Is HVstar legit/ Which filter?

Yeah, hvstar rocks!
I orderder a CPL filter from them, arrived to me in two weeks marked as a gift

I actually returned to their site to get some serioud ND's, but..
Unfortunately they dont sell the B+W ND 1000x filter ( 10 stop nd ). I even asked them by e-mail, the darkest one they had is the 64x

I have bought many filters from hvstar. They are awesome and def the best price out there. I just wish they carried more filters...

ben_r_ wrote in post #5484417
I have bought many filters from hvstar. They are awesome and def the best price out there. I just wish they carried more filters...

I agree, same experience here and I'm very happy.
I bought all my B+W filters from them.

Laurent.

I only have B&W MRCs on my "L" lens.

Bought a B&W CPL a couple weeks back - product arrived pretty quickly (like 7 days). They also provided tracking number - I didn't even know this was possible for international shipments.

Will definitely go back to HVstar for future B&W needs.

You save more on Hoya then on B&W though (compared to US pricing).

I've looked over HVStar's site and some things are indeed cheap. BUT, when putting a filter over some L glass I DO NOT want cheap. They do carry the B+W line of filters which I believe are one of the top two filters on the market. However, I have been dealing with an AMERICAN firm in New Hampshire which have HVStar's prices beat on B+W MRC Polarizer filters. Their price on my particular filter, a 77mm MRC circular polarizer, was $111.11 plus $4.66 shipping. . . FREE in the U.S. for orders over $ 66.00 if I recall correctly. HVStar's price for the same filter is $117.50 plus $9.90 shipping from Hong Kong. Now I don't know about you, but I like to keep my money close to home if I can, I don't really like fueling someone else's economy. Check out this site and compare prices for filters. I think you might get a surprise on this. I admit I am not American but I am Canadian, and I'd rather take my chances with someone in New Hampshire than someone in Hong Kong if I have a problem with my order. No affiliation . . just a very satisfied customer . . . . .
www.2filter.com

Hi corporallouis,

I am afraid it looks like you made a series of mistakes. First you are comparing apples to oranges and second you did not buy one of the best filters with your $111.11...

HVstar.net sells the 77mm MRC circular polarizer as you say for $117.50 but you are wrong about the 2filter prices. From their website it is clear that they sell that filter for $145.11. There is a similar filter priced at $111.11 as you say but that is not a MRC filter which will visibly degrade image quality if we can believe the various comparisons between MRC and non-MRC filters to be found online...

HVstar.net doesn't actually sell the non-MRC version at all and if they did I am pretty sure it would be a lot cheaper than $111.11 given their MRC version is $117.50...

Sorry to be giving you the bad news!

Best regards,

Anton

Another + vote for HVStar. Got my filter in 10 days, well packaged.

Quick comment on Alloy vs. Brass B+W. An alloy ring does not screw on as smoothly. Haven't had it long enough but suspect it might bind in hot weather. Also alloy is lighter. Otherwise optically they are the same.

Sorry to bust your bubble aia21, but I don't think I made any errors in my purchase. I have the filter in my hands along with the B+W box . . . " 77 MRC SO3M 44844 CIRC-POL " F-PRO MADE IN GERMANY. Invoiced from 2filter at $111.11. Right on the filter itself it says B+W 77 CIRCULAR-POL MRC. Maybe they slipped in the pricing, I don't know, but you are correct in your statement about their site showing pricing higher than I paid. Between actual listed and the price at the checkout I think they make adjustments. They may have had a deeper discount the day I ordered mine. And by the way . . just who makes a better filter that B + W ? Tiffen, Hoya . . . not likely.