Kenko CPL Filters. Anyone using them?

Anyone else have one? Are they harder to rotate than other CPL filters?

I a 77m Kenko CPL when I bought my DA 16-50mm lens in late August, first time out with it I thought it was unusally stiff and difficult turn(couldn't turn it with just fingers - had to take off the hood and turn it like I was opening a jar). I called the shop and they said it didn't sound usual and that if I sent it back they would send me a replacement. Thanks to the "efficiency" of the Royal Mail my replacement arrived yesterday and it is exactly the same.

I have a 67mm one and it is stiffer than my Hoya CPL filters. You have to be careful not to unscrew the filter if you turn it anti-clockwise.

My Hoya CPL's are a lot smoother, I have a Kood one which is quite stiff but not as stiff as the Kenko one.

Regards

George

Don't use filters rely on photoshop.

You can't simulate a polarizer in Photoshop.

Thanks, I was beginner to think the shop sent the same filter back.

Particularly when you're as much of a photoshop muppet as me.

I have a 77mm Kenko Pro 1D fitted to a DA* 16-50 . It is slightly more resitive to turning than a 58mm Kood I use, but it is definitely not stiff.

Regards - Steve

I use a 49mm Kenko PRO1 Digital CPL Filter on my DA 50-200mm and DA 35mm lenses with no problems..

I posses a range of polarisers of different size from Hoya, Sigma, Marumi and Kenko and I can't say I've noticed any great difference between them in terms of how difficult they are to rotate.

Jon

Starting to think I did get the same filter back Which would explain why the packaging was opened.

I thought Kenko filters were actually manufactured by Hoya anyway so pretty much the same??

Simon