Polarising Filters

Turbo-G

Turbo-G

Turbo-G

Associate
Joined
6 Jan 2009
Posts
1,191
Hi,
I'm considering picking up a 52mm circular polarising filter to accompany me on an upcoming beach holiday. I understand it will give me better results when shooting bright sand, water and skies...

Does anybody have experience of either the Jessops or the Hoya polarising filter? Which should I go for? They Hoya is more expensive, but is it worth it, and are there other brands I should be considering?

I only own one other filter, a cheap 'Bower' UV filter which was 'thrown in' when I bought my 35mm 1.8 in the States. Must say, other than the protective element against sea spray etc I was very dissapointed, as it often gave a 'ghosting' reflection between the two glass surfaces. Very noticeable when indoors under artificial lighting. As a result, I've simply not bothered with it.

Thanks,

Grant
 
As an update, I purchased the basic Hoya 52mm CPL from a certain market place in the rain forrest, which arrived today.

One concern though, does it look legit to you? I've heard Hoya's are fairly frequently copied. Mines only a cheapy, so can't imagine there would be much need for them to produce counterfeits:


Untitled by grantarcher84, on Flickr

Untitled by grantarcher84, on Flickr

Cheers
 
Oh OK, it wasn't clear tbh.

It only cost £15.80.

When I looked on Jessops, it seems there are the following types:

Hoya CPL - 52mm (29.99)
Hoya SMC-PRO-1 Digital CPL - 52mm (64.99)
Hoya HD CPL - 52mm - (64.99)

I merely thought I was picking up the first at a discounted rate.

Hopefully it isn't garbage - or at least on a 52mm thread it's not going to be overly noticeable.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom