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Polarizer

Polarizer

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Polarizer

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- You know, Rich, earlier we talked about sort of the haze filter or the protection filter, and you do kind of cut down on some of that atmospheric haze and that kind of junk. But there are times like maybe when you're shooting water, or like a lake, or something like that, or something that's really shiny. You're going to kind of get reflections and sort of glare off that water or similar objects that might not be wanted. - And on the construction site, we needed to shoot through the glass of the cabs to see the people driving. And the circular polarizer or polarizer really lets that happen. It cuts down on reflections. Essentially, as you turn this, it adjusts the way that the light's going to to pass through, and it's a lot like polarized sunglasses. So if you've ever been driving and you put on those polarized sunglasses-- - Like HD. - Yeah, you can see so much clearer. You're not getting problems with the reflection of your windshield as well as folks in front. And this is just…

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