Cheapest place to find b+w filters?

[bluej511]

Alright well my used 70-200 f/4L will be coming in the mail on friday and i need to purcahse a polarizer (i love the effect) or any filter BUT i decided to get a B+W filter this time (gonna use the best for the best) and would like to know where to buy em from the cheapest.

So far its b&h for a B+W 67mm Multi Coated http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=9776&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation

[claudermilk]

www.maxsaver.net About 1/2 the price of everyone else. Many people over at FM (myself included) have used them with no trouble.

[bluej511]

perfect thats the one i was looking for..have any idea where there located?

[Pinto]

perfect thats the one i was looking for..have any idea where there located?
Hong Kong

[bluej511]

101$ on max saver compared to b&h for 123$ and i get it in 2 days idk if saving 22$ is worth it and getting it in like 2 weeks lol...Maybe ill just get a HOYA UV for now and a polarizer later on.

[bluej511]

52.81 for a UV- SMC Pro from Hoya lol idk what to do

[samsen]

Consider Hoya blue series or pro series as well. Not German but they are very fine protective filters, only avoid green series if you are looking for quality.

[rklepper]

I am not sure they are the same filter. Make sure you are comparing identical filters, not just multi-coated against multi-coated. For one thing it looks like the B&H filter is not the newer F-Pro.



101$ on max saver compared to b&h for 123$ and i get it in 2 days idk if saving 22$ is worth it and getting it in like 2 weeks lol...Maybe ill just get a HOYA UV for now and a polarizer later on.

[rklepper]

Personally I would avoid the Hoya. Not that they are bad filters, they just seem to be impossible to clean. Something about the coatings.

[DavidW]

B+W polariser mounts aren't F-Pro anyway - that's the most recent B+W mount for filters that aren't rotating (such as polarisers). Slim filters aren't described as F-Pro either. See page 58 of the B+W Filter Handbook (http://www.schneideroptics.com/info/handbook/pdf/B+WHandbook_Full.pdf) (caution: fairly large download) for more details.

Considering the number of filters that B&H will turn over, I'd be very surprised if they're selling anything other than the latest mounts - I think it's some considerable time since B+W moved to F-Pro.



David

[bluej511]

So i should get the b+w of b&h if anything?

The next lens i might possibly get will also have a 67mm filter size so i wanna get something good

[Pinto]

I am not sure they are the same filter. Make sure you are comparing identical filters, not just multi-coated against multi-coated. For one thing it looks like the B&H filter is not the newer F-Pro.
What is this F-Pro thing? I've gotten two 77mm B+W MRCs from B&H in the last month and neither shows any reference to F-Pro. Also I can't find a reference to F-Pro on anything on the B&H or the Schnieder site. The only reference I find is in the B+W Handbook, which indicates that it is an improved mount. Are all current B&H filters F-Pro mounts?

[DavidW]

I'd be very surprised if you're unhappy with a B+W MRC filter, and B&H are a reliable source. A measure of this is that, as with all quality equipment, there should always be a second hand market for B+W filters, though 67mm isn't the most common size for Canon lenses.



David

[bluej511]

Well the 67 is used on a couple lenses if i remember correctly and its used for the 17-50 Tamron i wanna get next

[sugarroo]

What is this F-Pro thing? I've gotten two 77mm B+W MRCs from B&H in the last month and neither shows any reference to F-Pro. Also I can't find a reference to F-Pro on anything on the B&H or the Schnieder site. The only reference I find is in the B+W Handbook, which indicates that it is an improved mount. Are all current B&H filters F-Pro mounts?

according to the maxsaver site:

"ompared to the earlier B+W standard mount, The B+W Standard Filter Mount F-Pro has been improved considerably. While maintaining the excellent quality of materials, fabrication, and high mechanical stability, the new F-Pro mount has become thinner, so that now it can also be used on many wide-angle lenses without the danger of vignetting. Another advantage of the new F-Pro filter mount is its modified retaining ring, which is no longer threaded in from the front, but holds the filter glass in place from the back. This prevents the retaining ring from being accidentally loosened during the removal of an additional filter or a lens hood that has been screwed in too tightly."

[col4bin]

B+W polariser mounts aren't F-Pro anyway - that's the most recent B+W mount for filters that aren't rotating (such as polarisers). Slim filters aren't described as F-Pro either. See page 58 of the B+W Filter Handbook (http://www.schneideroptics.com/info/handbook/pdf/B+WHandbook_Full.pdf) (caution: fairly large download) for more details.

Considering the number of filters that B&H will turn over, I'd be very surprised if they're selling anything other than the latest mounts - I think it's some considerable time since B+W moved to F-Pro.



David

The polarizer mounts are f-pro. i have one.

[mikechong]

The polarizer mounts are f-pro. i have one.

Yep, col4bin is right. I bought a 67mm B+W MRC UV and 67mm B+W MRC circ-pol from B&H over a year ago and they were both F-Pro mounts. I'll likely be ordering my filters from maxsaver in the future tho... great prices.

[DavidW]

My apologies for misleading people then - the B+W documentation I mentioned in my last post is unclear. My B+W polariser is a slim mount type (77mm B+W slim Kasemann circular polariser MRC) because I own an EF 16-35mm f/2.8L and may use that lens with the polariser on a full frame body in the future.


I have some B+W MRC filters that aren't in a rotating polariser mount, nor are they slim - these filters are marked F-Pro on the outside of the ring. My slim polariser carries no such markings, though it is an F-Pro type mount.

In truth, I suspect that all B+W filters bought now will be F-Pro if F-Pro is the current type - I believe it's some time since B+W introduced F-Pro, and it's not usually explicitly mentioned in the descriptions nor is it mentioned on the packaging. I wouldn't worry too much about the precise designations. What seems more important is that current B+W mounts are well designed.



David

[Pinto]

That is what I assumed, David. Thank you for the information.

[bubbletips]

Both Slim mounts and F pro mounts are thinner to allow less chance of vignetting on wide angle lens. One big difference that no one has mentioned in this thread is that slim mounts do not have front threads to attach your lens cap. This is one way that the slim mounts decreases their thickness.

[rklepper]

the f-pro filters say so right on the ring.