Haida filters any good?

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I've been looking for a "cheap" CPL filter, by that I mean I don't want (or can afford) a top quality one such as a Hoya Pro. I was hoping to get a reasonable used one for around £20, however I've seen a Haida 72mm at Premier Ink for £7.70!!, can this possibly be any good? I'll probably only use it a couple of times so the price certainly appeals to me but I don't want to throw nearly eight quid away if it's totally no good when I could put it towards another one. Anyone used one?
 
Never used the Haida CPLs but their 10 stop NDs got rave reviews for being bang for buck filter.
On that premise i would expect the CPLs to be of a similar ilk
 
I use the 105mm Haida CPL and it equals if not better the alternatives like LEE & Hitec etc. I have used all 3 and can see no difference, other than the Lee gives a slighter warmer cast.
For me a 105mm CPL at £80 against £170+ is a no brainer, so I see no reason why the 72mm would be any different.

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Geoff
 
I use Haida 10 stop and they are fantastic. I would assume their CPL is same kind of quality.
 
madmardle said:
Thanks guys, I'll send for one,
Cheers
Ken,
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Don't suppose you have a link? I could do with one for the 10-24mm but didn't fancy a big money filter in case I didn't like the results on an UWA lens.
 
Geoff Moore said:
Remember there are limitations with CPL on UWA lenses, the polarisation effect can be a little hit and miss depending on the scene and the angle of the light hitting the filter. Split saturation skies look odd :)
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Exactly my reason for not wanting to spend a lot, Geoff. If I can get it to work even some of the time when I need it I'd go for a cheaper one. If it's gonna look terrible all the time, I wouldn't bother of course but there's so many conflicting reports about this and some appear to use them fine.
 
Obviously there are differences between manufacturing processes, but ultimately, its a case of math and optics a field of view, say on a 14mm Samyang its FOV is 114° the light across that field is coming in at varying angles thus not all of it will be effected by the polarisation, where as, a lens like a 70-200mm which ranges from 40° to 10° FOV the light is more linear in its direction to the lens thus the polarisation works more consistently.
 
Geoff Moore said:
Obviously there are differences between manufacturing processes, but ultimately, its a case of math and optics a field of view, say on a 14mm Samyang its FOV is 114° the light across that field is coming in at varying angles thus not all of it will be effected by the polarisation, where as, a lens like a 70-200mm which ranges from 40° to 10° FOV the light is more linear in its direction to the lens thus the polarisation works more consistently.
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Totally, and for under £8 I'd happily give it a go! [emoji1]
 
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Eloise, I don't have a link but you should find it easily enough if you go onto the Premier Ink website. Mine arrived Thursday but I haven't had a chance to test it yet. I was going to post my thoughts about it when I had done so. ,When I asked at Premier Ink if the price was a mistake at £7.70 they said no and that they just had them on special offer, I think they only had a few left so I would jump in quickly.
Ken
Eloise said:
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