I took my pricing from B&H but didn't pay attention to the grades. Both
72mm circular polarizers were approx USD 130.
I just took a second look and I obviously didn't look close enough. B+W
72mm circular polarizers go from $45 to $130 in 8 different price
levels. Then there is the 9th level which jumps dramatically to $230.
There is only a single Marumi and it's priced at $130.
I would have a very difficult time trying to unwind the quality levels
here. The Marumi claims to be "slim" at $130. But B+W offers "slim"
filters at $45 and $93. The $230 B+W claims to be an extra large
diameter to avoid vignetting. If I want that sort of feature I think
I'd be tempted to use the $150 or $163 77mm versions with a step-up
ring. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 3/2/2014 4:53 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> The problem is that established manufacturers have different grades - last
> time I looked, Hoya had as many as seven different grades ranging from 'as
> expensive as B+W with seven layers of coating' down to budget price. So a
> brand name alone is a poor guide. In my local store, a Marumi 'Pro-Digital'
> filter is around half the price of an equivalent B+W.
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.soultheft.com
>
> Author/Publisher:
> The SLR Compendium:
> revised edition -
> http://blur.by/19Hb8or
> The TLR Compendium
> http://blur.by/1eDpqN7
>
>
>
> On 03/03/2014, at 8:19 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>> I heard good things about Marumi filters but the price is not much
>> different from B+W. I'm not in the market for any filters but, if I
>> was, I'd be inclined to try something middle-of-the-road price-wise or
>> even lesser and test it to see how it performs.
>
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