Polariser. Screw in or Lee system

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Hi all,

I'm looking to buy a polariser to add to my equipment but am unsure as to the direction I should take. I've recently bought the Lee foundation along with a number of ND grads and ND's and love the results. It would appear that if I want to shoot wide shots with the kit on, my best option would be the Lee 105mm adapter and a 105mm screw in polariser. This looks very expensive! Im also concerned that as my only polariser, I'd always need to attach the Lee foundation and the polariser adapter to take any polarised shots. No issue when planning a shoot but for a sunny day walk around I worry it may be a pain. The cheaper alternative is to buy a standard screw in but I'd not easily be able to use it with the Lee kit and it would vignette on my OWA.

Ideally I'd by a screw in and a 105mm but this is a little expensive!

What do other Lee users do?

Many thanks,
Steve
 
I think it depends. I've just bought (although not yet used) a Lee starter set and Hitech 10 stopper. My intention is to get a 105mm polariser when funds allow so I can use the polariser in conjunction with the 10 stopper for waterfall pictures. Yes, expensive, but the only way to remove the reflections of the more stationary bits of water.

I also have a screw in polariser that is my day-to-day polariser....
 
I've got the 105mm polariser, and the 100mm x 100mm square polariser from Lee.

I use the 105mm in the pro upgrade (another foundation kit with a tandem adaptor ring) when I want to use it with ND grads (car shots in particular).

If you get the 105mm you can get a stepping ring to allow you to use it without the foundation kit as a normal screw in polariser, ideal for wider lenses. I've got a 77mm-105mm step up ring, works well.
 
Thanks for the replies guys. Never thought of the step up ring. Great idea.
Regards
Steve
 
At the moment I an using a screw in polariser, but obviously it doesn't work with my Lee filters, so this thread is giving me ideas...
 
Joining this thread a little late but I used a Hoya screw in circular polariser with my Lee Filters for a couple of years. The Hoya I have has a thread on the outside so I could screw the polariser into the lens, and then the Lee adaptor into the thread on the outside of the polariser.

It was a fiddle and relied on getting the polariser rotated before lining up your Lee grads but I did it for a few years. The Lee filter holder was also visible at the 10-12mm end of my Canon 10-22 when I did it this way.

That said Father Xmas brought me enough funds to go for the Lee solution this year. In the end I went for the Lee 105mm adaptor ring but bought a B+W 105mm polariser as opposed to the Lee one. Main reason was the metal around the filter is a little shallower than the Lee one.

Again even in this config - Canon 10-22, Lee 77mm Ultra Wide Adaptor, 2 Filter Lee Holder with 105mm adaptor + polariser the polariser edge is just visible at 10mm. More like a very strong vignette but still there.
 
Freester said:
Again even in this config - Canon 10-22, Lee 77mm Ultra Wide Adaptor, 2 Filter Lee Holder with 105mm adaptor + polariser the polariser edge is just visible at 10mm. More like a very strong vignette but still there.
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But presumably a LOT easier to use....
 
arad85 said:
But presumably a LOT easier to use....
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Oh yes. Compose the shot, get the grads right and rotate the polariser to get whatever effect you need :)

I think I was trying to say (but not very well) if budget is an issue you can get away with a screw in polariser as your one polarising filter.
 
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Thanks chaps. I've decided the Lee solution is a but too expensive for just after xmas, so I've bought a Hoya Pro1 77mm CPL and will fit the Lee on to it until I save the pennies!

Regards,
Steve
 
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