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Jan 05, 2006 20:12 |  #1

How do they compare to the B+W filters?

I did end of buying a few and like the results but on my L's I'm thinking I should be using the $112 B+W instead.


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Jan 05, 2006 20:36 |  #2

compared to a B+W I'm sure they're horrible. I'd be willing to bet that they are OK if you're using them for UV, I think they are multi coated, but I definitely wouldn't trust any polarizers from them.

Try 2filter.com , they've got good deals on Tiffen and Hoya. Click an item to put it in your cart, then view it. Prices in the cart are cheaper.


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Jan 05, 2006 20:47 as a reply to  @ Wrench's post |  #3

Quantaray anything is not very good. (period) Do not waste your money.


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Jan 05, 2006 21:05 |  #4

Take a look at this page and try a couple similar tests, comparing the lens alone to the lens with one of your Quantaray filters.
http://www.kenandchris​tine.com/gallery/10543​87 (external link)

That page was a HUGE eye-opener for me. I always knew that a bad filter would be bad, but I never expected it to be like they show.


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Jan 05, 2006 21:28 |  #5

I believe the pro quantaray is made by Hoya at least in there ads they use the same comparison picture. But to compare it to a B&W is not even close. B&W are German Optics and Quantaray is whatever Optic.




  
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Jan 05, 2006 22:51 |  #6

I'm sorry but is that an Oxymoron lol ? How can one put the words Pro and Quantaray together in the same line. It's a very rare occasion I find the word Pro written on professional equipment, I think it's mostly a term used by low-end products as a sales ploy for consumers who don't know eg: "oh it must be of good quality because it says Pro on it". It may denote a higher standard in a low-end product than the basic options.


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Jan 05, 2006 22:51 |  #7

Well then ... I'm back to the store for some B+W filters.

EDIT: I went out and bought three 77mm UV filters ($338!) ..


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