7 Diffusion Filters Compared | Black Pro Mist, Freewell, Cinebloom & Glimmerglass
Hello Everyone! This is Film Story.
In this video, I'm comparing 7 diffusion filters.
I've been searching for the filters that will suit my needs,
and so far these 7 have served me well.
What is your favourite diffusion filter?
When do you use them?
Let me know if you have different filters than I have!
I would love to check them out :)
Thank you!
0:00-0:57 Intro
0:58-1:50 Black Pro Mist 1/8
1:51-2:28 Black Pro Mist 1/4
2:29-3:54 Freewell VND + Mist 2-5 & 6-9
3:55-4:53 Cinebloom 10%
4:54-5:50 Freewell Mist
5:51-6:42 Glimmerglass 1
6:43-6:51 7 Filters Comparison
6:52-7:28 Outro
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What is your favourite diffusion filter? When do you use them? Let me know if you have different filters than I have! I would love to check them out :)
Glimmerglass 1 №1 Black Pro Mist 1/8 №2 Cinebloom 10% №3 Looks likes Cinebloom 5% will be much closer to the Glimmerglass 1...would be great if you can test it out
@@Promikes yup i will one day! When I get it:) thank you 🙏
@@Promikes ha I said the same thing with Glimmerglass as #1
Hey man, awesome comparison. Did you try the 1/2 and 1/4 Glimmerglass? I love the look of the filter but need a very subtle enhancement without it getting dreamy all over ;) you know what i mean. Thanks in advance
this is exactly what i needed to see for my research. thanks so much for all the comparisons and breakdowns. easy to understand and great lens comparisons!!
I prefer the glimmer glass. Thanks for showing all the examples. It was easy to spot the subtle differences.
That’s an absolutely good choice my friend..! Thanks for watching 🙏
I bought the black glimmerglass but found it indistinguishable from black satin. So I may try normal glimmer glass
truly an awesome video. thank you for taking the time to do this
Really enjoyed your relaxing explanations over the raw video. Made it a lot easier to think about differences without skipping back and forth every five seconds.
Hello my friend! Thanks so much for your time and comment!!! It means a lot to me! :)
The best comparison by far. Thanks for making it. I thought I was going for the Black Satin or the BPM1/8. But now I'll go for the glimmer glass.
Gosh glad I found you. Fantastic video. Informative, extremely calming. I think your passion for the tools really shines through your voice and the video.
Hello friend…! Thanks for watching and I appreciate your encouraging words:)
이런 심층적 리뷰는 언제나 좋습니다 저도 여러 필터를 쓰는데 한 눈에 보기 편하게 비교 해주셨네요!
카메라트님은 어떤 필터를 쓰시나용~~~!!! 궁금하네요!
@@FilmStory 저는 티펜, 겐코, knf사의미스트 필터를 사용중입니다~!! cinebloom도 한번 써보고싶어요 !
Daaang dude, you actually got the glimmer glass! It's so cool to see all of these side by side! You've got that glimmer glass back on my mind again. BPM is a classic look, but I feel like it might be a little too common!
That's the plan! Yes glimmerglass is certainly different and it has its own character..! You will not regret getting it for sure :)
Great comparison and beautiful video. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching friend!
That's the test I was hoping to find on KZhead! Thanks pal.
Hello Andrea! Glad My video helped you☺️☺️
Thank you for demo. I have used Pro Mist 1/8 and 1/4, but I'm going to try the Glimmer Glass. You did a lovely job of making the scene look nice.
Thank you Alex..!
Fantastic video and excellent comparisons. Thank you for posting this.
Thank you for watching..!!
Best vid on diffusions filter comparisons I've watched and I watched a lot of em', nice work!
Hello mate..! Thanks so much :)))) appreciate your time and comment!
I own and shoot with the Cinebloom 20% and it's definitely a strong filter but with natural light can make a scene so much more interesting! Great video!
So thankful for this. I would have never found out what suits Mt style best. Haven't seen any other comments saying this one, but I like the freewell mist. The perfect balance for my taste
What a fantastic video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Very well made my friend! Hope to see a lot more like it
Hello Ben!! Thanks so much for watching:) Appreciate it!!!!!
Beautifully done👏👏
Great video! Before this video I never even heard of Glimmer or Freewell, but by far those are my 2 favorite!
Hey thanks so much for watching:) Yeah Glimmerglass is awesome..!!
Glimmerglass felt like the only one of the bunch that delivers nice halation. Not to mention refraining from exaggerating lens flares and reducing contrast
Yup, it's one of my favourites!
Glimmerglass is what I use you just have to be aware that it can't be used at small apertures well because the grains become obvious after F5.6 on APS-C. Still great for portraits where you use a big aperture, but not so useful for night time street photography
Thanks for the video! I just ordered a Cinebloom, I already have a GG1 and I love it but I find that sometimes I'd like to get a softer image to match the "bloom" better
Great choice! You will love it👌👌☺️☺️
Thank you for this excellent comparison!
Thank you for watching! Appreciate your time🙏
Great comparison. Most videos usually compare only 2 brands. I’m sold on glimmer glass now 😃
Thank you chef..!! Yes glimmer glass is an excellent choice!!
Nice! My favorites are Frewell Mist & Glimmer Glass 1. The two last. Do mostly still photography. Will investigate more.
Thank you so much for this very useful side-by-side comparison. I bought a Tiffen BPM 1/4 to take the edge off my Canon RF 'L' series lenses which I find a bit too sharp for video but the BPM 1/4 gives a much stronger effect (halation and contrast reduction) than I was expecting in most situations, so I was about to order a BPM 1/8 until I watched this video and I have now ordered a Glimmerglass GG1 instead. Thanks again for the comparison.
미스트 필터에 대해 잘 몰랐는데 이번 영상을 보니 구매해서 사용해보고 싶네요! 블랙프로미스트와 씨네블룸 탐나네요~
안녕하세요~~~!!! 네네 하나쯤은 갖고 있으면 필요할 때가 있을 거에요!! 둘 다 좋습니다^^
Thanks for doing this video, been a great help!
Hey thanks for your time! Appreciate it :)
Real good video! I really like the comparison side by side
Thanks for watching..!!
Oh mannnn. Amazing video! Might have to borrow that back light soon ;)
Thank you..!! yeah that light is great.. easy to carry and use :)
Cooool man, THANKS! Ordered glimmerglass 1 right away! Looked amazing compared to rest of the bunch (imo) Again, thanks for great test!👌🏼
This THE BEST video on this subject. Thank you so much! I subscribed 😊
Awesome! Thank you! Truly appreciate your comment!!!! :)))
Wow amazing comparison. Thank you
Thanks for watching..!!
Thank you for the comparion! I love the Glimmer Glass as well. Do you mind sharing the lighting set-up + ND filter strength that you used at 5:42 ?
Hey thanks for watching Vu! So it was just the sunlight with a neg by her side with an nd 5
As Cinebloom 10/20 owner I'd say 20 is nice for night shots only, 10% is perfect for anything, I dropped mine and now it generates some crazy prism like artefacts that look really nice
Wow where can I see that prism effects?
Thanks for the comparisons. In 2021, I performed a similar test with these five diffusion filters that I use when shooting portraits: 1.Hoya Duto soft focus filter 77mm 2.Tiffen Black Pro Mist #1 soft focus 77mm 3.Tiffen Black Pro Mist #3 soft focus 77mm 4.Hoya #B Diffuser 77mm 5.Cokin type Soft Diffuser (rectangular) The Hoya Duto and the Tiffen #1 diffused the least. Hoya #B and Cokin diffused the most. Tiffen #3 was in the middle. The equipment setup was: Fuji S5 Pro digital SLR tripod mounted 85mm f/1.4 Nikkor auto focus prime lens (77mm filter size) manual focus setting ISO 800 f/2.8 f/stop 1/125 second shutter speed F1b film simulation Open shade sun light Shade White Balance In addition to my 85mm f/1.4 Nikkor, I also use these filters on a 180mm f/4.5 lens on my RB67 medium format SLR.
Wow!! I have and love the BPM 1/8 as well as the 1/4(but don’t use this often). Seeing the GlimmerGlass compared just might have changed my mind tho 🥹 I’m definitely going to have to add one to the collection lol! New Sub here! Cheers 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
Hey man…!!! Yeah Glimmerglass gas definitely a different feel..! Thank you for your subscription, time and comment..!! Means a lot to me 😀😀😁😁😆😆
This was very informative. Thank you.
Thanks for watching Miguel..!!
Wow these filters are so cool ⭐️ if I were to buy one, I would choose from BPM/Cinebloom/Freewell ! 🙌🏻
Good choice! 담영상은...리지 나오는건데!!ㅎㅎ Will contact you soon~~^^
The Cinebloom looks amazing. I like that it has the look that's inbetween the ProMist 1/8 and 1/4.
Yup I agree 100%
Awesome video! It really helps a lot.
Thank you Samuel!!! Glad it helped you!!!!
I actually own Black Pro-Mist 1/2 filters. They create a very pronounced and strong bloom effect, but somehow still maintain black levels really well. It is definitely more aggressive that most people would prefer, but there’s something about it that is exactly what I want in my photos and videos.
Never used 1/2 yet..!! But yeah I’m sure it has its own use
@@FilmStory I’d say it’s use is creating a more pronounced classic bloom look. It looks amazing in black and while and in color. I’ve used it for both digital and film and the highlights just pop so much more, and I’d argue it’s not too much still. I’d imagine after Black Pro-Mist 1, it would just be the soap opera dream sequence look.
Thanks you so much. Great comparison.
Thanks for watching..!
Glimmerglass it is lol Thank you, i’ve been researching and boom i found your video. 🙏🏽 I was going back and forth with glimmerglass or black pro mist 1/8. but glimmer just won it all for me lol
super helpful. Thank you
Beautiful video, thank you
Glimmerglass 1 and cinebloom 10% definitely will work for me. Tank you! Very useful video
Glad you found the ones that are suitable for your need..!!
Wanna get all of them you mentioned!
Let's get them all!!! :)))
thank u, so much for this review!
Thank you Carlos!!! Appreciate your comment!
The Nisi black pro mist filters are superb!
Oh yeah I've heard about them. Wish I could try them someday!
Thank you for this!
Thank you 🙏
Great comparison of all the filters! May I ask what lens do you use to create such beautiful bokeh when you are demonstrating the freewell mist filter outdoors in the video please?
Ah I used tamron 70-180mm f2.8 :)
Thx for this video :-). The best for me are the BPM 1/4 and the Cinebloom 10%
Yes they are solid choice indeed..!
Hi sir, thanks to this very good video, my go to diffusion filter is the cinebloom 10%. Because highlights are "spilled" in a more linear, soft way. 🙏Peace
Thanks for the video, is very informative.
Thank you for watching…!!!
Agree on the Glimmerglass. How does it compare to Black Satin? Or in combo? Black pro mist looks nice in daylight situation adding some brightness to already existing light.
Thanks truly, you make my decision a lot easier
You’re welcome!
Glimmer Glass rules! Subtle enough that I can almost leave it glued to my lens. The others lose a little too much contrast for me.
Yup I love it too!!!! it's a well balanced option and it renders a beautiful skin tone I think. Thank you for your comment Jacob. Much appreciated!
@@FilmStoryyou are so kind! hope you are still doing well. thanks for the great video
Thank you for making it, great video. Do you know the model of the 49mm variable ND mounted on the front of the Sony FE55mm 1.8 lens at 1:19 seconds in the video? Thanks!
Yeah i used cinebloom 10%
와 선생님 잘 보고 가요!! 😀이거 without filter 원본 영상은 로그촬영 아니고 그냥 네츄럴 상태로 촬영후 단순히 미스트 필터만 끼우신건가요??
아이쿠 잘 봐주셔서 감사합니다!! 아뇨 로그로 촬영했고요, 미스트 필터 없이 촬영한 영상입니다.
@@FilmStory 앗 without filter 인데 필터만 미스트필터만 끼우신거냐고 엉뚱한 질문을 올렸네요^^; 저도 토론토 사는데 반갑습니다! 혹시 제자 안 받으시나요? 무료 촬영보조가 필요하시거나? 배우고싶습니다! 제가 삼각대랑 캐논 m50 로 촬영한 영상인데 혹시 보시고 조언 좀 얻을수 있을까요? kzhead.info/sun/mr2in6ipZ4ivmXk/bejne.html 노출도 안맞고 아무것도 모르는데 일단가서 촬영후 색보정도 안되어 있는 영상입니다. (색보정은 해볼려고 했는데 오히려 하면 할수록 이상하게 영상이 더 엉망이되버려서 포기상태네요... ) 자막은 살짝만 넣어봤구요. 정말 열심히 편집은 했는데 아무것도 모르고 일단 해본거라 결과물은 영서투네요^^;; 촬영물이 전반적으로 노이즈도 너무 많구요... 리얼터친구한테 나 아무것도 모르지만 한번 촬영해보고싶다고 좋은영상 만들어보고싶다고 집에서만 찍어보다가 처음 촬영하고왔는데 ...앞길이 막막해서 이렇게 글 남겨보네요바쁘실텐데 혹시 피드백가능하시다면 부탁드려요 ^^;; 긴 글 읽어주셔서 감사합니다!!
Definitely GlimmerGlass for me, but the Cinebloom 10% is going to be my next purchase ;)
Great choice! you'll love them :)
Hi, I loved your content... Great video.
Thanks man! Appreciate your time:)
would love to see your thoughts on black satin
Never used it, but I would definitely like to one day.!
Thank you for the video!!!! Can you tell us about filters that change skin tone? Thanks
Thanks for watching…!! Which filter does that I would like to know too!
I have the cinebloom 5 and 10. the 5 is glued to my lens and I find it still stronger than 1/8 BPM but doesnt raise blacks anywhere as much.
Haven’t tried 5% yet..!! Seems it’s a solid choice:)
잘봤어요~ 헐.... 모델분 2:01 이 정말 너무 아름다우시다고 꼬옥 전해주세요 매번 나와주세요~ ㅠ.ㅠ
크흐...넵넵 꼭 전하도록 하겠습니다~~! 6k 어떤가요~~? 요새 관심이 많이 생기네요!
@@FilmStory 바디자체는 6k 가 4k 사용할때보다 해상력과 더불어 좀 다르다? 는 더 품질이 좋다는 느낌을 받았어요, 구매계획이 있으시면 프로버젼을 이용하시길 추천드리구요 중요한건 앞으로 BRAW를 쓰냐 마냐, 즉 다빈치를 쓰냐마냐 가 가장 큰 결정요인이라고 생각되요 정적으로 픽스샷은 이만한 바디가 없는거 같애요 잠깐만요 7:00 저인줄 알고 깜짝 놀랬네요
@@user-BROhunt ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 7분에 비슷한 사람이 나왔나봐요!!ㅎㅎㅎㅎ 설명 감사합니다~~ 저는 오리지널이랑 4k 쓰다가 소니로 넘어왔는데 6k도 한 번 써보고 싶은 마음이 드네요~~! 궁금한게 생기면 또 여쭤볼게요!
I bought my first diffusion filter ever the BPM 1/4 before watching your video. I'm supposed to get it this week... but after watching your video I really like the Glimmer glass 1! Could you tell me which one you recommend for daily use, street photographye, landscape and a bit of video? Great content btw :)
Thank you!!! I would say for daily use BPM 1/8 for sure!
Superb vid. Glimmerglass for the win.
Thank you Erik…!🙏🙏🙏and yes Glimmerglass is amazing!
this is great, have you done a comparison between the black pro mist and the Polar Pro Quartzline FX Mist 1/4?
Oh no I haven’t used that filter yet..!
thank you for this video
Glimmerglass looks the best to me as bpm washes/muddies the image IMO. Curious if you've used the tiffen pearlescent or schneider hollywood black magic?
No I haven’t had a chance to use them..! Curious about them though. Thanks for your time mate!
Great comparison video! I just bought the BPM 1/4 for everyday footage and the Cinebloom 20% for any stylized work. I'm debating on adding Cinebloom 10%...this will help me decide!
Hey thanks for watching..!! Yes you would need 10% for sure. Or you can get 1/8 promist instead:)
beautiful video as always ~! And I'm good 😊 how are you?
ㅋㅋㅋㅋ I'm doing well!! thanks for asking~~ :))
Footage looks great! Just curious what LUTs or color process you’re using.
Thanks! I use dehancer! check it out if interested. Use "FILMSTORY' for 10% off
Thanks!
You’re welcome!
Muito valor no seu conteúdo super top
I like the glimmer glass one, but cant find one for 46mm lens
감사합니다~! 너무 좋네요~!
감사합니다~
What filter “power” 1/4 1/8 etc. would you recommend for a 70-200 lens?
Hi, can I ask what lens you used for the glimmerglass example footage segment? When you filmed the BTS of a film set
Hello there…!! It’s tamron 70-180 :)
Hi may I ask, what camera and focal length lens are you using for these filters? Everything looks amazing!
Hey Joon! Thanks for watching..! I used fx3 and tamron 28-75 & 70-180 for the 90% of the footage the rest was 24gm
@@FilmStory okay thank you!
이런 채널을 왜 이제 알았지…. 멍청한 알고리즘 유튜브서 끝내 안뜬거 도프룩 카페를 통해 알게되었네요 다른영상들도 잘보았습니다
앗ㅠㅜ 너무 감사합니다....!!! 힘이 나네요~~~ 앞으로도 잘 부탁 드립니다! 🥰
thank you
throughout the video I kept saying: "Why does he keep saying PROMISED?"...then I realized - Pro Mist...Great video :)
Hahaha lol 😂
5:53 블랙프로미스트보다 글로우효과가 덜해 관심있게 보는 필터입니다. 미스트 필터는 검은 입자의 블랙미스트, 하얀 입자의 화이트미스트로 나뉜다고 알고 있는데 글리머글래스의 포지션은 무엇일까요? 글리머글래스도 검은 입자가 있지만 그 강도가 덜한 미스트 필터일까요?
Thank U
Thanks for watching!
저는 프로미스트 1/8이랑 시네블룸 10%가 젤 좋아보이네요^^
안 김세광님 안녕하세요~~~!!! 네네 둘 다 좋습니다~~ 한 번 써보셔용~
My favourite is cinebloom 10 % filter i love it...❤❤❤
Good choice.!! I love it too :))
BPM 1/8 just gives it that little nudge that I like for a general purpose diffusion.
Yup I use it a lot for that reason
When you compared the freewell mist (part of the magnetic kit) to the two BPM filters it looks like the mist filter is SIGNIFICANTLY less sharp. Was this a focus issue? Or can you confirm the the BPM filters are sharper?
Hello Conor! Thanks for watching :) Could you please give me timecodes so I can check them?
Excellent! Which 2 would you use for filming people in documentary or narrative for travel family etc ?
Hm i would choose promist and glimmer glass..!!
@@FilmStory stacked !?
@@jaymills1720 ah no separately. One at a time..!
인녕하세요! 영상 가장 처음에 필름느낌의 잡티 반짝이는 노이즈는 어떻게 하신건지 여쭤봐도 될까요!? 영상 초보라 디퓨전 필터 찾아보다가 영상 질문하고 갑니다.. 영상은 끝까지 보겠습니다 ^,^
안녕하세요..!! 네네 그건 파티클이라고 After effects 에서 만든거에요~
@@FilmStory 감사합니다! 파티클에 대해서 찾아봐야겠네요!!
그래서 감독님. 제 스타일엔 뭐가 제일 잘 어울릴까요~??^^;;; 영상을 세번이나 봤는데 결정장애가 왔어요 ㅠㅠ
크...홀릭님~~~ㅎㅎㅎ 음...첨 사시는 거면 씨네블룸 10% 아님 BPM 1/4 추천합니다~~ 꼬꼬마 삼총사 필터 사이즈 어떻게 되죠? 다 같나요?
@@FilmStory 꼬꼬마는 모두 49파이로 동일합니다 ㅎㅎ 그거 기다리느라 목빠지네요 ㅠㅠ 명절전에 못받구 ㅠㅠ 근데 말씀하신 미스트필터가 제 스타일과 맞을까요 ㅠㅠ?? 전 도무지 갬성이 안되서 말이죠 ㅠㅠ
@@user-in7ii3pg1g 오 그럼 49mm 짜리 하나 사시면 될 것 같네요!!!ㅎㅎ 미스트 필터에 첨 입문하실 때는 1/8 프로미스트도 괜찮습니다. 한 번 써보시고 괜찮으면 좀 더 센걸로..!
와.. 이거 왜 놓쳤었죠 ㅠㅠ 엄청 상세하게 살명해주셔서 감사해요 :) 엄청 유용한 영상입니다 ㅎㅎㅎ 영상으로 보기엔 cinebloom 10% 가 가장 트라이해보고 싶네요 ㅎㅎㅎ
감사감사합니다~~ 네네 cinebloom 10% 굉장히 잘 나왔답니다~~ 부드럽고 이뻐요!
@@FilmStory ㅎㅎㅎ 요 영상보고 그동안 올리셨던 영상들에 함께 기재해주신 정보 보는데 cinebloom 쓰셨던 영상들 특별히 예쁘다고 생각했었더라구여 ㅎㅎ 역시 공부할게 끝이없는 분야인거 같아요 ㅎㅎㅎ 덕분에 알아보며 공부하게되네요 ㅎㅎ 감사합니다👍👍👍
If I had to chose just one, I think I'd go for cinebloom
Great choice! I love cinebloom :)
scusa potresti consigliarmi filtro per photo Street e B&N per Fujifilm X100Vi e quale diametro prendere ?? GRazie
Can you link to the second to last filter, the Freewell Mist? I can't find it anywhere online, only the VND filter comes up in search results. Thank you!
Hello!!! I can't post a long link here, but you can find the filter at freewellgear.com
@@FilmStory Thanks for your reply, what strength is the example shown in the video?
I like the Cinebloom 10% and the Glimmerglass. But I don't like how they connect to the iPhone with their case. Seems that Pan's snap filter is the only one on the market right now that makes good use of the magsafe.
Oh I didn't even know you could use the filter on your phone..!
@@FilmStory yes it's a big market now lens filters for smartphones!
VND+mist ❤
I cannot find a cinebloom in 82mm do they not make one that size? Bummer if not, Thanks
Hey I have one in 82mm size. Check moment website
Which filter is used in Eat Pray Love for the gloomy highlights??
Hey where is it at exactly, from the video?