How important are CP for outdoor shooting? at DVinfo.net

Manuel Guzman · July 9th, 2007, 04:55 PM

I was curious how many people here own circular polarizers on their camcorders when shooting outdoors? I purchased one for my DSLR camera years ago but never really found myself using it because I felt it changed the images a bit too much for my tastes. Does it work better on camcorders?

Gareth Watkins · July 10th, 2007, 01:13 AM

Hi Manuel,

I guess it depends what you shoot... I use both a Schneider 4x4 Polarizer and a Tiffen ND Grad for scenic type shots... landscapes, beaches, cityscapes etc...

I find that the latitude of video on the Z1 in not brilliant, and with bright skies, I get much nicer more uniform, dramatic skies with the filters in place....

Afterwards I can go into Magic bullet and add effects too...

cheers

Gareth

Allan Black · July 10th, 2007, 06:33 PM

I use a Moose CP, it reduces the 'blue' in the pix and warms it up, like also adding an 81A warming filter...versus the standard CP, for the same type of shots and effects as Gareth. Also functions as an ND filter in the right circumstances.

But you can't pan outdoors with a CP on and keep the sky the same degree of 'blue' through the pan, as the angle to the sun changes. Don't wear polarizor sunglasses, they can cancel each other out.

July 9th, 2007, 04:55 PM	#1
Manuel Guzman New Boot Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Elk Grove, California Posts: 12	How important are CP for outdoor shooting? I was curious how many people here own circular polarizers on their camcorders when shooting outdoors? I purchased one for my DSLR camera years ago but never really found myself using it because I felt it changed the images a bit too much for my tastes. Does it work better on camcorders?

July 10th, 2007, 01:13 AM	#2
Gareth Watkins Major Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: France Posts: 578	Hi Manuel, I guess it depends what you shoot... I use both a Schneider 4x4 Polarizer and a Tiffen ND Grad for scenic type shots... landscapes, beaches, cityscapes etc... I find that the latitude of video on the Z1 in not brilliant, and with bright skies, I get much nicer more uniform, dramatic skies with the filters in place.... Afterwards I can go into Magic bullet and add effects too... cheers Gareth

July 10th, 2007, 06:33 PM	#3
Allan Black Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney. Posts: 2,887	I use a Moose CP, it reduces the 'blue' in the pix and warms it up, like also adding an 81A warming filter...versus the standard CP, for the same type of shots and effects as Gareth. Also functions as an ND filter in the right circumstances. But you can't pan outdoors with a CP on and keep the sky the same degree of 'blue' through the pan, as the angle to the sun changes. Don't wear polarizor sunglasses, they can cancel each other out.