B+W filters as good as they sound?

[Steve B]

Hi

I'm off to Iceland in 3 weeks, and as such would like to take a circular polarising filter with me.
I've been looking at Hoya, B+W and Tiffen filters, and am picking on B+W as they are deemed to be excellent and yet not as expensice as the stupidly expensive Tiffen filters.

I'll be sharing this filter between my 16-35 F4 and my 70-200 f2.8 lenses.

I've spent a lot of money on these lenses, so putting cheap glass on the end seems counter productive. That said, I don;t want to pay through the nose for something particularly either.

Thoughts anyone? Or url's to "reasonably priced" ones?

Much obliged

Steve

 

[D-B-J]

You get what you pay for.

 

[Steve B]

Not always

 

[waday]

I have a B+W 10 stop. It gets the job done. Mine has a slight colorcast, but it has been fixable in post.

 

[D-B-J]

I have a B+W 10 stop. It gets the job done. Mine has a slight colorcast, but it has been fixable in post.

Pretty much all 10 stop ND's will have a color cast, in some intensity or another. My Lee does.

To the OP, I've never spent more and been let down. So in my experience, you get what you pay for.

 

[astroNikon]

B+W come in multiple variations. So ... I'm not sure what the OP is comparing.
for example, for 77mm you can get .... from $70 to $270

EW (Extra Wide) Kaesemann Circular Polarizer (MRC) Multi-Resistant Coating, Glass Filter ==> $270

Circular Polarizer SC Single Coated Glass Filter ==> $70

Circular Polarizer Multi Coated Glass Filter ==> $120

Kaesemann Circular Polarizer Multi-Coated Glass Filter ==> $128


prices from Adorama ==> B+W 77 circular polarizer Buy or Learn at Adorama

 

[waday]

It's easy to get carried away with products and want the best and spend large amounts of money. ('Large amounts of money' being completely subjective to each individual person...)

I guess my question(s) for the OP would be: what is the end result going to be used for? Are you selling your photos? Or, are you posting them on social media and sharing with family? Will you be printing them to hang on the wall? Or will you be printing them to an 8x10 or smaller for an album?

While you can get a great step up in quality by buying more expensive and higher end, if you'll be 'happy enough' with the results of something less expensive, I'd say go with what you can afford and don't stretch your budget.

My opinion is based on photography as a hobby. If you're making a living on photography, I'm assuming you'd have a different opinion.