shamrock838
2007-06-22, 03:25 PM
Greetings,
When I got my Canon EF 100-400mm IS L recently, the sales guy at J&R recommended a UV fulter over the "haze" variety, saying the latter was all but useless. He also suggested the German import UV (Heliopan) that went for $60 or so ... reasoning anything less for my new lens was just so much "window glass." I bought it.
Not once did he mention a polarizing filter. Are they still in use or have they fallen out of favor ... or out of vogue? A 77mm model costs a pretty penny for a filter.
I also got to thinking about polarizers in light of aircraft shooting. Do any of you use rotating polarizers? I wouldn't think we had time to fiddle with these when trying to pan, zoom and capture moving airliners. Thanks.
Mike (shamrock838)
When I got my Canon EF 100-400mm IS L recently, the sales guy at J&R recommended a UV fulter over the "haze" variety, saying the latter was all but useless. He also suggested the German import UV (Heliopan) that went for $60 or so ... reasoning anything less for my new lens was just so much "window glass." I bought it.
Not once did he mention a polarizing filter. Are they still in use or have they fallen out of favor ... or out of vogue? A 77mm model costs a pretty penny for a filter.
I also got to thinking about polarizers in light of aircraft shooting. Do any of you use rotating polarizers? I wouldn't think we had time to fiddle with these when trying to pan, zoom and capture moving airliners. Thanks.
Mike (shamrock838)