Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > The biggest thing wrong with the step up plan you use is that lens > hoods are problematic. You should never use a filter without a lens > hood in order to minimize flare. Also, be sure to get multicoating
Looks like the one I was considering isn't multi-coated, and I agree that it should have that. However, I've never found a hood to be necessary with a polarizer. The only other filters I use are red, green and yellow for black and white. I'll buy those to fit each lens. > The sensitivity to LP vs CP can affect both AF sensors and metering > sensors, depending upon how a particular camera is designed. The P645 > metering sensors read from the focusing screen, which scatters and > remixes the light unless I'm mistaken, so it's not sensitive to a > linear/circular polarizer, but I'd buy a CP anyway as future proof > for when you might get a camera that requires it. > > 77mm size is pretty expensive. I think the Panasonic "Lumix" 72mm I > bought was $115 or so from B&H. If you can't afford the B+W filters > (the best), take a look at the Hoya Pro-1 models. That 72mm polarizer > above is a re-branded Hoya Pro-1 and is beautifully finished, very > slim, and costs 30% less than the B+W. The coating is very good. It > also has filter threads on the front side so you can fit a lens hood. > Thanks, Godfrey. I'll take a look at those. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
