Lins-Barroso Posted February 8, 2017 Share #1 Posted February 8, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) I think they are been doing by Hoya, as they are Made in Japan. If true,... are they with nano coating?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jrp Posted February 8, 2017 Share #2 Posted February 8, 2017 Don't know. I've heard one of Leica's (sales) employees say that they make them themselves, claiming that they saw it with their own eyes. I was looking for a Series 7 UVa II recently. Leica sells them at 3 times the price of the B+W equivalent. A second hand UVa is less than half the price of the B+W, so I'm using that, without apparent problem, although it is only coated on one side, I think, and so less suited for digital bodies. I may go for a B+W in due course, but they are hard to get in that size. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivar B Posted February 16, 2017 Share #3 Posted February 16, 2017 (edited) There is no discussion that the Leica filters (marked Version II) are made in Japan - this is clearly said on the filters. So how a salesman can say he has seen them being made by Leica, escapes me. I have heard that they are made by Marumi in Japan, but I don`t know for sure. A dealer in Japan told me that Marumi makes filters for others, but getting confirmation as to for whom is impossible. The top brand of Marumi - Exus - appear to be of the highest quality and I use these on two SL lenses. I see no reason for paying 3 times as much for the same filter with a different name. B + W is in any case a good choice and not difficult to find in S7 og S8. Edited February 16, 2017 by Ivar B 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meerec Posted February 16, 2017 Share #4 Posted February 16, 2017 I use Heliopan (a German brand, very good) or B+W 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrp Posted February 16, 2017 Share #5 Posted February 16, 2017 Heliopan didn't get v good ratings in Lenstips' encyclopedic review. S7 filters may be easy to get on the continent, but Manfrotto hasn't managed to import any yet from B+W D... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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