• I'm trying to get a more 'organic' and less harsh image out of the gh2 while retaining most of its fantastic resolution (and without having an 80's glow inherent to some diffusion filters)
• edge sharpening is allegedly responsible for the 'stutter problem' (as discussed in this thread: http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/526/gh2-stutterjudderstrobe-issues-discussion/p1)

I've read many forum threads discussing such filters from these following two brands:

• Tiffen diffusion filters: http://www.tiffen.com/filters.htm
• Schneider diffusion filters: https://www.schneideroptics.com/ecommerce/CatalogSubCategoryDisplay.aspx?CID=427 (Schneider DSLR brochure pdf at the end of this post)

and I've come down to these four filters which seem to be the most interesting in order to achieve the 'look' I'm after:

• Schneider Black Frost https://www.schneideroptics.com/ecommerce/CatalogSubCategoryDisplay.aspx?CID=1414
• Schneider Hollywood Black Magic https://www.schneideroptics.com/ecommerce/CatalogSubCategoryDisplay.aspx?CID=344
• Tiffen Black Diffusion http://www.tiffen.com/black__diffusion.htm
• Tiffen Black Pro-Mist http://www.tiffen.com/promist.htm

Now, the thing is that each one of these filters comes in difference strengths (usually from 1/8 to 2) and I couldn't find any good video example showing the comparison between those filters. I just found some still examples here http://www.thelondonfiltercompany.com/camera_filters.php

I know that the best thing would be to rent these filters for a day or two and see for myself but, unfortunately, there's no rental houses near from where I live…

So, does anyone here have hands-on experience with these filters? Or even better, does anyone have in his possession one or more of these filters and would be willing to do some kind of comparison test?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks^^

Ps: I forgot to mention that I'm talking about using a diffusion filter with a fast prime (like the nokton 25mm 0.95 or nokton 50mm 1.1) and not a Panasonic lens with electrical connectivity with the camera body