Well, I have not stated that Tiffen and B+W are necessarily superior to one
brand or another. Indeed, I stated clearly that I've never worked with the
Hoya line and so I have no opinion either way. For all I know Hoya could be
superior to both Tiffen and B+W, for all I know Vivitar filters represent
state of the art. For all I know Tiffen and B+W filters could be the two
worst-functioning and over-priced brands on the market.
That's for all I know.
What I know for sure is that I've only purchased Tiffen or B+W in the 25
years I've devoted to photography. I also know I've never been disappointed
with any purchase from either company. I did (quite recently) receive
shipment on a Tiffen Sky 1-A which I had ordered for my daughter's kit that
I'm getting together, and this lens did come rattling in its mount. This
is, however, the first time I've experienced any such defect from either
Tiffen or B+W products, and I immediately sent this lens back to the vendor
(along with some other stuff, some of which I had not even ordered, one
item came in the wrong thread size, etc.) and fully expect to be given full
credit. Or else.
The vendor I speak to here, by the way, is Adorama out of New York. I will
not go into a lot of detail, but my first business with this outfit will be
my last, if that's any clue. Furthermore, based on my one-time dealings
with this shop it would not surprise me in the least to learn that the
broken Tiffen filter sent to me was some sort of return from another
customer, palmed off on the next "unsuspecting" customer, or something
similar. But then you might expect nothing less from a company which
cannot get simple orders straight, a company which "loses" lenses
overnight, a company which cannot ship new product listed to be in stock in
a timely manner, a company which, when a customer calls in to ask what's
going on with his order, is greeted by a sales person eager not to make the
original order right but rather to sell this customer, out of thin air . .
. a 500mm lens!
By the way, the filters I bought 25 years ago from Tiffen and B+W are still
with me and functional. I've tossed one or two along the way after trashing
them, but that was on me.
Tris
At 12:00 AM 7/15/01 -0700, you wrote:
Please offer some proof behind the superiority of various filter brand
recommendations made here.
Gary Reese
Las Vegas, NV
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