Wide angle on full frame and filter use

[bill chardon]

Finally pulled the trigger on a 5D. With the pixma 9500 and rebate, I don't

think the price will be much more "right".

So now I get rid of my 35mm film camera and can get that 16-35 to really be a

wide angle. Not that I'll need this anytime soon being in Michigan, (gray, gray,

gray) but I'll want to use that lens with a polarizing filter. I'm looking for

suggestions. Will my B&W give me vignetting problems? If not, great. If so, do

you have any suggestions?

Thanks, Bill

[kevinteo]

Most people don't like using polarizers on something that wide due to uneven polarization. If

you do, you can buy slim filters that lack a front filter thread or have an oversized front

element (I think B+W call them extra-wides).

[arie_vandervelden1]

I have a polarizer for my 16 mm equivalent (Sigma 10-20). You have to be very careful to avoid strong sky gradients, but at times it does come in very helpful - e.g. controlling reflections on water and foliage and such.

 

As for vignetting, bring your camera and lens to your local shop when you're shopping for a filter. Ask for a regular filter and shoot a few frames. If it vignettes, try the slim filter.

 

It may seem like a no-brainer to get a slim filter just in case, but be aware that lens caps don't attach to slim filters.

 

You may also want to look into a ND gradient filter set.

[colinsouthern]

"you can buy slim filters that lack a front filter thread or have an oversized front element (I think B+W call them extra-wides)."

 

That's perhaps the only limitation of the B+W - Heliopan make SH-PMC slim filters with front threads though (and they use the same Shott glass as B+W, and are very much on-par quality wise).

[mendel_leisk]

I'm a little confused by your post:

 

Do you *currently* have a (full frame) film body and the Canon 16-35 with a B+W Circular Polarizer filter?

[bill chardon]

Thanks for your responses.

Mendel, To clarify, I currently have a 20D, and have been using a 35mm film camera when I wanted to get the most out of my wide angle. Now with the 5D I won't be needing it any more.

[dogbert]

I have a Hoya Pro 1 DMC polarise. It has a very slim profile, but also has front threads making it possible to use the standard lens cap. It is so slim I am sure it would not vignette and it seems a much better solution than using a slim filter without front threads.