Between the Hoya's (which also can be pricey for the better grades) and the
godknowswhat $10 Chinese specials - I often see Marumi in the stores around
here and they seem to have reasonably priced, decent build, coated filters
aimed at digital use. I've used one or two as UV/Protector filters without
problem.
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On 02/03/2014, at 6:54 PM, Chris Crawford wrote:
> Those are the "Big Bucks" that Bill wants to avoid spending :D
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> I use Hoya filters, which are excellent quality but much less costly than
> the German filters. I wouldn't bother with no-name cheapies either.
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> On 3/2/14 1:38 AM, "Nathan Wajsman" <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> The brands I stick to are Heliopan and B&W. Heliopan has a "slim" line
>> that should meet your needs.
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>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
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>> Nathan Wajsman
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>> On Mar 2, 2014, at 5:59 AM, NSURIT@xxxxxxx wrote:
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>>> When looking at eBay for filters there seems to be about 5 or 6
>>> brands,
>>> each of which comes from someplace in Asia. Does anyone have any
>>> positive
>>> experience with any of this current batch of purveyors? My interest
>>> is in a
>>> UV, Polarizer and possibly a variable ND. They would need to be thin
>>> filters as the lenses I would be using them on are pretty wide.
>>> Although I own
>>> some high end filters I'm not interested to spending the big bucks on
>>> these.
>>>
>>> Bill Barber
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