On Wed, 02 Sep 1998 19:02:17 -0400, Brian Ellis wrote:

>I vaguely recall seeing some photo magazine do a test of various filters
>within the last year or two and the test found no visible difference between
>any of the major brands (B+W, Tiffen, etc.) except perhaps in some extreme
>flare situation. I use B+Ws, Nikons, Tiffens, Pentax, and one Hoya for black
>and white work I've never noticed any difference among any of them. The idea
>that "if you spend money on a whole set of Tiffens and then later try one B+w
>you'll want all B+W" is difficult for me to believe. I would be amazed if out
>of a group of photographs made with different filters, anyone could
>consistently tell which photograph was made with which filter in a blind test.

T h a n k y o u ! ! ! ! Finally some sense in this! ;-)
Choose the filter for the rim-design/materials/glass-colors
you like, cuz you sure won't see any difference on the film
from the make of the glass! (Except, maybe, for el-cheapo
filters which have been known to be unflat on occasion...,
and Tiffens, which seem to spontaneously fog, but which are
OK if you remember to clean them before use...). Also, I
dare anyone to detect from the photograph that a filter
has/has-not been used (under most conditions), or that it
was uncoated/coated/multicoated...
I thought audio was full of myths, but......;-)