filters

duttytd said:
Is there much difference in a £2.99 filter off eBay and say a hoya pro?

Tony.
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Yep. A good filter has various coatings which help maintain contrast and reduce problems with flair. If you have an expensive lens and you put a rubbish filter on you can lose a lot of image quality.
 
amtaylor said:
Yep. A good filter has various coatings which help maintain contrast and reduce problems with flair. If you have an expensive lens and you put a rubbish filter on you can lose a lot of image quality.
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I got a 100mm f2.8L today and want to get some filters for it. I was looking at some cokin ones but then was thinking of getting a uv to put on the front just to protect the lens but if I use both together will I lose quality?
 
I just get the protection filters normally as they are cheaper and shouldn't really do anything to the iq. I would say you could get away with the cokin as well. I prefer never to take my protector off. With a wide angle you have vignetting issues with multiple filters but with the 100 you should be fine
 
duttytd said:
will I lose quality?
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The answer is of course, yes, even with the most expensive filters. Have a look at the lensrentals link from above, the cheap filters really were quite poor!

The correct question would be how much quality will i lose and will that be acceptable to me?

Nice choice on the 100L btw, been eying that for video. I wont be needlessly putting filters on mine though :D
 
These reviews and tests bear out my experiences exactly, having used both cheap ones and the more expensive Hoya Pro filters. There really isn't much comparison - you don't want to spend £1000 on some high quality precision glass and then stick a cheap bit of £2.99 rubbish on the end that's been made with all the care of a milk bottle.

Everyone will have their own favourite brand, but I stick to the Hoya Pro's.
 
Photo Plod said:
These reviews and tests bear out my experiences exactly, having used both cheap ones and the more expensive Hoya Pro filters. There really isn't much comparison - you don't want to spend £1000 on some high quality precision glass and then stick a cheap bit of £2.99 rubbish on the end that's been made with all the care of a milk bottle.

Everyone will have their own favourite brand, but I stick to the Hoya Pro's.
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I was looking at a hoya pro on eBay and Tbh they don't go for to much
 
Dont buy a filter of Ebay unless you know for sure its a bone fide shop. The chances of getting genuine Hoya from a random ebay seller is pretty slim.

A genuine 67mm Hoya Pro1 should be around the £30-£50 mark
 
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