Do you NEED a Night Photography Filter?? 

These filters make a real difference in astrophotography more than night shots in the city. Otherwise, change the white balance at night 😁

Thank you Brendan. I have had my Nisi Night Filter for quite a while and love it.

One of your best vlogs! I’ve thinking about going to NISI, this video confirmed my decision to switch!

I'd wondered about the usefulness of a night sky filter. Glad to see a good demo from you...and I've ordered one of my own.

Video was inspiring as usual. VERY intriguing on the nighttime filter...definitely makes a very pleasant effect.

I swear you’re just reading my mind and making videos about it. I’m new into photography and pretty much every time I start to do any research about filters, setting, lighting conditions, etc. You seem to come out with a video about it. It’s disconcerting, but thank you.

Great video. I always enjoy and learn so much from your videos. Especially like learning the settings you use for each shot. Most photography RU-vid videos don’t show this and it’s awesome to learn from your setting choices! #muchgratitude

Would be interesting to try the Filter /No Filter with frames that include a grey card; checking differences in Photoshop or LR. How about using a Tungsten white balance?

Thanks for sharing! I have been considering a night filter and this video helped me make up my mind!! 😊

Wow that filter looks great and as i live close to the city and airport this bit of kit would be great. Off to do some research,! Another great vlog keep it up

Hello Brandon, Iam honored that you visit my country and show to your photographic community something from the Czech Republic. I've been watching your videos for 3 years and I've seen a lot of your photographic life (epic landscapes, seascapes, architecture, b-rolls, experiences) and for me it's a strange feeling when I see my little country in your video because I never expected the BvS to shoot in Prague. Its a big surprise for me and next Czech people watching your videos. I use lee filters to take pictures, but I like Nisi a lot and I'd like to try them sometimes. Photos with Night filter look very good. Good luck in Nepal 🙂

I really like the quality of the photos after using the night filter. Looks awesome!

That’s an interesting filter, I’ve never heard of one but it appears to make a difference. Thank you for sharing.

I found this super strange since I just got back from Prague on the 22nd and was shooting in almost the exact spot you were in Letna park. Must've only missed you by a day or two! Either way, great shots, keep up the quality content man!

Definitely need to add that filter to my collection 😲

I just got a NV filter and the magnetic Freewell Filter system. I’m actually waiting for it to ship and can’t wait to get it!

Great review. I just got one myself and am waiting for it to arrive. Can't wait to go out and shoot some night photography with it. A quick question, what is the camera backpack you are using in this video? Cheers.

I have a NiSi Night Filter and I love it. Great video

I have just received the NiSi Natural night filter the packaging was superb, its has own leather case much better than Lee, I run a Fujifilm X-T3 so I use Lee Filters Seven 5, the NiSi Natural night filter fits perfectly into the 75x90mm filter holder as it is 75x80, I have been in a bit rut recently and if the rain ever stops in the UK I will be off my XT3 and NiSi Natural night filter to take some night photos starting in Dorset and working down into St Ives Cornwall where there a great high level panoramic above town

never heard of a night photography filter before this video.but will check it out,only today did i find your videos and all are great,did you ever get back to ireland ? you did a nice one on NI but as i'm from the west of ireland would have love if you had more timehere.

Thanks for this. I live on the east coast and was considering one of these for astro to kill light pollution but was unsure if they really work. I'm definitely in the market for one now.

Good review BvS and certainly looks a tangible difference on the computer screen when you compared the images. Guess there will be a run on Night Filters now 😀

Damn you Brendan 🤣🤣. That filter is amazing and a must get now. Hopefully I can get one to fit my square filter holder. Great vid as always, looking forward to seeing the Nepal stuff.

Haida has the same thing for quite a while, now I want to TRY! Thx.

Thanks for the video! Yes, I do use night filter ... when I planned a night shoot. But I am not alway carrying my Nisi V5 filter kit with me ... :( So sometimes (often) I do not have night filters. I have the NISI-filter and love it when I use it.

I have had this filter for a couple years and I really like it for cityscape and astro photography where there might be some light pollution.

I got one and i cant wait to use it. Thank you for this video.

Very nice tutorial & photo

Wow cool should get this one these days right now I have the Cokin filter kit I haven't used it all that much mind you!

nice! I never though it would look that better with the filter

At €170 its above my budget but is one for the future. I would be very interested to see you do some astro photography with it. As always, thanks for the great videos and advice you give.

I've been using a Hoya Red Enhancer for a while. Same premise. It blocks the light frequency of sodium lights really well. A must for Astro in not so dark sky areas.

I ordered one recently but I haven't received it yet. But I was under the impression that these filters were meant mostly for Astrophotography to filter out any ambient light pollution.

Another great video. I noticed that construction cranes in some of your photos and a question came to mind: do you ever edit them out your city landscape photos? I am currently looking at my Florence photos and I’m pondering if to take them out or not. They do not stand out that much... but they are visible.

Waw! These images were something else bro... well done 👊✌.. Take care mate. Be safe

Hi Brendan. Why not use the Nisi night filter when shooting video when it is dark / City light😃🤙🤙

As always I love your videos Brendan, but not so convinced about this filter. I mean I would love to see you take one of you photos without the filter and see if you cant easily replicate the effect in Lightroom by simply using the yellow HSL slider. I'm willing to bet you could plus you have more control.

I just back to the States from a trip that included Prague. I enjoyed re-visiting many places. It's a great place to get photos but not so easy to get one for the wall. It could have been the guy taking the photos! I really enjoyed your trip since it mirrored mine. Enjoy Nepal.

The same as the 'red intensity' filters. Hoya calls them 'Starscape' but also recommends for blocking sodium lights in non-astro, or even making autumn trees more 'red'. They are didymium material, but i don't know what this is, only presuming. It blocks a narrow range of orage/yellow and increases a narrow range of red. Would have been great to see what it does to foliage! I see its autumn there. Secret is its a 'Night and Autumn trees' filter. One thing i'm curious though: does it tame the dynamic range allowing for better exposures with the direct lights vs. dark building shadows?

Hi Brendan, thanks for the nice video and that new filter, could you tell me what was your setting on the white and balance when you shot the pictures with that filter. Thanks.

That night filter was amazing as the video.

Was there back in August, very busy but great city to shoot. I kinda prefer the without filter shots 😬

Nicely done video. As you get more into night and astrophotography you'll learn about light's bandwidth and how filters exclude certain bands of light. This Nisi filter appears to work in the 590nM band to reduce the sodium vapor level. The next level is the Ha and O3 filters for deep space. Enjoy Nepal, you're going to see a lot of dirt.

It certainly sounds like something I could use tonight. Although, I wonder what effect it would have on the Aurora.

Cool! I have a purple (and pink filter). Let's see if it works. Thanks Brendan. So many yellow lights in that there Prague. Awful.

Hm, I guess I also should give such a filter a try. Usually during blue hour it's never an issue, but the later it gets the more annoying the yellows get and post can usually not solve this. Thanks for the review

I have one for the Mavic 2 Pro. I don't fly that much at night but I've seen a difference! Need one of the camera filter holder now ; )

This kind of filter can also be a great help for astrophotography

I have a similar product by another unnamed vendor. it is a screw on for my wide angle. Works well and I have lots of fun using it. The problem is it is a set size and if I decide to use a different lens... no filtering. Glad to see you found its use in sunset. I even used it for some night light painting shots that turned out really nice.

Interesting, the filter colour looks a lot like the old FL-DL (fluorescent correction) filters did. Be interesting to compare them side by side. Regards

Plan on ordering one for Milky Way photography, although, not sure how much of a difference it will make out in dark sky country, shouldn't be getting a lot of background light pollution! The filter absorbs the Yellow Sodium-Vapor Light, but for $195, like the Lee Filters, they aren't cheap.

Unrelated to the vid, but can you talk about what travel aps you use? Finding accomodation, public transport, places to eat, photograph, decide where to go next etc... You probably dont google everything, or do you? Would help me a lot :)

Awesome awesome vlog today my friend 👍🏾👍🏾👀

Thanks, Brendan. When using the NISI filter, did you change your white balance?

Would be really interesting to see this done with astrophotography dude. Love it.

it does some color shift i guess ... it cuts some wave lenght thats linked to green/red and it keep more of red/blue in to the sensor ... i wanna experiance it if you will ship them to morocco ☺️

Yes, quite expensive too.... generally used to contain light pollution during astrophotography. For cityscapes I would prefer to retain the yellow tone / sodium vapour effect. Enjoyed. Can anyone let us know if the same effect can be obtained through post processing?

nice tuto. I have a z6ii and z14-30 F/4 82mm. do you recommend V7 + 100x100mm natural night ? i would prefer a circular 82mm one, easier to install and more compact and better with lend hood for flare but I am afraid of vignetting. I thought we never cascade natural night filter with other filters so no need V7. you seem to do that in video. can you tell us which filters you used ?

Not going to lie. I definitely prefer it without the filter. Maybe that's because I'm used to that shooting a lot of nighttime photos in cities, but I feel like the filter just cuts color that is there and you could very easily achieve that same effect with one slider in lightroom if you really liked it.

The filters don’t work with leds which are rapidly expanding in use. I’m still tempted but the led issue is keeping me away.

Does your Canon RP or EOS R have the auto white balance menu option the 5D Mk4 has? I use that option which compensates for the artificial lighting 'yellow' colours, just curious as then this filter would be a good addition to the set.

Definitely interesting to see how the night filter works

Can’t believe the difference the filter made really wasn’t expecting any difference at all!!

Make Jersey a place to visit on your list, Brendan. You won't be disappointed ;)

what white balance did you use with this filter , was it the same as the unfiltered shots ,, nice tho.

I had never heard of a night filter to be honest.. But I don't think I will pick one up because it isn't all that hard to get the same effect in Lightroom. The one thing that could change my mind is if it really makes a huge difference with star photography. Would you try that sometime with and without filter, when you have time?

Wonder if moving the WB Tint slider in Lightroom to +30 Magenta would have the same effect...?

Any differences during complete darkness? or just twilight.

I think with photography it will cut down on the light pollution from a city/town especially when your on the out skirts of it facing towards it.

Does nd filter does the same thing? ( Nd 64 ) or any other nd filter?

I really like this filter. I would get it

Would love to see a video on safety. You’ve travelled the world and walk alone at night with all your gear. The expectation would be your a walking target for crime, however I don’t feel that’s the case. Keep up the amazing vids

Really been considering getting in to the NiSi system. Do you think the improvements between the V5 and 6 are worth the price difference?

Hi Brendan, tried to add an image for the comp, but can’t see the comment button in order to do this, any ideas? Cheers, Rob.

thanks for the revieuw🤗

Good......thanks!

I use to lower the yellow/orange saturation on night shots in LR. Is this any different?

Awesome difference

hey gringo brenda can you put the link gear por favor plese

I like NiSi filters, but why not just change the camera's light balance to Tungsten or find a manual color temperature setting that works for you? The filter's purple color is complementary to the orange night lights, so all it's really doing is partially neutralizing the tungsten light. To the degree that haze is reflecting that light also, the night filter should help. It probably won't do a thing for astrophotography except turn the stars purple, though, since you'd only shoot the heavens in areas where light pollution is minimal.

A giveaway? I'm in. Cheers. Good luck everybody. On the subject of Nisi filters, I got a 95mm cpl from them recently, a superior thin version. For the same lens around the time I bought it; got a cheapo U.V. for the lens protection myth, it was horrible, didn't even fit the threads with any kind of success. It wasn't a well known brand. The Nisi cpl though; a perfect fit, high quality aluminium. Very pleased with it.

Whats the song please?

What's with the torn pant?

Was it the FDL filter?

I could have used that in Carcassonne a couple days ago. Oh well another one to add to my list. Great job Brendon

I guess it's killing the tint of the sodium vapor street lights?

Hi, I ghave one since a couple of years, it is amazing how it works. Beware to white balance, sometimes it fails enormously!

I’ve been using a Haida Red Intensifier for about 6 months, cuts about 50% of light pollution!

The Light Pollution filter is a must-have for both day and night. Particularly if you're using a camera with a Sony sensor without the proper CFAs (Fuji doesn't have the problem much for example, but both Sony and BMPCC 4k/6k do -- Panasonic a bit too, they all use sony sensors). Look at the video here of the bmpcc 4k compared to the new S1H: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4Al-tIFXFuY.html Notice the yellow cast problem. And that's where such a filter is a must-have, EVEN for daylight. Only thing I'd like to know, and it's not mentioned anywhere, is if this Nisi filter also acts as a UV and IR CUT. You see, during the day you'd want to use an IR CUT and a variable ND for video, so stacking 3 filters together is a no-no. If this filter is able to cut also uv and ir, then we have a winner. Would be nice to make a daylight test with an ND8 (to force IR pollution), and then test an IR CUT and then this Nisi filter, to see if it acts at all as an IR CUT too or not. This is the sort of test that does not exist anywhere on the internet.

These filters are specifically designed to cut through sodium vapor (standard yellow street lights) light pollution. But as cities change more and more of their lights to LED the light pollution gets worse and these filters wont do anything for it :(

hey Brenda where you buy the filter also how much is the filter

hi is this filter digital only or could I use it with film thanks .

wow! i wonder how that will do with the LED lights that are replacing the gross, barf yellow lights.

If you put it in the other way round it cuts out the blue.

I have been needing to get one for a while, but I didn't know that Nisi made one. I love my Nisi system and will be getting theirs soon.

why is that camera bag?

Wow niceone

Wow, substantial difference! Now I have to try to unsee it...😂

That filter looks useful is it a Lee filter?

I bought a circular one (NISI too) to screw on my 21mm. I haven’t tried it yet... but from your test, it looks good.