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    polarizing filters?

    Im thinking of picking up a 52mm Circular Polarizing filter from Hoya, its multicoated.

    is it a waste?
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    If you shoot alot of landscape photos, its a must!
    Never tried the Hoya one tho...
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    I have a 67mm Hoya filter that I use on my 50D, no complaints so far. Does its job, no impact on clarity or colours that I can see so far.
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    I have a 52mm Hoya cpl, Its a def must considering I shoot a lot of landscapes.

    And there is less to do in post processing if you use a cpl filter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by spaz77 View Post
    I have a 52mm Hoya cpl, Its a def must considering I shoot a lot of landscapes.

    And there is less to do in post processing if you use a cpl filter.
    how so spaz?
    just curious, i have not used one b4, so i am wondering the impact on post processing along with just wondering the difference in real life of no CPL vs CPL.
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    I use a Hoya on my Sigma wide angle. and its great. They are a well know brand that uses quality materials.
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    cool decided to go with it. Last time i messed with optical filters for a camera was in highschool shooting B&W film, to make certain tones stand out etc.

    hope this Hoya makes my landscape shots look better, so i don't have to adjust curves much. Some i leave alone, but other shoes near major adjustment due to time of day, etc
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    Samplepictures? =) With/Without?
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    Its pretty usefull for landscape, Hoya is good, if I´m correct its same as Kenko (different names, same manufacturer). Plus having filter on lens is always good (cause in bad scenario, lens survive thanks to filter).
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