Bigma and circ pol filter

So here I have a question about this.

I bought circ pol filter for the bigma and now it turns out i cannot use the hood and with filter attached. The hood wont go over the filter so i cannot mount it.

When is the best time to use filter on lense and when hood on lense as i cannot use both unless i buy a smaller circumference filter or sand it down which i dont really want to do.

Any help would be appreciated.

Hi, there may be more than one answer to your question.

First, is it possible to return/exchange the filter for one that will allow use of the hood, perhaps a thin version, or a rear drop in version.

I would use the polarizer to boost the sky on an overcast day or to shoot a picture through glass.

I would use the hood all other times.

How does the hood attach to the Bigma?

I have 2 Canon lenses with hood and they can go on and off with my polarizers on
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Ron

Why would you use any kind of a filter on the Bigma??

I've never used anything on the front of my lens... U/V
or whatever... other than the included front hood. Filters are
unnecassary, IMO. I can see using a U/V to protect the
front glass solely from wear. Otherwise, nothing else should
get in front of this type of lens.

Who else uses a filter on long lenses? Can't see how it helps,
but am open to actual user opinions.

WayneB.
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crazyravr said:

So here I have a question about this.

I bought circ pol filter for the bigma and now it turns out i
cannot use the hood and with filter attached. The hood wont go over
the filter so i cannot mount it.

When is the best time to use filter on lense and when hood on lense
as i cannot use both unless i buy a smaller circumference filter or
sand it down which i dont really want to do.

Any help would be appreciated.

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I use a polarizer occasionally on my 100-400 when shooting birds where there's a sky in the background that isn't too much appealing. And it gave me some great results. Also shots from birds on the water improve. However you will lose light so when it's an overcast day a tripod with that setup is mandatory.

Marcus

WBirch said:

I've never used anything on the front of my lens... U/V
or whatever... other than the included front hood. Filters are
unnecassary, IMO. I can see using a U/V to protect the
front glass solely from wear. Otherwise, nothing else should
get in front of this type of lens.

Who else uses a filter on long lenses? Can't see how it helps,
but am open to actual user opinions.

WayneB.
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crazyravr said:

So here I have a question about this.

I bought circ pol filter for the bigma and now it turns out i
cannot use the hood and with filter attached. The hood wont go over
the filter so i cannot mount it.

When is the best time to use filter on lense and when hood on lense
as i cannot use both unless i buy a smaller circumference filter or
sand it down which i dont really want to do.

Any help would be appreciated.

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Making a moment last forever

a polarizing filter in postprocessing. You can get some amazing deep blue skies with clouds that really have pop. It also reduce reflections when shooting through glass or at other shiny surfaces.

DocDAT said:

a polarizing filter in postprocessing. You can get some amazing
deep blue skies with clouds that really have pop. It also reduce
reflections when shooting through glass or at other shiny surfaces.

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Hey Doc, ...ANYTHING can be done in a fine image
editor if you know how to.... and quite easily too.

The idiot filters alone in many lesser progs get it done too.

To each there own. I'll never hassle with a lens filter myself.
I don't like anything in front of my lenses. Not even U/V's.

If anything, shooting RAW when possible offers greater latitude
in a good photo editor with ALL those editing options rather
than a glass filter. A glass filter MAY get it done faster if you know
what yer doing, but I'll gladly post-edit later.


Wayne.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wbirch/

WBirch said:

DocDAT said:

a polarizing filter in postprocessing. You can get some amazing
deep blue skies with clouds that really have pop. It also reduce
reflections when shooting through glass or at other shiny surfaces.

Click to expand...

Hey Doc, ...ANYTHING can be done in a fine image
editor if you know how to.... and quite easily too.

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Ummm no, you can maybe try and simulate the effect using a lot of time on it, but you still won't get it done. Removing all reflections from when shooting through a window or making the great the cloud definition is not exactly easy. Polarizing filters are unique in that it's the only filter which is not easily done in pp.

WBirch said:

DocDAT said:

a polarizing filter in postprocessing. You can get some amazing
deep blue skies with clouds that really have pop. It also reduce
reflections when shooting through glass or at other shiny surfaces.

Click to expand...

Hey Doc, ...ANYTHING can be done in a fine image
editor if you know how to.... and quite easily too.

The idiot filters alone in many lesser progs get it done too.

To each there own. I'll never hassle with a lens filter myself.
I don't like anything in front of my lenses. Not even U/V's.

If anything, shooting RAW when possible offers greater latitude
in a good photo editor with ALL those editing options rather
than a glass filter. A glass filter MAY get it done faster if you
know
what yer doing, but I'll gladly post-edit later.


Wayne.

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Nope - not with a polariser.

These can remove relections - for example, taking pictures of fish under water. If you've got so much reflection that you can't actually see the fish, no amount of post processing will make the fish appear (well, short of merging from another image - which is cheating as it doesn't show the fish that were there). Putting on a polariser will allow you to adjust it so you see no reflection at all, and just a clear shot of the fish.

For most digital things, filters may not be as necessary as with film - however I would say a polariser is one of the few which can't be fully replaced with post processing.

D