You guys made it so easy to distinguish between the real and fake ones... how's the fake's performance? Is it obvious? Like those single coat filters?

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Added on January 26, 2012, 11:19 am
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This post has been edited by liowyingzhuo: Jan 26 2012, 11:19 AM

I guess bringing along one of the sifus would really be of great help to distinguish between the real and fake ones !



Gong Xi Fatt Chai to all LYN Nikonions.......

not sure on the performance though. Coz dont even bother to purchased one. the price is more or less the same as genuine one.

forgot to snap few pic. next tym ill try my best to snap few pic of the filter..

Wah now I'm worried of my previous XS-Pro... don't know ori or not ._. LOL! its a non nano coat.. but got it back in 2010 though. Don't remember have hologram or not...

because nowadays b+w made out of brass, it is heavy unlike hoya so if the fake one generous enough they can use brass also haha
glass wise you can try compare like this

am i the only one that never bother what brand of filter?

This one is so obvious LOL. Anyways just now checked on the box, its has the B+W hologram

I read somewhere that some B+W filters were made from alloy for the asian market, not sure if it's true or not coz the brass ones were relatively more expensive and that's the reason B+W came up with the alloy rings instead of the brass ones. IIRC it was dpreview.com

Note about the alloy rings is that over time, the alloy thread 'melts' into the lens thread making it extremely difficult to remove, and only way is to practically destroy the filter to get it removed.

So far I don't have any issues with my Hoya filter on removing from the filter thread :S... those are alloy isn't it?

watching australian open now...one of the guys there using 200mm f/2.0

Since this thread moves quite fast, what's the problem with my camera?

See pic you guys will know dy. It doesn't show any folders. http://i.imgur.com/9P9mW.png

Edit : The folder appears for 1 second (when I switch the camera on) then it disappears.

Nevermind. I think it's because of the Capture One software. I restarted and it's fine now.

This post has been edited by patienceGNR: Jan 26 2012, 06:06 PM

I have both and to me both take wonderful pics. I have not tested if the nano coating on the 24mm f/1.4 works.

For me, I will only choose one lens for the other when I feel like using different focal lengths because quality wise, both take great pics.

Omg envy TT..
Nadal and federer is playing right now! Must be epic!

I think it refers to the F-Pro and XS-Pro. Please correct me if im wrong, coz both are still genuine. Only the ring materials are different, and thickness, the glass is just the same.

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Added on January 26, 2012, 6:18 pmnah, not really. there's also few photog which didnt bother what filter they use, chepo or expensive, even didnt use at all. Same goes to Drybox, buy chepo one, or DIY one, or even only use silica gel.

But then ask yourself, spends thousand on the lens, y not spend some for the best filter as well as the best drybox.

BTW it depends on the individuals itself, there no right or wrong.

This post has been edited by Irbean: Jan 26 2012, 06:18 PM

Yeap, the F-Pro has two different thread,
one is alloy, one is brass.

but now the XS-Pro all are using Brass only imo.

exactly. for XSPro all should be Brass ring..

Just bought second hand d3000 with sc 2k++ and new lens 18-105mm XD newbie here. Did i need to buy a dry box? As see i saw a lot of ppl kena fungus in they lens/camera? Did i need 1? Got 1 shop got sell 10 litter Rm90 with humility meter and using selica gel to keep it dry...it's usefull??
18-105mm enough for normal days using right??

Is there another digiboy here

digi guy

dry box is recommended as malaysia climate is quite humid,
if your room is dry enough then it is not necessary

as for 18-105-enough-or-not question,
that one you have to ask yourself,
do you need further zoom or wider focal length