Customer Reviews

Hoya 77mm Super Multicoated Ultra Thin Circular Polarizer Filter

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This lens had vignetting with the "normal" Circular Polarizer. Replaced that with the "Extra Thin" polarizing filter and problem solved..Now images are sharp and clear edge to edge..Additionally this protects the $400+ investment on the lens itself, and works great in making ordinary skies pop..

This is the first polarizer I've owned and I've been very pleased with it. It rotates very smoothly and fits snugly on my Canon lenses. Given that this is so thin to accommodate wide angle lenses there are no front threads so your snap-on covers will not work while this filter is attached (it does come with a rubber cover that works just fine though). While I purchased this primarily for artistic landscape and travel photography one of the applications where this has improved my images the most is in architectural photography. I often shoot a couple homes per week and there is simply no comparison in the outdoor images with and without the filter. Consider it a must have if you do very much with real estate.

Before this, I had a cheapie Sunpak polarizer that did a decent job. This filter has stronger polarization and a clearer image. The thin frame also eliminated the vignetting that I was experiencing with my old one. I definitely recommend this for anyone who wants to do landscape and nature photography. It really adds depth and richness of color to your shots. I got this filter at a very reasonable price (one that no longer seems to be available - guess I got lucky). Definitely worth it for a good polarizer!

Definitely a nice, thin polarizer that does not vignette on my Canon EF-S 10-22mm. Image quality deserves 5 stars in my opinion.

However, the standard Canon lens cap does not attach to this filter, so I need to use the supplied rubber cap which rather easily falls off. The filter is also a little hard to rotate, especially with gloves on in winter-time.