Kenko CPL Filters. Anyone using them?
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.
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
Thanks, I was beginner to think the shop sent the same filter back.
Don't use filters rely on photoshop.
You can't simulate a polarizer in Photoshop.
Particularly when you're as much of a photoshop muppet as me.
Regards - Steve
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 use a 49mm Kenko PRO1 Digital CPL Filter on my DA 50-200mm and DA 35mm lenses with no problems..
Jon
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 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
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 use a 49mm Kenko PRO1 Digital CPL Filter on my DA 50-200mm and DA 35mm lenses with no problems..
Starting to think I did get the same filter back Which would explain why the packaging was opened.
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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.