Mini Test Circular polarisers
B+W XS-Pro Digital HTC Kasemann MRC Nano
£110-300/$86-249 (30.5-86mm)
B+W’s premium XS-Pro circular polarisers come in a huge range of thread diameters to suit lenses from tiny Micro Four Thirds optics through to beefy large aperture super-teles. A cheaper ‘F-Pro’ range is also available, but in the UK the price difference isn’t vast.
Filter thickness is 4.5mm when fitted – not as wafer-thin as the Cokin Nuances filter, but you’re unlikely to encounter any vignetting. An advantage of the thicker design is that the rear filter element’s frame is easier to grip when screwing the filter on your lens. The silky smooth front element is also easy to rotate, and there’s a secondary thread for multiple filters.
B+W’s HTC (High Transmission Circular) glass is claimed to result in minimal light loss of 1-1.5 stops, and we found this to be spot-on.
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