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C-Fu
post May 30 2011, 09:05 AM

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filter brand and price != quality.

http://www.lenstip.com/113.4-article-UV_fi...nd_summary.html


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C-Fu
post May 31 2011, 10:12 PM

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so many points ler, what no point pulak

marketing, brand positioning, market differentiation, material/ assembly cost, etc.

like heliopan, it's made in germany, that's one of the major reasons why its so expensive. tiffen, it's for shop owners who want to bundle it with cameras as an added volume since it's cheap.
C-Fu
post Jun 1 2011, 01:34 AM

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oh idoblu, now not just DIGITAL filter, somemore now got HD filter u know!!




me: eh? what are those HD hoya (i think) filters?
shop owner: wah those are super high end u know!
me: is it multi-coated ah? didn't say also
him: not multicoated... but SUPER coated, a lot more than multicoated (wtf!!)
me: wah i see... then whats so special?
him: this one ah... really good one, really cannot see flare, super clear! somemore the glass is sapphire u know cannot scratch!
me: really? can test? i try scratch and see
him: (long pause) if u buy then can test lor
me: uh-huh
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C-Fu
post Jun 2 2011, 10:29 AM

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no. because the coating is mixed with the silica mix upon creation of the glass. use alcohol if you want.

if the coating wears off, it means that the filter is cheap, coating was just painted on top

 

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