B+W Neutral Density Filters Filters
B+W Neutral Density Filters Filters
USER REVIEWS
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[Jul 09, 2004]
ugi
Intermediate
Strength:
build quality
Weakness:
heavy This is my first taste of posh filters, and now I can never go back! B+W is built like a jewel. Glass is perfect. I feel that fit and finish is even better than Heliopan. Must be that fancy gold lettering. Ooh la la! Similar Products Used: Hoya, Heliopan, Kenko |
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[Jul 08, 2003]
William B
Intermediate
Strength:
-Quality of glass (German - Schott) is absolutely heavenly. -Outer ring (solid brass, painted black) solid as a rock. Apparantly solid brass rings do not "jam" nearly as much as some light-weight aluminum ones(?).
Weakness:
-Price. You will pay up to 2 to 3 times as much for them mostly. But boy, are they worth it. -Special "no-groove" outside retaining rings. Prevents one from doing basic filter repairs with a spanner wrench. -Weight. Solid brass = heavy. The most beautiful pieces of glass I have ever seen. And they are solid as a rock. I have four ND filters, and a ND.6 (soft) Grad, and they are the most cherished filters in my entire collection. Gotta hand it to B+W in Germany; they (in my opinion) make the finest filters in the world. And you will pay a lot for them. When I can afford it, I buy B+W. All other times (which is mostly) I buy Tiffen. They make terriffic filters too! Customer Service N/A Similar Products Used: Many Tiffen and B+W filters. |
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[Feb 23, 2003]
sieracki001
Intermediate
Strength:
Brass mounts and finely machined threads make life easy.
Weakness:
Some would say price but I do not. I own a 72mm B&W #103 (ND .9) neutral density filter. I use it in conjunction with my MCON 35 macro lens for the Olympus E 20 digital camera. As with all B&W filters I have, this filter is quite superb. The threads are well machined to prevent cross threading. This is something the 'cheap' filter manufacturers tend to ignore. As in most things you get what you pay for. The glass is of course superb. Customer Service Not needed. Similar Products Used: Tiffen and Hoya filters. No comparision. |
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[Jan 31, 2001]
Richard Saylor
Expert
Strength:
A (uniform) ND filter is not supposed to do anything except reduce the amount of light hitting the film, having the same effect as if the film speed were reduced. The B+W filters seem to accomplish this quite well.
Weakness:
None. I sometimes have the Leica M6 loaded with ISO 800 film for low light photography. I need ND filters to give me a wider range of f-stops for daylight use of this film, since my top shutter speed is 1/1000. The B+W filters apparently do what they are supposed to do, without any obvious altering of colors. Customer Service N/A Similar Products Used: Leitz color filters for B/W. |