Sigma 24-70mm 2.8 EX DG Macro Polariser?

06/12/2006 04:22:21 AM · #1

Okay, so using a polariser is about as foreign to me as Ronald is in a Burger King.

Question is, would it be worth it to put a polariser on that lens? It is rather expensive as it is 82mm.

I am not thinking or contemplating in getting anything much wider than that, at least not this year.

So would it be worth it?

Thanks

Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Nikon

06/12/2006 05:21:37 AM · #2

Nobody? :(

obsidian

Nikon D80

06/12/2006 05:40:24 AM · #3

Umm, a little out of left field but why not go for a Cokin p-series system where you need just one CPL and holder and then use multiple holder adaptors on the different lenses you have? I use a Chinese version of the Cokin CPL and it works just fine (or as fine as I can tell :-)

Kamlan 28mm F1.4 MF for APS-C

06/12/2006 05:57:15 AM · #4

A cokin what?!

:P

He he he... I have no idea what you just said.

As far as filters are concerned, I know what a UV filter is, and ive played with a polariser before (in my hands)...

Manic

DJI Mini 3 Pro

06/12/2006 06:04:27 AM · #5

Cokin Filter System involves three parts - square filters, a filter holder, and a lens adaptor ring to attach the filter holder to a lens. By just buying different lens adaptors for each lens you have, you can use the same filters on all of them.

Kamlan 28mm F1.4 MF for APS-C

06/12/2006 06:08:05 AM · #6

Okay, I understand, but would you then just fit a polariser filter?

Manic

DJI Mini 3 Pro

06/12/2006 06:29:32 AM · #7

Originally posted by Guyver:

Okay, I understand, but would you then just fit a polariser filter?

Yup, you'd just buy one polarising filter which would fit into the holder. I /think/ that the larger P-series filters will fit 82mm diameter lenses, so you should be ok.

06/12/2006 07:06:47 AM · #8

Okay, but if I didnt go the cokin route...

Would it still be worth buying the polariser consider the range?

06/12/2006 07:59:08 AM · #9

Last bump, I promise :P

Telehubbie

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

06/12/2006 09:04:55 AM · #10

I love polarizers, but I can understand your concern with price on an 82mm. It depends on what you like to shoot with that lens. Bringing out the blue skies in landscapes is perhaps the number one reason people get a polarizer, but there are also many other uses for it like cutting glare off of car windows or paint, "seeing" into water to bring out the natural color, cutting through some light haze in a landscape to bring out more natural colors, etc. I usually have one on when I'm outdoors in bright daylight to help with unwanted glares. A neat part about them is you can essentially "turn them off" just by rotating the filter, say if you wanted a tree's reflection in the water or something similar, and don't want to take the filter off just for that shot.

If you're keeping the 18-55 for a while, get one for that lens first which would be a lot cheaper, and try it out on there. Then think about whether it would be useful for you to get one for the 24-70. I used to use the Cokin setup on my Canon film camera and liked it for a while, but I like to have hoods on my lenses and the two don't mix.