which 4x4 polarizer?

chrismagicc

chrismagicc

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ive been on b&h photo looking for a high quality polarizing filter, but there are so many to choose from?

any to stay away from or ones that really stick out??

it seems like cavision has the cheapest one

looking for a 4x4 filter btw to fit in my mattebox
 
Like anything, you get what you pay for. Tiffen and Schneider are generally well regarded for filters.
 
Keep an eye on eBay if your money's tight; most folks feel a "real glass" filter will beat the resin stuff.

I recently got the set of Lee resin ND's, .3,.6, .9 - a guy from Taiwan was selling the set for like $110. No discernible loss of sharpness once the image has gone through Canon's video compression.

When I first got my T2i, I shot a real estate commercial the day after I got it. I threw some cheapie chinese screw-on NDs and faders (like, $12 on eBay) when I needed something I didn't have in 4x4 yet. I could find no difference between 4x4 glass, 4x4 resin, and screw-on cheap-*ss glass filters - the compression will get ya way before the filter quality comes into play.

My opinion: cheap filters will serve you well until (a) you can afford glass or (b) you buy a RED or AF100. Though I don't know if you can get a plastic polarizer, and it's such an important filter, I'd spring for the glass in that instance (I use a Tiffen 4x4 and it's great).
 
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