celestine47
member
Reged: 26/06/2006
Posts: 108
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hello, coor dear , 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.
does anyone have any ideas as to where to get some reasonably priced filters?
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mike_j
nobbut a beginner
Reged: 23/08/2005
Posts: 1271
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7dayshop, ebay , Hong Kong (found on ebay) dealers etc.
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beejaybee
Marvin
Reged: 18/07/2007
Posts: 4239
Loc: Really Here In Name Only
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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.
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nimbus
enthusiast
Reged: 29/08/2007
Posts: 294
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I buy secondhand filters, usually at a vastly lower price than the apparently high figures asked now. I am careful to inspect for damage and only buy the better quality brands. Many shops remove these items from part exchanged or bought in stock and sell them separately, for obvious reasons. There are also usually plenty to be found at camera fairs, some in fact being unused. I did buy a supply of Marumi filters from the previous importer of these, they were, and indeed still may be, being sold at half retail price.
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Roy5051
Reged: 02/09/2001
Posts: 664
Loc: Somerset UK
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try www.srbfilm.co.uk they make their own as well as selling other makes
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Why do people with expensive cameras say you don't need one to take good photographs
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LargeFormat
old hand
Reged: 24/10/2006
Posts: 972
Loc: Buckinghamshire and Cumbria
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You need to ask yourself whether it is worth spending money on good glass for lenses and then stick something not so good in front.
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Zou
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 05/02/2007
Posts: 2022
Loc: Edinburgh
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I just bought a 52mm circular polarizer from Calumet (own brand) for £15.45. Not used it yet, as it is getting dark too early. I'll try it tomorrow.
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