B+W Pol Filter High Transmisson Circular Master 58

B+W Pol Filter High Transmisson Circular Master 58 | Control reflections outdoors

Cut reflections from water or glass and bring more depth to a blue sky with a polarising filter. The B+W Pol Filter High Transmisson Circular Master 58 is a circular polarising filter in a 58 mm size, suited to photographers who want to manage reflections and contrast in outdoor scenes. Its effect depends on the angle of the light, so it’s most useful when you can adjust your position and the filter to shape the result. It can help make foliage and other colours look richer, too. The “High Transmisson” wording is part of this filter’s name; there’s no transmission figure here to compare, so choose it for its stated filter type and size rather than a claimed numerical advantage. For controlled landscape work, travel photography or reflective subjects, it offers a direct way to alter what reaches the camera.

What a polarising filter changes

A polariser lets you reduce certain reflections in a scene, rather than correcting them later in editing. That’s useful when a reflection is hiding detail on a surface, such as water, or when glare is distracting in a view through glass. Its effect isn’t fixed: change the angle between the camera, subject and light, and the amount of reflection reduction changes as well. In a wide view of the sky, the effect can also vary across the frame, so check the whole composition rather than judging only the centre.

Technical Specifications

• Brand: B+W
• Filter type: Circular polarising filter
• Series: Master
• Size: 58
• Transmission designation: High Transmisson