Are all polarizers adjustible

[Kbarredo]

I am on limited income right now and i want a polarizer. I was thinking of buying one off of london drugs but i noticed the 40$ just says polarizer but the 170$ one said adjustible. Are they all adjustible.

 

[Stryker]

It is supposed to be adjustable so that you can control the effect like eliminating the glare of non metallic materials (glass, water, plastic) or improve the color of the sky. If the $40 one is not adjustable, dont buy it.

If you really want to get serious in your photography especially in landscapes, I suggest you save up some more money and get the better brands like Kenko, Hoya, Lee, B+W, Heliopan,. Also get the biggest size you can afford like maybe the 77mm and get a set of step up adaptor rings for that diameter. That way, you can use your filters in any lens diameter.

Cheap polarizers give a grey hue to the sky like an ordinary ND filter, not blue.

 

[fokker]

It is supposed to be adjustable so that you can control the effect like eliminating the glare of non metallic materials (glass, water, plastic) or improve the color of the sky. If the $40 one is not adjustable, dont buy it.

If you really want to get serious in your photography especially in landscapes, I suggest you save up some more money and get the better brands like Kenko, Hoya, Lee, B+W, Heliopan,. Also get the biggest size you can afford like maybe the 77mm and get a set of step up adaptor rings for that diameter. That way, you can use your filters in any lens diameter.

Cheap polarizers give a grey hue to the sky like an ordinary ND filter, not blue.

ND filters do not add a 'grey hue', that is the point of them. They are 'neutral', hence the N in the title. I have never heard of a polarizer adding an unwanted hue to the images.

FWIW I have used (and still do on occasion) a cheap $30 polarizer, and to be honest I can't tell the difference between it and my more expensive Hoya version.

 

[480sparky67 66]

have never heard of a polarizer adding an unwanted hue to the images..

Cheap ones do!

 

[Big Mike]

I'm not sure if 'linear' polarizers are adjustable, but I think that 'circular' polarizers are. Also, a linear polarizer will prevent a cameras AF from working...so you're unlikely to see one in anything but a specialty camera store.

One of the downfalls of cheap filters, are the coatings (or lack thereof). High quality filters have anti-reflection coating that help to prevent lens flare etc.,