Polarizing filter advice (Page 2): Any information about the question??? The name of the store in New Hampshire. :sm01:...

Mary Kate Loc: NYC

dpullum wrote:

Too often UHH people confuse $$$ with sufficiency.... (show quote)

Any information about the question??? The name of the store in New Hampshire.

Lowrider Loc: Kennesaw, GA

I just bought the B+W CPL which has super thin glass and all of the horns and whistles but then again, this is impressive...

https://breakthrough.photography/products/x4-circular-polarizer?gclid=CjwKCAjw6ZLOBRALEiwAxzyCW-UpDXWOUL7EbsNUdmZGnIfJkljMptLIOOOfCPsfVc5XVFz4OeZWeBoCLiAQAvD_BwE

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Lille, I recommend B+W filters. Besides the superior glass used in making their filters, the frame of the filter is made of brass. This has benefits over the customary aluminum in that it reduces the chances of the filter getting jammed on the lens and being difficult to remove.
--Bob

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

Lille Loc: Upstate, NY

So much good information from so many folks.

Thanks much !

Lille

ruwohe

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 think the co. in NH is 2filter.com in Gilsum, NH. Haven't used them very much, but good service so far.

ruwohe

ruwohe wrote:

I think the co. in NH is 2filter.com in Gilsum, NH. Haven't used them very much, but good service so far.

ruwohe

ruwohe wrote:

I think the co. in NH is 2filter.com in Gilsum, NH. Haven't used them very much, but good service so far.

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

Don't forget those filter manufacturers make different "grades" of filters at different price points. Plus a lot of filters are being made as fakes that are hard to tell from the real McCoy.... Buy from a reputable source.

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

Hoya makes excellent filters. Yes, there are better filters but they are three times more expensive. I am quite sure, especially if you are not a professional that a Hoya filter will do very well.
I use old polarizers with my lenses and I am doing fine. I have a Nikon 77mm polarizer (expensive) and I will sell it because I seldom use it.

chapjohn Loc: Tigard, Oregon

I use Promaster HGX UV and polarizing and VND filters. Marumi, an acclaimed best manufacturer of filters, makes the Promaster HGX filters.

ephraim Imperio

[quote=Lille]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[/quote

The name of the website is: 2filter.com

http://www.2filter.com

Wanderer2 Loc: Colorado Rocky Mountains

camerapapi wrote:

Hoya makes excellent filters. Yes, there are better filters but they are three times more expensive. I am quite sure, especially if you are not a professional that a Hoya filter will do very well.
I use old polarizers with my lenses and I am doing fine. I have a Nikon 77mm polarizer (expensive) and I will sell it because I seldom use it.

Actually in the Lens Tips review referenced above (now about two years old) Hoya's top of the line was the number one rated. B+H and Marumi were the next two, don't recall the order. The differences between the three are probably not significant in most situations.

CO

Many people don't know that Nikon makes polarizing filters. They're outstanding quality. I have their 67mm circular polarizer. The results are great.

boomer826 Loc: Florida gulf coast

Check out Breakthrough photography, they have different models at different price ranges.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

I've used B+W MRC and B+W Kaesemann for years. They are among the least expensive with high quality glass and multi-coatings.... You can spend a little or a lot more and not really get any better filter.

Their current B+W XS-Pro and F-Pro C-Pols are also "High Transmissive", meaning they're a lighter gray that doesn't cost quite as much light lost to the filter.

I don't know what size you need, but B+W in 77mm size at B&H Photo cost...

$75 for "MRC" with 8-layer multi-coatings, standard strength, Schott glass in a standard brass frame.
$79 for "F-Pro" Kaesemann, which is same as MRC, but with "High Transmissive" type polarizing, finer polarizing foils and edge sealing for weather resistance.
$103 for "XS-Pro" Kaesemann, which is same as F-Pro, but with 16 layer "Nano MRC" coatings and a "slim" brass frame.