Polarizer for 14mm Pentax lens

slackercruster · 02-24-2012, 08:25 PM

Does the Pentax 14mm require a low profile polarizer to avoid vignetting? Or can one get by with a standard polarizer filter?

Polarizer would go direct on lens and not on another filter.

Thanks

**blackcloudbrew** · 02-24-2012, 08:50 PM

Require? Not really but it would help avoid any vignetting. I don't use a polarizer anymore on my DA 14 outdoors as I've come to not like the variations in sky color produced by this wide angle lens.

Adam · 02-24-2012, 08:51 PM

You should be fine with a regular polarizer such as this one:
B77CRPLGB Hoya 77mm Circular Polarizer Glass Filter

It'll save you $40 over the thin one.

stevebrot · 02-25-2012, 04:05 PM

Originally posted by blackcloudbrew

Require? Not really but it would help avoid any vignetting. I don't use a polarizer anymore on my DA 14 outdoors as I've come to not like the variations in sky color produced by this wide angle lens.

What he said. Polarizers and ultra-wide angle lenses don't play well together. The darkening effect is dependent on angle of light. That is why polarizers have a rotating collar to allow for some adjustment. When your subject spans a huge arc of sky, one end is pale and the other deeply intensely blue.

Steve

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02-24-2012, 08:50 PM	#2
blackcloudbrew Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cotati, California USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,461	Require? Not really but it would help avoid any vignetting. I don't use a polarizer anymore on my DA 14 outdoors as I've come to not like the variations in sky color produced by this wide angle lens.

02-25-2012, 04:05 PM	#4
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by blackcloudbrew Require? Not really but it would help avoid any vignetting. I don't use a polarizer anymore on my DA 14 outdoors as I've come to not like the variations in sky color produced by this wide angle lens. What he said. Polarizers and ultra-wide angle lenses don't play well together. The darkening effect is dependent on angle of light. That is why polarizers have a rotating collar to allow for some adjustment. When your subject spans a huge arc of sky, one end is pale and the other deeply intensely blue. Steve