Hoya 62mm Pro-1 Digital Circular Polarizing Filter

why so expenisve? well ive tried cheap brands and frankly, they ruin your images... You need to know how to 'use these' Polarizers will have little or no effect when used to shoot a setting sun, because the angle is wrong. The effect of a polarizers manifests itself at 90 degree angles to the sun. So if you make a gun shape out of your hand with your forefinger as the barrel and your thumb as the hammer, you can remember how to use a polarizer. Simply point your forefinger at the sun, and you'll know that any direction your thumb can rotate to point to is the correct place to point your camera with a polarizer, here are two elements in a polarizer. The front element needs to be rotated to control the strength of the polarizing effect. So look in your viewfinder and spin the front element until you see the correct amount of effect. It can be tough to determine how strong to make the effect and most people, in my opinion, go too far. My key for using a polarizer is to turn it to as strong as it will go, then back off just slightly. This should be about right. When you get the image on the computer, you'll see it's usually a bit stronger than it looked in the optical viewfinder.

Photographers have many uses for a polarizer. Polarization filters are specially adapted glass that, when turned at an angle to a light source, will reduce glare from reflected surfaces. The most popular type of polarizing filter is circular to fit easily on the end of almost any lens, containing a free spinning element for quick adjustment.They can help reduce haze and colour, but can also deepen skies and enrich photographs creating lush, vibrant colours and a magical atmosphere in images.So for those interested in landscapes and the like a polarizer is a must.For professional press photographers it is essential. Polarizers help reduce reflections and glare from various sources. Windows and particularly car windows and windscreens are a challenge.Manual focus and Auto-Focus is almost totally impossible without a polarizer, though with some car shot photography one has to rely less on AF and pre-set focus manually along with shutter speed and small aperture and as much flash as one can give it. Even then it can be hit or miss.Without a polarizer one will get flare and sheen that even Photoshop cannot fully eradicate. But by using a polarizer even before running the image through Photoshop one has fairly good results.The only drawback to using a polarizer is one needs often to remove it before doing regular shooting.

I like Hoya products; wherever possible, I try to purchase Hoya circular filters. I know there is an idea that filters detract from the image quality as Hoya's glass quality is not matched to the same degree as your lens manufacturer. Personally, this does not bother me as my work is not printed to the size of a bus or used for scientific purposes. I ask only two things of my filters, do their design job and protect my from element from dirt and scratches etc.Now that I have that out of the way, my Hoya Pro-1 Polarizing Filter is perfect for my requirements. It fits my filter holder perfectly and does the design job of polarising the light. I can ask for much more. The results are consistent and I do not see any reason not to use the filter as and when required. One thing to take into consideration; of all the filters you can purchase, a polarizing filter is the one you cannot replicate in post processing. Please bear that in mind.Buy with confidence, Hoya products will not let you down.

Polarising filter. Does the job as expected. Not something I use every day - I am selective when I use filters. No faults or complaints so far. These filters are quite thin (good point, especially if you intend using with a wide angle lens) so you do need a little bit of care screwing them on to make sure they are properly attached but not so tight that you make it difficult to remove. That is not a fault nor a complaint - just a caution.

An amazing filter, wonderful for greens, and blues, and brilliant for cloud enhancing. Just the best for cutting glare. It lives on my camera for all shooting, in dull light just add f stop to plus for best results.

Nice filter, fits well and has minimal colour casting. Just try not to screw it too tightly to the lens or you'll struggle to get it off as its so thin.

I bought this for a new camera for a trip to Yellowstone, where on our first day, which was sunny with a few fluffy clouds in a blue sky, it enhanced the pictures significantly. The biggest benefit was when taking photos of the hot springs and pools, where this filter cut through the glare, enhanced the colours of the water and the minerals, and gave some fantastic shots.And then after about 8 hours of great pics, twisting the lens constantly, the darned thing fell off without me noticing. I obviously hadn't screwed it on tight enough to start with, and all my twisting must have loosened it. I retraced my steps for 30 mins but couldn't find it, so I was really disappointed to lose out on enhancing more photos.When I finally found a camera shop that sold these, a few days later, they wanted $120, or about £75, for the exact same filter. I declined. Anyway, the moral of the story is, it's a great, really useful filter, but for goodness sake screw it on tight, and keep on tightening during the day. I've since bought another from Amazon at the great price they sell it for.