sony is make . belive ma

ok, if raise budget to 100, what can i get?>

Keep a few hundred, get hoya straight XP

i was thinking marumi DHG series

got budget , go try Hoya Pro1D

damn...i miss sarawak...need to go visit there back...did you go to the other side?there's a very nice garden with flowers around there...


i got a picture same perspective like yours...

My i'm using the Marumi dhg cpl for my lens. It doesn't disapoint

i didnt like hoya duno for wat reason.... anyway i am using cheap cheap B+W

how much u bought it?

An above average Hoya filter. Which should be good enough for your kit lens.

B+W is not cheap...... =.="

Anyway, I think the better filters out there at the moment are the Hoya Pro-1D, Hoya HD, Marumi Super series, B+W and the Sony Zeiss series. Don't waste your money with the Keep or the Octopus filters.... you might as well don't put any filter on your lens....

for mine rm180 b+w 72mm

Why not? I'm using Keep. I'll rather spend rm50 for it just to protect the glass. i personally dont believe that using expensive filters will improve yr picture quality.

i second that.....very very not much difference unless special conditions or lighting on the subject....for me the most important key is the THICKNESS of the filter...the slimmer the better for instant.

using budget Fujiyama DHG

never tried B+W and hoya high ends before. really want to know how big the difference they could make.

and no love for sony zeiss T* filters? lol

might as well KEEP the filter in the drawer...that is one of the BEST brand for filter...

expensive filters won't improve IQ, but using CHEAP FILTERS will DEFINITELY DEGRADE IQ and INTRODUCE MORE FLARE AND HAZE AND OTHER STUFF.

so.. going commando la.. the best!

Yes it does, I did use a cap ayam filter on my 50mm which resulted in a lot of unwanted flares I took it off and have been using it without a filter ever since. My friend also took off the fujiyama filter which came with her tammy 17-50 because it caused unwanted flares and replaced it with a hoya pro1D. You'll never know the difference until you experience it first hand.

Cheapo filters are cheap because you get what for the price you pay. High end filters such as the B+W, hoya, marumi, zeiss etc. have multi layers of coating to eliminate flare and some even have coating to enable easier cleaning (i.e. B+W, that's why lots of people love them). For your kit lens, I think just a normal hoya filter will surfice as you could easily get a 2nd kit lens for the price you are paying for a high end filter. Some cheapo filters absorb or reflect light away from the lens so there will be some effect on picture quality as the transmission of light to the sensor will be reduced more compared to a high end filter.

i for one, hates putting filters on my lenses... you pay big money on good quality glass, and then u put a cheap piece of 'plastic' in front of it. whats the point?

and expensive filters doesnt IMPROVE your pic quality is exactly the whole point of getting an expensive filter. it protects and at the same time act as though nothing is in front of the lens.

the main protection for my lenses are the lens hood. if all else fails, its up to how good/careful are you with your gears. for my CZ currently have no choice but to put a Hoya HMC on it while i can get my hands on a 77mm CZ filter, they dont come cheap, but worth its price in everyway.