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27.2.2015

The usual Hoya quality circular polarizer but possibly less flare/internal reflection than the standard one. Maybe that's the edge coated glass, not sure.I'm using it on a Sigma 10-20mm D 1:4-5.6 DC HSM wide angle lens, which has a 77mm filter thread, mounted on a Nikon D7000 body.This unit is slim - If the polarizer is fitted on top of a Hoya UV(C) filter with the lens down at 10mm focal length and at f4 max aperture, there is just a tiny vignette at each corner, I mean tiny.More to the point, If fitted without stacking it on to the UV(C) filter the vignette is not there at all so it achieves exactly what I bought it for.Pricey, true, but given that this filter will also do for all of my other lenses as well (52 - 55 - 67mm respectively),via a dedicated stepping ring for each to convert up to the filter's 77mm thread, I can justify the extra price to have the best that Hoya can offer. To myself, anyway.Much better colour definition, less glare, see through reflections on water/gloss paintwork. preserve sky colour and cloud detail. Just like any other pukka polarizer really. Comes in the usual, reasonably robust, Hoya plastic caseIs it worth a fair chunk more that the 'standard' (non Pro-1) Hoya polarizer?If you've got a wide lens that can get away with a slim screw-on polarizer without vignetting and want to minimize internal edge flare and ghosting by having edge coated glass, for the odd occasions that the snag occurs (some fairly oblique sun angles) - Yes, I think so.If you're not so bothered about the odd (rare/unlucky) messed-up image and don't mind having to do a little light cropping at minimum focal length when wide open (usually avoidable) then probably not, so go for the cheaper non Pro-1 variant.Me? I made the choice to spend the extra bit, I'll get the use out of it, so I'm happy.
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26.2.2012

Item arrived exactly as described, in secure and sealed packaging and was delivered within a week of purchasing. It is a great filter and can really provide that extra wow factor to scenic/landscape photography when used appropriately. No signs of vignetting either. On bright days it is particularly good at bringing out the colours of vegetation and varying depths of blue in the sky, not to mention the detail and texture in any cloud cover which would otherwise be completely undetected. It is easy to attach and remove and very easy to rotate once attached, so you can vary the polarising effect. It fits my Tokina 11mm - 16mm wide angle lens perfectly and also all my 67mm lenses when using a 77mm to 67mm step-down ring (well worth investing in).It is a significant amount of money but it is not expensive when compared to other outlets and the quality is great and, if you purchase step-down rings for your other lenses, could be the only polarising filter you ever need to buy. Think of the difference in colour and texture experienced on landscape photos taken at dawn and dusk from those taken in the harsh light of midday - much richer colours and much more texture with low angle light. Well, this filter allows you to photograph during midday sun and capture much more texture and depth of colour than you would otherwise be able to. A must for the kit bag.
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4.5.2019

Photographers have many uses for a polarizer. Polarization filters are specially adapted glass that, when turned at an angle to a light source, will reduce glare from reflected surfaces. The most popular type of polarizing filter is circular to fit easily on the end of almost any lens, containing a free spinning element for quick adjustment.They can help reduce haze and colour, but can also deepen skies and enrich photographs creating lush, vibrant colours and a magical atmosphere in images.So for those interested in landscapes and the like a polarizer is a must.For professional press photographers it is essential. Polarizers help reduce reflections and glare from various sources.Windows and particularly car windows and windscreens are a challenge.Manual focus and Auto-Focus is almost totally impossible without a polarizer, though with some car shot photography one has to rely less on AF and pre-set focus manually along with shutter speed and small aperture and as much flash as one can give it. Even then it can be hit or miss.Without a polarizer one will get flare and sheen that even Photoshop cannot fully eradicate. But by using a polarizer even before running the image through Photoshop one has fairly good results.The only drawback to using a polarizer is one needs often to remove it before doing regular shooting.
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15.8.2018

why so expenisve? well ive tried cheap brands and frankly, they ruin your images... You need to know how to 'use these' Polarizers will have little or no effect when used to shoot a setting sun, because the angle is wrong. The effect of a polarizers manifests itself at 90 degree angles to the sun. So if you make a gun shape out of your hand with your forefinger as the barrel and your thumb as the hammer, you can remember how to use a polarizer. Simply point your forefinger at the sun, and you'll know that any direction your thumb can rotate to point to is the correct place to point your camera with a polarizer, here are two elements in a polarizer. The front element needs to be rotated to control the strength of the polarizing effect.So look in your viewfinder and spin the front element until you see the correct amount of effect. It can be tough to determine how strong to make the effect and most people, in my opinion, go too far. My key for using a polarizer is to turn it to as strong as it will go, then back off just slightly. This should be about right. When you get the image on the computer, you'll see it's usually a bit stronger than it looked in the optical viewfinder.
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12.7.2012

I use a lot of Hoya filters - they're very well made and well coated to reduce optical defects, and worth the expense over cheaper brands.I've got this sitting on my Sigma 10-20mm wide angle lens, and at 10mm you need a very slim filter to avoid vignetting. Fortunately this is such a slim filter - there's zero vignetting at 10mm. The filter is made very well, nice and sturdy and the glass sits tightly in the frame (some filters have slightly wobbly glass in them).The thread is well made and slips into the thread on the lens (or in another filter) easily. One thing to note: This is a CPL, so obviously the upper part of the filter rotates (it's a nice smooth rotation by the way).The bottom part of the filter remains static. This bottom part has quite a thin ridged "grip" area which you use to screw into the lens (about 2-3mm in height) - so be careful not to screw it into something too tight, as you only have a few mm of purchase to un-screw it! There should be no need to screw it in particularly tight anyway.If you combine this filter on top of another standard height filter (like an ND filter), you will get some vignetting below 12mm, so it's worth bearing in mind.
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25.5.2012

For what it needed to do, I'd say that this filter is a fine piece of equipment -- from my test shots, the difference that it made to the skies that I'd photographed was remarkable. However, and this is why I can't quite rave about it, the base ring is very thin and hard to grip (funnily enough, the thinness was why I went for it instead of a cheaper filter). I had no problems removing the filter after first putting it on for test shots at home. But on the first day of my 2-week road trip, it decided within seconds that it did not want to come off my main walkabout lens. Every attempt I've tried at removing it has failed (rubber bands, applying the laws of physics,walking into a specialist camera shop on one of my stops). There is a natural compulsion to squeeze your fingers hard to get a better grip on a stuck lens, which I've later read might have made the threads bond even more. Thus, I felt I needed to leave this review to say that if you're getting this filter, you should probably have a filter wrench ready from the start.Update: A filter wrench arrived today and I have since managed to get the filter off.
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26.8.2015

I bought this for a new camera for a trip to Yellowstone, where on our first day, which was sunny with a few fluffy clouds in a blue sky, it enhanced the pictures significantly. The biggest benefit was when taking photos of the hot springs and pools, where this filter cut through the glare, enhanced the colours of the water and the minerals, and gave some fantastic shots.And then after about 8 hours of great pics, twisting the lens constantly, the darned thing fell off without me noticing. I obviously hadn't screwed it on tight enough to start with, and all my twisting must have loosened it. I retraced my steps for 30 mins but couldn't find it,so I was really disappointed to lose out on enhancing more photos.When I finally found a camera shop that sold these, a few days later, they wanted $120, or about £75, for the exact same filter. I declined. Anyway, the moral of the story is, it's a great, really useful filter, but for goodness sake screw it on tight, and keep on tightening during the day. I've since bought another from Amazon at the great price they sell it for.
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13.4.2019

I like Hoya products; wherever possible, I try to purchase Hoya circular filters. I know there is an idea that filters detract from the image quality as Hoya's glass quality is not matched to the same degree as your lens manufacturer. Personally, this does not bother me as my work is not printed to the size of a bus or used for scientific purposes. I ask only two things of my filters, do their design job and protect my from element from dirt and scratches etc.Now that I have that out of the way, my Hoya Pro-1 Polarizing Filter is perfect for my requirements. It fits my filter holder perfectly and does the design job of polarising the light. I can ask for much more.The results are consistent and I do not see any reason not to use the filter as and when required. One thing to take into consideration; of all the filters you can purchase, a polarizing filter is the one you cannot replicate in post processing. Please bear that in mind.Buy with confidence, Hoya products will not let you down.
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16.9.2015

Over the summer months my lenses pretty much constantly have CP filters attached to them. CP filters reduce some glare and reflection; and help to make the sky look darker - so unless you are in the studio they are a great filter to have on your body - though they do also darken the image slightly so they aren't necessarily the best things to use at night.I bought the Hoya 67mm Pro CP filter to go on my 35mm F2 IS USM I could have stepped this up to the 82mm filter I generally use on my L lenses but felt that for the price it wasn't worth the hassle. Out of the box the filter was filthy and I had to invest some time cleaning it up; but once that was done and it was attached to the lens the first thing to notice is the smooth twisting movement of the elements.The polarizing effect works as I would expect; and as well as the far more expensive filter i use on my other lenses. In 1080p video mode on my camera the filter didn't cause any moire pattern issues which is sometimes a concern.
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11.1.2013

This is the third polarising filter from Hoya that I have bought over the years and the results have always been great, helping to bring out the colours when the sun is out. Just remember to adjust the filter every time you adjust your telephoto lens to get the best results. I use photoshop a lot and while it will help you recover some of the colour in bright shots, it is never quite the same result as with a polariser.Some reviewers have commented on the quality of the filter - that it wasn't dark enough however the one I received was fine. About the same time I ordered a 58mm Pro-1 digital circular polarising filter, I also got a Sigma Pro 67mm, having read some of the reviews.While I have not had a serious opportunity to try them out and compare the results, I would have to say that I see no difference in the quality of the two even though the Sigma version was £10 more than the equivalent Hoya. I find the Sigma is finer and a little bit more difficult to remove from the lens.
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22.5.2011

It's always been recommended by the pros to buy fairly expensive filters for your camera because there is nothing worse than buying an expensive lens and then putting a cheap piece of glass over it. Having looked at some of the polarisers out there, I decided to go with this beastie. It's easy to attach to your lens (as it should be) and once you have done that, you'll need to find some nice blue sky and a lake to really see what it can do. I have done just that and been amazed by the results. I tested it out by the shoreline and cut out the reflections of the sky to reveal the seabed, making my shot look tropical to some extent. I also gave it a run for its money by shooting something colourful and it works to saturate colour too.Although some of this work can be done in photoshop, this filter comes into its element when shooting skies and lakes which is something photoshop can't do my friends. Well worth the dosh even if it does seem slightly pricey for such a small item.
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22.4.2021

Another quality Hoya Pro filter. Always well made in nice aluminium and these with the nicely grippable knurls are perfect.Typical Hoya optical quality, absolutely great, available in sizes for all lens' and with many different types of filters available with those nicely grippable knurls plus (who doesn't like a plus ?) the added extra benefit of piece of mind with regards to protecting the outermost element of your lens in case of bail-out mayday situation.....it is far cheaper to replace a Hoya than Nikon Canon Sigma Tokina definitely Carl Zeiss and the UV filtering abilities really bring to pic's to life especially on sunny hazy days where this will help your CMOS sensor 'see'correctly and not wash-out the whole photo into one detailless hazy nothing. Brings detail to skies and clouds and also to water whereby, for instance, refelections in water can be easier to capture if the conditions are necessary, that is.Hoya one of these onto your fave optics.
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12.7.2014

Great filter, decent price. Has improved my sunny shots no end. You might think you can do the same post-processing with all the fancy photo-editing software available but nothing beats an old school actual filter like this. Very neutral, no hint of colour tinge or distortion.Though you should note that as it cuts out some light, I typically find I need to be either one stop wider or one ISO higher to use the same shutter speed, which can be a draw-back if you are using a slowish lens (eg f4.6-5.2) for anything too fast moving on a typical English partly cloudy day.Only gripe is if you foolishly put it on your lens in combination with another filter (I put it behind my normal UV filter),they can become almost inextricably welded together, even if not done up tightly. As the filter has two rings that rotate, and the forward-most one is raised up, it can be a challenge to get enough purchase to undo.That aside, unbeatable at the price.
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11.6.2012

Just bought this CPL lens along with some cheaper back up filters. This in comparison shows a lot better quality than the others, it feels more substantial and shows higher levels of contrast and saturation in my images.For the benefit of others who are looking into this filter, I have a Canon 600D - and have given a 4 star rating for the filter as it only fits on my telescopic lens (75 - 300mm) but not on my 18-55mm standard lens - despite both of them being lens/filter size 58.Another couple of small downsides is that it is very fiddley to screw in. Took me about 10 minutes to get the filter in properly, as the screw design is very small and fine, it can be hard to tell if it's in properly or not.Also you can't fit a lens cap over the top.Overall though if you can get past those things this is a good value filter and worth having in your collection. I will be using this a lot for my wildlife and landscape photography.
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27.11.2014

I purchased 52m and 58mm versionsThey come in functional little cases that hold them properly and securely, which is great for transport.The polarisers turn smoothly with pleasant resistance (they don't just spin freely) which is great, they are a little noisy when doing this which is why I give 4 stars not 5. I fear they may deserve 5 as the mechanics of the mechanism have little space to work and are, as I said pleasant.It can also be a little hard to unscrew because the male threaded ring is thin, but I respect this is by design.My real reason for 4 stars is because of a simple feature lacking, I'd love a marker that told me which way the front linear polariser is aligned to,right now you must rotate and look for the difference. A marker on the axis of polarisation would be lovely. This is my only problem with this, that and the noise but this mostly.Comment if you have any questions.
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