Hoya 72mm Moose Peterson Warming Circular Polarizer Filter

by Hoya

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0000AIS1V
• Item model number: 033155110096
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #73 in Camera & Photo > Accessories > Filters > Polarizing Filters
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 28, 2005

Product Description

Moose Warm Polarizer filters, an exclusive collaboration between Hoya and respected wildlife photographer and conservationist B. Moose Peterson of Wildlife Research Photography, are a combination of a polarizer and an 81A warming filter. For many years, polarizers have been used to remove reflections from non-metallic surfaces such as water and glass as well as being used to darken blue skies to increase contrast in scenic photography. When using a camera with a split beam metering system (a metering system that employs a polarized half mirror) which is most of today's auto focus camera bodies, traditional linear polarizers will cause exposure errors due to their light absorption properties. Circular polarizers yield the same optical effect while not causing exposure problems with modern metering systems A side effect of both linear and circular polarizes is they "cool down" or make the over-all color balance of a scene slightly bluish. The addition of the 81A glass corrects the color temperature, bringing the scene back to the original 5500K for daylight film's color balance. The 81A glass creates a much more pleasing and warm color balance to the entire scene while the circular polarizer increases color contrast and reduces the effect of atmospheric haze.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, January 4, 2008

By 

Rob - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hoya 72mm Moose Peterson Warming Circular Polarizer Filter (Electronics)

This is a great filter for taking outdoor photographs. You really need a Circular Polarizing Filter (CPL) for outdoors, but CPL's tend to cool down the colors. This filter is a CPL made from 81A glass so it's like having a CPL and a warmer in one filter. The 81A glass compensates for the cooling of the polarizer.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars warm and wonderful, November 9, 2006

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aperture "hosta girl" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hoya 72mm Moose Peterson Warming Circular Polarizer Filter (Electronics)

it is worth a few extra bucks to get the Moose over other polarizers; I like the slight warmth it lends, particularly to digital prints, which can be too blue in my mind.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outdoor staple, April 2, 2009

By 

Coug Moog "s_gil" (York, PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hoya 72mm Moose Peterson Warming Circular Polarizer Filter (Electronics)

I don't take this filter off my barrel when I'm outdoors. You can rotate to adjust the effect if you're looking for a little reflection in your shot, but generally you go for the full polarized effect.

This filter gives my shots clearer air. I understand that's because it filters out light noise reflected off dust in the air. It can't get all of it...nothing can. Your clearest shots will usually be just after a rain. But if you don't have a rainstorm handy, a circular polarizer will get you a long way there. This one, made from a warming filter's glass, solves the polarizer's problem of the bluish tint polarized images get.

So by getting the Moose's filter, you're getting color-corrected polarization. Super.

My outdoor shots include a lot of covered bridges, horse barns and Amish country scenes. I make mental notes of locations I want to shoot, then try to go out after a good shower, in the morning, in the evening, whatever gives interesting light with good air.

The Moose's filter has done wonders for many of my photos. I haven't taken any with/without reference shots. I just note that with the same equipment I am getting more good photographs. More than any other camera accessory I own, this little filter has improved my shooting.

Highly recommended.