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David H. Hartman

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Re: PL filter: circular or linear?
« Reply #15 on: August 18, 2017, 20:59:39 »
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Please select "Light and Vision" then "Polarization."

Please note polarization by reflection as it probably occurs in many Nikon models.

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Here is an illustration of a Circular Polarizing filter from a Wikimedia page...

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Re: PL filter: circular or linear?
« Reply #16 on: August 18, 2017, 21:49:10 »
Dave, thanks for the link.  The explanation is illustrative and interesting.
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