Circular Polarizer
Circular Polarizer
How do you avoid the dark band in your pictures when taking a Wide Angle shot?
I have a Tokina 12-24mm wide Angle Lens. Does anyone know how to avoid the dark band across your pictures? Does it have something to do with using or not using a circular polarizer? Lastly, what’s better, a regular circular polarizer or a thin, Multi Coated circular polarizer?
You pinpointed your problem. You can seldom, if ever, use a polarizer with a very wide angle lens. A Polarizer Filter actually only functions in a narrow band of light, and a wide angle lens goes beyond the effective range of the polarizer, thus you get the ugly dark band. You will have to not use the polarizer with that lens… or at least not use it when you are at the wide end of the lens range.
There is no difference as to the banding if you use a thin mount or regular polarizer. The thin mount is only to help stop vignetting in the corners with a wide angle lens, but in most cases you will have the banding with the polarizer on a wide angle lens, so using the thin mount filter to try to stop vignetting is not really the problem and the point of using a thin mount is pretty much moot.
steve
New products debut at ShoWest trade show
The annual trade show at ShoWest begins March 16 at Bally’s in Las Vegas and runs through March 18. Here are some select highlights of products and technologies debuting at the show.
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| | Nikon 46MM Filter Set for Coolpix 5000 This set of 46mm filters is designed for use with the Coolpix 5000 digital camera and includes UV Haze, Circular Polarizer, Neutral Density 4 and Neutral Density 8 filters in a fitted filter wallet. Please note that the UR-E5 Adapter is required for use with the Coolpix 5000…. |
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| | Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens f2.8 for 1D Mark IV 7D +Kenko 82mm UV&CPL $1,622.24 |
| | Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L IS USM f4 for 600D 550D Kiss X4 X5 + Kenko 67mm UV&CPL $1,259.99 |
| | Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM Lens f2 f2.0 for Kiss X4 X5 + Kenko 72mm Digital UV&CPL $1,070.99 |
| | Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM f2.8 for Rebel T2i T3i 1100D + Kenko 77mm UV&CPL $1,049.99 |
| | Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens f4 for 1D Mark IV 1DS III + Kenko 77 UV&CPL $1,039.49 |
| | Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM f2.8 for Kiss X4 X5 + Kenko 67mm UV&CPL $950.24 |
| | Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L USM Lens f4 for 1D Mark IV 4 5D II + Kenko 77mm UV&CPL $856.79 |
| | Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Wide Angle Lens + Kenko 77mm Digital UV&CPL $829.99 |
| | Cokin CIRCULAR Polarizer Filter X-Pro Series #X164 $810.00 |
| | Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM Lens f4 for 1D Mark IV 1DS III + Kenko 67mm UV&CPL $755.99 |
| | Cokin Z-Pro Series Circular Polarizer Filter for Lenses up 96mm #Z164 $754.77 |
| | New Schneider 127mm Circular True-Polarizer Rotating Filter Tiffen Filters $650.00 |
| | Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM for 1D Mark IV 1DS III + Kenko 58 UV&CPL $615.29 |
| | Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens f2.8 for Kiss X4 X5 60D + Kenko 58mm UV&CPL $614.24 |
| | Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM Lens f2.8 for 60D 7D Rebel T2i T3i + Kenko 72mm UV&CPL $591.14 |
| | 82mm Marumi CPL Filter Japan made for DSLR -US #030676 $590.00 |
| | New Black Sony Nex 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS Lens SEL1855 E Mount+Hood+Pouch+UV+CPL $560.00 |
| | 10X Marumi 82mm CPL 82 DHG MC Slim Thin PL.D Filter Circular Polarizer Japan NEW $555.91 |
| | Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens f1.8 for 1D Mark IV 1DS III + Kenko 58mm UV&CPL $482.99 |
| | Heliopan 105mm Multi-Coated Circular Polarizer – 710546 $479.99 |
| | Heliopan 105mm Slim SH-PMC Circular Polarizer – 710540 $479.99 |
| | Heliopan 95mm Multi-Coated Circular Polarizer – 709546 $458.99 |
| | Heliopan 95mm Slim SH-PMC Circular Polarizer – 709540 $458.99 |
| | 10X Marumi 77mm CPL 77 DHG MC Slim Thin PL.D Filter Circular Polarizer Japan NEW $457.22 |
| | New Schneider 5.65×5.65″ Circular True Polarizer Filter Polarizing Filters $425.00 |
| | New Schneider Optics 6.6×6.6″ Circular True Polarizer Filter Polarizing Filters $420.00 |
| | 10X Marumi 72mm CPL 72 DHG MC Slim Thin PL.D Filter Circular Polarizer Japan NEW $420.63 |
| | Heliopan 105mm Circular Polarizer – 710541 $413.99 |
| | Heliopan 105mm Slim Circular Polarizer – 710580 $413.99 |
| | Heliopan 707743 77MM Kaesemann Circular Polarizer Lens Filter $412.99 |
| | New 4.5″ Schneider 85 Circular True-Polarizer Filter Unmounted Tru-Pol Filters $400.00 |
| | Canon 28 mm – 135 mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens (White Box) w/ UV, CPL, FLD Filters $408.00 |
| | New Schneider Optics 95mm True-Match Circular Polarizer Filter Tiffen Filters $400.00 |
| | HOYA 67MM HD CIRCULAR POLARIZER DIGITAL HI-DEF FILTER $399.95 |
| | Heliopan 95mm Circular Polarizer – 709541 $392.99 |
| | Heliopan 95mm Slim Circular Polarizer – 709580 $392.99 |
| | Heliopan 86mm SH-PMC Slim Circular Polarizer *AUTHORIZED HELIOPAN USA DEALER* $383.99 |
| | Heliopan 86mm Multi-Coated Circular Polarizer – 708646 $383.99 |