Water Shots .. not underwater

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MPSanSouci

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I have a quick, and hopefully, easy question ...

I plan on taking some pictures of fish / water life from overhead as apposed to underwater. If memory serves me, shooting from on top of the water, you are bound to get 'some type' of a reflection back.

I have a UV filter on all of my lenses .. mostly for protection. Will this UV filter provide me with "no reflection" I am looking for, when taking my 'water' shots, or would I be better off using a circular polarizing filter.

Thanks,

Michael
 
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Blacktop

Senior Member
Definitely use a Circular Polarizing filter.
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On the 18-55mm lens , the lens rotates when focusing. On the 55-200 it does not.

I don't know how this would affect blocking reflection on the 18-55.
 
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Deezey

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You can just rotate the CPL again after zooming. At least you can on mine.....

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MPSanSouci

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Thank you all!!!! for all of the input.

I basically thought that the polarizing filter would be my best choice. I'll just have to buy two of them .. a 52mm and a 67mm.

As always, I really appreciate all of the input.

Love this forum!

Michael
 
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aroy

Senior Member
blacktop said:
On the 18-55mm lens , the lens rotates when focusing. On the 55-200 it does not.

I don't know how this would affect blocking reflection on the 18-55.
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On the new 18-55 VR-II the front element does not rotate, so CPL can be adjusted once only.
 
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kluisi

Senior Member
MPSanSouci said:
Thank you all!!!! for all of the input.

I basically thought that the polarizing filter would be my best choice. I'll just have to buy two of them .. a 52mm and a 67mm.

As always, I really appreciate all of the input.

Love this forum!

Michael
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No...buy one 67mm CPL and a 52-67mm step-up ring. Much cheaper that way. If you ever plan to buy any of the "pro" lenses, get one 77mm CPL and a 52-67mm step-up ring and a 67-77mm step-up ring. Then you'd be able to use it on the "pro" lenses too.
 
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aroy

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kluisi said:
No...buy one 67mm CPL and a 52-67mm step-up ring. Much cheaper that way. If you ever plan to buy any of the "pro" lenses, get one 77mm CPL and a 52-67mm step-up ring and a 67-77mm step-up ring. Then you'd be able to use it on the "pro" lenses too.
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I agree with that. The only trouble is that then you will not be able to use the standard lense hood on the 52mm (not really required for the 18-55). To mount the 67mm hood you will have to get one specifically designed for the lense.
 
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kluisi

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aroy said:
I agree with that. The only trouble is that then you will not be able to use the standard lense hood on the 52mm (not really required for the 18-55). To mount the 67mm hood you will have to get one specifically designed for the lense.
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That would only be necessary when using the CPL...otherwise you can just use the standard hood. Also, there are tons of cheap hoods in any filter size that just screw into the filter you have on there for when you need both the filter and the hood.
 
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Vixen

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kluisi said:
No...buy one 67mm CPL and a 52-67mm step-up ring. Much cheaper that way. If you ever plan to buy any of the "pro" lenses, get one 77mm CPL and a 52-67mm step-up ring and a 67-77mm step-up ring. Then you'd be able to use it on the "pro" lenses too.
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But then I would say buy the 2 sizes, especially if you swap and change lenses reasonably often. I reckon it's worth the extra bucks to save having to change a filter EVERY time you swap lenses :D
 
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aroy

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Vixen said:
But then I would say buy the 2 sizes, especially if you swap and change lenses reasonably often. I reckon it's worth the extra bucks to save having to change a filter EVERY time you swap lenses :D
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I second this. On Indian sites Hoya is selling a set of 3 filters - UV, Polarize and ND in a package.
52mm for around US $ 50/
Hoya Digital Filter kit 52 mm Polarizing Filter (CPL), UV Filter, ND Filter - Hoya: Flipkart.com

67mm for around US $ 80
Hoya Digital Filter kit 67 mm Polarizing Filter (CPL), UV Filter, ND Filter - Hoya: Flipkart.com

77mm for around US $ 95
Hoya Digital Kit 77.0 mm Polarizing Filter (CPL) - Hoya: Flipkart.com

Where as each of their Polarizer and ND filters are about half that price.

So I would get a set for each of my lenses.
 
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MPSanSouci

Senior Member
Hoya is selling a set of 3 filters - UV, Polarize and ND in a package
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aroy,

funny you should say that .. that is the exact direction I was going!!

I have always purchased Hoya filters and did notice a while back .. RE: the 3-pack of filters

Michael
 
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MPSanSouci

Senior Member
aroy,

sorry it took me so long to respond .. busy couple of days ..

as stated prior, I usually do my purchasing from Cameta Camera and deal with a specific sales rep. bought my D5200 from Cameta and got a great package price .. better than anyone else I could find, so I did the same for my Mrs. D5200. again got a great deal.

The prices shown are their list, but I have always gotten a discount when I can and ask for the specific sales rep.

$59.95
Hoya 52mm (HMC UV / Circular Polarizer / ND8) 3 Digital Filter Set with Pouch
Hoya 52mm (HMC UV / Circular Polarizer / ND8) 3 Digital Filter Set with Pouch

$99.95
Hoya 67mm (HMC UV / Circular Polarizer / ND8) 3 Digital Filter Set with Pouch
Hoya 67mm (HMC UV / Circular Polarizer / ND8) 3 Digital Filter Set with Pouch

I need to save up some dollars first, but I can always let you know in a PM the final cost ..

Michael
 
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FastGlass

Senior Member
Blacktop said:
On the 18-55mm lens , the lens rotates when focusing. On the 55-200 it does not.

I don't know how this would affect blocking reflection on the 18-55.
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Does the lense rotate when zooming or focusing? I always assumed when the front element rotated it was from the zoom action.
 
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MPSanSouci

Senior Member
The 18-55mm does rotate, but what is to stop you from re-adjusting the Polarizer ring after you have focused?

Once you rotate the Polarizer ring, it is not 'locked' into place. You still have the option to readjust this ring for your desired affect.

Michael
 
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SkvLTD

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Technically, 72mm with a step up to that, but it's much easier not to have to adapt past you largest lens, so 67mm will definitely do. That's the route I took when I had 18-70, and then 70-300.
 
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