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B+W or Hoya HD CPF
Oct 4, 2013 07:28:52 #
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.
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.
Oct 4, 2013 07:31:28 #
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.
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.
Oct 4, 2013 08:07:03 #
I've been using Hoyas for years and while B+W filters are very well made, I find it hard to believe that you'll see any difference in your images. And $50 can get you a spare camera battery or some memory cards or just up your budget for a new lens or flash -- things that might have a bigger effect on your photography than one brand or another of filter.
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Oct 4, 2013 09:28:46 #
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.
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.
B+H would be my choice.
Oct 4, 2013 10:00:19 #
Congrats on your choice !! Im sure you will do fine!! LOL i passed thru Orillia last week on my way up here to the cottage in Magnetawan !!
Oct 4, 2013 10:06:09 #
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.
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.
HOYA BEST BET.
Oct 4, 2013 10:16:27 #
jerryc41 wrote:
if you get one to fit your largest lens, a set of step-up rings will let you use it on your other lenses.
I've got a very good polarizer I used to use on an old Sigma wide-angle that doesn't play nice with my new DSLR. I believe it's a 82mm. Would this be practical to step-up for use on my other (much smaller diameter) lenses, i.e., 58mm diameter?
Oct 4, 2013 10:27:16 #
Hi :
Yes. Hoya is a good product and I own some Hoya filters as well.
While not in all cases there have been times where the optical quality of the filter has made a difference.
Some of my aviation shots were made with both a polarizer and an 81A and coupled at times with heat from the desert
casused a slight difference in image quality which was do to
the filter glass not being of optical quality matching the lens quality.
Since I am not a optical engineer, I talked to two experts which
explained to me what happened.
The optical properties of B+W is very high.
Also the high quality of construction means the filter is not subject to sticking from expansion do to heat. It always unscrews easily.
I don't know about now a days, but back in my days selling photo gear, B+W bought their glass from the Schott Glass Works which also supplied glass to companies like Leica, Carl Zeiss, Schneider, etc.
There are a lot of people that won't see any difference in there
pictures and for them they should stay with a regular constructed filter of less cost.
If someone has purchased a lens of quality then they should
not put a filter on the end that does not match the quality of
the lens glass.
At times it does make a difference.
Yes. Hoya is a good product and I own some Hoya filters as well.
While not in all cases there have been times where the optical quality of the filter has made a difference.
Some of my aviation shots were made with both a polarizer and an 81A and coupled at times with heat from the desert
casused a slight difference in image quality which was do to
the filter glass not being of optical quality matching the lens quality.
Since I am not a optical engineer, I talked to two experts which
explained to me what happened.
The optical properties of B+W is very high.
Also the high quality of construction means the filter is not subject to sticking from expansion do to heat. It always unscrews easily.
I don't know about now a days, but back in my days selling photo gear, B+W bought their glass from the Schott Glass Works which also supplied glass to companies like Leica, Carl Zeiss, Schneider, etc.
There are a lot of people that won't see any difference in there
pictures and for them they should stay with a regular constructed filter of less cost.
If someone has purchased a lens of quality then they should
not put a filter on the end that does not match the quality of
the lens glass.
At times it does make a difference.
Oct 4, 2013 10:57:53 #
casyjones3
Loc: Bronx NY
I own both B+W and Hoya CPL. The Hoya is Pro Digital Series CPL on my 55-300mm Nikon DX. The B+W is Digital
MRC nano XS Pro Series on my 18-300mm Nikon DX. Both perform well getting rid of glare but the B+W is built so much better. It threads on and off much easier then the Hoya. Its built heavier then the Hoya and the circular ring feels better when rotating it. I also own both in UV filters and again the B+W is just made better. If I were in need of any filters in the future B+W would be my choice.
MRC nano XS Pro Series on my 18-300mm Nikon DX. Both perform well getting rid of glare but the B+W is built so much better. It threads on and off much easier then the Hoya. Its built heavier then the Hoya and the circular ring feels better when rotating it. I also own both in UV filters and again the B+W is just made better. If I were in need of any filters in the future B+W would be my choice.
Oct 4, 2013 11:11:36 #
Dazay
Loc: Laurentians
Both companies manufacture multiple CPF's and you can't make a blanket statement that one manufacturer is better than the other, rather you must compare filter to filter. Some B+W's are better than certain Hoya's and vice-versa. Go to lenstip.com and enter circular polarizing filter test in the search box.
Oct 4, 2013 12:01:09 #
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.
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.
If you have a junk lens buy the Hoya. I you have a good lens. and you probably didn't try and save $40.00 on it, buy the B&W. J. Goffe
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Oct 4, 2013 18:02:20 #
Dazay wrote:
Both companies manufacture multiple CPF's and you can't make a blanket statement that one manufacturer is better than the other, rather you must compare filter to filter. Some B+W's are better than certain Hoya's and vice-versa. Go to lenstip.com and enter circular polarizing filter test in the search box.
Correct. I was going to ask what prices the OP was looking at for the B+W. I own several B+Ws and I love them. The lenses come MC or not, and the MC (multi-coated) are more money than the others. Also, another thing that added $$$ to my CPL , it was the extra-thin model for wide-angle lenses. Downside is there is less to hold onto while spinning or adding/removing, and they come with no locking cap, it's just a slip on.
Oct 4, 2013 21:06:03 #
Photographer Jim wrote:
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.
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.
Let's complicate it : Singh-Ray or Heliopan.
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