john_johnson33 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 <p>Will be buying an orange and a red filter soon, so just wondered if anyone here had good experience with any brand in particular.<br> I need screw in filters, so none of the Lee stuff I don't think.</p> <p>Thanks!</p> <p>Alex</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochen_S Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 <p>Leica re-released them this year...<br> B+W (by Schneider Kreuznach) might be good enough too? They seem brass mounted. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCL Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 <p>I personally like B&W, mostly for my Leica gear.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Hoya filters are very good and test among the best. There's a website that posted results of methodical tests of many filters. The main advantage to brass runs is they're less likely to jam, but the good quality aluminum ring filters haven't jammed on my lenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig_shearman1 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 <p>I've used everything from Tiffen to B+W. As long as they're coated and dont' jam, not sure I've seen any difference in my pictures.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henryp Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 <blockquote> <p>The main advantage to brass runs is they're less likely to jam, but the good quality aluminum ring filters haven't jammed on my lenses.</p> </blockquote> <p>If the lens' filter thread is metal, brass can really help prevent jams. Most modern lenses have plastic filter threads, so those don't get much benefit from brass.</p> <p>Henry Posner<br /><strong>B&H Photo-Video</strong></p> Henry Posner B&H Photo-Video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_johnson33 Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 <p>Thanks for the replies! The B+W multi coated look decent, so I think I'll grab a couple of them.</p> <p>Thanks again,</p> <p>Alex</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_6502147 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 <p>I respect Heliopan as much as B+W.</p> <p>Les</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanmeeks Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 <p>Heliopan is good enough for the biggest Hollywood motion picture productions using the most expensive lenses on earth -- they should be good enough for you too.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumpton Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 <p>I guess that Heliopan and B&W are the best. Brass or aluminium are the same, provided you don't need to show off you muscles when tightening them.</p> <p>B&W super mulicoated filters lose little to spurious reflections. The key to good filters is also their planar perfection, something that requires good instruments to measure any discrepancy from true linearity across the surface. B&W and Heliopan are probably among the better ones in this sense.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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