Anyone use a polarizer?

[Capt. E]

My first thought is whether the Leitz swing-away Polarizer is easily used on Nikon Rangefinder cameras. I have never seen a nikon made one.

 

[Fraser]

My first thought is whether the Leitz swing-away Polarizer is easily used on Nikon Rangefinder cameras. I have never seen a nikon made one.

It maybe quite tricky on the Nikon as all of the lens moves when focusing, not impossible 🙂

 

[Moto-Uno]

If You're Looking For Fun. Try Using One For The Mamiya 7 . Peter

 

[farlymac]

Kenko made one that came with a finder. It had numbers on the finder that corresponded to the same position on the filter, so it was easy to make the adjustments. I've haven't seen them for sale in a long while though, even used.

PF

 

[Beemermark]

Short answer is no. However (back in the day) this was the simplest solution. Get two identical polarizers. On identical spots put 4 marks 90 degrees apart. Now put one polarizer on the lens and one on a string around your neck. Put the one on the string up to your eye, turn it to get the effect you want, and then transfer that setting to the one on your camera.

Cumbersome but works better than most other methods.

 

[ChrisPlatt]

I use polarizers only on SLRs - and deeply colored filters only on non-SLRs.

Chris

 

[Red Robin]

I like one on my LTM lens. Down here in the Fla. sun it seems to enhance the colors in the harsh light.

 

[shimokita]

Get two identical polarizers. On identical spots put 4 marks 90 degrees apart. Now put one polarizer on the lens and one on a string around your neck. Put the one on the string up to your eye, turn it to get the effect you want, and then transfer that setting to the one on your camera.

The above works, but you don't really need four spots. There is typically a triangle on one part of the PL filter and since you only need 180° rotation you should be able to match it up.

I also use the "Kenko PL Finder [R]" which seems to be still available (just checked Yodobashi in Tokyo). Again you don't need the matching PL filter, just match the triangles (as seen between the 6 & 7 on the image below).

[R]angefinder ; )

Casey