ND automatic Filters in HC1 !!!
 

Lorin and others,

If you look at the lens (with a loupe), you can see 2 ND filters moving like a curtain when you change the exposure. They appear at (F4 +1). F4 is +5 fom the left. So (F4 +1) is +6 from the left... ;-)

ND1 filter:
Between F8 and F4 ND1 filter is always on. 0 (close) to +5 from the left.

ND2 filter:
At (F4 +1) exposure +6 from the left, the ND2 filter is engaged but not fully. Each incrementation moves the filter from the top to the bottom of the cmos imager.

At +14 from the left there is no filter until the end...

You can clearly see the effect when you do that :

- zoom max
- point to a small source light
- defocus with the ring
- start exposure from the left (close) and start to increment

Note: The ND2 filter is not a full size filter (maybe 1/3 of the cmos imager). At (F4 +5) or +10 from the left, you can see the shape of the blured light divided in 3 distinctives areas. First area from the top : no filter. Second area from the top : ND2 filter. Third area from the top : ND1 filter.

Maybe there is a combination of this with a bit shifting of the EIP... Any suggestion ?

It results in very interresting Bokeh... I love this cam !

Rod.