Single coated (just like my oldest Nikkor, late 60s vintage). Here isīut all the 元7 filters I bought in the 60s and 70s were 元7s and occasionally use them, have not had any problems. Whats the point, if no coating? Anyway, I have a half dozen of the This doesn't make the 1B better, it just depends on how much of the bluish predominance of skylight you want to absorb. Neither totally blocks blue wavelengths of light but both absorb a portion of the blue light that enters them. The difference between a 1A and a 1B filter is the strength of absorption. The filter itself has a slight pinkish-violet tint. I see a color cast to the transmitted image that is due to the dopant used to absorb light below 370nm wavelength. I don't see any coating on Bjain's 元7 (although I do see surface reflection). It sure says that the 元7 has no anti-reflective coating and that the 元7C does. I went and dug out a very old Nikkor lens book published by Nikon in the 1980's. (Note: B+W and HoyaĪre quality filters, and I am not referring to them Some cheapie aftermarket brand, regardless ofĬoatings on the latter. Probably be an 元7c for a multi-coated lens.īut I would choose an 元7 in a heartbeat over Version is much harder to clean, but has excellentĮither version would probably perform very well for

The singleĬoating is much easier to clean, but has 'merely' It is absolutelyīoth versions have their advantages. (bluish reflections) and the 元7c is multi-coated Same (UV), except that the 元7 is single coated Glass hitting my lens, so I use the regular ones, multicoated only. Most of the thin filters are so because they remove theįront threads, which makes using the lens cap almost impossible.Īlso, some thin filters have thinner glass, which in my mind, means You should not be stacking filters unless it is absolutely Need to stack with some Cokin P grad to create better overall dynamic range of the scene. So, UV filter is on there almost all the time to help reducing haze. I've used Hoya S-HMC Pro-1 with front thread before. I also think about a thin skylightįrom Hoya for the kit lens to minimize vignetting (when I stack I have no doubt about Hoya quality since I use their S-HMC I lean toward 52mm 元7c since I heard it's easier to clean than the I don't want broken chunks of filter glass hitting my lens, so I use the regular ones, multicoated only. Also, some thin filters have thinner glass, which in my mind, means they are easier to break. Most of the thin filters are so because they remove the front threads, which makes using the lens cap almost impossible. You should not be stacking filters unless it is absolutely necessary. Good multicoating makes at leastĪs much of a difference in whether there is any image degradation Iwould use a coated filter from any of these before an Nikon makes good filters, so do Hoya & B+W and I also think about a thin skylight from Hoya for the kit lens to minimize vignetting (when I stack more filter).Īs several others said, the 'C' versions are coated, the plain I have no doubt about Hoya quality since I use their S-HMC Pro1 version for my old E-10. I lean toward 52mm 元7c since I heard it's easier to clean than the Hoya. Ones on B&H and try to determine what it is.īTW, anyone know the actual different between Skylight 1A and 1B? What are the different? Does the 元7 really exist? I found the used 元7C's for the last 25+ years have had the Nikon Integrated I would also guess that the 'C' means coated. I would guess that the 元7 is the original while the 元7C is a Hoped that the nikon filters contained nikon glass. is that true? I still need a few filters, and had I've been told by numerous dealers that the Nikon filters are madeīy hoya. I think the rings are aluminum, but I've never had a problem, they go on and come off just fine, much better than the B+W's with the brass rings which tend to lock to the lens. I've always liked the Nikon filters and found them as durable as Nikon's reputaion would suggest.

Most dealers do not stock the Nikon filters, and I'm confident that the mark-up (profit) on the Hoyas is greater than the Nikon. NIC is proprietary, so even IF Hoya makes the Nikon filters, they could not use Nikon's coatings on their own brand without permission, which Nikon would not likely give up. Even if it is, I think the Nikon branded filters are a cut above the Hoyas, if for nothing but the coatings.

That seems to be a popular rumor, but I have never seen any credible evidence that it is fact.

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