Hoya Dual coated Vs. B + W non mrc

[tm_photography]

While in LA this summer, I tripped and fell into a gutter. Luckily the only

thing to break was my filter which was a hoya dual coated UV filter. I have a B

+ W MRC polarizing filter that I'm very happy with so I went into Ritz and got a

B+W UV filter for $60USD. The Hoya had cost me about that in Australian Dollars.

So my question is. Is the B+W as good or better or should I get another Hoya

dual coated or multi coated filter to keep on the camera? Obviously the fall

brought home the reasons for keeping a filter on the lens all the time as my

lens is undamaged, but I don't want to be shooting through inferior glass that

might degrade my images.

 

There is no information at all on if the B+W is coated at all and if so how many

times. I know they do hand coating which is great.

Can anyone shed some light on the B+W filter I have and how it stacks up against

the Hoya dual coat or multi coated filter?

All the filter says on it is "B+W made in Germany F-pro" The box says "010

UV-Haze filter 70138"

 

Thanks,

Timothy

[frank uhlig]

You have seen coatings on your lenses? Have you? The bluish or orangeish sheen when you tilt the lens a bit and look at it sideways.

 

Same with filters. If it looks like clear glass from all angles, it is.

 

B+W Pro filters do not have the MRC logo stamped onto them, but they are multicoated; there do exist uncoated B+W filters. Is your lens coated or pre 1950 and uncoated?

[keith_leonin]

B+W and Nikon filters are all that I use. IMO, better than Hoya.

That being said, I would try to return what you bought, if you still can.

 

70138 is a 67mm UV filter that is NOT multi-coated.

 

70236 is the multi-coated equivalent.

 

I would return it not because it is not multi-coated, but because $60 is too much to pay for a 67mm B+W UV filter. FWIW, 70138 is about $40 and 70236 is about $50 at B&H.

[tm_photography]

I ended up getting an SMC version of the filter from Amazon for about that price. Thanks for the advice.