Shoot Stunning Daytime Long Exposures with this ND Filter - Film and Digital' PLUS a NEW Tripod

00:00 INTRO
02:52 Freewell Tripod
05:57 Continue Shoot
06:36 SHUTTER & APERTURE
09:58 Continue Shoot
15:43 Next Day Ortho 80

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🎥 About This Video....
In this video I go on a mission for long exposure photography using ND Filters
I’ll show you my results, and also cover how the shutter speed and aperture work together and also talk about Reciprocity failure, as well as Digital.

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[tonycolclough]

Been a photographer since I was thirteen years of age film and digital I’m now 76 years young and still at it love film find it a challenge love your videos you are so ambitious about your photography keep up the good work like me I’m sure so many other photographers enjoy them 😊👍.

[tadwolujewicz]

Rog,
You’re at the top of your game, mate. Keep going as it’s all good stuff and there’s no one out there doing the same. You’re not just a photographer, but an educator and an entertainer. Can’t be bad to be all of those can it?

[DavidLstar]

Following on from your video I took my F5 down to Hill Head Harbour and with my 20mm f1.8 and a stop ND filter I gave it a go using Ilford Delta 400. I used Ilford’s reciprocity chart it gave a RF calculation of 1.41. I use the Lee ND app to calculate the exposure time based on 10 stops. I’m really happy with the results I achieved- I don’t do my own developing but do scan the negatives myself.

[walterpierluissi]

I do have a D500 and a D750, also have the Z50 and recently I bought a Nikon FG film from 1982 with a good range of Nikkor lenses; I have been doing photographs since the late 70's and now that I am very close to my retirement age, I have decided to spend more time with my passion... Thanks for your long exposures video, it's been good information for me...

[mrawesomeness]

Amazing video, as always. Just have to say that your videos are so inspirational. I love your enthusiasm. I just started with film, and after watching one of your videos, I just want to go outside and shoot some more. Thanks for the effort you put into these videos 🤟

[IainHC]

I know how much work you put into these vids m8!!! So I didn't skip a second!!! It was well worth it too 🙂

[andrewtongue]

Given that (we) are all in the digital age of photography, why can people not comprehend the basic laws of light (Physics) ? It hasn't changed; the subsequent generations are having to learn the basics all over again. Like you Roger, I began with Analogue & moved onto Digital, & I still shoot both; the only difference being, the latter is immediate. Ultimately, I prefer the challenge of the former...but hey, each to their own. Excellent presentation - Thank you !

[amosk]

Like a Boss! The quality and quantity of your videos are unreal. Your math skills, on the other hand.... j/k! Cheers

[MichaelZieschang]

And please mention to cover the viewfinder on a SLR.

[stevebutcher]

Awesome video, love the technical info and great photos. I would have tried to snap that dog having a waz haha I need to use my nd filters I bought them after watching one of your older videos but only used them once.

[lensman]

Some nice shots there Rog. The locking and leg extension mechansm of that tripod reminds me of a Velbon Ultra Maxi L that I had and gave to my daughter a few years ago. It didn't cost anywhere near the asking price for this new kid on the block though!!! Just for information about ND filters, 8X ( or 8 times normal esposure time= 3 stops ) is 2 to power 3, 16X is 2 to power 4( 4 stops ), 32X is 2 to power 5 etc etc, so this way it is easy to work out what all these mean. On the other hand ND 0.3 is one stop of light loss, ND 0.6 is two stops of light loss, ND 0.9 is three stops of light loss etc etc. Hope this helps.

[---usqf]

Thanks!
I didn't know how long exposures work either. I am new to film and photography, so thank you.

[yellowcrescent]

Have been debating getting a high-power ND filter to do this (but like you said, the big LEE and NiSi filters are quite expensive, but I usually try to get the 100x100mm filters so they will fit all my big Mamiya and LF lenses). On the topic of losing tripods... last year I was out taking some photos of a big mountainside electric star.. it was super windy and cold, and as I was packing up, left my tripod sitting in the parking lot next to me car... it was a Robus 5570 + Acratech Panoramic head. I noticed some people flashing their lights at me, but I just thought they were being goofy. After driving an hour away to my hotel, I noticed my tripod was missing, so drove all the way back, and thankfully someone had taken my tripod and set it up neatly against a tree on the edge of the parking lot. Whew... So yeah, a airtag or similar would have been handy lol.

[oteliogarcia]

at night, those late 70's-early 80's Nikons can do some really long exposures way beyond their specified slowest shutter speeds

[roywales]

Great video as usual, I use a Hoya ND1000 & Visico CPL on digital cameras and I should get out to try long exposure on the film cameras as well.

[comfortablyblind]

I went out to a "Farmer's Market" with my grand daughters. The plan was, to shoot them standing still while the crowd filtered around them. I used 100 ISO film and a ND 3 and ND 2 filters stacked. I had calculated for 1 to 2 seconds. I realized after getting the film developed, 2 things. 1: my 5 year old GD can't stand still that long, and 2: two seconds is a long time. The crowd would move enough at 1/2 to 1 second. The 5 year is older now and is into photography, so she should be able to stand for that long. Long exposure shots are fun.
Actually, I've gotten both of them into photography and they both have Canon Powershots.

[markgoostree]

Considering that the eclipse wasn't very long ago some may still have those filters handy. Those will have some extra long exposure time to work with. Take a snack along... you'll be glad.

[etienneportail]

Wow!! What a superb video ! Great graphics and explanations ! Nothing really to me personally, but very pleasant to hear the basics once in a while and certainly very helpful for beginners!

[kdj.imagery]

Did you say that you shot the images of the high tide at ASA 6 with a six second exposure with that big stopper, what was the f-stop like 36 perhaps? Cheers 🙃

[angelusrufus]

Can you show us how it works in the middle of the city when people walks around? I once thought about trying long exposure photography in crowded, popular tourist places.