B+W FPRO GOLD Filters

http://maxsaver.net/bw​-f-pro-gold-filter.aspx

Hi everyone,

Tried using the search function but it was too little characters,anyways

has anyone used these filers? are they worth it? (for those that use filters =) )


thank-you
Raymond

Why get a filter that you'd probably protect just as much as your lens?

Total waste of money in my opinion.

There is no doubt that not everyone can accept the price of B+W F-PRO GOLD filter, therefore, B+W F-PRO GOLD are only suitable for the topest lens, such as it perfectly match the Leica cameras or Carl Zeiss lens, also the Canon L-series and Nikon G-series and so on. If the photographer is an excellent rider, cameras and lenses are a good horse, then the B+W filter is the best saddle!

Love marketing speak

Looks like B+W has finally jumped the shark.

heh, interesting comments,

thanks everyone for their input =)
I was ordering some filters from them and just saw those, wow they're expensive =)

I've pondered this in the past and wondered why the filters couldn't be better with the same care in manufacture as the lenses I pay so much for. But I find more and more that I use UV filters less and less. I tend to leave them on for general walk around but for that which is important I'll tend to take them off and go nekkid, that way there is no question or doubt as to whether the filter might affect the image, especially for something that is going to be shot for publication. Admittedly I also hardly ever use a polarizer for the same reasons. I figure that with my Canon IDMKIII camera or the IDsMKIII I sometimes use, the images for what the cameras are is fantastic, but just like in the old film days, they don't really compare to medium or large format images. But since I cannot manage to purchase those cameras I do manage to take every caution to make my images clean, well exposed and as sharp as possible. And if I did buy the new medium format DSLR from Leica I probably would buy these filters for the lenses but not necessarily keep them on all the time. It's just adding two more surfaces for the light to deal with.

I think this was an anniversary edition when it was first offered (about a year ago IIRC). As you can judge from that, they've been flying off the shelf. NOT!

Ha ha, yea those have been out for a while now. I think its just more for the collectors than anything else as they do not offer any improvement optically.

yeah i was wondering if they were better 'optically' than the other versions =)
thanks for the input,

(i know i know there's the other debate of using UV filters or not)