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May 10, 2007 17:53 |  #1

Whats a good place to buy filters?I used to have a good store that someone on here recommended but I lost all my bookmarks and I cant remember the name of it.I know obviously B&H and Adorama.



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May 10, 2007 19:02 |  #2

Here are a couple of options:

Filter Connection: http://www.2filter.com​/ (external link)

hvStar/Maxsaver (Besteastern on eBay): http://hvstar.net/ (external link)


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May 10, 2007 19:10 |  #3

Thanks for the two other stores Dah-Dee.


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May 10, 2007 19:41 |  #4

Dah-Dee wrote in post #3185932 (external link)
hvStar/Maxsaver (Besteastern on eBay): http://hvstar.net/ (external link)

wow it is way cheaper than others... any buying experience from this one?... I know they ship from HK which doesn't matter to me. ;)


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May 10, 2007 20:06 |  #5

illusions wrote in post #3186069 (external link)
wow it is way cheaper than others... any buying experience from this one?... I know they ship from HK which doesn't matter to me. ;)

I purchased a pair of B+W filters and a pair of Giottos rocket blowers (everything arrived pretty quickly, in retail packaging and otherwise pretty well packed, in good shape) from them through eBay and had a good experience. I wish I'd known about the website (hvStar) at the time; seems cheaper that way than through the auction site. I may try a polarizer through the website....


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May 10, 2007 20:46 |  #6

Thanks for the info Dahdee. It really pays to read the "threads" on things you are particularly interested in. Hoya 77mm Pro1 Digital CPL is $122.21 @ www.2filter.com (external link) vs. $60.90 @ hvstar.net (on sale - so don't know til when)
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May 10, 2007 20:52 |  #7

There's a dedicated hvStar/maxsaver/bestea​stern thread in this forum, where some discussion involved speculation that this seller might be shipping fakes. I don't know what to think of that. The B+W 67mm UV MRC filter I got from them looks exactly the same as the same item I bought from B&H at approximately the same time. Packaging is the same, too. Weird.


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May 10, 2007 21:53 as a reply to  @ Dah-Dee's post |  #8

sigma4less.com for Hoya.




  
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May 11, 2007 09:00 |  #9

These guys are very competitively priced, I have gotten great customer service from them, and they are in the US... http://www.slphotogear​.com …ancedStore/qryD​efault.asp (external link)


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May 11, 2007 19:23 |  #10

Also check out...

http://photofilter.com​/ (external link)


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May 11, 2007 19:25 |  #11

http://stores.ebay.com …subZ0QQftidZ2QQ​pZ15QQtZkm (external link)
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May 11, 2007 19:33 |  #12

Just checked , neither 2filter or hvstar are listed .


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May 11, 2007 19:38 |  #13

2filter.com = filter connection


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