Polarizing Filter: I want to buy one but which one should I buy. I want to use it for out door shots of landscaping.

lindann

I want to buy one but which one should I buy. I want to use it for out door shots of landscaping.

bobmielke Loc: Portland, OR

lindann wrote:

I want to buy one but which one should I buy. I want to use it for out door shots of landscaping.

Here are a few general guideline with all filters.

1. Buy the best quality you can afford. You're adding another lens element in front of an expensive lens on your camera.

2. Buy the thinnest filter you can afford because some lenses, especially at wide angle settings, can cause vignetting(darkening of the four corners of an image). Never stack more than one filter on a lens for that same reason.

3. Polarizing filters are normally circular so that you can adjust the darkness of the sky and reflections on shiny surfaces(water, glass, chrome, etc.)

Go with a reputable filter manufacturer like Hoya, Tiffen or your camera manufacture's brand. Remember, the larger your filter size the more the filter will cost.

lindann

Thank you!!!

dasboat Loc: Vernonia,Ore.(Vernowhere)

Bob,I am also looking at polarized filters and they range from 15-400 dollars. $400 ? is that really that good of filter to charge that much?

LarryD Loc: Mojave Desert

dasboat wrote:

Bob,I am also looking at polarized filters and they range from 15-400 dollars. $400 ? is that really that good of filter to charge that much?

You should stick with a good brand name if you don't know what you are looking at..

You want a Circular Polarizer. Linear Polarizers may be found more cheaply but won't allow modern digital cameras to auto focus.

You should also get a multi-coated filter. Single coatings are fine and help block most stray visible light, but milti-coatings add additional light-wave blocking capability and givve you an edge.

Good brass construction is also of benefit and will last for many years of extreme use.

It's unlikely that you would need a $400 dollar filter, but read that manufacturers literature and compare to see why he feels his is worth the premium..

Jwilliams0469 Loc: Topeka, Ks.

dasboat wrote:

Bob,I am also looking at polarized filters and they range from 15-400 dollars. $400 ? is that really that good of filter to charge that much?

Like bob had said before, it depends on size for the cost. Also it's quality comes from being coated multiple times the more coating it has the greater the quality of your photographs. My main filter is a CPL 72mm Wide angle and it run me 229.99 at our local camera store.

bobmielke Loc: Portland, OR

LarryD wrote:

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The most expensive circular polarizing filter I've ever seen is a Nikon filter for $100 & that was 2-3 years ago. I pay $50 for Quantaray thin polarizing filters.

dasboat Loc: Vernonia,Ore.(Vernowhere)

Heres a link to the $400 filter.The brand is Singh-Ray.Its good to hear all the advice your all giving.Thanks

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/638733-REG/Singh_Ray_RT_6_77mm_LB_ColorCombo_Warm.html

bobmielke Loc: Portland, OR

dasboat wrote:

Heres a link to the $400 filter.The brand is Singh-Ray.Its good to hear all the advice your all giving.Thanks

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/638733-REG/Singh_Ray_RT_6_77mm_LB_ColorCombo_Warm.html

Now I see why, it's a specialty combination filter and it's huge at 77mm.

I looked up the Nikon 77mm polarizer slim line and it is $149.

Jwilliams0469 Loc: Topeka, Ks.

bobmielke wrote:

dasboat wrote:

Heres a link to the $400 filter.The brand is Singh-Ray.Its good to hear all the advice your all giving.Thanks

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/638733-REG/Singh_Ray_RT_6_77mm_LB_ColorCombo_Warm.html

Now I see why, it's a specialty combination filter and it's huge at 77mm.

I looked up the Nikon 77mm polarizer slim line and it is $149.

That would explain a lot... I was wondering why everyone was saying a paid way more for my CPL than I should have. But I thought all of the CPL's were set up like this? I can also add an ND filter as well without lowering my quality, which I wish I would have done the other day when it was just way to bright out!

JimH Loc: Western South Jersey, USA

Singh-Ray stuff occupies the upper price echelon of camera accessories. Some say it's worth the price, some don't. S/R markets an adjustable ND/Warming filter that runs to the north side of $500...

A good Hoya or B+W CPL can be had for $75-100 and should be perfectly adequate.

dasboat Loc: Vernonia,Ore.(Vernowhere)

That would explain a lot... I was wondering why everyone was saying a paid way more for my CPL than I should have. But I thought all of the CPL's were set up like this? I can also add an ND filter as well without lowering my quality, which I wish I would have done the other day when it was just way to bright out![/quote]

Same reason I would like to get one.Taking a picture of my grandaughter in the grass,She came out as lit-up as a light bulb.

bobmielke Loc: Portland, OR

Jwilliams0469 wrote:

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Jwilliams0469 Loc: Topeka, Ks.

bobmielke wrote:

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Yes, the ND filters come in 2 (Lightest) - 10 (darkest) for my camera. I have ND2,4,6,8,10 and don't see any need for the 8-10 as I can barely set my camera low enough to use the ND6 but I normally carry the ND4 with me at all times! I just forgot to grab my pouch that day and I had already placed the CPL on it the night before so I wouldn't get out there and start shooing with the UV filter and come home with white out photographs!

bobmielke Loc: Portland, OR

I've heard they're now selling a variable ND filter by Fader with a 2-8 stop range. 77mm is $300 at B&H.