Color-Coded Filters

Paul Thompson in for Outdoor Photography Guide. Hope you're all doing well today. And today what I wanted to talk to you about is actual filters. Now I dunno about you guys, but I traditionally use these magnetic filters, which I absolutely love. The problem I have with them though, is if you look now, there's all black filters in this case, and I have to wear glasses to do my photography. I really struggle to see small writing. So the only thing I have to go on with these filters is the small white writing that they stick on the filters to tell you what strength ND filters they are. And that's something I really struggle with out on field. So what they've actually done is come up with a new version of these filters, which I think is a really, really fantastic upgrade. So what they've actually done now is provided me with a new set, comes in this lovely case, all black again. However, all the filters, as you can see, are all color coded. So what that means is I now know that silver is the CPL, blue is ND8, gold is my six stop filter, red is the 10 stop, and it's really easy to pick them out when I'm in a rush and in a hurry out on field. And it can make all the difference, because if you are relying on a piece of light that's coming through, and you are fumbling around in one of these cases here, looking for your filter that you need, you can lose time and potentially lose the light, and therefore lose the shot. So I find this new set is a fantastic way of getting around that. It makes it easier for me, obviously, I have to wear glasses, I have to put them on, then I have to look for this little white lightning. Well, now, all I have to do is go into this case, pick out my colored filter that I need, and they work the same way as the old style filters. So you don't need to replace the rings or anything like that. You simply take the lens cap off your camera, which is also magnetic. You grab your filter. So say I wanted the silver for CPL, pop that on there, and I'm good to go. So easy, so fast, and so quick. And now with these color coded options, I think it's the perfect option for landscape photography. It's the only real style of filter I now use. I don't use square filters anymore. I only use these circular filters, because they're so small, so light to fit in my bag. Now there's also another company brought a similar sort of thing out when they're all color coded filters. So other brands are available. You don't have to rely on this one. The main thing is that they're color coded and make our lives easier as landscape photographers. And that's the main thing that we're looking for. Hope this has been really interesting for you. I've been Paul Thompson. This is Outdoor Photography Guide. See you again soon. Bye bye.