Motorsport with polarizer

rutmonkey · 29th of July 2007 (Sun)

I'm off to Belgium to shoot some motocross next week,and I'm hoping the weather will be good.I will be using a 70-200 2.8 for most of it and I was wondering whether many of you shoot with a polarizer fitted. I never have in the past but was thinking it might help when getting the air shots.Most shots will be at 500th sec or above.

wimg · 29th of July 2007 (Sun)

I guess the air shots will look nicer with a polarizer, provided you shoot at an angle of approx. 90 degrees to the sun. You'd loose 2-3 stops with a polarizer, so in order to freeze action, you would have to take this into account.

Kidn regards, Wim

Ballast · 29th of July 2007 (Sun)

I've used the polarizer at the track to help with reflections from windshields. And when you get a bit of sky in there (because you have to stand so far away and don't own a 500 or 600mm lens) it definitely looks better.

Canon Bob · 29th of July 2007 (Sun)

Motocross sounds like it has a potential for flying mud so a filter of some sort would be good insurance.
Personally, I only use a filter on my 70-200 f/2.8 when it's neccessary as I think the results are better without it....UV filter that is...I don't have a Polariser that size yet.

rutmonkey · 29th of July 2007 (Sun)

Thanks for the replies,If it's blue skies then I'll probably give it a go just to satisfy my curiosity.

29th of July 2007 (Sun)	#1
rutmonkey Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Somerset ,United Kingdom Posts: 81 IMAGE EDITING OK	Motorsport with polarizer I'm off to Belgium to shoot some motocross next week,and I'm hoping the weather will be good.I will be using a 70-200 2.8 for most of it and I was wondering whether many of you shoot with a polarizer fitted. I never have in the past but was thinking it might help when getting the air shots.Most shots will be at 500th sec or above.

29th of July 2007 (Sun)	#2
wimg Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Netherlands, EU Posts: 6,578	Re: Motorsport with polarizer I guess the air shots will look nicer with a polarizer, provided you shoot at an angle of approx. 90 degrees to the sun. You'd loose 2-3 stops with a polarizer, so in order to freeze action, you would have to take this into account. Kidn regards, Wim __________________ 5D Mk II, 1D Mk III, with a solitary zoom and a gaggle of primes, GF-2 with 3 primes and 3 zooms, G10, an accessory plague, and some analog stuff

29th of July 2007 (Sun)	#3
Ballast Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 266	Re: Motorsport with polarizer I've used the polarizer at the track to help with reflections from windshields. And when you get a bit of sky in there (because you have to stand so far away and don't own a 500 or 600mm lens) it definitely looks better.

29th of July 2007 (Sun)	#4
Canon Bob Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Poitou-Charentes, France Posts: 1,624	Re: Motorsport with polarizer Motocross sounds like it has a potential for flying mud so a filter of some sort would be good insurance. Personally, I only use a filter on my 70-200 f/2.8 when it's neccessary as I think the results are better without it....UV filter that is...I don't have a Polariser that size yet. __________________ 1Dx (2), 1D4, 5D2 (IR)>> EF600L, EF400L, EF300L, EF300L, EF200L, EF200LII, EF180L, EF135L, EF100L, EF85LII, EF50L, EF35L, EF24LII, EF24-70L, EF24-105L, TS-E24LII, TS-E45, TS-E90, MP-E65, EF135SF, Zeiss 15/2.8, 21/2.8, 25/2, 28/2.8, 35/1.4, 35/2, 50/1.4, 50/2, 85/1.4, 100/2, T/C's, L-SC and a WIFE! Last edited by Canon Bob : 29th of July 2007 (Sun) at 10:03.

29th of July 2007 (Sun)	#5
rutmonkey Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Somerset ,United Kingdom Posts: 81 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Motorsport with polarizer Thanks for the replies,If it's blue skies then I'll probably give it a go just to satisfy my curiosity.

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