Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hate to agree with you, Marc..;-)...But you're sure right on this one...Putting a Hoya next to a B+W or Heliopan is a bit like parking an M6 next to a Bessa L... B. D. Marc James Small wrote: > > At 10:26 AM 7/27/01 -0700, Mehrdad Sadat wrote: > >marc, I have used and continue to use hoya filters (super multicoated & > >ultra) and they are just fine. I typically use hoya super multi or heliopan > >slim multi interchangeable. the hoya ultra is probably the "slimmest" i have > >seen for wide lenses, it has not front thread, comes with a cap and the > >construction is quite good. the heliopan's look a littler heftier but also > >about 30% more expensive, what kind of problem have u had with hoya filters? > > I am not arguing with your experience. My own has been that Hoya filters > are overpriced junk. Two local camera stores quit carrying Hoya because of > the complaints, I understand. > > I have experienced spotted glass, cheap aluminium mounts, uneven surfaces. > My entire experience with Hoya filters has been NO, NO, NO! You MIGHT want > to buy a quality filter (H&H, B+W, Heliopan) and put it side by side with a > Hoya filter. Well, you will see immediately why many of us avoid Hoya > filters. > > I do wish Hoya would put some responsibility into constructing both mount > and glass. They certainly are capable of this. > > Buy cheap, get cheap. > > Marc > > msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 > Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir!