Vivitar Circular Polarizer: Has anyone had experience pro or con with a Vivitar Series 1 Multi-Coated Polarizer? I will be using it in 67 mm size on a Nikon 18 to 140 mm lens.

imageal Loc: Ocala, FL

Has anyone had experience pro or con with a Vivitar Series 1 Multi-Coated Polarizer? I will be using it in 67 mm size on a Nikon 18 to 140 mm lens.

Jim Bob

imageal wrote:

Has anyone had experience pro or con with a Vivitar Series 1 Multi-Coated Polarizer? I will be using it in 67 mm size on a Nikon 18 to 140 mm lens.

Vivitar sucks.

Edward Booth Loc: Riverview, Florida

Vivitar makes many fine products, however you may want to conceder B+W for your filter choice.

mrjcall Loc: Woodfin, NC

imageal wrote:

Has anyone had experience pro or con with a Vivitar Series 1 Multi-Coated Polarizer? I will be using it in 67 mm size on a Nikon 18 to 140 mm lens.

Some question Vivitar's quality.....Hoya makes excellent, competitively priced filters...

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Edward Booth wrote:

Vivitar makes many fine products, however you may want to conceder B+W for your filter choice.

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Especially the Nano MRC
--Bob

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

Vivitar doesn't generally make things, it relabels and distributes things typically. Some of its offerings are rubbish and some are very good. It is difficult to tell which is which much of the time.

Hoya is more consistent, and they have multiple product lines at different price and quality levels.

For something important like a CPL be careful about being too cheap. You want to improve what your lenses are producing, not degrade it.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

I have and use the Vivitar CPL - Does everything I need and affordable ....

JCam Loc: MD Eastern Shore

imageal wrote:

Has anyone had experience pro or con with a Vivitar Series 1 Multi-Coated Polarizer? I will be using it in 67 mm size on a Nikon 18 to 140 mm lens.

Back in the late 70's - early 2000's, I used Vivitar circular polarizer on a Canon AE-1 film camera, and thought it worked just fine. Today, using a Canon 60D, with all the complaints I read (mostly here) about Vivitar, and more cash available, I might go with a Hoya or some higher end filter.

imageal Loc: Ocala, FL

Thanks to all that have replied to my question regarding Vivitar Polarizers. I have one, however I have felt that it did not produce the amount of polarizing effect that I have experienced with other polarizers in the past. Based on the several favorable comments here, I think I'll order a Hoya unit as something that would best suit my needs.

mrjcall Loc: Woodfin, NC

imageal wrote:

Thanks to all that have replied to my question regarding Vivitar Polarizers. I have one, however I have felt that it did not produce the amount of polarizing effect that I have experienced with other polarizers in the past. Based on the several favorable comments here, I think I'll order a Hoya unit as something that would best suit my needs.

It's not really about the 'amount' of polarizing effect as all circular polarizers pretty much do the same thing, but more about the quality of the glass used and the coatings which can have a dramatic effect on your finished image.

imageal Loc: Ocala, FL

mrjcall wrote:

It's not really about the 'amount' of polarizing effect as all circular polarizers pretty much do the same thing, but more about the quality of the glass used and the coatings which can have a dramatic effect on your finished image.

Thank you for the clarification. I did not choose a good word (amount) to describe my concern.
When talking about "glass quality" and "coatings quality" it is difficult to sift through the advertising claims to determine which is best. I have used Hoya filters in the past (52mm size) and always found them to be a product that performs. Based on that experience and the comments here from others, Hoya seems to be the affordable way to go to get a good result.

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

imageal wrote:

Thank you for the clarification. I did not choose a good word (amount) to describe my concern.
When talking about "glass quality" and "coatings quality" it is difficult to sift through the advertising claims to determine which is best. I have used Hoya filters in the past (52mm size) and always found them to be a product that performs. Based on that experience and the comments here from others, Hoya seems to be the affordable way to go to get a good result.

I would check out Hoya's website for an explanation of their various product lines and quality. There are quite a few different types, and some older lines still available on ebay, amazon, or real stores.

Tonytee Loc: Beaverton, Oregon

Greetings,

I have had nothing but excellent results using this filter. I must keep in mind what affects I want to produce. It is important to remember that polarizer lenses are effective only on glass, water and some types of metals. Here is where previsualization comes into play. Meaning it comes down to trial and error. I can highly recommend this filter, so good luck.

Tony

Jim Bob

Edward Booth wrote:

Vivitar makes many fine products, however you may want to conceder B+W for your filter choice.

Why, if "Vivitar makes many fine products"?

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

Jim Bob wrote:

Why, if "Vivitar makes many fine products"?

Vivitar is generally a distributor that rebrands but does not make things. Your mileage may vary as they say.

I have a great Samyang fisheye lens that says Vivitar on the lens, but it is a Samyang product. Could say Rokinon or something else.

The name means little, and the Vivitar brand has changed over the years, not always for the best....

So, it can be OK, or sometimes not. The brand is questionable if you do not know the original manufacturer....

Hoya, B+W are more consistent with their offerings, even if they have low, middle and high end product ranges....