| beejaybee |
| (Marvin) |
| 04/11/2007 18:13 |
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Re: the cost of filters
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the cost of filters is unbeilevable these days! there are £15 and sometimes £20 plus, I remember when you could get them for a fiver or so.
Yes but most things are many times more expensive now.
By and large you get what you pay for. More expensive filters tend to have better coating, digital cameras really appreciate these. And some of the bargain basement filters are bottle bottoms. I bought a "cheap" unbranded UV protection filter (around £12 in 72mm size) off an eBay site, mounted it on a 300 mm tele lens and couldn't get a sharp image. With the filter off, the images would cut diamond. May have been cheap but it was very bad value as it was worth nothing.