Filter recommendations for EF 11-24 and RF 28-70 mm lens

cortlander1 said:

Hello:

I am looking for filter recommendations for two of my lenses that I use with canon eos R5:

Canon EF 11-24 F/4 L with RF adapter

Canon RF 28-70 F/2 L

I see several options including filter sets, magnetic holders etc. The last time I bought filters was several years ago, I think it was an overseas vendor, and I am out of touch of the current market. I do have a set of 77mm filters that should be ok with my RF 100-500 L and EF 100 Macro L.

I figure with the holidays approaching, I may be able to pick some at a good price.

Any help is much appreciated.

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cnyphotoguy said:

When I bought my EF11-24 I got the EF to RF adapter with the filter holder. Added benefit is that the filters can be used for any adapted lens too without needing to carry over sized front filters, adaptors, etc.

I'm interested in third party options like that from Breakthrough which adds a variety of options that are supposed to fit into the adapter too - DROP-IN FILTERS – Breakthrough Filters

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cortlander1 said:

cnyphotoguy said:

When I bought my EF11-24 I got the EF to RF adapter with the filter holder. Added benefit is that the filters can be used for any adapted lens too without needing to carry over sized front filters, adaptors, etc.

I'm interested in third party options like that from Breakthrough which adds a variety of options that are supposed to fit into the adapter too - DROP-IN FILTERS – Breakthrough Filters

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Thanks cnyphotoguy.

I had purchased the EF 11-24 when it was released about 4 years ago. So at the time an adapter was not on the horizon. And when I bought the R5 the drop in filter was not yet in stock. One thing to consider in the case of a polarized would be the uneven polarization due to the ultra wide lens

This looks an interesting site. Seems like they will also upgrade a canon filter.

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robgendreau said:

cortlander1 said:

Hello:

I am looking for filter recommendations for two of my lenses that I use with canon eos R5:

Canon EF 11-24 F/4 L with RF adapter

Canon RF 28-70 F/2 L

I see several options including filter sets, magnetic holders etc. The last time I bought filters was several years ago, I think it was an overseas vendor, and I am out of touch of the current market. I do have a set of 77mm filters that should be ok with my RF 100-500 L and EF 100 Macro L.

I figure with the holidays approaching, I may be able to pick some at a good price.

Any help is much appreciated.

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Not sure what type you're looking for.

I would look at clip filters that fit behind the lens, or the drop in ones for the adapters for Canon if I were starting over.

For those, and for filters for lens fronts, I prefer Kolari's filters; I think they're the best out there. They're recently gone into NDs; previously they mostly did more demanding on-sensor filters and various UV and IR filters for that type of shooting and astro. Their lens filters are Gorilla glass; pretty bombproof. Some reviews on YT etc; the ND has less color cast than most others like BW, Hoya, etc, but that might be overkill for you; for those of us doing IR color leaks at other wavelengths are perhaps more of a problem. Good support and a lifetime warranty IIRC.

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rmexpress22 said:

For ND, I really like the Canon EF to RF adapter ND. No significant color cast until you push it all the way. I do have a Gobe ND64-1000 that I use for my RF 85mm 1.2 but there's definitely some color cast with that one.

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cnyphotoguy said:

I also ran across options from Kolari (Kolari R Drop-in Filters for EF-EOS R Lens Adapter - Kolari Vision). Do I spend close to $500 for Canon's VND and clear filter or about $270 for Kolari's...seems an obvious choice.

EDIT - another interesting idea would be to stack these dropin filters with the Kolari clip filters mentioned here Any experiences with kolari vision clip on ND filters: Canon EOS R Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

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cortlander1 said:

Question, what about the RF lens 28-70 F/2. Would a clip on work with this? What will work as a polarizer?

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cnyphotoguy said:

1. cnyphotoguy wrote:

cortlander1 said:

Question, what about the RF lens 28-70 F/2. Would a clip on work with this? What will work as a polarizer?

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Clip on would work with any RF (ND, UV, etc)...but for a CPL specifically not sure there is a broad RF lens rear mount option

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Sittatunga said:

Sittatunga said:

1. cnyphotoguy wrote:

cortlander1 said:

Question, what about the RF lens 28-70 F/2. Would a clip on work with this? What will work as a polarizer?

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Clip on would work with any RF (ND, UV, etc)...but for a CPL specifically not sure there is a broad RF lens rear mount option

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Obviously you can't rotate a filter behind a native lens, so there's probably no point developing a clip-in polariser. A 95mm diameter front mounted CPL is probably the best option unless you've got a size huge rectangular filter system already.

The CPL filters from Canon, Breakthrough or Kolari should all work in the filter mount EF- EOS R adapter to reduce reflections from water, glass or paint. The sky, however, is always polarised towards and perpendicular to the sun, and that's what gives the uneven effect with any very wideangle lens and any polarising filter. The only thing you can do about that is careful framing or to use a graduated ND filter instead.

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