B+W or Hoya HD CPF: I want to get a CPF for my camera to hopefully help out my outside shots. After reading as much as I could find I am down to either B+W or the Hoya HD. The Hoya is...

happy sailor Loc: Ontario, Canada

I want to get a CPF for my camera to hopefully help out my outside shots. After reading as much as I could find I am down to either B+W or the Hoya HD. The Hoya is about $40 less which is not a huge issue but hey $40 in my pocket is better than nothing.

Just wondering what your opinions of these two are.

Thanks for your thoughts.

btw, the filters seem to be a lot less money in the USA than Canada but I won't be down to visit until the end of November.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

Can't go wrong with either one, hey, $40 bucks in your pocket can't hurt!

mdorn Loc: Portland, OR

happy sailor wrote:

I want to get a CPF for my camera to hopefully help out my outside shots. After reading as much as I could find I am down to either B+W or the Hoya HD. The Hoya is about $40 less which is not a huge issue but hey $40 in my pocket is better than nothing.

Just wondering what your opinions of these two are.

Thanks for your thoughts.

btw, the filters seem to be a lot less money in the USA than Canada but I won't be down to visit until the end of November.

I own the B+W CPF. I don't know much about the Hoya filter, but my personal policy is to always buy the best quality filter you can afford, especially if you are going to cover very good glass with it. Again, I don't know how the Hoya compares with the B+W, but I would also consider the build quality of each filter as well. Good luck.

Photographer Jim Loc: Rio Vista, CA

You will be good with either. My experience is that both companies make a very good product.

Having said that, I use the B+W Kaesemann MRC polarizer and am extremely impressed with its build quality. The outer ring rotates like silk, and there is absolutely no slop in the mating of the two rings. I also use a number of Hoya's HD neutral density filters. Again, the build quality is very good. Glass and coatings are good quality in both.

Dave Johnson Loc: Grand Rapids, Michigan

I just bought the B&W because they use brass rings. I'm pretty sure Hoya uses aluminum. For the extra $40 I'd go with the brass housing. They will both perform well under normal conditions.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

happy sailor wrote:

I want to get a CPF for my camera to hopefully help out my outside shots. After reading as much as I could find I am down to either B+W or the Hoya HD. The Hoya is about $40 less which is not a huge issue but hey $40 in my pocket is better than nothing.

Just wondering what your opinions of these two are.

Thanks for your thoughts.

btw, the filters seem to be a lot less money in the USA than Canada but I won't be down to visit until the end of November.

Take a look here. Prices are in Polish currency. I use the Marumi. Whatever you decide to buy, if you get one to fit your largest lens, a set of step-up rings will let you use it on your other lenses.

http://www.lenstip.com/115.4-article-Polarizing_filters_test_Results_and_summary.html

olcoach Loc: Oregon

It is awfully hard to beat B+H in filters. They are great quality and won't cause any problems. If you ever have a filter get stuck the $40.00 difference will dis-appear in a hurry. Good luck-Mike

Hankwt Loc: kingsville ontario

another vote for B+W - the brass is worth it. What part of Ontario - Kingsville here !!

happy sailor Loc: Ontario, Canada

Thank you everyone for your thoughts, although most advised the B+W I did go with the Hoya HD. Not to be ornery but for the following reasons.

-it is thinner
-the HD stands for high density glass which is harder than others and may make it less prone to break from a bump
-this glass lets more light through only lose one stop rather than 2 stops (my lens is a EF 24-105 f/4 L)
-in tests the hoya pro filter was rated slightly under the B+W and the HD model is supposed to be better than the pro
-it comes with a much better case to protect it and considering that it will spend most of its time in the camera bag and not on the camera I thought that was a plus
-and it turns out it was $50 less at the camera store than the B+W (which is good because memory cards were on a good sale this week :lol: )

Everything seems to say they are both really good so I will try this one and see what it does for me.

I am in Orillia, Ontario btw

happy sailor Loc: Ontario, Canada

oh and one other thing I forgot to point out is that although the Hoya's have an aluminum construction the EF 24-105 's outer ring and filter threads are made from a plastic composite so I am hoping that there will be no sticking issues with the aluminum compared to the brass threads on the B+W

keeping my fingers crossed

Bret Loc: Dayton Ohio

<---votes for B+W also.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

happy sailor wrote:

Thank you everyone for your thoughts, although mos... (show quote)

Ah, logic in action! And you saved some money.

Dave Johnson Loc: Grand Rapids, Michigan

Well Happy, we all make decisions based on the information we have and in this case I don't think you could go wrong. I chose B&W but I'm sure you'll be happy with Hoya. Good Luck and good shooting.

CTTonymm Loc: Connecticut

happy sailor wrote:

oh and one other thing I forgot to point out is that although the Hoya's have an aluminum construction the EF 24-105 's outer ring and filter threads are made from a plastic composite so I am hoping that there will be no sticking issues with the aluminum compared to the brass threads on the B+W

keeping my fingers crossed

Just in case, I also have a couple sizes of filter wrenches in my bag - about $6 on B&H.

miles1

Hello :

Unlike most filters B+ W filters have the filter material mold into the very high quality optical glass and then put into a high quality brass ring.
The first time you screw on the filter and in the case of a polarizer turn the ring your hooked.

Regular filters glue a piece of gel filter material between two pieces of glass and put into a aluminum ring.

The B+W matches the quality of the lens.

A long time ago I was a photo salesman and got to talk to a lot of manufacturers at the trade show and was able to see the filters taken apart.