Manfrotto

Manfrotto MFPROCPL-52 52mm Professional Circular Polarizer Filter

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Enhance Your Photography with Polarizing Precision The Manfrotto Professional Circular Polarizing Filter 52mm is designed to elevate your photography by improving image quality. This filter increases color contrast and saturation, reduces reflections from water and glass, and ensures uniform lig...

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Overview

Enhance Your Photography with Polarizing Precision

The Manfrotto Professional Circular Polarizing Filter 52mm is designed to elevate your photography by improving image quality. This filter increases color contrast and saturation, reduces reflections from water and glass, and ensures uniform light distribution, maintaining sharpness and color balance in your images.

Specifications:

* Filter Size: 52mm * Type: Circular Polarizing Filter (CPL) * Coating: Multi Coating (12 layers) * Light Transmission: 90% * Features: Water repellent, scratch resistant, oil resistant, antistatic coating

Key Features

unique anti static coating

this filter allows 90% light transmission

increases color contrast and saturation and reduces reflections

reusable case included

Made in Japan

Specifications

Filter Type
Circular Polarizer
Filter Diameter
52mm
Light Transmission
90%
Coating
Anti-static
Country of Origin
Japan

Pros & Cons

👍 Pros

  • Equipped with a unique anti-static coating, which helps to repel dust and dirt from the filter surface.
  • Allows for 90% light transmission, ensuring minimal loss of light when capturing images.
  • Designed to significantly increase color contrast and saturation, enhancing the vibrancy of photographs.
  • Effectively reduces reflections, which is beneficial for shooting through glass or water surfaces.
  • Comes with a reusable case for safe storage and protection when the filter is not in use.

👎 Cons

  • The 52mm thread size is specific and will only fit lenses with a matching diameter, requiring adapters for other sizes.
  • While it allows 90% light transmission, there is still a 10% reduction, which might slightly impact low-light performance.
  • The benefit of increased color contrast and saturation may not be desired for all photographic styles or scenarios.
  • Requires manual rotation to achieve the desired polarizing effect, which adds a step to the photographic process.
  • As a circular polarizer, it is not designed to replace other types of filters like UV or neutral density for different effects.

Frequently Asked Questions

This filter primarily increases color contrast and saturation in your images while also effectively reducing unwanted reflections from non-metallic surfaces.
This Manfrotto filter allows for 90% light transmission, meaning only a minimal amount of light is lost when in use.
Yes, a reusable case is included with the filter to help protect it when not attached to a lens.
This specific filter has a diameter of 52mm, designed to fit lenses with a 52mm filter thread.
This Manfrotto Professional Circular Polarizer Filter is made in Japan, indicating quality manufacturing origins.