For more information on what a circular polariser is and how to use it, read this article by Hougaard Malan.
More about NiSi's UHC CPL
Enhance your photography with the NiSi UHC CPL (Ultra Hard Coating Circular Polariser) filter, meticulously crafted to offer unparalleled performance and durability. This polarising filter is designed to elevate your shooting capabilities with features sought by professional photographers.
Features
- Ultra Hard Coating Polarising Filter (UHC C-PL)
- Eliminates Reflections and Glare
- Enhanced Colour Saturation, Reduces Haze in Landscapes
- Knurled Edges for Better Grip During Installation and Removal
- Multi-Layer Coatings for Superior Light Transmission Compared to Standard CPLs
- Ultra High Definition Clarity (8K UHD)
- Ultra Scratch-Resistant Coating
- 99.99% Polarisation Efficiency
- High-Quality AGC Glass for Optimal Performance
- Multi-Nano Coatings: Waterproof, Stain-Resistant, and Easy to Clean
- Ideal for Landscape, Architectural, and Travel Photography
- Durable and Lightweight Design
The NiSi UHC CPL filter incorporates 13 advanced multi-layer coatings, providing superior light transmission while effectively reducing reflections and glare. These coatings ensure that your images are sharp, clear, and vibrant, even in challenging lighting conditions. With high-precision polishing on both sides, the NiSi UHC CPL filter guarantees no loss of image sharpness, even when using high-resolution sensors. Capture every detail with 8K Ultra HD clarity, making it ideal for professional-level photography and videography.
Equipped with an ultra-durable coating, this filter offers exceptional scratch resistance, prolonging its lifespan and maintaining impeccable optical quality. Achieve superior polarisation efficiency with the NiSi UHC CPL filter. This high-performance filter reduces haze in landscapes, enhances colour saturation, and provides greater tonal contrast, delivering stunningly vibrant and clear images.
The ultra-thin, knurled design of the frame prevents vignetting on ultra-wide-angle lenses. Its slim profile ensures compatibility with a wide range of lenses without compromising durability or ease of use. Made from high-quality AGC glass, the NiSi UHC CPL filter offers excellent clarity and durability. This premium glass material guarantees optimal performance and reliability in various shooting environments.
The multi-nano coatings make this filter waterproof, oil-proof, and easy to clean. These properties ensure that the filter remains free of smudges, water drops, and dust, maintaining a clear view for the perfect shot every time. Additionally, the blackened edges of the NiSi UHC CPL filter reduce flare and minimise internal reflections, ensuring your images remain sharp and free from unwanted artefacts.
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When it comes to enhancing images, a circular polarizer is probably the oldest trick in the book. It can change a pale sky to a deep blue one, turn foliage into a luminous super-green, light up autumn colours, saturate rainbows and even make water look crystal clear. The added contrast, saturation and clarity that a polarizer can give to images is nothing short of magic and every photographer should have one in their bag.
Contrary to its name, a polarising filter does not polarise light; it filters out polarised light. Light from the sun is polarised when it bounces off any non-metallic reflective surface like water, foliage or various air particulates. Polarised light robs images of colour, clarity and contrast and is in many situations undesirable. A polarizing filter removes this 'damaged' light and ensures that only unpolarised light reaches the camera sensor to produce a sharp, saturated and contrast-rich image.
For this reason, a polarizing filter is a very popular tool for any photographer, but especially for landscape photographers.
What is the difference between a linear and circular polariser? Digital cameras' AF systems are not compatible with linear polarizers. When the world was transitioning from film to digital, linear vs. circular was a big debate, but it no longer is. For photographic purposes, you can assume that any polariser on the market nowadays is circular and not linear.
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The manufacturer offers a 10-year limited warranty on all products and we extend that warranty to our customers. Please read the below very carefully, so you understand your position when something breaks or doesn’t work ideally anymore.
It is critical to understand that this warranty only applies to factory faults and not to standard wear and tear. Tripods are subject to a lot of gray areas in this regard as tripods used outdoors, particularly in sand and sea water, are subjected to extreme wear and tear. We will e.g. replace the affected part of your tripod if a carbon tube snaps or cracks without much pressure applied to it or if the apex breaks. We will not replace your tripod or the affected part if e.g. a joint locks up due to sand or salt build up or if a hinge becomes corroded or stiff/floppy and unserviceable due to corrosion or salt build up.
In sum, if we see that you took good care of your tripod and something went wrong, we will go out of our way to fix or replace it for you. If we see that you dragged it through the mud (literally or metaphorically), then we are unlikely to fix/replace it for you. How you handle your tripod and take care of it, is all the difference between 3- or 20 years of service.
The best of tripods will not last longer than 2/3 years if used regularly in the sea, INCORRECTLY, and never serviced. Always make sure to extend the lowest leg section first, so you keep the joints out of the water/sand. Always rinse with freshwater after use in the sea, wipe down with a wet cloth, leave extended to dry and ENSURE YOU KEEP THE HEAD AND APEX DRY. If your tripod’s joints start feeling sandy/gritty, open them up, give them a proper clean and lubrication and fine-tune the tension on the joints.
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Your tripod will not take care of itself – it is up to you to do so. All our tripods ship with an info-sheet on taking care of your tripod. We also offer a full tripod disassembly and service for R1000, including shipping both ways.