Hoya 58mm (G SERIES) Circular Polarizer PL CIR Filter

by Hoya

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00006HOAQ
• Item model number: 0556
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #3 in Camera & Photo > Accessories > Filters > Polarizing Filters
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Light rays which are reflected by any surface become polarised and polarising filters are used to select which light rays enter your camara lens. PL (Linear Polarising) and PL-CIR (Circular Polarising) filters have the same effect, but it is important that you choose the correct version for your camera. They allow you to remove unwanted reflections from non-metallic surfaces such as water, glass etc. They also enable colors to become more saturated and appear clearer, with better contrast. This effect is often used to increase the contrast and saturation in blue skies and white clouds. HOYA's polarising filters do not affect the overall color balance of a shot.

Many of today's cameras use semi-silvered mirrors or prisms to split the light entering the viewfinder in order to calculate exposure and focusing distance. PL (Linear Polarising) filters can sometimes interact with these items to give unpredictable exposure or focusing. So we recommend that you choose a PL-CIR filter unless you have a manual focus camera which has no beam splitter.

Product Description

Light rays which are reflected by any surface become polarised and polarising filters are used to select which light rays enter your camara lens. They allow you to remove unwanted reflections from non-metallic surfaces such as water, glass etc. They also saturate colors and increase contrast. Polarizers come in two variations but have the same effect. Linear polarizers work with older camera meters; Circurlar polarizers are designed for today's newer split-beam metering systems used in auto focus cameras. Check your camera's manual.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly as expected - like having x-ray vision, June 9, 2008

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Neil Kirby (New Albany, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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We put this filter on our Canon S3 IS and took a picture of a car. With filter, we can see through the glass windows into the interior. No filter, we see reflections and glare on the glass. Mission accomplished! This filter does exactly what we want such a filter to do. Comes in a good hard plastic box to protect it (some of our other filters from other makes come in paper boxes or simple cloth bags). Price was nicely competitive.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rocks my socks, July 5, 2008

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G. Mortillaro (Gloucester, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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I love this filter, took me a second to figure out where to spin it to, but once i marked my 0,45, and 90 degree positions taking pictures of water, mirrors and the sky started coming out just like i wanted. I think everyone should have a polarized filter in their kit. and this filter kicks booty for the price.

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Another buyer with a broken filter, March 7, 2010

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cydewaze (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hoya 58mm (G SERIES) Circular Polarizer PL CIR Filter (Electronics)

I bought this filter, and it was fine for three months, but then while out shooting it came apart in my hand, meaning the half of the filter that you rotate separated from the half that screws to your lens. The C-clip that holds the two halves together went flying, but I managed to find it. Unfortunately, it ended my shooting day, because the C-clip is coated with a thin oil that splattered all over my lens, and was impossible to remove without a strong cleaner.

When I got home, I managed to snap the two halves back together, and managed to clean my lens, but the actual filter is almost impossible to clean, because when you wipe it, your cloth will touch the edge of the filter and pick up more oil, so you end up fouling the glass again.

I've contacted the seller to see about a replacement. The filter works well, but could use a bit better QC.