The BEST Magnetic Lens Filter System You Can Buy! PolarPro HELIX MagLock

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This is SO MUCH MORE than just magnetic filters. The PolarPro Helix Maglock combines clever engineering and high quality design to give you the fastest and most secure way to use filters on your lenses! With 15 high performance filters to choose from, you can have every situation covered in a flash!
Check out the PolarPro Helix Chris Burkard Lineup here → bit.ly/45GJSsB
Check out the PolarPro Helix Peter McKinnon Lineup here → bit.ly/3PIffOK
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Table of Contents:
0:00 - The Quickdraw Standoff
0:40 - Introducing The PolarPro Helix Maglock System
1:51 - Pieces and Parts
3:27 - How Does The Helix Maglock Work?
5:14 - Why Is It Special & What Problems Does It Solve?
6:49 - What Are The Filter Options?
7:59 - Which Ones Do You Need?
10:10 - Are They Stackable?
10:29 - Vignetting?
10:54 - A Well Thought Out Piece Of Gear!
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@gadgetmatch 10 ай бұрын

You deserve an Oscar for that opening scene. But also - you owe me an entirely new filter system!

@dunnadidit 10 ай бұрын

Hahahahahaha... this is a golden response.

@MarioSoMedia 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the vid Dunna! Loved that intro 👏

@dpfreedman 10 ай бұрын

That stack of filters and adapters is worth more than my car!

@Cookies205 9 ай бұрын

Needed this breakdown to understand all the options. Thanks!

@tamparealestatephotographer 4 ай бұрын

The best intro I’ve ever seen 😂. Great work man seriously that intro was so funny and smart.

@tomsunday 10 ай бұрын

Great intro, Dunna. Not sure if you know this but Freewell came out with the magnetic VND system....a long time ago. This PolarPro setup is the exact copy of Freewell. I've used the Freewell system for over a year now. There are no scratches and my filters never fall off (even in my bag). Freewell system changed the game. This is not revolutionary at all. In fact the only different is that PolarPro is more money. I know this is a sponsored video but you should let people know they have other choices.

@mizshellytee 10 ай бұрын

I think Dunna's reviewed Freewell before?

@kittparker4161 10 ай бұрын

It’s somewhat different from the freewell. The freewell vnd filter comes in three parts, the base ring, the vnd base and the rotating vnd. That’s two pieces of glass to remove instead of one. It’s slower and it’s hard to hold both pieces while quickly grabbing a photo. You also can’t stack filters on top of the freewell, so to use mist you have to remove the rotating vnd and replace it with the mist vnd base. The polar pro is simpler and more efficient for quick shooting

@MarkGoldenstein 10 ай бұрын

If you want to get ND and ND+Mist for both 2-5 and 6-9 stops, then the PolarPro system is $1200 instead of Freewell’s $400.

@RasikaFernando 10 ай бұрын

@@MarkGoldenstein Exactly…! Kind of a Scam

@KyleBarton 9 ай бұрын

This video was an instant subscribe for me! I’m so grateful to have someone with your skill set to learn from 🙏

@dunnadidit 9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Kyle!

@Alex_Manifestation111 9 ай бұрын

Love the beginning and video 📹 bro. Subscribed! 🎉

@drwride 10 ай бұрын

Love the intro! Very creative and well done.

@FescueFreak 7 ай бұрын

Great information in this video thanks for sharing

@benjhaisch 10 ай бұрын

That intro was fantastic.

@mediiacompany_ 10 ай бұрын

Such a good video! Super detailed and well made. Thank you! I did have a question. Was the 67mm to 82mm jump with the base plate annoying with some of your smaller lenses?

@Thomasmcse 10 ай бұрын

It looks like that these are the filter I was waiting for.

@LukeAntunes 8 ай бұрын

This intro was just 🤌🏻🤌🏻 chefs kiss!

@transgirl420 10 ай бұрын

This seems super cool! I feel like the problem is that for it to actually be convenient, you need most of your filters to be maglock. I love Polarpro filters, and have a bunch already so it doesn't really make sense to repurchase the same exact filters. It looks so sick though, Polarpro's defender360's already made it super easy to store and screw/unscrew filters, but the magnet ones are so much faster still. Maybe if there was a way to adapt a threaded filter 🤔

@mirrorlessmemory 10 ай бұрын

That intro 😂😂🔥🔥🔥 Already bought the filter, just waiting on the base filters to release 🎉

@codylander 10 ай бұрын

Finally a thorough video explaining all of the options! Great work Dunna!

@CorineCles 10 ай бұрын

Great intro. Very original

@lyndonlabayan 10 ай бұрын

So I've been using the 2-5 kit with 4 bases across 4 lenses and the the 2-5 adjustment on the ND is so tight sometimes that it actually engages the removal of the ND from the base. It's happening across all bases and it's super annoying. Imagine the ND at 2 and grab the rubber knurling to adjust from 2 to 3... but t remains in the 2 position but pops the 'maglock' off of the base... really annoying. The notches at each number is not ideal. I get why we want the hard stops but a softer turning experience during ND adjustment would be better. I've already contacted polar pro and they're sending me a replacement (great customer service) and they've said they had a few reports of this issue but nothing that would warrant a recall. For reference, I'm not a professional filmmaker/gear reviewer. I'm just a nobody who does video as a hobby. I've had my maglock kit for 2 weeks and used it for 3 weddings and it was more of a headache than not during each. If you want these and have the chance to try them locally first hand, do so. None of these commercials seem to have run into the problems I've had.

@CorineCles 10 ай бұрын

Wow that great...the anamorphic one is great (is it necessary to have anamorphic lense for that ? ). Wow one of the best .

@bc_views 10 ай бұрын

I like the fact that they make all filters fit the base plates. For a while I said to myself “they just want people’s money” because you always had to buy a new filter for a new lens depending on the size, not anymore! Great video!

@dunnadidit 10 ай бұрын

Just fyi, with other screw in filters you can also pick up step up rings so that you can adapt other filter sizes too. That’s kind of built into the premise here but you could technically do it before too!

@bc_views 10 ай бұрын

@@dunnadidit very true! (shamefully shakes head in agreement).

@jxmcfarland 3 ай бұрын

Hey Dunna, thanks for the walkthrough. Do these new Helix VNDs have detents at each stop, or do they freely rotate between 2-5/6-9? 🍻

@VisionintoReality-0 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing. Can you stack the filters more than 2? Nd+cpl+mist

@danfox2575 9 ай бұрын

I was hoping to see some image quality tests since you normally do those, though I just realized that this was a sponsored video. PolarPro is pretty famous for bad color shifting in their VNDs since they use two circular polarizers instead of combining a linear and a circular or using two linear polarizers. Drastically undermines their value and I can't find ANYONE who has tested this on these new filters. That opening scene cracked me up, by the way lol

@kqschwarz 8 ай бұрын

Question, I have the original Peter McKinnon variable ND with a screw mount to the lens. It is everything you said about convenience, especially for shooting video when one wants to maintain both the shutter angle and aperture as the light changes during continuous recording. That said, I stopped using the PK VND filter after the first couple of shoots due to the fact that changing the ND level also changes the white balance. This is a polarization issue that (I believe) affects all VND filters and is the one issue that negates whatever positives there are to variable ND filters (in my opinion). For this reason I have stuck with single-value ND filters and use ISO to the extent possible to accommodate illumination changes during long clips. Can you please comment on the effect changing the ND level using these new VND filters have on white balance? Thank and and great review (as usual).

@gil_carter 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Dunna, I've ordered the whole stack too. What matt box will work with the Helix system? Polar Pro haven't got an option here yet.

@matthewtomlinson9853 10 ай бұрын

I always appreciate your videos and this one is no exception. Here is the question. As i understand that you buy what you need, having collected quite a collection of Polar pro filters. What is to sell me on spending 1800 plus (rings and addons pushing the price higher) to upgrade to a system like this? it's a good design and a high-quality idea the execution is great but is it worth it?

@MattLavergne4 10 ай бұрын

BRB gonna go hover on PolarPro's site for a sale. Also love the crisp B-Roll at Fisherman's Wharf, it's not easy to get a clean shot like that over there 😅

@HITESHGG 10 ай бұрын

So I bought & return this here is why. I have been Freewell Magnetic users for a long time although it has disadvantage of not locking feature but it has advantage of all those additional features like CPL, ND32/CPL, I can switch 6-9 on the same base. so i bought polarpro except that locking system i did not found anything special in these it is basically a K&F magnetic vnd begin sold for USD 100 (without locking feature) those are exactly the same you cannot use the opposite side of the filter & do not have any additional features like Freewell do with polarpro you expect to spend anywhere beyond USD 1000+.

@ramanandh1261 10 ай бұрын

Yo man, u r soo cool!❤

@dunnadidit 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@tylerwilson8240 10 ай бұрын

This intro is the best thing ive seen 😂

@carloslovesmandy248 10 ай бұрын

I bought freewell a few years ago. Unfortunately, I ordered the threaded vnd with a magnetic lens cap instead of the magnetic lens. Polar pro is a few pay grades above my budget. Maybe one day though. Thanks for the info in this video.

@realMysta 8 ай бұрын

What lens hood setup do people use in these situations?

@philrodfilms 9 ай бұрын

This might be a noob question , but if I get the 6-9 VND version, does that have a polarizer built in or do I still need the polarizer?

@TomStian 9 ай бұрын

is it any cap for the lens when you take the filter off? so you can put away the filter, then just use the camere without a filter and have cap for the lens?

@Flaremax 10 ай бұрын

Definitely it’s something they got out of my brain because, i swap vnd to shoot with different lens and for photos. Problem is I just bought whole stack of Mist and nornal Vnd with Mist. Haha Common tough decision to make.

@stefanpeterson1655 4 ай бұрын

I ordered a CP for my GMII 24-70. How will this work with the lens hood? Can you still put it on and take it off or do you need to remove the filters prior?

@itsjeveryday 10 ай бұрын

25 seconds in… this is AWESOME!!! Lol 🤠

@CorineCles 10 ай бұрын

Hello how many stops you recommend for video ?

@Lukiboogie1 8 ай бұрын

Is the lock mechanism strong enough to resist extreme wind? I sometimes shoot through the sunroof of a car which goes like 160km/h

@michaelfrymus 4 ай бұрын

I always have a clear out a mist filter on my lens for protection. I'm wondering if i have one on my lens, and then the magnetic mount on top, then an ND filter, if it'll be too thick and if it'll vignette too much. I'm looking at the photo version. Wish they had an option to have the magnetic mount with a clear, mist, or empty

@masibulelemajova1466 10 ай бұрын

😂😂😂great intro!!!

@ChristianBisson-mk5so 29 күн бұрын

Hi Dunna, can you tell me if or why there is no UV filter in the Polarpro lineup?

@felpec_ 3 ай бұрын

hello! have a filter thread on the front?

@andrewscrutton 2 ай бұрын

I would assume that a system like this would eliminate the possibility of ever using a lens hood? is there a work around im missing or a type of hood that would work even with this system?

@tadhgbrady 5 ай бұрын

I have a lens with a 55mm threading size. How do I get the helix filter on that?

@_sk_videos 10 ай бұрын

There's one downside though. With my normal Polar Pro PMVND 82mm I can screw it straight on to my 24-70 GM lens, and then use step up rings for my 67mm lenses. With this new setup, I know need to screw on a 82mm base plate to my 24-70, I can't just screw it on directly. Also looks like it doesn't come with a 67mm base plate, which is a bummer.

@kittparker4161 10 ай бұрын

I’d be interested to see how the polarisation effect of vnds performs. Not being able to rotate the rear element on a filter makes shooting both horizontal and vertical shots look totally different due to the change in the polarisation effect.

@coffeewithdamian 8 ай бұрын

Polarization for always make videos look little wierd for me, I need to start using ones without it.

@kittparker4161 8 ай бұрын

@@coffeewithdamian all vnds are polarisers. They are two polarisers stacked on top of each other. Static nd filters are your only option or the electronic internal nd on some cameras.

@coffeewithdamian 8 ай бұрын

@@kittparker4161 so there is no way to get top quality footage with vnd filter really? Should I get like fixed 6stops with no polarization for outdoor shooting?

@akshaytalari9351 2 ай бұрын

Bro make a video how expose slog3 with vnd filters in different lighting conditions

@natures_guardians 8 ай бұрын

Question: why doesn't the base plate have a UV filter, so you can add the ND filters on top, but the UV filter protects the lens. I must be missing something, because I can't find a system that has a UV filter.

@RizkiAbadi 10 ай бұрын

great intro, i though i watch Django

@avr01 7 ай бұрын

Lens hood compatibility?? By appearances one would have to toss out the lens hood to be able to use this system. Is this correct? If so, seems like a bad compromise...hoods help protect the lens frontend in a big way. Also...what's the purpose of the lock mechanism? I thought the awesome benefit is that it's a magnetic system. If there's a lock, why are magnets even involved?

@douglasyoungfilms 10 күн бұрын

Does all the base plate goes to 82mm which means all the glasses are in 82mm? Thanks

@camilatoliveira1278 10 ай бұрын

Can I use my PolarPro VND Edition II 2-5 with the magnetic Maglock ?

@Keerationfilms 10 ай бұрын

No you can't

@philrodfilms 10 ай бұрын

Great video but I’m confused about something - the 2-5 VND kit comes with a 77mm and 82mm base adapter, but what about 67mm? Does that mean it comes with 67mm by default if I bought a 2-5vnd without the kit?

@_sk_videos 10 ай бұрын

I'm assuming you have to purchase a 67mm seperately.

@philrodfilms 10 ай бұрын

@@_sk_videos in that case does that mean a 2-5 vnd set won’t even come with the right thing needed to attach it?

@realMysta 8 ай бұрын

@@philrodfilms Well the set is for the set sizes, so why would you buy the set for a size you don't need, just get the 2-5 vnd non set and the 67 adapter separately.

@philrodfilms 8 ай бұрын

@@realMysta I was trying to figure out what the set comes with but I figured it out. For what it’s worth, great quality. Been using it for a bit and they’re really well made.

@ajsilva.photography 8 ай бұрын

Cool video. It pretty much sums all options. I do like the system. It's a great product. However... it is on the expensive side. Especially because of all the bits and pieces around it. I totally get it for professionals. (especially because all the good 2.8 lenses are 82mm filter thread... I use 77's and 62... damn splatter effect 😅) I go more for landscape photo... All this convenience is not really worth the price. I'd rather see the PMVND V2 system applied to a normal polariser and to the ND/PL series. Again, really good system. Kudos and all that! But 2 filters, 3 or 4 bases, protectors... and I'm already 50 bucks short of a good new lens. (and a lot of pieces means heavier on my backpack up the mountain. Every gram counts! 😂 )

@BCPCamerasTech 3 ай бұрын

That last part of your comment is important. If you’re planning on backpacking/hiking with these, definitely plan on carrying more weight.

@levyherczeg2423 10 ай бұрын

Dose anyone know if we can stack a PL filter on a ND or a ND on a PL so that the PL ist working ? I shoot a lot of cars an i need a way to use a PL with a ND. I know there is the option to buy the ND/PL 64 or the 1000PL variant but i don’t want to buy a ND 2-5 and a ND 6-9 and all 3 ND/PL 8 - 64- 1000. I’m gonna be out like 1500€. Can anyone who has the filter test it and maybe reply … thanks in advance.

@MatisMedia 3 ай бұрын

when using a filter is okay that we can’t use a hood ? are there any where we can use a hood

@dunnadidit 3 ай бұрын

I basically never use a hood anyway and I've never run into issues that bothered me too much. Unfortunately, I'm not aware of any way to use a hood with these.

@MatisMedia 3 ай бұрын

@@dunnadidit thank you for replying! I was leaning toward that bc it seems the filters can do everything. Love the channel btw has helped me so much !

@ferdinand8842 7 ай бұрын

PM does a collaboration and every youtuber/“influencer” jumps ship to review and praise the item

@ettoreleiduan9418 10 ай бұрын

I don’t find the “simple” CPL in this system…is right???

@MajorTendonitis 3 ай бұрын

I actually did this last year . Purchased a brand spanking new polarizer and fumbled it as I tried to thread it on . 150 bucks out the window

@lukefoxwell 10 ай бұрын

They don't do a 1/8 mist filter without ND...? Which would mean I'd have to get both ND2-5/ND6-9 then both mist versions. So 4 filters instead of 3, plus I'd have to be at ND2 to use 1/8 mist inside/low light. Joke! Would have gladly dropped about £1000+ on this system. My Ideal would be ND2-5, ND6-9, Mist 1/8, CPL, CPL+ND64

@gilcarag274 10 ай бұрын

Too expensive ! I went for the Kase revolution system and happy with it.

@VinLooks 10 ай бұрын

They should off come out with adapter for existing customers who’s got their glass

@RainmakerAnton 8 ай бұрын

Why do you need magnets if there’s a locking mechanism?

@Arthur-le8ec 6 ай бұрын

What about your lens hood? Looks like you can’t use it with it.

@robbycastillo7862 10 ай бұрын

That intro stand off, made me pull the trigger :)

@coffeewithdamian 8 ай бұрын

2-5 nad 6-9 ranges are not that convinient, 3-6 used to be one that you could even use indoor and outdoor without taking it off.

@Yusaku_VCP 10 ай бұрын

Fancy Lens Filter! Hot Damn! 🤣🤣 Oh I thought Chris Brockhurst! 🤣 Chris burkard, That's new! Chris Nicholas from becki and chris, Chris Hau, chris brockhurst and now wtf! 🤣

@joelbarto1103 10 ай бұрын

$200 FOR A SINGLE ND FILTER!! Fine for you industry guys; not so good for us Muggles.

@Keerationfilms 10 ай бұрын

That is ridiculous, for a single ND filter, I rather just get the Peter McKinnon version which at least covers 2-5,yes I get that fix is better, but not $200 better for a singular fix.

@chrisgorys 10 ай бұрын

Using the Freewell mag system over here and there great too hard stop nd’s 👌🏻

@joelbarto1103 10 ай бұрын

I've been using the new Mavin system. There's no hard stop on the cpl, but it's not a $1000 of inconvenience.

@TamarackFilmCo 8 ай бұрын

Good filters have always been not cheap. I just got the Freewell magnetic system, but am already super frustrated by them falling off in my bag. For wedding filmmaking the speed is a HUGE attraction!

@joelbarto1103 8 ай бұрын

@@TamarackFilmCo I’ve been happy with the Mavin magnetic set. Optically they are great so I’m willing to sacrifice the occasional falling off in the bag while saving $1000+.

@rogalaphotography 10 ай бұрын

First it has McKinnon's name on it so they are charging WAY more than it's worth! Second to clunky! The first Freewell system was MUCH lighter and easier to use!!!

@Mrfabian65 Ай бұрын

Threaded filters don’t have a problem though 😒

@chazM6116 Ай бұрын

now fit a hood

@sladjj 5 ай бұрын

Another ad... a creative one, still... an ad

@productionsbytim 4 ай бұрын

So did they just screw all of us over that already bought filters outside of the Helix system? What a money grab. Would be pretty simple to add an adapter for people who already have a bunch of Polar Pro filters, no?