I know nothing about Heliopans. I'm curious how you clean your glass,
though. Why do you think you're taking
the MC off the Hoyas? What do you clean with, what's your method?
Tris
At 08:12 PM 7/29/01 -0500, you wrote:
I've started ordering Heliopan filters instead of Hoya. I can't seem to
clean a Hoya MC/SMC filter without marring the coating. I may have the same
problem with Heliopan, but I'll cross that bridge later (and won't have
invested large sums if they're no better). Seems like a lot of folks
(filter snobs?) like B+W and Heliopan. I know that a lot of people
(including a lot of YOU) eschew filters altogether. For those that don't
and like (or would like to try) Heliopan, I wanted to pass along a website I
came across. I don't know these folks, have no financial interest, etc. I
have received 4 filters from them and have a 55mm polarizer coming. The big
thing for me is that I've found their prices to be significantly better than
other sites. B&H doesn't carry many. Robin Kanta
(http://www.photofilter.com/) carries some and raves about Heliopan, but his
prices are still higher. The site I found is
http://members.aol.com/filtershop/. They're low on 49mm at the moment
(after I got mine). For an example, a 55mm multi-coated skylight is $31
(vs. $72 at photofilter). Non-MC is $19 vs $31.50 at photofilter vs $23.95
at B&H. I still can't figure out how they do it (friends on the docks?),
but I wanted to pass the info along to everyone on the list.
Mike W.
P.S. Off topic? Gee, I don't know. I put them on my Zuikos. :-)
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