topic Re: R7 with a Polarizing FIlter in Camera Accessories

R7 with a Polarizing FIlter

DPinard — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:07:12 GMT

I just bought a polarizing filter for my R7 kit lens. Are there special settings in the camera that I need in order to get it to work? As I rotate it, I can see the sky getting bluer through the viewer, but then it seems like the camera compensates, and the sky goes back to being washed out. I have it set to Spot Metering and AWB.

Re: R7 with a Polarizing FIlter

kvbarkley — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:25:39 GMT

You probably need to have something else in the shot, and use evaluative metering. Also, don't use too wide of a lens.

Re: R7 with a Polarizing FIlter

DPinard — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:34:44 GMT

Thanks. It was a landscape with both sky (1/3) and trees. I was using from 18-35mm. I will try evaluative metering.

Re: R7 with a Polarizing FIlter

kvbarkley — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:37:42 GMT

If you are just seeing this in the viewfinder, you might want to turn Exposure Sim off.

Re: R7 with a Polarizing FIlter

Waddizzle — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:03:23 GMT

For best results with a CPL filter, you want to remove it so that you can accurately set up your exposure and lock focus.