Should buy a polarizer for my Rebel XT

[TraumaRN]

maybe dug can answer this one. I leave in 5 days. I'm debating on buying a polarizer for my Rebel XT because will I know how bright and sunny it can be in Australia and especially if I'm taking mid-day shots I don't want it to be drowned in light.

Or the cheaper option is take everything in RAW format and fix the lighting myself later on 😛

 

[dug777]

Get a polarizer.

A polarizer gives you information that you won't physically get in the RAW (prime example being the cutting out reflections off water/shiny surfaces).

I almost always used the CPL for daytime shooting (outside dawn/dusk), and i wouldn't go anywhere here without one.

 

[Sahakiel]

Buy two, in case you drop one.
Also, I hear graduated nd filters help, too.

 

[corkyg]

Buying two depends on the size - my 77 mm polarizers cost a bit. My 58mm is nice and cheap.

Speaking of two - I dropped a 77mm one on a tile floor when visiting friends in Lake Chapala, Mexico. It was a nice German one. I replaced it with a Chinese one at Frye's in Burbank for less than $50.

Anyway - just consider this - if it is bright enough for you to wear sunglasses - why not get them for your camera. Shootiung with a filter is much better than post processing, and can even allow interesting results in the post process.

Short answer - get a polarizer.

 

[AndrewR]

Yep, get a polarizer. One unlikely shot where they are extremely beneficial is when shooting plants in sunlight -- the colors aren't washed out from reflections.

 

[virtuamike]

Originally posted by: corkyg
Buying two depends on the size - my 77 mm polarizers cost a bit. My 58mm is nice and cheap.

Hehe, my 58mm Rodenstock cost me $120. They're not all cheap 🙂

 

[dartworth]

good prices on filters...

http://2filter.com/