Polarizing filters

[Adrian]

hello.

im just wondering what you all think of polarizing filers? and how often you use them.

i dont have polarizing filters for my lenses though ive tried some polarisers afew times and found that it cut alot alot of glare giving a clearer photograph.

just thought id gather some opinions and see what some people think before proceeding with the buying process.

what do you all think?

Thanks.

[DaveW]

These days with beam splitters and semi-silvered mirrors in the light and metering paths of modern cameras you need the more expensive circular polarizers on the camera ( a linear polariser sandwiched with a quarter wave plate) or you will get incorrect metering.

http://www.mat.uc.pt/~rps/photos/faq.polarizers.html

You can also remove reflections by taking the subject under polarized light with a polarizer also on the camera. You need a polarizing gel or similar over your light source, as well as a polariser on the camera to do this.

DaveW