[Olympus C-725] How can I tell if I need a circular polari..

Sorry if this has been discussed many times in the past. I tried a Google
search but didn't get an answer to this question.

Skip down to the (*) to avoid the long-winded discussion.

OK, for the last 25 years I seem to have been busy forgetting everything I
learned about photography in high school. My picture taking has devolved
into just so many point-and-shoot record shots of places and people.
However, I was recently impressed by how much my pictures were suffering by
my not following the basic techniques I learned to use many years ago with
TLR and SLR film cameras. Among these is the importance of using a polarizer
for outside color pictures. So I did a little research and ordered a filter
adapter for the "better" of my two digital cameras (an Olympus C-725). Since
my old 55mm filters will fit this adapter, I'm all set, right? Well, my
filters date from the era before auto-focus and my OM SLRs worked fine with
linear polarizers. I'm not sure if I need to spring the extra bucks for a
circular polarizer.

*So can some one tell me, or is there a way for me to test, if I need to buy
a circular polarizer for my Olympus C-725?

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Donald Newcomb
DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net

Donald Newcomb <DRNewcomb.DeleteThis@attglobal.NOT.net> wrote:

> Sorry if this has been discussed many times in the past. I tried a Google
> search but didn't get an answer to this question.
>
> Skip down to the (*) to avoid the long-winded discussion.
>
> OK, for the last 25 years I seem to have been busy forgetting everything I
> learned about photography in high school. My picture taking has devolved
> into just so many point-and-shoot record shots of places and people.
> However, I was recently impressed by how much my pictures were suffering by
> my not following the basic techniques I learned to use many years ago with
> TLR and SLR film cameras. Among these is the importance of using a polarizer
> for outside color pictures. So I did a little research and ordered a filter
> adapter for the "better" of my two digital cameras (an Olympus C-725). Since
> my old 55mm filters will fit this adapter, I'm all set, right? Well, my
> filters date from the era before auto-focus and my OM SLRs worked fine with
> linear polarizers. I'm not sure if I need to spring the extra bucks for a
> circular polarizer.
>
> *So can some one tell me, or is there a way for me to test, if I need to
> buy a circular polarizer for my Olympus C-725?

The manual should tell you if you need a circular polarizer. You
probably do.