Polarizing filter advice: Hello all, I'd like to buy a good polarizing filter and as I recall there was a company in New Hampshire that was highly recommended here on UHH some time...

Lille Loc: Upstate, NY

Hello all,

I'd like to buy a good polarizing filter and as I recall there was a company in New Hampshire that was highly recommended here on UHH some time ago. Wonder if anyone would know what company that might have been ?

Thank you,

Lille

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Lille wrote:

Hello all,

I'd like to buy a good polarizing filter and as I recall there was a company in New Hampshire that was highly recommended here on UHH some time ago. Wonder if anyone would know what company that might have been ?

Thank you,

Lille

I like Hoya. Excellent quality.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

I just bought a Tiffen for occasional use. I like it.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/56633-REG/Tiffen_58CP_58mm_Circular_Polarizing.html

queencitysanta Loc: Charlotte, North Carolina

B & W Don't buy good glass and put a cheap filter on it

RWR Loc: La Mesa, CA

Lille wrote:

Hello all,

I'd like to buy a good polarizing filter and as I recall there was a company in New Hampshire that was highly recommended here on UHH some time ago. Wonder if anyone would know what company that might have been ?

Thank you,

Lille

Seems typical here to get answers to questions you didn’t ask!
Check Hunt’s in Manchester: http://www.huntsphotoandvideo.com/

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

RWR wrote:

Seems typical here to get answers to questions you didn’t ask!.....

Good point! I apologize.

Lille Loc: Upstate, NY

Thank you all for your help !

Lille

allan catt Loc: gillingham,kent,uk

Hoya lenses are good value,been using them for years with no problems .

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Lille wrote:

Hello all,

I'd like to buy a good polarizing filter and as I recall there was a company in New Hampshire that was highly recommended here on UHH some time ago. Wonder if anyone would know what company that might have been ?

Thank you,

Lille

LensRentals recently did an extensive test of CPLs, and their opinion was: Save your money. A higher price doesn't necessarily get you a better CPL. I'll see if I can find that link. I use Marumi, based on testing. 2Filter.com is the NH company.

Here it is, plus several other articles and test articles.

https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2017/09/my-not-nearly-complete-but-rather-entertaining-circular-polarizer-filter-article/
http://www.lenstip.com/139.25-article-Polarizing_filters_test_2015_Results_and_summary.html
http://www.techradar.com/how-to/photography-video-capture/cameras/best-circular-polarizer-filter-5-top-models-tested-and-rated-1320842
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Circular-Polarizer-Filters.aspx
http://www.lenstip.com/index.php?art=139

http://www.lenstip.com/115.1-article-Polarizing_filters_test.html
http://www.lenstip.com/115.4-article-Polarizing_filters_test_Results_and_summary.html
http://nikonrumors.com/2014/07/26/how-to-use-a-polarizing-filter.aspx/

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

Lille wrote:

Hello all,

I'd like to buy a good polarizing filter and as I recall there was a company in New Hampshire that was highly recommended here on UHH some time ago. Wonder if anyone would know what company that might have been ?

Thank you,

Lille

http://www.2filter.com/ in Gilsum, NH

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

jerryc41 wrote:

LensRentals recently did an extensive test of CPLs, and their opinion was: Save your money. A higher price doesn't necessarily get you a better CPL. ...

Too often UHH people confuse $$$ with sufficiency. i.e. Can you really tell the difference. People discuss coatings, optical vs float glass, Cast-Iron vs Plastic rings, and name brand put on the filter by the company in China that makes them all. No one says I bought this one because of the 1/4 wave filter in the glass sandwich. Knowledge can become a sticky-wicket. [to be in a difficult situation ]

https://www.quora.com/How-are-circular-polarization-filters-made

Use of:
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/polarizing-filters.htm

How to evaluate:
http://www.clarkvision.com/articles/evaluating_polarizing_filters/
Dr. Roger Clark earned his Ph.D. in Planetary Science at MIT in 1980. and more info:
http://www.clarkvision.com/rnc/index.html

weisense

What size are you looking for? I am selling some never used camera equipment.

rydabyk Loc: Florida Panhandle

Breakthrough Photography, not cheap by any means but fantastic quality and color neutrality.

Wanderer2 Loc: Colorado Rocky Mountains

Lille wrote:

Hello all,

I'd like to buy a good polarizing filter and as I recall there was a company in New Hampshire that was highly recommended here on UHH some time ago. Wonder if anyone would know what company that might have been ?

Thank you,

Lille

At the risk of being criticized for being off topic (I know nothing of polarizer companies in NH) I would highly recommend you read the Lens Tip polarizer review, the second of the links Jerry posted above, before deciding on a purchase. I've used two of their top three rated ones (Marumi and top of the line Hoya) and found both to be excellent.

Regarding the opinion that price, rated quality, etc. doesn't matter regarding polarizing filters, based on my personal experience I disagree. A few years ago I spent many days photographing the fall color around the Teton Range and had the best image by a substantial margin ruined by use of a cheap polarizer ($20-30 range). I would give a lot of money to have that one photo in usable form.

Mary Kate Loc: NYC

RWR wrote:

Seems typical here to get answers to questions you didn’t ask!
Check Hunt’s in Manchester: http://www.huntsphotoandvideo.com/

Yes.