I'll eventually buy a CPL for the 16-35mm II, and wanted to know if I need a slim CPL. There seems to be a decent amount of real estate between the edge of the glass and the filter threads, so is a slim-mount needed? The regular-frame filters are more affordable, and at 82mm it's no small price!
Try this filter: "Hoya 82mm Circular Polarizing HD (High Density) Digital Glass Filter "
It is almost as thin as a slim mount filter yet has a normal front thread, and is of very nice optical quality. As to whether you truly need a 'slim' filter, that depends. At small apertures you can probably get away with a regular one, but if you ever need to double up with another filter, a thin filter will be critical. With the Hoya you don't have to sacrifice anything (except maybe some cash)!
Thanks Floris. Actually, that should work, I won't be stacking another on top, if anything I'd just be hand-holding a 4x6 Singh-Ray grad over it. Thanks for the reply. BTW, I've purchased from 2Filter before, they definitely have the best prices.
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It is almost as thin as a slim mount filter yet has a normal front thread, and is of very nice optical quality. As to whether you truly need a 'slim' filter, that depends. At small apertures you can probably get away with a regular one, but if you ever need to double up with another filter, a thin filter will be critical. With the Hoya you don't have to sacrifice anything (except maybe some cash)!
http://2filter.com/hoya/hoya_hd_filters.html
Hey, went through your Wordpress blog the other day, outstanding work!