Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: reburns on June 08, 2009, 12:05:17 pm
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Hello,
Today I'm ready to buy the Canon 16-35mm lens and a protection filter for it. Yes I know it isn't a great landscape lens but I will use it for action photography so will leverage both AF and zoom. I will test several copies, am not expecting the world here, and the winner will get wet and dirty but not abused. The use of a filter is non-negotiable, and I could always take it off for tripod work.
QUESTION: Can I use the standard thickness B+W filter without vignetting wide open at 16mm? It will be used on a 5DII. I'd rather avoid the slim model because it doesn't hold the standard lenscap (PIA?).
I also have an 82mm Helipan slim circular polarizer. Bonus question if someone knows if this polarizer can be stacked over the standard thickness UV filter without vignette problems. Again I could always remove the UV filter first, but always like to minimize the amount of gear fussing while shooting. And yes I realize that polarizing varies aross the WA sky, but might exploit the effect anyway.
Thanks, Ralph
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Still trying to decide between two options. It's boiled down to a $90 question. I've learned that the 16-35mm vignettes some on it's own @ 16mm f/2.8 on FF, but the question is how much more vignetting when using either of these two options that still offer front lenscap threads:
$67 HvStar shipped aluminum standard thickness 82mm UV-MRC B+W:
http://maxsaver.net/bw82mmuv010hazefilterc...-2-1-1-1-1.aspx (http://maxsaver.net/bw82mmuv010hazefiltercoatednewf-pro-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-1.aspx)
$160 Heliopan slim 82mm UV with front threads:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/2324...m_UV_Haze_.html (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/232475-REG/Heliopan_708211_82_mm_UV_Haze_.html)
Update: just went with the Heliopan slim, figuring it wasn't worth my time to agonize over the choice.