Mentter HD CPL 95mm

Mentter HD CPL 95mm | Control reflections and deepen skies

The defining choice is the 95mm filter size: it’s made for lenses with a matching front filter thread, giving photographers who use large-diameter lenses a polarising option in that format. The Mentter HD CPL is a circular polarising filter, used to reduce reflections from non-metallic surfaces and to make blue skies appear deeper when the shooting angle is right. That makes it relevant to landscape photographers, and to anyone photographing water, glass or glossy surfaces. You rotate a polariser to adjust its effect while composing, so you can judge the change in the view rather than guess at a fixed result. The effect depends on the light and your angle to the subject; it won’t remove every reflection or darken every sky equally. The name gives you the filter type and size, but no further construction details to weigh up. Its appeal is straightforward: a 95mm CPL for controlling reflected light in scenes where that control matters.

Using a circular polariser

For a landscape, adjust the filter while looking at the sky and stop when the darkening looks natural; the result changes with your direction relative to the sun. For water or glass, rotate it while framing to reduce reflections and reveal more of the surface or what’s behind it. The effect is adjustable, not an automatic setting, so a small turn can be preferable to maximum polarisation. Since a polarising filter reduces the amount of light reaching the camera, keep an eye on your exposure, especially if you’re trying to hold a faster shutter speed.

Technical Specifications

• Product: Mentter HD CPL 95mm
• Filter type: Circular polarising filter
• Size: 95mm
• Category: Polarizing Filter