Circular Polarizer Recommendation Sought

[Riutt57317]

Greetings all,

I am planning to purchase a circular polarizer for my Canon 180mm Macro lens. I usually buy Hoya filters but in this case I want to make sure that I am not overlooking another brand that might be better for this particular lens. Any recommendations on brands or models that should be given serious consideration would be most appreciated.

Cheers,
John

[dougotto]

If you go the Hoya route, consider getting the Pro version vs the standard filter. The standard version has a really annoying habit of falling apart. They use a pretty flimsy snap ring to hold the thing together and it doesn't like to stay put. You can put it back together just fine but it's a needless hassle.

Since I'm primarily a landscape guy I have a polarizer on more often than off. I use Heliopan and B+W now and am much happier than I was with my Hoya.

Cheers

[Riutt57317]

Thanks Doug. Valuable information indeed. Looks like I need to consider some new filter brands for my future purposes.

[crbattreall]

Your lens is only as good as whats on the front, cheap filters result in low image quality, I use the B+W MRC Kasemann, insanely expensive but flawless in every way. I agree that Heliopan also makes nice filters.

Carl
www.photographalaska.com

[Riutt57317]

Many thanks indeed to all. I went with the B + W.