On Thu, 02 Jan 2003 06:36:11 GMT, "Bob P" <email@mail.com> wrote:

>If possible, I would like to get your ratings of some filter manufactures.

>Kind of like something Consumers Report would do. The filters would not be

>rated on cost, but on perceived quality and observed results.

>

>I'd like to see this on the following manufacturers rated:

> perceived quality

>observed results

>

>Tiffen

>Hoya

>B&W

>Heliopan

>Sunpak

>Any Others not mentioned

>

>I think it would be best if we kept it to say, UV, ND's and Circ.Polarizers.

>(all should be round threaded type) I guess everyone uses these and it

>would really be complicated to include the whole gamut of filter types :-)

>

>Are you folks game?

Ah, sure.....;-)

Add Nikkor to the list; avoid Tiffen if possible;

stop with single-coated Hoya - these are good enough

and are also relatively cheap (on film, you will not

see the difference between a [non-defective] Hoya

and any other good brand...).