Hoya or B+W filters?

What are better filters? (CP, neutral density, gradients, etc...) Hoya or B+W?

I always use HOYA filter.

Hoya/Kenko Pro-1 has served me very well.

B+W is not worth the extra price premium IMO, but everyone has their own take and opinion.

Just whatever you do make sure you get something multicoated.

B+W have brass threads which are less prone to get stuck on your lens. I have also heard that Hoyas filter give a tint to your images. Never heard anything negative about B+W.

Never tried a Hoya but the 2 B&W are great. You can feel the quality / weight

+1 for B&W

I have 2 B&W UVs and they are solid. I also have 2 Hoya CPLs (a cheaper one, and a 67mm "SUPER" thin) and they don't turn very well.

B+W on my lenses. I'm more than happy with the quality of the filters.

B+W > Hoya

Hoya's smear more when you clean them, and the alloy tends to expand in warm weather and you may have difficulty removing them from the lens

I have a B+W UV multi-coated UV filter and a Hoya multi-coated CPL. They're both great but I must say I prefer the threading of the Hoya. The B+W isn't very smooth to attach to the lens. It de-threads fine, but feels weird threading on. Seems to me like the type of metal used is doing it but maybe I'm crazy. And damn if those two filters don't stick together horribly when used tandem. But anyway, I'll buy Hoya from here on out if I need another filter. Money talks and Hoya edges that one.

doidinho wrote in post #5451357
B+W have brass threads which are less prone to get stuck on your lens. I have also heard that Hoyas filter give a tint to your images. Never heard anything negative about B+W.

This is true... Gaulling can occur if you thread together two like metals... What I mean by gaulling is that when you force/thread two like (same) metals together, you take the chance of both welding themselves together as you work them... I've been working in the metalworking industry for over 34 yrs now and seen it many times...

Brass is always better against steel or aluminum... Why, cuz brass has it's own lubricating properties...

The May 2nd post has some good information on filters:

http://diglloyd.com/di​glloyd/2008-05-blog.html

thanks for your responses everyone

doidinho wrote in post #5451357
B+W have brass threads which are less prone to get stuck on your lens.

But note too that not all B+W filters are of the brass type. The slim filters are aluminum just like other manufactures.

Tsmith wrote in post #5452324
But note too that not all B+W filters are of the brass type. The slim filters are aluminum just like other manufactures.

Yup, and most or all B+W brass filters have an Alloy counter part. I don't know any place that sells them in the US but HVStar.com sells both types.

Also some filters won't allow a lens cap to be put on, so Adorama told me over the phone a few days ago... I may be wrong but the slim version may be in this category.. So be sure you can cap your lens on top of the filter...