Freewell’s Ultra-Slim Locking Filter System is built with a working colourist

Freewell has launched an Ultra-Slim Locking Filter System, created in collaboration with the filmmaker and colourist known as Dunna Did It. It went live on 26 August, and the pitch is aimed at a specific and familiar frustration: filter systems that either add too much bulk or fail to stay put. Details are on the Freewell website. Why “locking” is the interesting word Magnetic filter systems have largely taken over from screw-in filters over the past few years, and for good reason — swapping an ND during a shoot takes a second rather than thirty. The trade-off has always been security. A purely magnetic filter can be knocked loose, and on a gimbal or a moving rig that is a real risk with expensive glass. A locking system aims to keep the speed while removing that worry, which is the right problem to solve. The ultra-slim profile matters too: stacking...