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Strengths: great circular polarizer
Weaknesses: none so far.
Summary: 2007-01-26 19:23:54 What do you get: 1 multicoated polarizing filter, 1 multicoated lens filter, two plastic cases and a black pouch for storing the filters (see photos).
Performance: Polarizers are often used to increase the contrast (such as making the sky more blue) and removing reflections from water. They are not expected to work under all situations and work the best when the angle of the photo is 90 degree to the sun. The sony VF-58CPKS does a good job (see photos) both in increasing the contrast as well as removing reflections, though you should not expect some magic. The multi-coat is supposed to ensure that almost all light is passed onto the lens without any blockage and personally I didn’t find any difference in the meter reading with or without the filter. Also since it’s a circular polarizer, the auto focus (in my case DSC H5) works without any problems. The additional plain multi coated filter serves as a great lens protector and can be used when the polarizer is not in use.
Value for money: I bought this VF-58CPKS for $49 after doing a quick search on pricegrabber. I am happy to pay this price, although I would probably have tried something cheaper if it was the original $99 price. You will find some other brands cheaper but some of them don’t have the multicoating and they may be the linear polarizer (hence autofocus won’t work).
The bottom line: It’s a great purchase especially if you can get it for ~$50.
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