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Hi all, I shoot alot of motorsport and recently decided to buy an expensive cpl filter as i'd been told it would help with glare. The only problem is the filter needs to be adjusted to achive the polorised effect. I only get the vehicle in view for a second so i dont have time to find the correct position for the filter. This is realy getting to me and i reckon their must be a simple way to set the filter without a car or bike in the shot and i hope a more experienced tog will be able to offer me some tips.

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Hi Rick

I haven't used Polarizers for donkeys years but what you need to do is to set the filter for the direction that your going to be shooting in before hand i.e. if your waiting to take a shot of a bike coming around a bend set the polarizer in that direction long before the bike gets there, so when you look through your view finder with the lens pointing in the general direction you're shooting in everything will look a tad darker, you will see the difference straight away without the bike being there, you can also lift your lens a bit and check your polarizer against the sky / clouds as long as you are pointing in the same direction you'll be shooting in. Then of coarse when the bike comes around the corner you are all set up waiting and ready to go.

hope this helps

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Thanks so much i'll be giving that a try this weekend at cadwell park.
Thanks again.
Rick

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No probs, it's a pleasure.

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