Description

Highlights

• Helps to Eliminate Reflections and Glare
• Reduces Haze and Blue Cast in Landscapes
• Greater Color and Tonal Saturation
• Single Anti-Reflection Coating
• Rugged Brass Filter Ring
• High Quality Schott Glass

• Details

  The B+W 55mm Circular Polarizer SC Filter helps to reduce reflections and glare by filtering out light that has become polarized due to reflection from a non-metallic surface. The light from the sun naturally becomes partially polarized due to reflecting off electrons in air molecules, causing the light to scatter into what appears as haze. A polarizing filter arranges, and filters, this directionally polarized light perpendicularly to the reflected light, allowing for the absorption of much of this light. This results in a noticeable reduction of glare and reflections from non-metallic surfaces and an increase in the saturation of skies and foliage.

  A circular polarizer only differs from a linear polarizer in that it contains a quarter wave plane in addition to the linear polarizing filter. The addition of this quarter wave plane is to circularly polarize the linearly polarized light for the use of auto focus and exposure functions. Due to how the light is broken down and filtered with a linear polarizer, auto focus and exposure accuracy become skewed during use. When the light becomes circularly polarized, it permits the use of these functions.

  B+W filters are constructed from high quality Schott glass for increased optical clarity and color fidelity. They feature a brass filter ring for durability as well as jamming prevention. This filter is vacuum coated with 1 layer of anti-reflection coating per side to help prevent internal ghosting and reflections as well as improve light transmission.

  Specifications

  Type		Circular polarizer
  Size		55 mm
  Filter Factor		About 2.5 (1.3 stops)
  Rotating		Yes
  Effect		Eliminates reflections and haze and improves color and tonal saturation
  Construction		Schott glass
  Front Filter Thread Size		55 mm
  Front Lens Cap Size		55 mm

   
  

   
  

   

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