K&F Concept filters
rolling BLOG which will be updated as the journey continues.
I recently purchased a set of the K&F concept 40 in 1 square nd lens filters. Ok, why buy such a large range of lens filters. Well i wanted to get into my B&W captures in more detail and the kit offered a wide range of colours. Red,Yellow,Orange,Blue,Green all being the standard starting point for B&W images plus many more inc GNDs and NDs.
The filters themselves are made from "Optical Resin" and the ring adapters are constructed from high quality anodized black aluminium. The adapters are of a sturdy construction with an easy to thread system in place, so no BIG surprises there.
I've resorted the K&F Concept filters into selected pouches which came with the kit to give me a greater ability to use each filter for specific tasks and increase the ease of use whilst out on the hill.
The first image i took was of the gritstone roofs at the back of my house here in Derbyshire (Peak District) which had a fully blown out sky and really dark stone roof tops, not ideal. So a quick test shot with the first ND grad filter which gave me a 1 stop difference between the sky and the rooftops. To be honest, i was impressed it gave a nice smooth transition between the two elements without any harsh lines. No big setup around the shot, just wanted to see the result so went for a nice simple basic capture.
The second capture was in the early morning of the 1st Dec as the sun was rising on the horizon. Again i used the K&F Concept ND grad 2 stop which gave excellent results. Not much time to use the full range but i would expect the same quality result from each one if i had.
The lens in use is a 77mm diameter filter ring size which came in the kit with the appropriate ring adapter. The filter holder is made from sturdy plastic and can hold upto three filters. The kit also includes the standard hood which easily clips on and off as required. The whole kit comes with 4pcs filter pouch units, which i must say are well constructed and stack nicely into the camera bag plus they look good as well.
Today Dec 5th 2020
I decided to add further insights into the use of the K&F colour filter system, again i am just randomly using these filters to see what effects i can achieve. Today i just took some shots in the middle of the day with fairly average light, i am no colour filter expert and i am still bumbling my way through he best practice cycle.
So simple rooftop landscape shot with lots of varied light.
K&F Concept Purple grad filter which gave me about 1.5 stops to achieve a balance between the sky and ground. Nice shot and a slight colour change to the sky which i found quite pleasing.
Second capture was taken early in the morning as the sun rose up above the horizon using a K&F Concept magenta filter.
So all in all whats my honest opinion.
Effects, good results with no surprises.
Construction, solid neat and simple to use.
Colours, more than you will ever need.
Packaging, excellent.
Value for money, without doubt excellent value for money, no quibbles.
There can always be improvements in all products, but i'll be honest they are well worth the money and a great cost effective way to enter into the filter capture scene.
Today is Dec 14th 2020
I've just come in off the hill after capturing what i would like to think of as an awesome image.
I took this hand held with a Canon EOS 6d mark 2 at 24mm using a K&F Concept Polarizing filter.
I got down as low as possible to get the right angle on the lens to draw the clouds in. All in all a nice capture, very pleased with the result and the filter quality.
Dec 15th 2020
We headed out onto the moors this afternoon to re test the K&F polarizing filter. I was looking for lonely object when i came across two old gate stumps, these made a very nice capture in the setting sun inc a similar image of the adjacent hillside.
Dec 16th 2020
So today was a little wet and windy with lots of water soaked ground. I decided to head up to the old cricket club were the state of the building is what one may called old and derelict. The building is old and damaged with a tin cladding exterior, this gives some fantastic textures and of course broken bits as the picture shows.
I used a 24-105 mm canon lens with a K&F polarising filter to bring out the depth of the colours.
The old cricket
club
Dec 17th 2020
It was getting late when we headed off down into the Goyt valley in the Peak District national park with around one hour of good light left to photograph a waterfall i had been looking at for some time. It had rained heavy in the night and all day which would turn the water peaty brown, excellent for slow water images. I took several images using the K&F Concept @kentfaithint ND 1000 stop filter for both images. Superb results, very pleased with the final images.
Goyt valley Derbyshire
Goyt valley Derbyshire
Dec 19th, saturday.
Woke up this morning to a varied sky full of cloud. Suddenly a static object appeared in the sky, wow it was amazing. I grabbed the camera and popped the K&F Concept Polarizing filter on to highlight the image and snapped away. Then as the cloud opened up it disappeared without moving into the horizon, just flipped from view.
Setting off down the canal i stopped at an old industrial site to capture this black and white. K&F Concept Polarizing filter used to dull the glare.
Then we headed for the canal to carry out a random photoshoot on the towpath.
A fantastic looking barge, just had to go B&W on this one.
Capturing this image from under the road bridge.
Dec 20th 2020
Up and out onto the lane to catch the sunrise over the Derbyshire landscape.
50 sec f8 bracket bracket bracket those captures and i ended up with some amazing images with help from the K&F Concept polarizing filter.
Photo credit to K&F Concept
