I had a 77mm polarizer filter that got rain drops on it and it was ruined. Does rain water dissolve the coating on the filter?
1127128
Never heard of fresh or rain water damaging a polarized filter lens. Salt water might. Sorry, wish I could tell you what happened. I know it has a plastic coating on it.
1127129
I've had that happen a few times, it hasn't done a thing to mine... they seem to remain unaffected with the Nikon brand..
1127130
No, rainwater should not eat the coating. You do want to dry it and keep it out of the rain if possible. The one issue you can get is if water gets into the ring it can get between the glass sandwich and ruin the filter. In 30 years, I've never had that happen with a Nikon CPL, but I have heard of it from others.
2194986
Actually kind of. Its a good filter still but the coating will smudge a bit with cleaning.
707253
Let me quote Tiffen (go to their website's FAQ section): "The Tiffen Circular Polarizer is not multicoated at all. We used to carry TMC (Tiffen multicoated) filters but found no significant difference in their light transmission and also that the coating could be easily damaged, resulting in poorer performance. In any case, multicoating is a proprietary process, and we seriously doubt that any lens or filter manufacturer will tell you the exact nature and composition of their coating layers."
645137
To remove the filter from your lens you have to unscrew it holding the bottom part of the lens, not the top part because the top part adjust only the polarization of the filter. I hope this will help you Rejean
2176078
I would try Vinegar diluted with water. It always works on everything I've tried it on but I haven't used it on Rain-X. The Rain-X film also dissipates with time. J.D.
645062
Depending on the lens, it's not usually a good idea to use both filters. UV haze filters are pretty useless and are usually mostly to protect the lens, which the polarizer will do. Unless you spend a lot on a UV filter, it's actually going to degrade the quality of the image. If you stack too many filters together you start to get a vignette effect because it lengthens the barrel of the lens, and the inferior glass will degrade the quality of the image further. Use the circular polarizer to reduce glare and reflections or to stop down a fast lens to use in bright light, otherwise use the UV filter or no filter. Depending on the lens, it's not usually a good idea to use both filters. UV haze filters are pretty useless and are usually mostly to protect the lens, which the polarizer will do. Unless you spend a lot on a UV filter, it's actually going to degrade the quality of the image. If you stack too many filters together you start to get a vignette effect because it lengthens the barrel of the lens, and the inferior glass will degrade the quality of the image further. Use the circular polarizer to reduce glare and reflections or to stop down a fast lens to use in bright light, otherwise use the UV... » Read More Depending on the lens, it's not usually a good idea to use both filters. UV haze filters are pretty useless and are usually mostly to protect the lens, which the polarizer will do. Unless you spend a lot on a UV filter, it's actually going to degrade the quality of the image. If you stack too many filters together you start to get a vignette effect because it lengthens the barrel of the lens, and the inferior glass will degrade the quality of the image further. Use the circular polarizer to reduce glare and reflections or to stop down a fast lens to use in bright light, otherwise use the UV filter or no filter. « Show Less
2163865
We used them in s filter. I would worry about it not dissolving properly if I just threw it in.
1759179
I use a Red Polarizing filter for dive, no for surf. I put the filter in the water,and check for bubbles before attach it.
659950
I would think that the polarizer would help. The same principle that makes this lens filter work on water reflections will help with your painting reflections.
1382942
not sure what negative effects you're speaking of. besides a polarizer is used for a different reason than what this filter is for. as the other ppl stated, 77mm threads should be universal to other 77mm threads. good luck.
111146
Yes, I had this happen and called Alcon about it. It turns out that you cannot go between Clean Care and a multi-purpose solution. The chemical composition of multi-purpose solutions is incompatible with the neutralizing gear in the Clean Care case. If you use multi-purpose solution to rewet your lenses (which is what I did), they absorb some and react negatively with Clear Care. The Alcon representative said that once that happens, the Clean Care neutralizing disk is ruined. I don't know why this information is not printed on the box (or posted at the web site). If you call Alcon, they will send you a replacement case that you can use with a fresh pair of lenses. Yes, I had this happen and called Alcon about it. It turns out that you cannot go between Clean Care and a multi-purpose solution. The chemical composition of multi-purpose solutions is incompatible with the neutralizing gear in the Clean Care case. If you use multi-purpose solution to rewet your lenses (which is what I did), they absorb some and react negatively with Clear Care. The Alcon representative said that once that happens, the Clean Care neutralizing disk is ruined. I don't know why this information is not printed on the box (or posted at the web site). If you call... » Read More Yes, I had this happen and called Alcon about it. It turns out that you cannot go between Clean Care and a multi-purpose solution. The chemical composition of multi-purpose solutions is incompatible with the neutralizing gear in the Clean Care case. If you use multi-purpose solution to rewet your lenses (which is what I did), they absorb some and react negatively with Clear Care. The Alcon representative said that once that happens, the Clean Care neutralizing disk is ruined. I don't know why this information is not printed on the box (or posted at the web site). If you call Alcon, they will send you a replacement case that you can use with a fresh pair of lenses. « Show Less
1607582
I use eye glass cleaner on mind and it works great. When I worked for a Professional Corp. we used distilled water and small drop of Joy Dish Detergent. We used this on expensive lense , the joy does not leave a film residue.
55639
As everyone else said the ring gets screwed to camera lens. Use UV filter to protect camera lens. Polarizer filter makes sky bluer and cuts glare on water. Florescent filter makes that type of light more natural. The macro filters can be used 1 at a time or 2 or more. Practice with them until you get the look you want. I haven't used the hood yet. Just try all the pieces and see the outcome. Have fun!
1949491
As far as I can tell it's glass. 2 layers that like your polarizer turns and gets darker as the 2 layer interact. Haven't really tried it yet so I can't comment on how well it works. But it goes from a light gray to so dark you can't see though it.
1214873
I have anti glare coating and this product works just fine. I also have the scratch resistant coating. This product works great as a daily cleaner for your lenses.
1597689
Yes it is Multicoated. You will see on the ring that is says "Hoya HMC". The HMC is Hoya's designatin for "Hoya Multi Coated". This is a great filter and find myself using it more and more all the time for long exposure shots.
846383
Please be noticed that this kind of Lens filters is intended to protect your valuable camera lens against scratches and similar physical damage.Considering this, I don't think this filter may work as a Water-Resistant protection.Therefore, if you plan to use your digital camera pretty close to liquids/humid weather conditions (rain, waterfalls, fountains, etc.) the best protection you may get is using a camera rain cover.