Polarising filter

Yes !

A hoya one !!

Others may be as good, but thats the one I've got and it works.
 
Marumi Super DHG .......#1 "here"

i got a 72mm DHG C.PL - it's slimline - very pleased with quality
went back and got a 72mm DHG Protector too
 
Graham00 said:
Hoya, shop around can get one for about £20+
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dont goto eBay - too many fakes

whats a canon 100- 400 L series lens cost ? >£1200.?

reckon a 77mm £20 filter is rubbish then...:)
 
ukphd said:
Thanks!

The Hoya ones seem to be around the £60 - £100 mark - is that right? (Circular polarising filter).
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yes - and thats why eBay themselves admit that Hoya and B+W filters are faked a lot - cos they are expensive targets :thumbs:

I got my C.Pl from ffordes - get lucky and you may find a Hoya or B+W there used
 
Don't get a cheap one. It will absolutely ruin sharpness at the long end of your 100-400L. Long lenses are very sensitive to polarisers as they magnify the slightest flaws.

Hoya HD from Amazon. Prices are all over the place at the moment but about £90 for 77mm - not bad for a £200 filter I guess.
 
HoppyUK said:
Don't get a cheap one. It will absolutely ruin sharpness at the long end of your 100-400L. Long lenses are very sensitive to polarisers as they magnify the slightest flaws.

Hoya HD from Amazon. Prices are all over the place at the moment but about £90 for 77mm - not bad for a £200 filter I guess.
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neilos100 said:
I can recommend the Hoya HD CPL filter.....i have a 67mm and it gives great results. Its also really well made and the glass is apparantly really tough....check this out....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT6wBQR7iqE
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Thanks!

I may keep my eyes out for a 2nd hand one. There's a local camera shop near me that often has 2nd hand filters in so I'll go and ask in there and if not will check out Amazon :)
 
if £90 is too much for a C.Pl [no offense - but you indicate looking for used ]

give Marumi a good look
77mm Marumi DHG C.PL at £56 new at Crooked Image....or £59 at Clifton Cameras

dont forget that Amazon sellers prob get their filters from the same sources as eBay

NO PROOF of this, but if I shell out £60 i want to know it's a UK import
 
Yardbent said:
if £90 is too much for a C.Pl [no offense - but you indicate looking for used ]

give Marumi a good look
77mm Marumi DHG C.PL at £56 new at Crooked Image....or £59 at Clifton Cameras

dont forget that Amazon sellers prob get their filters from the same sources as eBay

NO PROOF of this, but if I shell out £60 i want to know it's a UK import
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Thanks. I'm shelling out quite a bit for equipment right now so would rather not pay £90 unless I have to, but equally I want to get good stuff so am willing to pay it if I have to (if that makes sense!). I'll check out the Marumi one - thanks.
:)

I've found a used one but it just says it's a "Hoya 77mm circular polarising filter". I've asked if it's the HD one but had not reply yet. If it isn't HD would it be best to avoid it do you think?
 
ukphd said:
Thanks. I'm shelling out quite a bit for equipment right now so would rather not pay £90 unless I have to, but equally I want to get good stuff so am willing to pay it if I have to (if that makes sense!). I'll check out the Marumi one - thanks.
:)

I've found a used one but it just says it's a "Hoya 77mm circular polarising filter". I've asked if it's the HD one but had not reply yet. If it isn't HD would it be best to avoid it do you think?
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ask to see a pic of the box - the coating quality is important
Hoya experts can jump in but i "think" the quality ranges are

standard - maybe a linear PL
double coated
HMC coated
super HMC
Pro -1 Digital
HD

the first two I would avoid
 
ukphd said:
Thanks. I'm shelling out quite a bit for equipment right now so would rather not pay £90 unless I have to, but equally I want to get good stuff so am willing to pay it if I have to (if that makes sense!). I'll check out the Marumi one - thanks.
:)

I've found a used one but it just says it's a "Hoya 77mm circular polarising filter". I've asked if it's the HD one but had not reply yet. If it isn't HD would it be best to avoid it do you think?
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From the Hoya range, the HD and Pro-1 are the best. I've had both, and use the HD one now. Both are very high quality, the main difference being that the HD one only reduces light by 1.2 stops whereas most others cut the light by 1.7-2 stops.

Why do you want a polariser for your 100-400L? They are much less useful on long lenses, they're basically for landscapes - darkening skies and so on - unless you have a particular purpose. Given the problems you have posted about with low light, putting a filter on that will lose you up to two stops doesn't seem ideal.
 
HoppyUK said:
From the Hoya range, the HD and Pro-1 are the best. I've had both, and use the HD one now. Both are very high quality, the main difference being that the HD one only reduces light by 1.2 stops whereas most others cut the light by 1.7-2 stops.

Why do you want a polariser for your 100-400L? They are much less useful on long lenses, they're basically for landscapes - darkening skies and so on - unless you have a particular purpose. Given the problems you have posted about with low light, putting a filter on that will lose you up to two stops doesn't seem ideal.
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I wanted it for shots into water. Near my field site are some cliffs and you get great shots of turtles swimming in the shallows so was hoping a polarising filter would aid those shots. As I'm up a cliff (with no way down!) I would be using the long lens. Am I wrong? Would the filter not help with this? :)
 
ukphd said:
I wanted it for shots into water. Near my field site are some cliffs and you get great shots of turtles swimming in the shallows so was hoping a polarising filter would aid those shots. As I'm up a cliff (with no way down!) I would be using the long lens. Am I wrong? Would the filter not help with this? :)
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Ah yes, you're dead right there. The filter will help a lot.

Polarisers kill reflections very effectively. They work at an optimum angle of 37 degrees to the surface, but with a subject like turtles where the reflection is of the sky and therefore coming from a very wide range of angles, you will always get something beneficial unless you are looking straight down on the water.

You still want to lose as little light as possible though, using that long 100-400L, so the Hoya HD will give you about 2/3rds of a stop more light than other polarisers.
 
HoppyUK said:
Ah yes, you're dead right there. The filter will help a lot.

Polarisers kill reflections very effectively. They work at an optimum angle of 37 degrees to the surface, but with a subject like turtles where the reflection is of the sky and therefore coming from a very wide range of angles, you will always get something beneficial unless you are looking straight down on the water.

You still want to lose as little light as possible though, using that long 100-400L, so the Hoya HD will give you about 2/3rds of a stop more light than other polarisers.
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Thanks :thumbs:
 
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