Re: Lens Flare + Hood option for EF-M 32mm
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Oldwino wrote:
I will pick up the hood EW_60F with the lens, plus I'll try one of those Hoya Fusion filters. (I've used Hoya filters in the past and find them to be great.)
The Hoya Fusion filters are considered a "thin" filter and I I occasionally double-stack them (UV + CPL) with no obvious vignetting ...though my lens corrections are turned on. HOYA ought to be available worldwide. If you want to, you can use a so-called "standard" HOYA CPL filter. If you are in the Southern Pacific areas of Asia, Australia and New Zealand, there's a very cheap filter here called INCA which makes a decent CPL filter for the price. You can get it at the local JB-HiFi stores there.
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Be wary of the B&H filters which, whilst decent quality, appear to have a slight threading mismatch with this 32mm lens with a 43mm filter thread diameter. They'll fit any other lens but they apparently struggle to lock down onto this lens.
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Something to consider is that the HOYA "Fusion" CPL filter is known as a HOYA "EVO" CPL filter in parts of North America. I chose them because I shoot in dusty environments and near salt air. So I figured they'd be easier to clean if needed. Additionally, they have superb light transmission abilities, especially the UV filter. I'll usually keep the CPL filter in my pocket (in its case) if shooting outdoors in daylight in case I want to use the wide aperture to force a shallow DOF in shots. It's quite effective. But the main benefit of these filters is that they have a 43mm diameter... which means they can be used on the 22mm and 28mm Macro lenses as well.
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32mm lens with no filter. Adding a 43mm filter adds an additional dust seal to the lens.
32mm lens with Hoya Fusion CPL filter
Hoya Fusion CPL filter from the side
Hoya Fusion (AKA 'EVO') CPL filter.
It looks black to the eye and not blue... But this tuna sandwich oily thumbprint smudge vanished after just two passes with a microfiber cloth. Amazing moisture and dust repelling abilities.