I am looking to get a 105mm polarizer for the screw in adapter ring for the Lee system. I have the linear Heliopan in mind, which is a fair bit cheaper than the circular version. I have used both linear and circular polarizers and I am aware of their differences when it comes to split-beam metering, quarter wave plate etc. Recently, however, I have come across some accounts claiming that linear polarizers are more efficient in eliminating reflections while circular polarizers would cause or enable stronger color saturation than linear ones and therefore a circular polarizer may prove more beneficial than a linear one for critical color work regardless of the camera's metering system or lack thereof. Someone goes on to say that it's written in Heliopan owner's manuals that their circular and linear polarizing filters differ in the aforementioned way, whereas B+W supposedly claims that their linear and circular polarizing filters produce identical outcome on film. This is all news to me. I do work mostly with color and do not like the idea of the linear polarizer being less punchy than the circular one. It will be much appreciated if anyone can help me out on this. Many thanks.
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