Thanks for the feedback
Chuck Norcutt
Daniel Sepke wrote:
> Chuck,
>
> I just added a 67mm sized circ pol to my bag for my DZ14-54 ($109 plus tax).
> Because I need to use it tomorrow I purchased locally which may not have got
> me the best price but did let me try a couple of options. The store offered
> me a selection from Heliopan, B+W and Hoya. Most of my filters in my
> collection for OM lenses are Hoya so I was inclined to theirs as I not had
> any problems. Comparing the build quality between the three brands the Hoyas
> have the lightest weight construction (not flimsy just not as solid in the
> hand as the other two). The Heliopan and B+W mounts are solid, think Le*ca
> solid, and will outlast the glass delaminating by a long way (unless you get
> the Kaesemann sealed ones in which case they will outlast most of us
> probably). Both Heliopan and B+W use Schott glass but with formulations
> apparently from Zeiss and Schneider respectively. The difference in the
> formulations is that the Heliopan tends to very slightly warm and B+W to
> very slightly cool. If you are shooting digital this probably doesn't make
> much of a difference as you can correct it out in post. Personally I opted
> for the Heliopan as warmer will better suit my uses. Be careful though that
> there are warming polarizer's out there that combine an 81 type with a
> polarizer action (sometimes referred to as Moose's filter after the other
> Moose out there :) . These are of course different from the slight tints I
> describe above.
>
> So the bottom line is if you can check them out in person its worth it even
> if you end up buying mail order. If you can't then I doubt you will be
> disappointed by any of the higher end filters.
>
> HTH, Dan S.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Chuck Norcutt
> Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 6:55 AM
> To: Olympus mail list
> Subject: [OM] Polarizer recommendation
>
> I face the monetarily daunting project of buying a 77mm circular polarizer.
> I guess I could go spend (B&H prices) $200 for a B+W (why are they all
> marked as "warm") or as little as $76.50 for the bottom end Hoya (or almost
> as much as the B+W for the top end Hoyas)
>
> I remember Gary Reese's admonitions on lousy filter quality and that it was
> almost independent of price. But I've always been curious about whether his
> tests with a vertical autocollimator actually translated into visible
> differences on the image. It always struck me odd that the majority of the
> filters he tested were deemed unusable.
>
> Any comments or recommendations?
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
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