filter help

[jonnyshaps77]

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...zer_Glass.html

+

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...l_Density.html


OR

just
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...zer_Super.html


Thanks in advance for the advice

[Tom H. Photography]

Do you have a question actually?

[ameerat42]

Anyway, I have another question. Link two shows a picture that illustrates the effect of an ND filter Am...

[rklepper]

Personally I would avoid the Hoya and go with B+W. I had Hoya and found them very time consuming to clean, for whatever reason.

[sapearl]

There is certainly something to what Doc says - I bought a Pro1 several years back. It does a fantastic job, performs as delivers, was not cheap....but I got it on sale.

I clean my glass with microfiber cloths and for some reason I spend what seems like too much time when I clean this thing. It gives me some great images, but you have to work at the smears. Anybody know why this is, or if they've addressed this situation?

Originally Posted by rklepper

Personally I would avoid the Hoya and go with B+W. I had Hoya and found them very time consuming to clean, for whatever reason.

[r.morales]

Like - rklepper says - Hoya's are hard to clean , my newest one is about 3 years old , was told they fixed problem with cleaning -they had not .
The thing about being hard to clean is being afraid of scratching , changing or destroying coating [ s ] .
I took back to camera store , they cleaned it the same way I did -
The only other Hoya's I have are / come with a used lens and are only used / carried as spares if I don't have a B+W .
People say Heilopan are high quality , but unless I am given one I won't try . The price difference is not enough to take a chance on something I don't like - or hard to clean etc .
I use a UV with a KSM in front of it .
I also have a Moose filter which I don't like either .

[DANATTHEROCK]

I would buy a Hoya HD or Pro1 Digital polarizer. I have both and they are fantastic! I don't like the SMC version you linked up top as it is not a slim design and doesn't have front threads. The slimmer designs avoid dark corners and such when used with wide angle lenses. And without front threads you can't put a lens cap on the front of the filter. Also, you can't put a grad ND holder on the front either. Look at the above mentioned Hoya polarizers below for great prices. Compare these prices to B&H and you will see what I mean.

http://www.2filter.com/hoya/hoyapolarizers02.html