Adjustments needed for Lens Protector and ND filter

ianwood said:
PolarPro ND, paperclip and a penny. Works for me.

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I tried this today with the same ND filter. The penny wasn't enough so I taped two quarters to the back of the zenmuse camera plate. That took care of the tilt balance but the roll balance was still slightly off, so I taped a penny on the tilt motor cover. That seemed to balance everything out but I was then carrying a LOT of weight... the ND filter, two quarters and a penny. Seemed to fly ok but lost about a minute of battery time. I'm not comfortable with this solution so I'll probably just not use the ND filter. I shot two video's both with and without the filter and didn't see a big difference between the two. I had the GoPro set to 1080p and 30fps, Protunes on for both videos.
 
That's why I use the 1.5 pennies and not the two quarters. The ND is only needed on bright sunny days but at that point, I think it is necessary. It slows the shutter down reducing jello and adds just the right amount of motion blur when you're moving around.
 

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