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HOYA 72mm Circularizing Polarizing Filter
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Very good results but ...
(4 out of 5) by Angel Corbera on Aug 31, 2007 (Taunton, MA)The GOOD:
The pictures I took with this filter came out wonderful. Amazing results on clouds, sky, water. It is true, the fish under water that you barely see will come out perfectly clear on your pictures.
Price is very good. If you have never tried a polarizing filter, like me, an small investment will show how good this filter is.
The filter is very slim and it doesn't affect the picture border with wide angle lens. I was using an 18-200mm lens.
The BAD:
The only disadvantage I found is that sometimes is very difficult to take the filter out. Because the filter is very slim, and the inner ring is not grooved, your fingers just slide over.
I tried not to tight the filter, but a couple of times it dropped on my hand while rotating the outer ring.
I was tempted to apply a couple of drops of epoxy on the border of the inner ring but at the end I bought a more expensive model, same brand, but with grooved inner ring. I wish someone has told me about the importance of the groove on the inner ring.
The pictures I took with this filter came out wonderful. Amazing results on clouds, sky, water. It is true, the fish under water that you barely see will come out perfectly clear on your pictures.
Price is very good. If you have never tried a polarizing filter, like me, an small investment will show how good this filter is.
The filter is very slim and it doesn't affect the picture border with wide angle lens. I was using an 18-200mm lens.
The BAD:
The only disadvantage I found is that sometimes is very difficult to take the filter out. Because the filter is very slim, and the inner ring is not grooved, your fingers just slide over.
I tried not to tight the filter, but a couple of times it dropped on my hand while rotating the outer ring.
I was tempted to apply a couple of drops of epoxy on the border of the inner ring but at the end I bought a more expensive model, same brand, but with grooved inner ring. I wish someone has told me about the importance of the groove on the inner ring.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
Good price/performance filter
(5 out of 5) by P. Marlow on Jan 21, 2008I have owned Hoya filters for years, so I had no qualms about this polarizing filter, even though there are far more expensive filters you can buy.
I was concerned that a polarizing filter may not work as well on the newer dSLR cameras as they did on the old film cameras, but that does not seem to be a problem. A cool bonus: This 72 mm filter also fits our new Canon XH-A1 HD video camera. Two birds with one filter!
The glass is not coated, so you should consider getting an inexpensive UV filter as protection from scratches, etc.
I was concerned that a polarizing filter may not work as well on the newer dSLR cameras as they did on the old film cameras, but that does not seem to be a problem. A cool bonus: This 72 mm filter also fits our new Canon XH-A1 HD video camera. Two birds with one filter!
The glass is not coated, so you should consider getting an inexpensive UV filter as protection from scratches, etc.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Works perfectly
(5 out of 5) by Mara on Apr 5, 2008 (Atlanta,Ga)I am very pleased with this product. I have a very nice nikon 18-200mm lens and when I use this polarizer my lens stays sharp. Photos I have taken at the lake and the waterfall look really great...you can see through to the bottom and glare is cut.....great buy for the money!!
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
does what it's supposed to
(4 out of 5) by John Jankowski on Jan 5, 2008 (Washington, DC USA)I bought this filter after searching through all of the possible options on amazon (many of them being much more expensive), and so far have been very satisfied. In my 10+ years of experience with film/digital SLR's, I've always had a good experience with Hoya glass, and this is no exception.
I've got a sigma 18-200 lens, and the filter fits very snuggly.
I've got a sigma 18-200 lens, and the filter fits very snuggly.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
true polarizer
(5 out of 5) by Anonymous on Sep 17, 2007It's Hoya, so the glass is good. The filter polarizes the light first, allowing you to control saturation, then re-scatters it, allowing autofocus sensors on the newer cameras to work. It looks the same as an old linear polarizers to the human eye, but autofocus sensors work with polarization tricks, so they need scattered light. The glass is not coated.