A friend just recently posted to his blog about getting a polarizing filter. And a coupla days previously he’d asked me if I’d used one on some pics I’d taken (I hadn’t).
All of which served to remind me that I’ve got this nifty little gadget that I’ve hardly ever used lurking in the depths of my camera bag.
Admittedly I had a little bit of a play with the filter when I first bought it, but since then… nothing.
Ok, the weather hasn’t been brilliant generally and I think that to get the best out of these filters you need really sunny weather. But we have had a few nice sunny days yet somehow I just seem to have overlooked this new toy to play with (must be the senility kicking in again… or the whisky’s finally addled my brain!).
Anyway, my friend’s post (and question) prompted me to have a bit of a mess around. Well, the filter I’ve already got was for the Samsung, so I wandered along to my local friendly photo supplies shop and got another one for the Canon (different size lens dammit).
The thumbnails here are a representative selection from the complete experimental set I’ve uploaded to Flickr here.
I’m using the Hoya 0.75 pitch on the Samsung, and Jessops “filter factor 3.0″ on the Canon (the Hoya seems to be better/more effective). Both are of the circular screw-on type.
[Edit: What the hell's "filter factor 3.0" and how does it compare to the Hoya categorisation? Its like buying similar food products from two different producers, one of which is labelled in pounds and ounces, and the other in grams. How the hell are us novices supposed to be able to do a quick comparison? And Jessops should know better!]
Well I’m glad someone has some sun with which they can play with their polarizing filter!
Heh heh! It was great fun