walimex 43 mm Circular Polarizing Slim Filter for Camera

Put very simply, Polarisers block light that is being reflected in to the camera lens at a certain angle - and the circular aspect means you can twist it to block a certain angle of light from a certain direction. This is why when twisted, it's effect can be stronger in one position than another, as it depends on so many variants including the position of the light source (normally the sun) and the position of the reflecting object. Practical real world uses of a Polariser: On a train, trying to shoot through the window, minimising the seat/yourself reflection Sky-heavy wide landscapes Shiny foreheads of people Bright sunlight shots of plants, where the colours of the green are too garish Polarisers will take off a stop or two of light - of course dependent on it's intensity, as in what angle it's currently at and how much reflected light it's blocking now reaching the camera lens. Quality: It's a glass polariser, unlike some of the cheaper resin ones, and the polarisation seems to be fairly even. The frame is strong, screws on with ease, however slight niggle that it doesn't lock or go on unless you really have it tight - the motion of twisting the pol can unscrew it, which is really annoying. The video shows it's use,and you can see the defining effect it has on the clouds in the viewfinder. Used on this Pentagon Six as it's the only lens I currently have with a 52mm thread - the Tiffen website has a great chart that lists all available lenses and their filter sizes for every brand. Overall: It's good, value for money, would reccomend.

Not really had much chance to use the filter yet. The best thing is that it's slim but still easy to get on and off the lens itself. I'm also still able to fit the standard camera lens cap back in place with the filter on. For the price it seems to be great value.

Great value for The Price, but it seems to be a bit unsharp. It maked som Strange artefacts and vignet under some conditions. But a great first time filter

First impressions of this are very favourable. Fitted easily on to the UV filter on my lens and rotates smoothly. Effect is immediately visible through either eye viewfinder or on LCD screen. Definitely makes a pleasing effect with adding that extra bit of blue to skies. I have read other reviews of this and wonder whether the negative reviews (which I don't questions) perhaps had a faulty one?

This is an okay polarising filter: I have a 58mm version that fits my Canon Kit lens perfectly. I took a number of test shots with and without the filter: you lose a stop or two with it on, which is normal. A polarising filter should cut down on glare, so is good when photographing water or glass and I got the best results with a picture of a antibacterial bottle that was reflecting light and droplets. It is also useful wherever there is a lot of contrast caused by glare. However, in testing the lens, I found that the differences in what you could capture photographically were small: better than no filter at all, in some cases, especially where strong colour variation was also present, but less useful in many situations as revolving the front made little or no difference in most cases. What I did notice was a slight colour cast, towards very pale orange, which will have some effect on blues, but is not particularly desirable in every case. An okay filter, but there are better, if pricier ones that might be a better choice.

These are essential for making picture of landscapes and where there is reflected light. I use this on my Sony compact, which I have had for years; this camera came with a lens adapter, which this screws on. Look for the screw three to ensure that this will work for you. The build quality is fine, and it does the job ideally.

You don't need these, but they are useful. The polarising filter reduces glare on pictures. More importantly though, they are a cheap way of protecting your lenses. Good screw in thread and decent price. You can work without one, but they are worth having.

Not bad as a very much no frills filter, comes in a small plain box with no instructions or anything else. No issues fitting and does a decent job of preventing reflection and glare. Did not find any of the issues with the filter that have been previously mentioned such as dirt on it or poor patches of filter but that does suggest perhaps the price may reflect the quality. All in all I found mine to be good quality especially for the price and from a brand I had not previously heard of.

Tres bonne fabrication, ce filtre polarisant fait tres bien son travaille....pour le prix je ne vois pas ce que j'aurai pu attendre de plus.Mettre 3 a 4 fois plus cher dans un filtre de grande marque je n'en vois pas l'intérêt. Tres contente de mon achat au rapport qualité/prix imbattable je lui mets donc 5 etoiles. Qd a la livraison, elle a été soignée et rapide comme d'habitude

Perfecto

Il filtro ha un diametro di 77 millimetri ed uno spessore di 3 millimetri. Non presenta aberrazioni cromatiche ed assolve bene la sua funzione. Provato con risultati soddisfacenti su Tokina 11-16 e Canon 10-22, sembrerebbe non causare vignettatura su obiettivi ultra-wide (benché taluni sconsiglino l'utilizzo del PLZ su tali lenti, per via delle difformità cromatiche che potrebbero verificarsi in particolari condizioni). La confezione consiste in una scatolina di plastica dura dotata di una leggera imbottitura interna, facilmente apribile e richiudibile.Il prodotto è stato spedito velocemente. In definitiva, ritengo buono il rapporto qualità-prezzo (N.B. - acquistato da Amazon il 10/9/13 a €35,83).

Es un buen filtro, por el precio-calidad y slim, esta muy bien, no se puede pedir más, hoy en dia no existe productos con las tres BBB, ademas es un filtro que cumple con las expectativas. Y a destacar la rapidez en la forma de envio, en menos de 36 horas lo tuve en casa.

Klare Kaufempfehlung! Ohne wenn und aber! Warum? Bitte Weiterlesen! War grad bei bayrischem Himmel am See und habe ganz entspannt eine kleine Testreihe durchgeführt. Mit Filter und ohne Filter. "Testaufbau": 5d Mark II mit 24-70L, der 77mm Filter und mein bescheidenes Wissen. Alle Parameter der Kamera manuell eingestellt. Fazit (ohne technisch zu werden in allgemein verständlichem Deutsch): Zuvor eine kurze Anmerkung zu "der-die-das" Filter: ich spreche im Gegensatz zu einigen hier nicht von "das Filter". "Das Filter" verwende ich nur in der Physik, Elektrotechnik/MSR-Technik. Nicht in der Optik. Hier verwende ich "der Filter". Soviel am Rande:) 1. Der Filter funktioniert hervorragend in der richtigen Stellung, die man durch Drehen während des Blicks durch den Sucher sehr schnell und ebenso deutlich findet. Man kann sich anhand der Beschriftung des beweglichen Teils des Filters bestimmt auch sehr schnell die richtige Position einprägen für Situationen, wo es mal schnell gehen muss. Also: das ganze Bild wird kontrastreicher, der helle Himmel wird schön hellblau und Reflexionen der Wasseroberfläche werden sauber gefiltert. Das wäre fast ein Postkartenmotiv für Bayern-Freunde:) 2. Das Gewinde ist entgegen einiger Behauptungen hier NICHT zu kurz. Es lässt sich sauber aufschrauben und mit Gefühl genügend fest anziehen, dass es 2a. sich NICHT löst beim Einstellen des Filters und 2b. auch wieder OHNE Werkzeug zu demontieren ist. Das müssen mir die Schreiberlinge solcher Thesen einmal selbst zeigen! 3. Die Verarbeitung ist tadellos. Metallausführung OHNE Spiel des Glases im Ring. 4. Ach ja: man erkennt die Unterschiede der Bilder mit und ohne Filter bereits auf dem Kamera-Display ganz genau ohne ins Grübeln zu kommen. Es gilt die Faustregel: Besser geht immer! Hier wage ich zu behaupten, dass 90% aller Fotografen KEINEN Unterschied zu einem Filter für 130 EUR erkennen würden im direkten (anonymisierten) Vergleichstest. Defensiv geschätzt. Ich kaufe normalerweise ALLES im Fachhandel. Da hätte mein Lieblingsverkäufer (keine Bange, die nächsten Euros bekommst du wieder) für einen vergleichbaren Filter einen Preis von über 100 EUR aufgerufen. Ganz klar. Der Handel verdient über das Zubehör. Die Margen sind bei Kameras und Objektiven schon lange nicht mehr der Brüller. Leben und leben lassen sage ich immer. Aber das kann man hier ruhig einmal schreiben, denn im Gegenzug drängt sich bei einigen Rezensionen hier ganz deutlich der Verdacht gezielter Manipulation der Leser durch gewisse Interessengemeinschaften auf.