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03/30/2005 07:35:10 PM · #1 |
I've been addicted to Photography since last summer using my Canon Powershot A80 and now I just got my new Canon Digital Rebel 300D ^_^ anyways, since using polarizers increases the color saturation and reduce reflections which leads to minimum or no post processing at all. Sounds effective and efficient to me.
What brand/type of polarizers can you recommend?
Thanks!
John
(not a lurker anymore)
Message edited by author 2005-03-30 19:35:43. |
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03/30/2005 07:49:27 PM · #2 |
| I'm perfectly happy with Cokin. Apart from its very decent quality, I can use one filter with three lenses plus the Coolpix 5400, and being on a tight budget I find that quite helpful. Other than that, I hear that Hoya, B+W and Singh-Ray make excellent (and rather expensive) filters. |
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03/30/2005 07:50:20 PM · #3 |
While i havent used many brands of filters, i did have a Hoya polarizer which i was happy with, alot of people will suggest a B+W brand filter usually. it does increase saturation especially in the sky and greens, but dont forget it will slow your shutter speed down a bit since the glass is significantly dark.
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03/30/2005 07:51:03 PM · #4 |
I agree I use the cokin filter adapter and cokin filters if you mess one up its cheaper than a screw on filter. step down or step up rings are a must for using the cokin adapter on different diameter lens.
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03/30/2005 07:51:06 PM · #5 |
I am currently using two different polarizers. One for my 28-300mm which carrys a Tiffen 62mm filter. The other is a 77mm for my Tokina 12-24 wide lens. I never shoot without them, as they add so much more color to the image.
Apparently DSLR camera's are still struggling with color managment issues. I shoot with a Canon 20D and Nikon D70. The Nikon images are of better quality most of the time, but I still have to PP. Circular polarizers can be expensive as well. They range from $30-120 easily. Well good luck and keep shooting. |
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03/30/2005 08:30:41 PM · #6 |
Tiffens are supposed to be good and they are not as expensive as brands like B+W. Usually the price varies the most depending on the filter size needed.
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03/30/2005 08:40:38 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Zap228:
Tiffens are supposed to be good and they are not as expensive as brands like B+W. Usually the price varies the most depending on the filter size needed. |
Well, there's good, better and best.
If you mount the best glass on a DSLR, you may want to match its quality with a filter: B+W and Heliopan. I would not use anything else on a Canon L lens.
Leica is asking owners of their cameras to use nothing but B+W.
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03/30/2005 09:01:59 PM · #8 |
Thanks for the quick reply guys!
I'll do my research on B+W, Heliopan, Cokin, Tiffens and Hoya.
//www.schneideroptics.com/filters/filters_for_still_photography/polarizers/
How can I benefit from a linear(manual) a and/or circular(auto) polarizer for my EOS 300D? |
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03/30/2005 11:54:42 PM · #9 |
I've three Circular Polarizers, I think all of them are Hoyas. I remember reading from an article from Popular Photography that said that they couldn't see any difference between various makes of filters, so they recommended the cheapest. That was the reason I make price my priority when I'm shopping for a type of a filter (UV, CPL, etc). Of course I can't find that article now. So I go with the cheapest brand name ones for me, mostly Hoyas.
As for circular vs. linear, I think if you use a linear, the camera cannot use the E-TTL metering.
Message edited by author 2005-03-30 23:58:19.
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