Which filter to choose?

[marius]

Hello I recently bought a Pentax k20 body and have 2 questions:

1. - Which memory card to buy? Do you think that SanDisk 8GB Extreme III SDHC Card with MicroMate Reader will work with my k20 camera?

2. Anyone used a Rodenstock Jet-Pol 72mm circular polarizing filter? I would like to compare it with a Hoya Super HMC PRO-1 Circular Polariser 72mm. I found that Rodenstock is more expensive than Hoya but I'm not sure which is the best.

Thank you.

[CZW]

Originally Posted by marius

1. - which memory card to buy? Does this camera support 8 GB memory card? Or only 2 GB?

it is definetly support 8GB.

[marius]

Thank you! Any other opinions?

[Wheatfield]

Originally Posted by marius

Hello I recently bought a Pentax k20 body and have 2 questions:

1. - Which memory card to buy? Do you think that SanDisk 8GB Extreme III SDHC Card with MicroMate Reader will work with my k20 camera?

2. Anyone used a Rodenstock Jet-Pol 72mm circular polarizing filter? I would like to compare it with a Hoya Super HMC PRO-1 Circular Polariser 72mm. I found that Rodenstock is more expensive than Hoya but I'm not sure which is the best.

Thank you.

I'm using Sandisk cards, and have 2 8gb Extreme IIIs at the moment, as well as a slew of 4 gig, 2 gig, etc. The 8 gig cards work just fine.
I'd go for the Rodenstock over the Hoya myself, I've never been really happy with Hoya filters.
They seem to be very hard to keep clean (I think they actively attract dust), and I'm quite certain the Rodenstock will be optically the better filter, though if this is noticeable, I cannot say.

[Tom S.]

I started using Transcend cards a while back, and now use them exclusively. You can get the 16GB sdhc with a reader for under $60.

As for filters, either Rodenstock or Hoya both have excellent reputations, but with Hoya, make sure you're getting one of the higher levels as they have some cheap ones that aren't that great.