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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 426877" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p>Nope, you don't need to adjust your WB, or exposure settings, when using a CPL. </p><p></p><p>As for the lens hood issue, I don't adjust the CPL for every shot. What I do is gauge the conditions I'll be shooting in, set the CPL (I like light to moderate polarization most of the time (it's an easy thing to over-do in my opinion)) and then attach the hood. I only adjust the CPL when the shooting conditions change significantly. If you're making micro-adjustments for every shot, in my opinion, you're probably over-thinking things. Sometimes a CPL will have a big impact on your shot, other times not so much. But having shot with and without one for a long time, I can tell you... There's a lot more adverse reflective light "out there" than most people realize. Color and contrast are almost always just a little bit better when you have a CPL on and sometimes they're dramatically better. Lastly, since the Hoya HD filters, specifically, are made of significantly harder glass than most filters they also serve as a protective filter even when you don't need polarization; kind of a two-fer in my book. For the 10% of outdoor shots I take without the CPL, it's probably because I need the extra stop of light so the CPL comes off.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Scott has provided a very good link, definitely read that over. </p><p></p><p>Here's my favorite video on the topic of using a CPL: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMOsBG2JaZY" target="_blank">How to Use a Polarizing Filter</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 426877, member: 13090"] Nope, you don't need to adjust your WB, or exposure settings, when using a CPL. As for the lens hood issue, I don't adjust the CPL for every shot. What I do is gauge the conditions I'll be shooting in, set the CPL (I like light to moderate polarization most of the time (it's an easy thing to over-do in my opinion)) and then attach the hood. I only adjust the CPL when the shooting conditions change significantly. If you're making micro-adjustments for every shot, in my opinion, you're probably over-thinking things. Sometimes a CPL will have a big impact on your shot, other times not so much. But having shot with and without one for a long time, I can tell you... There's a lot more adverse reflective light "out there" than most people realize. Color and contrast are almost always just a little bit better when you have a CPL on and sometimes they're dramatically better. Lastly, since the Hoya HD filters, specifically, are made of significantly harder glass than most filters they also serve as a protective filter even when you don't need polarization; kind of a two-fer in my book. For the 10% of outdoor shots I take without the CPL, it's probably because I need the extra stop of light so the CPL comes off. Scott has provided a very good link, definitely read that over. Here's my favorite video on the topic of using a CPL: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMOsBG2JaZY]How to Use a Polarizing Filter[/url] [/QUOTE]
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