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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 741195" data-attributes="member: 13196"><p>I used to be a Hoya fan until 2 of their CP Filters had issues - one of them broke apart where the frame rotates, and the other most likely will do so if I continue to use it. I switched to <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1141525-REG/b_w_1081478_77mm_xs_pro_mc_kaesemann.html" target="_blank">B+W</a> as well as <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1089812-REG/formatt_hitech_fc77smcp_firecrest_77mm_superslim_circularcular.html/overview" target="_blank">Formatt Hitech</a>. BUT the ones I linked are slim filters (meaning the depth from the front to the back of the filters is thin). Thicker depth filters can cause vignetting especially when shooting wider. Marumi is a decent brand from what I've read although I've never used one. If you are going to screw on a rubber lens hood to the front of a CP filter, I'm not sure if a slim filter would allow you much room to screw on a hood. The hood might fall off easily since it wouldn't be able to screw on as much as on a regular filter.</p><p></p><p>For something like your example, a rubber lens hood won't work any better than a regular lens hood. A rubber lens hood is useful if you are going to place the front of your lens against the glass (aquariums are a good example of that use). But if you want to shoot an entire display, putting a lens against the glass won't allow you to capture the entire display. That's when a regular lens hood would work just as well as a rubber one. </p><p></p><p>If you are standing back to shoot through glass and cut reflections, sometimes a CP filter helps. It depends on the source of the reflections. My church has beautiful etched glass between the Narthex and Sanctuary. But the problem is behind where I stand to photograph it are glass doors to the parking lot. No matter what brand of CP filter I use, I cannot get rid of the car reflections. Most likely I will have to cover the doors with something to eliminate that type of reflection. </p><p></p><p>Some CP filters make you lose light stops more than others (meaning the glass is darker).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hark, post: 741195, member: 13196"] I used to be a Hoya fan until 2 of their CP Filters had issues - one of them broke apart where the frame rotates, and the other most likely will do so if I continue to use it. I switched to [URL="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1141525-REG/b_w_1081478_77mm_xs_pro_mc_kaesemann.html"]B+W[/URL] as well as [URL="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1089812-REG/formatt_hitech_fc77smcp_firecrest_77mm_superslim_circularcular.html/overview"]Formatt Hitech[/URL]. BUT the ones I linked are slim filters (meaning the depth from the front to the back of the filters is thin). Thicker depth filters can cause vignetting especially when shooting wider. Marumi is a decent brand from what I've read although I've never used one. If you are going to screw on a rubber lens hood to the front of a CP filter, I'm not sure if a slim filter would allow you much room to screw on a hood. The hood might fall off easily since it wouldn't be able to screw on as much as on a regular filter. For something like your example, a rubber lens hood won't work any better than a regular lens hood. A rubber lens hood is useful if you are going to place the front of your lens against the glass (aquariums are a good example of that use). But if you want to shoot an entire display, putting a lens against the glass won't allow you to capture the entire display. That's when a regular lens hood would work just as well as a rubber one. If you are standing back to shoot through glass and cut reflections, sometimes a CP filter helps. It depends on the source of the reflections. My church has beautiful etched glass between the Narthex and Sanctuary. But the problem is behind where I stand to photograph it are glass doors to the parking lot. No matter what brand of CP filter I use, I cannot get rid of the car reflections. Most likely I will have to cover the doors with something to eliminate that type of reflection. Some CP filters make you lose light stops more than others (meaning the glass is darker). [/QUOTE]
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