A followup question:
Does anybody have any experience with Fujiyama CPs?
I see one on Amazon for under $40, and I found a test of various CPs circa
2009 that rates it rather highly, at least optically.
http://www.lenstip.com/115.4-article-Polarizing_filters_test_Results_and_summary.html
(Just in case, - I've seen discussions indicating that B+W has updated
their CPs somewhere between 2009 and 2012.)
PJ, thanks for your response!
Igor
On Tue, 21 Jul 2015, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
Hi All!
Yesterday, while shooting through a window glass at a gymnastics complex, I
was regretting I didn't have a polarizer, with all the reflections and glare
I was getting from the glass.
A polarizer for all the new Pentax lenses that I bought in the past 5-6 years
(17-70, 50-135, 60-250), has been on my "to think about buying" list for a
while, but haven't been a priority because of the character of most of the
photographs I've been taking in these years. But now, it's time to "pull the
trigger". And, fortunately, these three lenses have the same filter diameter.
So, I refer to the collective wizdom of PDML.
It's been a while (more than 14 years) since I've bought a polarizer, and I
haven't been following the trends on those recently.
Any recommendations (or anti-recommendations) for a circular polarizer (67
mm). This would be used for (1) removing glare and reflections,
(2) dealing with the sky (haze, ...).
The best (optically) filter I have is a slim one by B+W. I was using it with
18-35 and 28-70 Tokinas (77mm). There are two downsides of that one:
1. It can be _very_ hard to unscrew it, especially when it's cold.
2. Front lens caps don't stay on it. The original ones from Tokina lenses are
snap-on, and there is not much space on the inside of this ultra-thin filter.
The cap that came with the filter is a "push-on", but it is not tight at all,
and doesn't stay.
I wonder if other B+W filters (or for that matter filters from other brands)
are also prone to these problems, or it is specific to this (or some)
filter(s).
Should I consider B+W? And if so, - MRC or SC?
(Is it worth at all considering a "Kaesemann High Transmission" one? It's
almost twice as expensive.)
Should I consider some other brands (Hoya, Tiffen? ? (Any hidden jems?)
How is Bower HD? Does anybody here have one?
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/972392-REG/bower_fp67cc_67mm_digital_hd_circular.html
At $7, it is very appealing, but I don't want to degrade my lenses.
There are only 4 reviews on B&H, and none on Amazon, even though it has been
listed there (presumably) since June 2011.
Other sizes (on Amazon) got also very few mixed reviews. Some complaints are
about it being hard to remove....
One stupid question: when I look at the list of 100+ CPs in this size on B&H,
some mention rotating filter ring, while others don't.
For a CP, I assume that's a must, and I can barely imagine one without that.
(But, in principle, one can untighten the filter and adjust the orientation
that way.) So, just in case, - are there any CPs that don't have rotating
ring? (Or mentioning one is just a marketing ploy?)
Igor
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