In article <4djklc$50o@brtph500.bnr.ca>, insrsv01@nt.com says...

>I'm about to buy a bunch of 58mm filters(UV, Circular Polarizer, >Close-up) and I don't know what filters are good. I've looked around, >but haven't seen any opinions on the different major brands. I sure >would hate to put a cheap hunk of glass on the front of my nice new >lens. Can anyone offer me their opinions or experiences? Thanks.

Ah, but you haven't been looking here and/or rec.photo.misc long,
then?;-). I would avoid, if possible, Tiffen (they have a tendency
to acquire [cleanable] haze, and poor rim design - though they have
a wide range of filter types available); Vivitar (I saw too many optically marginal quality filters); the very expensive filters
(the cost is not justifiable, since there is a good, cheap
alternative: Hoya). There is some justification in getting a good achromat for the close-up lens (Nikkor or Canon), and a Nikkor
polarizer if you use wide-angles (the Nikkor glass is larger than
the mounting thread size to avoid vignette - though using polarizers
on wide-angles is iffy because of the unevenness of polarization
over a wide angle of view). I would also get the same brand and type
of filters for lens protection for all your lenses if you care about
lens color matching. I wouldn't get too hung-up on multicoating -
I use filters with and without multicoating, and the only difference
I have seen is that multicoated filters seem to resist scratching
better, but are much harder to clean than the alternative.
Hope This Helps