Promaster 95mm Circular Polarizer HGX Prime

Took this out on a bright day and the IR suppression kept the colors perfectly balanced, not a hint of the muddy cast I've seen with cheaper filters. The ground glass feels precision-made and it's easy to clean smudges off the coating.

The infrared suppression is the real deal—it cut that hazy glare on my water shots without shifting the color balance. The coating also shed a few dust specks with just a breath, which I wasn't expecting from a filter this dense.

The dirt-repelling coating worked exactly as advertised on a dusty beach shoot—just a quick puff of air and it was spotless. The individual grinding and polishing is obvious in how crisp my skies stayed, zero color shift even at harsh angles.