TACO-RC ND filters set (ND4/8/16/32) for DJI Phantom 3

ocatcr · Jul 6, 2015

MattyDread said:
Yep about to order these now & also that thing that goes over the stick to control the yaw better - has anyone tried this yet?View attachment 23907

The idea of using this yaw control is smoothing out the beginning and ending of pans on your camera. It is for someone who have a hard time to get a smooth ramp in yaw movement

MattyDread · Jul 6, 2015

ocatcr said:
The idea of using this yaw control is smoothing out the beginning and ending of pans on your camera. It is for someone who have a hard time to get a smooth ramp in yaw movement

Thanks - I ordered the 4 filters (nd4 - 32) & the yaw thingy. It says on the website that shipping is July 15th - is this still correct?

Sheets7777 · Jul 8, 2015

Received my filters, got them on no problem will test them out tomorrow. Little scary getting the original filter off, but not that bad.

GhostMaster · Jul 8, 2015

Sheets7777 said:
Received my filters, got them on no problem will test them out tomorrow. Little scary getting the original filter off, but not that bad.

Waiting for your feedback. I'm waiting to mine to be shipped.

ocatcr · Jul 8, 2015

MattyDread said:
Thanks - I ordered the 4 filters (nd4 - 32) & the yaw thingy. It says on the website that shipping is July 15th - is this still correct?

Unless there is sudden issue, your order will be shipped on july 15th. thanks for your support.

vmp · Jul 11, 2015

spskaya said:
Just ordered the complete set this morning and it was already shipped. Wish they would tell me how long it will take all the way from Hong Kong to Florida. Can't wait to get them.

Mine shipped on June 30th and I received them today (Florida)

I haven't tested them out yet, but first thing I noticed is how light they are. They are not labeled though.

Picture of package contents is attached.

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spskaya · Jul 11, 2015

Just got them tonight. Pretty quick from Hong Kong. They look nice. I will fly with them tomorrow. I will let y'all know how they are.

MattyDread · Jul 12, 2015

spskaya said:
Just got them tonight. Pretty quick from Hong Kong. They look nice. I will fly with them tomorrow. I will let y'all know how they are.

Yes please - I'm especially keen to know abput the nd16 & nd32

ocatcr · Jul 12, 2015

Vladimir Talijan said:
There is no ND64 for the Phantom as far as I know. ND32 is the second best and the best for multiple lighting scenarios, so I'm waiting mid july for the standalone filter from TACO.

It's simple, on a typical summer sunny day with 1/50 shutter you have ISO100 and F22, and because your P3 camera is fixed to f2.8, you need 6 stop filter to maintain the shutter. That filter is ND64. If you use ND32, you get 5 stops which is already giving you 1/100 shutter and everything fast is getting stutters. It's not that bad, but if you use ND8, it gives you only 3 stops so you're getting 1/400 shutter and that is really noticable, you want to be bellow 1/100, idealy on 1/50, so ND32 is the brightest one I would use. If there is a cloudy weather and you need eg. 4 stops to kill, it is better to go 1/25 with ND32 or crank up the ISO to 200, than 1/100 with ND8.

You CAN use all the filters in a set, if you have the time to change the filter every time the cloud passes, but I don't think anyone will do that. I'm aiming to do the highest possible production with the P3, and I think that is unnecessary, I will just take off the filter when there is not enough light...

Yes. as most of our customers request, we planned to produce some ND64.

JayB · Jul 12, 2015

Very interested to hear some feedback, is the threaded ring plastic? if it is I wonder about the durability

SinjinSix · Jul 12, 2015

Are you going to have a polarizer as well? It would be nice to have a set with polarizer, nd4 and nd8.

GhostMaster · Jul 12, 2015

I got my set shipped, I will share my review as soon as I get them. Should take arround 2 weeks to reach me.

John Decker · Jul 12, 2015

ocatcr said:
Yes. as most of our customers request, we planned to produce some ND64.

Any ideas when?

ocatcr · Jul 12, 2015

JayB said:
Very interested to hear some feedback, is the threaded ring plastic? if it is I wonder about the durability

it is made of aluminium. size and weight is same as DJI UV filter. there is o-ring inside to prevent the loosening.

ocatcr · Jul 12, 2015

SinjinSix said:
Are you going to have a polarizer as well? It would be nice to have a set with polarizer, nd4 and nd8.

The reason we do not produce PL filter is that it is not very useful for a continuous changing direction drone.

ocatcr · Jul 12, 2015

John Decker said:
Any ideas when?

hopefully at the end of next week.

Vladimir Talijan · Jul 12, 2015

Mine is shipped also, and I don't have any doubt in quality, I'm using rosco ND16 gel right now with the fingerprints and some wrinkles not visible in the picture.

bobomet · Jul 12, 2015

I got mine 3 days ago. Finally a good weather day, so I'm gonna test them out in bright sunlight and then again at dusk. Will post some images.
I was a bit perturbed that the filters are not labelled. I'll have to do that I suppose.

Incognito · Jul 12, 2015

Got mine today quality is excellent, haven't tried them out yet, only one small moan which i emailed you about this morning and that is some sort of labelling on the storage wallet defining which filter was which would be helpful

spskaya · Jul 12, 2015

MattyDread said:
Yes please - I'm especially keen to know abput the nd16 & nd32

Here is a link to a test of the ND32. I did a very quick color correction as you will see. Even with the ND32 some of the brightest clouds are clipping. Still impressed. They fit nice and snug on the camera. Good purchase.