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Australind
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:02 am
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G'day all,
I got chatting to a bloke yesterday about getting Polariser filters for digital camera's, he said to me that a Polariser filter improves the photo image.
Are these a good investment to have on my camera? I have a UV filter atm.
Cheers
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P2017
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:12 am
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I have a polarized Filter on my Zoom lens, it seems to improve the photo, and picks the blue sky up better.
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P2017
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Shawy
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:35 pm
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A polariser is a good investment. They are especially useful in bright sunny weather and will darken the sky. They also cut through a lot of the reflected glare of the subject which gives the impression of higher contrast and richer colours. This can be especially useful in high sun conditions when colours can appear washed out as a result of the glare.
However, they are virtually no use when the sun is not shining.
The flip side of using one is that they typically knock a couple of stops off the aperture you need to use for any given situation. But if you want richer mid-day skies and stronger colours a polariser can be your best friend.
I'd recommend having one in the camera bag - just be aware when it will be useful and when it will not.
Alan
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GrahamH
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:58 pm
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Also good for reducing unwanted reflections when photographing through a window.
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CoalScuttleKid
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 1:05 pm
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Be careful what sort of polariser you pick up, there are two kinds. There's a Linear Polariser and a Circular Polariser. A circular polariser can be rotated on the front of the lens to help reduce glare for portrait-framed shots (i.e. if you rotate your camera 90 degrees). A Linear polariser only works one way.
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Australind
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 4:38 pm
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| CoalScuttleKid wrote: | | Be careful what sort of polariser you pick up, there are two kinds. There's a Linear Polariser and a Circular Polariser. A circular polariser can be rotated on the front of the lens to help reduce glare for portrait-framed shots (i.e. if you rotate your camera 90 degrees). A Linear polariser only works one way. |
Thanks for your help on this, I was told to get the Circular one because it operates better! 
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greenkayaker
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dasher
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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:01 am
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| GrahamH wrote: | | Also good for reducing unwanted reflections when photographing through a window. |
And reflections off water as well.
I didn't come here looking for trouble, I just came to do the RP shuffle... break it down...
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