metalman Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I'm after a circular polarising filter (for a 58 mm lens) just in case we ever get a day with blue sky again. Jessops sell them at about £35, Curry's and Argos at about £20, and eBay from about £2 so what should I go for? Am I likely to notice any difference between the cheapest and the most expensive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrinderBloke Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Depends what lenses you are using the CP on. If you are using £500 lenses I personally would spend more than £2 on a CP or indeed any filter. The glass and coating used on a well known branded filter are going to be better than an unbranded low cost filter. Also depending on the depth of a filter (especially with polarising filters, being so deep) you may get some vignetting of your images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalman Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 Well no, it's the Canon kit lens with the EOS350D actually, so I'm getting the feeling mid-range might be appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrinderBloke Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Here you go: http://www.t4cameras.co.uk/index.asp?pname=/moreinfo.asp?id=2035 or http://www.bristolcameras.co.uk/p-circular-polarising-filter-size-58mm.htm I've used both suppliers and will use them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojtekk Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Cheap filters are useless - the loss of quality is tremendous. Look for B+W, Hoya (black series), eventually Marumi (very good and quite cheap filters). If you want the best, go for Heliopan. Ebay is your place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalman Posted August 23, 2007 Author Share Posted August 23, 2007 Thanks for that everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardwheel Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 you can buy hoya filters from ebay for a good price Dramatic Peak District Photos: http://www.peak-photos.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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