By technical editor Matt Allard:
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These days it seems that just about everyone owns a GoPro. At Broadcast Asia Lee filters were showing their new LEEbug system designed specifically for the diminutive camera. The clever part of the system is the LEEbug holder which fits over the existing GoPro lens port and takes the 36x31mm filters. Lee claim the filters to be every bit as good optically as their other filters.
The Action Kit consists of one LEEbug holder, a three-stop neutral-density graduated filter and a high quality polariser. The ND grad helps to prevent the sky from burning out and losing detail. The polariser intensifies the blueness of the sky, reduces the glare from snow or water, and increases colour saturation.
Another new option is the Underwater Kit. It features a LEEbug holder, Blue Water filter and Green Water filter. The kit helps to counteract the unattractive colour casts that are inherent in underwater photography. The Blue Water filter is designed for use in clear, tropical waters to a depth, while the Green Water is suitable for fresh or seawater, both to a depth of 18 metres.
There are separate versions of the kit for the Hero3+ and Hero 3 type casings – although if you own a Hero 3 you could also upgrade the case to the newer style and use the 3+ kit.
With no way of fixing a GoPro’s shutter speed you tend to get an image that stands out dramatically from any other footage. Lee intend to address this with fixed ND filters in the LEEbug range in the future.
The kits should be priced starting around £50 and available very soon from Lee filter dealers worldwide.
For more info check out www.leefilters.com
