You know, I'm not really the person to ask. As to personal preference, I just bought a linear polarizer (the rotating kind) mostly because both of my lenses are manually focused but also because I like the idea of being able control the polarization. ($.99 on Ebay woohoo!)
I don't know which cameras are through the lens or manually metered, so I'm sure everyone else can fill you in on that point. rg2 On 9/2/07, Glen Tortorella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rebekah, > > Thank you for the link. What, specifically, is meant by the term > "manual metering camera"? All of my cameras are "manual" cameras, > but all have light metering systems--i.e. center weighted or the > newer TTL multi-segment (as in my ZX-M). Thus, the author's caveat > about compensating when using a "manually metered camera" is somewhat > unclear to me. > > What filter or filters did you decide upon? Do you tend to prefer > ones that can rotate or ones that are non-rotating? > > Glen > > On Sep 2, 2007, at 4:53 PM, Rebekah wrote: > > > Glen, > > > > I looked this up the other day when I was trying to decide on circular > > or linear, and there's mention at the bottom of the page that you do > > indeed need to compensate, but only if you are using a manually > > metering camera: > > > > http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/polarizers.shtml > > > > rg2 > > > > > > On 9/2/07, Glen Tortorella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Can anyone confirm what Igor suspects here? Is the metering in the > >> ZM-M affected by a linear polarizer? With the A-series lenses, the > >> ZX-M uses TTL multi (2)-segment metering. Prior to Igor's comment, I > >> had never heard that metering could be affected by a linear > >> polarizer. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Glen > >> > >> On Aug 29, 2007, at 1:24 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> Glen, > >>> > >>> In general, it is not just the autofocus but also metering > >>> that may be affected by a linear polarizer. > >>> I know that on a ZX-5n, the metering IS affected by a linear > >>> polarizer, > >>> and I suspect it is the same story with ZX-M. > >>> I hope somebody on the list will be able to confirm this. > >>> I do not know about the other, older cameras. > >>> > >>> Having been looking for polarizers myself, I found a shop that > >>> seems to have a reasonable price for various filters: > >>> http://hvstar.net/ aka besteastern on e-bay. > >>> I was not able to find much of additional external feedback about > >>> this > >>> store beyond that on e-bay. > >>> > >>> Igor > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Wed Aug 29 13:03:17 EDT 2007 > >>> Glen Tortorella wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi All, > >>> > >>> I am looking for a polarizing filter for my cameras. I have a ZX-M, > >>> a KX, and a Super Program. Would a linear polarizing filter be a > >>> good choice for these? The circulars tend to be more expensive, and > >>> it does not seem I would need this type since I am using older, > >>> manual focus cameras. I am thinking of purchasing the Hoya Purple > >>> Label linear... > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Glen > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
