Polorisers - Which One?

Hi Everyone

I would like to buy a poloriser for my Canon lenses for use in landscape photography. Fortunately they all take the same size filter(77mm)so this will help keep the cost down. I want to get a good quality filter. Warehouse Express have a range of different brands available. (Hoya, B+W, Canon etc.)These filters don't come cheap, anything upto £184 for a B+W Circular Polariser SL. Can anyone give me advice on which to buy?

Thanks

David

I tend to buy Hoya. For these type of items I usually buy from Hong Kong via Ebay...nothing much to go wrong. I use Photoshop CS2 to correct vignetting and the Pro version of circular Hoya. Hope this helps. Peter

Hi David,

I was in the same position a short while back and decided to go for the 77mm slim B+W Kasemann Circular Polarizer.
You can find them here HERE

I can certainly recommend that particular one. It is a slimline type so vignetting shouldn't be a problem. One thing to be aware of, it doesn't have any front filter threads,so you wont be able to leave it on your lens and attach your regular lens cap,although the filter does come with it's own push on type.

I was in this position a couple of years ago and luckily one of the monthlies did a test of various polorisers from 20quid to 200(canon) and they could not tell the difference and gave Jessops the best in test so at just under 50 quid i bought one and it has been great

It is usually accepted that on a digital body that a CP filter will create a bluish tinge. Try a Moose Filter (made by Hoya) this combines CP and 81A low yellow filter (this counteracts the blue) Speedgraphics stock them and give a good service. I use on all lenses except those with internal filter holders and I have to say they do a great job

David, if your lense is very wide make sure you get a slim one. Other than that I tend to buy Hoya Pro's for the digital and B+W for the LF.

Thanks everyone for your advice. I hadn't thought about the potentail vignetting problem when using wide lenses. My widest lense is currently a 17-40mm f4L. I use this with a 20D so I hope the crop factor will prevent vignetting. But if the landscape bug bites I might decide to save my pennies for a 5D. I am therefore favouring a slimline B+W.

Regards

David

Just be aware that the slimlines usually don't have a thread on the front of them so using a lens hood gets problematic.