filters

[Laurel]

I take a lot of pictures at the beach, which polarizing filter would be best for an Olympus 3040, and do I need a step up ring to go with it? Thanks
in advance.

 

[MikeA]

Following several threads on the topic in this forum, I got a circular polarizer (there's more than one kind of polarizer and it appears that the circular polarizer is the right sort for many digital cameras--circular being a reference to the way in which it polarizes the light, not its shape . The filter size for the particular lens is 49mm; filters come in a variety of sizes and I bought a 49mm filter. No step-up ring needed in my case.

I take a lot of pictures at the beach, which polarizing filter
would be best for an Olympus 3040, and do I need a step up ring to
go with it? Thanks
in advance.

 

[cdreid]

You might go ahead and get a 55mm stepup. With uv/polariser/starligh etc combo's you'll avoid vignetting.

I take a lot of pictures at the beach, which polarizing filter
would be best for an Olympus 3040, and do I need a step up ring to
go with it? Thanks
in advance.

 

[Jim T44418]

I bought a linear polarizer following the analysis at http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/c-2000z/filters/index.htm#polarizers Apparently only SLR autofocus cameras need circular polarizers. I found I had to lower the brightness on the LCD and view with an extendaview adapter to see the effects of the polarizer. Works great.

I take a lot of pictures at the beach, which polarizing filter
would be best for an Olympus 3040, and do I need a step up ring to
go with it? Thanks
in advance.

 

[Rob41364]

Laurel,

Depending on the filters that you choose to use, you may or may not need a step-up ring. But, you will DEFINITELY need a lens adapter tube before you can attach anything to your camera. I'd highly recommend checking out the following link before you make any filter purchases.

http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/c-2000z/filters/index.htm#first

I have a 2040 and I use the Oly CLA-1 adapter with a 43-46mm step up ring, a tiffen 46mm UV protection filter, and a tiffen 46mm circular polarizing filter. I don't have any vignetting problems, but I do get some flash blockage if I am at full wide-angle using the onboard flash. But, I don't typically use any filters in flash situations so it's not too big of a deal.

The tiffen filters aren't the best that money can buy, but I think that they are a fair balance of cost and benefit. I got a kit from amazon.com that included a UV protection filter, 812 warming filter, and circular polarizer all for $43.00. I thought it was a pretty good deal.

I take a lot of pictures at the beach, which polarizing filter
would be best for an Olympus 3040, and do I need a step up ring to
go with it? Thanks
in advance.

 

[Jim Popenoe]

I bought a linear polarizer following the analysis at> http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/c-2000z/filters/index.htm#polarizers Apparently only SLR autofocus cameras need circular polarizers. I found I had to lower the brightness on the LCD and view with an extendaview adapter to see the effects of the polarizer. Works great.> Charles Reid wrote:> > You might go ahead and get a 55mm stepup. With> > uv/polariser/starligh etc combo's you'll avoid vignetting.>

Laurel,

I concur with Jim T. that a linear polarizer works great. In fact, I find that my linear works better than my circular polarizer.

Why I really wanted to comment here was to say that whenever I take a picture with my polarizer, I take a second one without it. The effect of the polarizer is to darken the sky. I find that the polarizer often overdoes it. On a white sand beach, this could be especially true. By taking photos both ways, you can choose the one that looks best.

Jim

 

[Serhiy I]

I have a 3040 and I use the Oly CLA-1 adapter without any set-up ring, but I use only Hoya Sky 1b filter. Works good for me.

Some people reported that they have a problem with using Tiffen filters without set-up ring on CLA-1.

I may sugest to use CLA-1 and only Hoya filters if you do not want to use set-up ring. This combination tested on Oly 3040.

Serhiy I

Depending on the filters that you choose to use, you may or may not
need a step-up ring. But, you will DEFINITELY need a lens adapter
tube before you can attach anything to your camera. I'd highly
recommend checking out the following link before you make any
filter purchases.

http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/c-2000z/filters/index.htm#first

I have a 2040 and I use the Oly CLA-1 adapter with a 43-46mm step
up ring, a tiffen 46mm UV protection filter, and a tiffen 46mm
circular polarizing filter. I don't have any vignetting problems,
but I do get some flash blockage if I am at full wide-angle using
the onboard flash. But, I don't typically use any filters in flash
situations so it's not too big of a deal.

The tiffen filters aren't the best that money can buy, but I think
that they are a fair balance of cost and benefit. I got a kit from
amazon.com that included a UV protection filter, 812 warming
filter, and circular polarizer all for $43.00. I thought it was a
pretty good deal.

I take a lot of pictures at the beach, which polarizing filter
would be best for an Olympus 3040, and do I need a step up ring to
go with it? Thanks
in advance.