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Re: [OM] Wide angle & polarizers

Subject: Re: [OM] Wide angle & polarizers
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:19:43 +0100
That is a lovely shot, Bob.  You're bound to lose polarisation, surely  
as the point of view in the scene moves off the 90deg to the sun.  In  
a narrower angle of view there is less space (fewer angles) for this  
to happen.

But that sky looks great.

Chris

On 11 Apr 2009, at 17:23, Bob Whitmire wrote:

>
> Which brings me closer to the question. I have a circular polarizer
> for the 24-70, and I'm not afraid to use it. But I've also noticed
> that the wider the shot, the more likely the polarizer is to fade out,
> leaving a part of the sky a rich blue, and the rest of it, well, not
> so much. (Unless you're dead-on 90 degrees from the sun.)
>
> Example: http://www.bwp33.com/page5/files/page5-1000-full.jpg
>
> Seems like it would be even worse on a 21. The Zeiss 21 will take a
> polarizer, but I'm wondering if it would be worth buying. I know some
> of you folks have much wider lenses than I do, and so it seemed the
> logical place to bring up questions of value when it comes to
> polarizers and extreme wide angle lenses.

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