It cancels out glare on shiny surfaces very well. I use it to take photos of vehicles and I can cancel out the reflection produced by the car windows and take clearer photos of the interior.
09/09/2024
This filter works great! Very clear and appears to be distortion free. Also, I don't notice any tinting with this filter. I think overall this is a good value. I don't use this on every shot, but when I do it's worth it's weight in gold.
Easy 5 out of 5 stars for quality and value.
Easy 5 out of 5 stars for quality and value.
16/08/2024
I got this for my bird lens, which has a UV filter, but needed a polarizer. I've been pleased with K&F Concept lens filters in the past, so I got this one. It works great! The threads go onto my lens smoothly, with no catches or false starts. The polarizer is multi-coated glass and it is clear and clean. No flaws that I can see. The materials it is made of are great quality and seem durable. I've had great luck with products from this company and they have proven their durability. It comes in a plastic case. You also get a microfiber cleaning cloth with it.
It enhances my photos of sky scenes. I also look forward to using this to try to get better images of migrating salmon in the river this winter. The polarizer helps a lot with the reflections on the water. That will be my main use of it, other than for bird photography. It really helps make the colors against the sky "pop" and makes my images better. I'm not a professional photographer; just a hobbyist. But, I think this polarizer is well worth the purchase. I am happy with it.
It enhances my photos of sky scenes. I also look forward to using this to try to get better images of migrating salmon in the river this winter. The polarizer helps a lot with the reflections on the water. That will be my main use of it, other than for bird photography. It really helps make the colors against the sky "pop" and makes my images better. I'm not a professional photographer; just a hobbyist. But, I think this polarizer is well worth the purchase. I am happy with it.
14/08/2024
The biggest issues I know about with K&F filters is color casting and/or poor image quality at extended zoom. I tested this filter on Tamron lenses from 20mm to 200mm with a 64MP sensor and to my eye neither of these issues are present. I'm not going to be spending a bunch of time pixel peeping and over analyzing because that's well beyond my level of caring. I'm getting the same level of detail in plant leaves with the filter on and off with the only noticeable difference being reduced glare. I'm happy with the filter and the 67mm option means I can use across a variety of Tamron Sony lenses.
08/08/2024
K&F has been a great company my husband and I always go to for camera accessories. We've used this brand for a similar filter in the 85mm size and now that we have a different lens, we opted for the 58mm polarizer filter. It is super thin as they say and it works really well. It helps with shutter motion and when taking portraits because it allows less light into the lens if you're looking for a moodier vibe and reduces reflections. Kind of acts like an ND filter and provides a little more contrast and color.
06/08/2024
So far, I've had good luck with K&F Concept products, and this polarizing filter seems to be a good choice, as well. I recently got a camera cage for my GoPro 12, and it has a regular round filter attachment for 52mm filters. Since I have two DSLR lenses that also use the 52mm size, I've been on the hunt for some decent filters that will work with the lenses and GoPro.
The filter is slim, but not as slim as some. Fortunately, I haven't seen any vignetting except in the GoPro's widest mode, which I expected. The filter rotates easily to dial in the polarizing effect is feels smooth. I also appreciate the bonus lens cap.
I haven't done extensive testing, but the filter appears to not alter the colors much, other than the natural color enhancements inherent to polarizing filters. Overall, I'm happy with this filter and have found it is much easier to use than the little square filters made specifically for GoPro cameras.
The filter is slim, but not as slim as some. Fortunately, I haven't seen any vignetting except in the GoPro's widest mode, which I expected. The filter rotates easily to dial in the polarizing effect is feels smooth. I also appreciate the bonus lens cap.
I haven't done extensive testing, but the filter appears to not alter the colors much, other than the natural color enhancements inherent to polarizing filters. Overall, I'm happy with this filter and have found it is much easier to use than the little square filters made specifically for GoPro cameras.
04/08/2024
Over the last few years I've ordered a number of filters, from several of the different K&F series filter lines, and with only a VERY few instances, I've been happy with all of them. This "K&F Concept 72mm Circular Polarizer Lens Filter [CPL]" is another plus product from them.
I ordered this 72mm filter as an experiment to see how it would work matched with my Sigma 15mm f/1.28 EX DG fisheye lens. But because this lens incorporates a large bubble for the front element I wanted to try screwing it into the extended lens cap and the experiment was then whether the CPL would still work. Having screwed it into the extended cap the filter rotated smoothly. Photographically, however, although the CPL filter did a good job with both sky color and water reflections the barrel efect of the lens as increased by the extended cap's distance from the lens element made the pictures not worth reprinting here. Despite that result, I will be keeping, rather than returning, the lens for use with 72mm camera lenses that I will no doubt be buying in the future.
All in all I think that this "K&F Concept 72mm Circular Polarizer Lens Filter" is a good buy given its mid-range cost and better than average performance. I think it is a solid 4 star product which should be considered by anyone in the market for such a CPL filter.
(Please see below for my rating criteria):
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On a more personal note I often read reviews for products I am considering buying and rely on those reviews that are detailed and come off as honest and full reviews on the product. I therefore try my best to give a true and honest review based on my own experiences with the product.
My Rating Scale:
1 star. This is the absolute lowest I can go and is a definite recommendation against being purchased.
2 stars. Less than average - having issues that I try to delineate in my review. I personally would not pay for this item.
3 stars. Average - neither great nor terrible. It will do the job it is supposed to do but without any obvious good or bad issues.I might or might not buy this item depending on the severity of my need or want.
4 stars. While the product is better than average it is not an excellent product. I would probably buy this product.
5 stars. Enough above average that it exceeds my expectations of how the product would and should perform. A product getting this rating is highly recommended.
Further middle ratings: The above explanation is the base of the recommendations I give in a review. Some ratings are further rated as soft (1/2 star below), solid (the star rating given) or strong (1/2 star above)
I ordered this 72mm filter as an experiment to see how it would work matched with my Sigma 15mm f/1.28 EX DG fisheye lens. But because this lens incorporates a large bubble for the front element I wanted to try screwing it into the extended lens cap and the experiment was then whether the CPL would still work. Having screwed it into the extended cap the filter rotated smoothly. Photographically, however, although the CPL filter did a good job with both sky color and water reflections the barrel efect of the lens as increased by the extended cap's distance from the lens element made the pictures not worth reprinting here. Despite that result, I will be keeping, rather than returning, the lens for use with 72mm camera lenses that I will no doubt be buying in the future.
All in all I think that this "K&F Concept 72mm Circular Polarizer Lens Filter" is a good buy given its mid-range cost and better than average performance. I think it is a solid 4 star product which should be considered by anyone in the market for such a CPL filter.
(Please see below for my rating criteria):
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Disclosure:
As noted by Amazon, I am part of the Vine Program which means that I acquire products at no cost in return for a truthful rating. However, although Vine Members pay nothing up front to get these free products they are considered by the Internal Revenue Service as taxable income at the full retail price at the time we get them and we, therefore, must pay taxes on these items.
On a more personal note I often read reviews for products I am considering buying and rely on those reviews that are detailed and come off as honest and full reviews on the product. I therefore try my best to give a true and honest review based on my own experiences with the product.
My Rating Scale:
1 star. This is the absolute lowest I can go and is a definite recommendation against being purchased.
2 stars. Less than average - having issues that I try to delineate in my review. I personally would not pay for this item.
3 stars. Average - neither great nor terrible. It will do the job it is supposed to do but without any obvious good or bad issues.I might or might not buy this item depending on the severity of my need or want.
4 stars. While the product is better than average it is not an excellent product. I would probably buy this product.
5 stars. Enough above average that it exceeds my expectations of how the product would and should perform. A product getting this rating is highly recommended.
Further middle ratings: The above explanation is the base of the recommendations I give in a review. Some ratings are further rated as soft (1/2 star below), solid (the star rating given) or strong (1/2 star above)
01/08/2024
I love k&f equipment and I use it a lot. I have quite a lot of k&f photography equipment, and I really rate it. I already have ND filter by K. N. F but that is a circular polarizer and ND filter. I wanted one that was just Circular polariser. I already knew this was going to be a good quality piece of equipment and I wasn't wrong. It fits well and is easily removed from the lens. There is no or very minimal signs of vignetteing, the lens/filter looks to be very good quality, and I would highly recommend anybody to use k&f Equipment for the money this is brilliant.
01/08/2024