Hoya Polarizer/UV filter

Hi,

I currenty use UV filters on my lenses, I have started researching polarizers and came across the Hoys Polarizer/UV filters:

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …EG&addedTroughT​ype=search

and was wondering if anyone has any experience with them, and if they can be used effectively for both. I have a Canon 70-200 F4 and a Canon 24-105 F4.

thanks

Adam

Yes, they are good enough in landscape shoots with reflections, like in the seaside or in the lake mountains. Also city shoots with high reflections surfaces like cristals, buildings, etc gets benefits of them.

I did use the Hoya circular polarizer, but lastly I did get at a good price the B&W 77 mm Circular Käsemann, slim version. I did not have the chance to test it, but people say it´s very good.


http://www.the-digital-picture.com …arizer-Filter-Review.aspx

http://www.photosig.co​m/go/photos/browse?id=​23282

adammazza wrote in post #2152193
Hi,

I currenty use UV filters on my lenses, I have started researching polarizers and came across the Hoys Polarizer/UV filters:

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …EG&addedTroughT​ype=search

and was wondering if anyone has any experience with them, and if they can be used effectively for both. I have a Canon 70-200 F4 and a Canon 24-105 F4.

Adam, your link is the precise polarizing filter that I use with my three Canon L zooms. It is a very good filter. I chose this one because the UV filtering MIGHT help with haze at times in addtion to what the polarizing filter can do with skies and reflections.

If you want to use a UV filter for physical "protection", this is NOT the one to use. The reason is that polarizing filters reduce the available light by approximately two stops. There are many times when this would eliminate a possiblity of taking a particular photo because you would have to use too slow a shutter speed or an inadequate aperture for the situation.

The polarizing filter is the ONLY filter that I own for these lenses. It is used only for the creative advantages it provides. The only additional filters I am interested in obtaining are things like graduated neutral density filters.

I have absolutely no use for a "protection" filter, as I do not shoot in blowing sand, salt water spray, rain, etc. Were I to plan to do shooting in such hostile environments, I would probably purchase a good quality UV filter and expect that I might have to dispose of it when done with the shoot.

I use a lens hood on any lens I have in service and I also use a lot of common sense in taking care of my equipment. However, I don't "baby" my equipment either - the cameras and lenses I own are nothing more than high quality tools.

I use proper lens cleaning procedures that will not grind dirt particles into the lens (which is the chief cause of scratches you may see in lenses).

All of the glass surfaces in my lenses are in near-pristine condition, and many of my lenses are 40 years old and very well used - to the point of having the external finish noticeably worn.

Thanks Skip, it looks like I will go with good quality UVs for now and seperate Polarizers later. From the description I posted, I wasn't sure if you could somehow disable the polarizer.

thanks

Adam