I use B+W MRC and Hoya Pro CPs. I had problems with both Tiffen and Heliopan mounts at some point, and have had these in 49, 52, 58, 62, 72, and 77 mm sizes , bought over the period from 1994 to 2010. No problems with them.
Godfrey > On Jul 21, 2015, at 11:11 AM, Igor PDML-StR <[email protected]> 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 > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
