CPL Polarising Lens

[Klunt Bumskrint]

What should I spend on a 58mm CPL?

I don't want to spend a fortune but I also don't want some piece of crap at the end of my lens. Been looking at Hoya, K&F even Amazon basic but they all have good and bad reviews?

 

[Klunt Bumskrint]

What is the minimum focal length of your lens? My Canon 24-105 gets Vignetting at 24mm with the correct sized filter on a full frame camera, even with a low profile one. May be fixable with an adaptor to a larger filter?

Wild idea, I bought a nice CPL 2nd hand A++ from Ffordes, they have a nice selection.

Prior to that I had a Hoya Pro 1 that was a decent filter, the other half nabbed it......

I thought the lenses I wanted it for we're all 58, they're not. So I wanted one for my 18-140 and 70-300, the 18-140 is 67mm though yet my 50mm 1.4 is 58 which I probably won't use it on. I might be better of with a 67mm tbh.

I looked at Hoya Pro-1 and Hoya HD the latter seems slightly better at at £5 more (£40), are these fine or is there a better choice?

 

[Klunt Bumskrint]

I’ve got NiSi filters but they might be more than you’re willing to spend.

True Color Nano Pro CPL Circular Polariser

The NiSi True Color Nano Pro CPL is the latest innovation in Circular Polariser technology and delivers unprecedented colour rendition.

nisioptics.co.uk

Yeah, too much

The Hoya HD is the better quality filter of the two apparently although I haven't used one myself.

I always buy filters to use the largest diameter of my lenses and then adaptors if needed for the smaller diameter lenses.

Circular Polarisers are great BTW, used mine today for fantastic blue skies and super reflections.

EDIT: If you haven't already got one then one of the cheap plastic filter wrenches is handy, they can be a fiddle to get off sometimes.

I've read the horror stories, I've never had an issue before on my last camera with filters getting stuck.

SO, shall I just go for a Hoya HD 67mm with a step down adapter? Typically the 67mm is out of stock on the rain forest.

Thing is I like a nice sharp image, I worry that that a polarising filter may degrade that? Am I being to precious?

 

[Klunt Bumskrint]

SO found a 67 mm HD Hoya for £20 and a 58mm for £17, that's both for the same price! Aliexpress

 

[Klunt Bumskrint]

That was my first thought but I thought I'd risk it seeing as Hoya isn't Western. Might be ok seeing as it's a Japanese company, I figured this stuff might be easy to source over there

 

[Klunt Bumskrint]

I'm a donkey. Just went to track my order and realised I'd bought 2 UV filters I was focused on the sizes ffs

 

[Klunt Bumskrint]

Well I've risked it and just reordered the actual thing I want. Total £25 for 1 67mm Hoya HD CPL. I'll update in a couple weeks when it arrives. I have bought branded things from there before and not had fake

 

[Klunt Bumskrint]

So I got a refund for my stupid mistake. Just told the seller I bought the wrong thing and then got a refund. Nice. Wouldn't expect that from aliexpress

 

[Klunt Bumskrint]

Fake Hoyas are rife I'm afraid. If you get a real one from Aliexpress I'd be gobsmacked.

e.g. https://goughlui.com/2019/04/21/fake-hoya-pro1-digital-uv-filter/

Well get ready to have your gob smacked with a real Hoya . I'm pretty sure it's genuine. It's very nice for £25