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- #516 in Camera Lens Polarizing Filters
Moose Warm Polarizer filters, an exclusive collaboration between Hoya and respected wildlife photographer and conservationist B. Moose Peterson of Wildlife Research Photography, are a combination of a polarizer and an 81A warming filter. For many years, polarizers have been used to remove reflections from non-metallic surfaces such as water and glass as well as being used to darken blue skies to increase contrast in scenic photography. When using a camera with a split beam metering system (a metering system that employs a polarized half mirror) which is most of today's auto focus camera bodies, traditional linear polarizers will cause exposure errors due to their light absorption properties. Circular polarizers yield the same optical effect while not causing exposure problems with modern metering systems A side effect of both linear and circular polarizes is they "cool down" or make the over-all color balance of a scene slightly bluish. The addition of the 81A glass corrects the color temperature, bringing the scene back to the original 5500K for daylight film's color balance. The 81A glass creates a much more pleasing and warm color balance to the entire scene while the circular polarizer increases color contrast and reduces the effect of atmospheric haze.
Varay
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2023
Good product for the money.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2017
It is a little darker than most of the polarizers I am used to so I have to crank up my ISO. I'm also not quite as happy with the warming aspect of this filter as I thought I would be, but it does have a nice effect on some really bright days. The quality of the filter itself is good and there's no noticeable effect on the sharpness of my images. I just don't see myself using it as I often as I would a typical polarizing filter. My recommendation would be to buy this if you just wanted a more specialized effect once in awhile, not if you needed a good polarizing filter for general use.
R. F. Carniaux
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2013
Great combination of CP and warming on the market. In the olds we would have to layer multiple pieces of glass on the lens to get this nice clear and warm feel to our images in the camera.
Kiely582
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2013
I love this product for warming up a number of pictures. It's also a good alternative to a UV filter for lens protection, as I find it's generally useful for all of the landscapes I typically shoot.
foxyfotografer
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2013
The problem with normal polarizing filters has always been the blue tones in the sky and in shadows. The warming factor allows for the deep shadow tones, but without the cool cast. it's a wonderful enhancement for a great filter.
Medical Marketing Maven
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2012
I've owned one of these for years - actually, I have owned several in different sizes. It is fabulous for darkening the sky and bringing out the richness in foliage.Alas, I dropped a filter pack in the harem of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, and lost my 72mm, 77mm and 52mm Moose(s).Fortunately, I had a 67mm Moose on my 28-75mm f2.8 Tamron XR Di and a 77mm B&W polarizing filter on my 11-16mm Tokina at the time.I just ordered a 72mm replacement Moose for my 18-200mm Nikon VR lens, even though at 18mm, it "j-u-s-t" begins to vignette a bit at the corners. The 77mm was not very usable on my 11-16 because it definitely vignetted at the 11mm range.Reason? Moose filters come in a thick mount. Keep that in mind as you look for filters - especially for full-frame digitals that will "see" the edges on a wide angle lens.By the way, I looked for a replacement filter in Istanbul, and could find only a Kenko filter. While using it for the first time a few days later in Tel Aviv, I sensed difficulty in getting a good image, and upon taking it off and re-shooting, the problem was obvious: The Kenko was junk.I don't like filters to begin with, and never use them. I use lens shades to keep fingers and dirt off my lenses, and dust them frequently with a nikonsportoptics brush. I just don't trust putting a $50 piece of glass in front of a $600 lens, and expecting any good results. When using this or any polarizing filter, remember it will have little or no effect on the sky unless the light is at right angles to the scene.
Masao Miwa
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2011
Bought this filter based on a recommendation..works great! Took this on a 22 day 'exhaustion' tour of Europe, snapped over 6000 photos. The filter really helped, especially with anything outside and the sky. Like other amateurs, I don't think I know much about filter quality (and use) so depend on pros to comment on for people like me to follow. In this case, I got a winner. I hate the price but again for the improvement in my shots, it was worth it. Yikes! Photography is like being a drug addict. All you need is money to help your addiction along.
Todd
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2010
I had this on a Canon EOS Digital Rebel 6.3mp with a 28-135mm lens. I can say this works ok but it's not great. I tend to have a hard time keeping the picture looking natural and not over processed. It seem to cause many pictures to become overly dark especially with pictures including large bodies of moving water such as a river or waves in a ocean/lake or areas with shadows. I know the camera is old so that likely could be one source of the problem. Either way for the price this is still a good filter.
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