I really don't know what to tell you, I've got a variety of Circular
Polarizers from Hoya, Tiffen, and re-branders such as Vivitar etc. and
while all remove reflections when used properly, all impart some sort of
color shift, usually brownish.
Now almost all of them, are well, mid. to low range glass, I don't think
I have any of the "best" most expensive filters from Tiffen or Hoya,
certainly not anything from Heliopan or B+W, much to pricy for my
budget, and I'm not sure that they would be perfectly color neutral either.
The good news is that mid range filters from Tiffen kept clean don't
noticeably degrade the resolution in the image and the color cast can be
corrected in post.
My best polarizer for color neutrality, is an old linear version from
Hoya, first one I ever bought in fact, but those of course have other
issues.
On 7/21/2015 2:11 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
Hi All!
Yesterday, while shooting through a window glass at a gymnastics
complex, I was regretting I didn't have a polarizer, with all the
reflections and glare I was getting from the glass.
A polarizer for all the new Pentax lenses that I bought in the past
5-6 years (17-70, 50-135, 60-250), has been on my "to think about
buying" list for a while, but haven't been a priority because of the
character of most of the photographs I've been taking in these years.
But now, it's time to "pull the trigger". And, fortunately, these
three lenses have the same filter diameter.
So, I refer to the collective wizdom of PDML.
It's been a while (more than 14 years) since I've bought a polarizer,
and I haven't been following the trends on those recently.
Any recommendations (or anti-recommendations) for a circular polarizer
(67 mm). This would be used for (1) removing glare and reflections,
(2) dealing with the sky (haze, ...).
The best (optically) filter I have is a slim one by B+W. I was using
it with 18-35 and 28-70 Tokinas (77mm). There are two downsides of
that one:
1. It can be _very_ hard to unscrew it, especially when it's cold.
2. Front lens caps don't stay on it. The original ones from Tokina
lenses are snap-on, and there is not much space on the inside of this
ultra-thin filter. The cap that came with the filter is a "push-on",
but it is not tight at all, and doesn't stay.
I wonder if other B+W filters (or for that matter filters from other
brands) are also prone to these problems, or it is specific to this
(or some) filter(s).
Should I consider B+W? And if so, - MRC or SC?
(Is it worth at all considering a "Kaesemann High Transmission" one?
It's almost twice as expensive.)
Should I consider some other brands (Hoya, Tiffen? ? (Any hidden jems?)
How is Bower HD? Does anybody here have one?
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/972392-REG/bower_fp67cc_67mm_digital_hd_circular.html
At $7, it is very appealing, but I don't want to degrade my lenses.
There are only 4 reviews on B&H, and none on Amazon, even though it
has been listed there (presumably) since June 2011.
Other sizes (on Amazon) got also very few mixed reviews. Some
complaints are about it being hard to remove....
One stupid question: when I look at the list of 100+ CPs in this size
on B&H, some mention rotating filter ring, while others don't.
For a CP, I assume that's a must, and I can barely imagine one without
that. (But, in principle, one can untighten the filter and adjust the
orientation that way.) So, just in case, - are there any CPs that
don't have rotating ring? (Or mentioning one is just a marketing ploy?)
Igor
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