Starter kit for $54. That's 5 lens adapters and 10 filter holders for $264. That's about the price of one 4x5 glass filter. The time you save will more than make up for it.

Do be aware of some of the limitations but I can safely say that compared to the positives of this approach it's well worth the money.

And if you have extra filter holders you'll want to use them for lens caps. That works like a charm.

I can say that one of the most frequent things I do with these run and gun situations is go from needing an ND or vari-ND to needing a clear filter, for example moving from outside to inside. This really does help solve that. Of course, the easiest solution would be to have a built in ND in the camera, but alas this is the next best thing.
 
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