Are Hoya ND filters cheap?

dRebelXT · 16th February 2006

Last time I saw this post, the seller sells the Hoya ND 2X filter at $10 only.
http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=178836

Is this type of filter very cheap for 77mm thread also?

Thanks.

metallilan · 16th February 2006

i quoted CP for a 55m ND4 filter..costs $16... can try quoting them..

ExplorerZ · 16th February 2006

i think almost all hoya filter are consider cheaper compared to other brand... juz got myself NDx4 55mm from CP at 17.60... but quality not very good. my ND add a green cast to my image, not sure if that is normal for a ND

metallilan · 16th February 2006

Originally Posted by ExplorerZ

i think almost all hoya filter are consider cheaper compared to other brand... juz got myself NDx4 55mm from CP at 17.60... but quality not very good. my ND add a green cast to my image, not sure if that is normal for a ND

i did a trial and found that to solve the 'green cast' was to set a white balance. in my case was to set it to my halogen lamp and it looked alright. lol.

yyD70S · 17th February 2006

Hoya filters, like some other brands, come in different grades. The cheaper ones are the single coated "Standard" ones. Slightly up are the "HMC" series and for some bigger sizes like the 77mm threaded ones, they even have the so called "Ultra" series.

You have to decide whether it's justified to pay a premium for the better ones (as these topics about filters has been discussed to death elsewhere) but the most important point to me is, besides the build, the filter should not exhibit any colour cast.

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metallilan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,843	Re: Are Hoya ND filters cheap? i quoted CP for a 55m ND4 filter..costs $16... can try quoting them..

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ExplorerZ Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: West Legion Posts: 6,786	Re: Are Hoya ND filters cheap? i think almost all hoya filter are consider cheaper compared to other brand... juz got myself NDx4 55mm from CP at 17.60... but quality not very good. my ND add a green cast to my image, not sure if that is normal for a ND

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yyD70S Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,064	Re: Are Hoya ND filters cheap? Hoya filters, like some other brands, come in different grades. The cheaper ones are the single coated "Standard" ones. Slightly up are the "HMC" series and for some bigger sizes like the 77mm threaded ones, they even have the so called "Ultra" series. You have to decide whether it's justified to pay a premium for the better ones (as these topics about filters has been discussed to death elsewhere) but the most important point to me is, besides the build, the filter should not exhibit any colour cast. __________________ AI 16mm f3.5 \| AiS 35mm f1.4 \| AiS 50mm f1.2 \| AI 105mm f2.5 Last edited by yyD70S; 17th February 2006 at 08:28 AM.