Well, I have faith in B+W--you only need to balance one while holding its
x-brand counterpart in the other hand to know these filters have not been
overpriced, with re to build quality at least. Also keep in mind that all
B+W always come with that single coating, and except in the most extreme
circumstances this will suffice. Hell, photography got along quite well
indeed before coatings of any kind were known. It still boils down to the
man pointing that lens.
I'd say if price is no object then go with the MC's. For sure I'd recommend
the best for polarizers, as we use these latter filters by definition in
demanding light situations. Same for Sky Lights and UV's as far as I'm
concerned. For the rest? I don't know. A B+W with multicoating may or may
not have made the difference in that demonstration shot of yesterday (the
one with the fireworks and smoke and crane in the center of the shot).
Tris
At 02:49 PM 7/19/01 +1000, you wrote:
At 02:26 PM Thursday 19/07/2001, you wrote:
All B+W's multicoated filters I've bought came in a small cardboard box
with "Multicoated" clearly printed on the label. The filter itself will
have "MC" clearly stenciled into the mount. Not all B+W's come
multicoated, though--not sure if all of their color-correction and
black-and-white filters have this option. (Though I suspect they do. I've
just never checked--I buy Tiffen with a shrug if a B+W item isn't available.)
Tris
Yep, looks like its single coated. The box certainly doesn't say
multicoated. I tested the 90/2 with and without the filter and I can
definitely see additional reflections with the filter on when shooting
directly into strong backlighted target but nowhere near as bad as with
the standard Hoya I used to use (gasp). On normally lighted targets there
is no discernible extra reflections. I guess the price I paid for them was
reasonable $14 US to have made it worthwhile.
The quality of the filter is obvious from inspection of the materials and
workmanship compared to Hoya.
I wonder if I need to worry about getting a multicoated version. It makes
sense that a multicoated lens ought to be treated to a multicoated filter
if you want to extract the absolute best; but filters are a compromise
(and an insurance against scratches etc) anyway so I wonder whether there
is any real marked benefit from the MC filter?
Oben
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