Oh happy day! But which filter to buy?

[emax]

Ha, i sold all of my Nikon-stuff, and the money i took in cash is my budget for CANON-equipment now. Isn't this really a happy day?

Oh yeah, tomorrow i'll order my EOS 20D :) :) :) :)

I decided to arm it in the first instance with a 16-35 mm 2.8 L USM :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

(I'm groggily happy, as you can see...)

An EOS 20D and a 16-35 2.8 L USM - i think this is a good starting point for going digital. But there is one question open for me: which filter to attach to this top-lens? (mainly to protect it). Perhaps a light skylight-filter would do?

Can anybody give me a recommendation? Should i use original Canon, or does any other brand do the job as well? I dont want to cock up the good characteristics of this lens with a sleazy filter. NO compromises - it makes no sense to pay 1300.- EUR for a lens and to buy a second-rate filter to save e few Euros.

I need a 77mm filter, so the range of alternatives may be small.

Since i "converted" back from nikon to canon i don't even know the labeling of the (canon?)-filters in question.

Your help is very much appreciated!

emax

[samdring]

Groggily happy for you :D
Skylight or UV - I am a great fan of B+W

[Deckyon]

Lets put it this way - you bought a top of the line lens (I love that lens, I have it as well) so do not skimp on the quality of the UV filter. I bought B+W filters for all my lenses. B+W, Heliopan and SinghRay and the high-end Hoyas are all in about the same league.

your lens is only as good as it's worst piece of glass. Putting a cheap filter on a high-end L lens makes the money you spent on the L glass wasted. I personally recommend B+W. I have had many and they all are of the best quality. But they are not cheap.

[emax]

I completely agree with you. Buying a cheap filter for a top-of-the-line lens is burning money. Thats why i opened this discussion.

I already know B&W by hearsay. I had original Nikon-filters in past days, and they were darn expensive.

Which one is more value for money: B&W or Hoya? Or ist it just a matter of taste?

[emax]

I've a second question.

The B&W - do they have different quality-families, e.g. high-end or low-end lines ?

You wrote "high end hoyas", same question: do i have to take care of the product-line? Or is a light skylight-filter 77mm always the same thing at B&W or hoya?

Thanks in advance