Circular Polariser Filter for Macro Photography?

[Andrew Cunningham]

Evening,

I have just sold off a lens and am flogging the filters that fitted it. I have a circular polariser but am not sure if I should keep it or not as I think it might have a place in macro photography and would fit my macro lens.

Can anyone offer any advice on this? Should I keep it or flog it too?

Thanks,
Andrew.

[Markulous]

I know someone who won't take it off her macro lens, along with tripoding every shot - but then she takes flowers for magazines!

Personally, I rarely use one for macro as I value those two stops too much!

[Gruditch]

Hi Andrew, doing butterfly photography under a bright sun isn't ideal, but sometimes you just don't have a choice. On those days I have found that a polarising filter can be quite handy, especially when photographing the Whites.

Regards Gruditch

[Andrew Cunningham]

Thank you Mark and Gruditch, I now think it wise to keep it for use in certain situations as you both have mentioned. It would be silly to flog it for a few pounds on eBay and then pay more when I feel I need one again. So it is staying in my bag.

Thanks again,
Andrew.

[FISHiEE]

Definitelty I'd at least experiment with it before flogging it. I haven't really tested one much for macro photography (simply as I don't have one to fit my sigma 150) but it makes colours jump out in landscapes etc. and on bright days (and probably even more so on grey and wet days!). It's one of those things I keep planning to get for my macro work (like a macro flash) but never yet got round to it!