B+W or HOYA UV filters?...

[cherokee1111]

.... or are they much of a muchness?

I want to get some UV and Cir Pol for my lenses and want them all by the same co.
Thoughts?

 

[chivers67]

B+W are superior quality, if you have top notch lenses then they're the ones to go for.

 

[cherokee1111]

B+W are superior quality, if you have top notch lenses then they're the ones to go for.

Thanks, I heard they have thicker rims so maybe a slight issue on a wide angle lens or have I heard wrong?

 

[batemansxxxb]

i use hoya hd filters,and previously used hoya pro1d filters,great filters and superb quality,try looking at this filter test,hoya pro1d come slightly ahead of b&w mrc
http://lenstip.com/113.4-article-UV_filters_test_Description_of_the_results_and_summary.html

 

[Canon Bob]

.....try looking at this filter test,hoya pro1d come slightly ahead of b&w mrc
http://lenstip.com/113.4-article-UV_filters_test_Description_of_the_results_and_summary.html

I've seen those results before Phil and something doesn't quite sit easy with me.
If you look at the actual tests for the first three filters, they all have a very pronounced dip in transmission right in the middle of the visible spectrum....absolutely no mention in the write-up though!
The B&W, although slightly less transmissive, is a reasonably flat line.
I believe that the marginally more light lost by the B&W is factored out by the metering in all but the most extreme lighting situations and is really a non-event.
Why haven't Lenstip made mention of the mid-spectrum fall-off....we can only guess at that one. I'm sure that the reason for the fall-off is Hoya's coating.

Bob
PS....I use B&W

 

[cherokee1111]

Thanks Guys, B + W it is plus they have 52mm with MRC for £22
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Filter-52mm...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1279820937&sr=1-1

does that look ok?