William Robb wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dan Scott > Subject: Re: Pentax, Heliopan or B+W filters? > > > Hi Gleb, > > > > While they don't carry Pentax filters, you might want to check > out the > > filters FAQ at http://www.2filter.com/faq/facts.html . > > My local pro shop sez the lowbrow B+Ws are using aluminium for > the filter body. I don't know if this is true or not, but it > does disagree with what buddy on the website sez. > > William Robb > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To > unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't > forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
My older B+W filters have brass bodies, my newer B+W filters have aluminum bodies. I prefer protective filters on the front of my lenses, most of mine are SMC Pentax, I am gradually switching the rest to SMC Pentax. I have B+W 77mm & 49mm circular polarizer & KR3 warming filters, these are coated but not multicoated.. I recently bought a slim series 43mm Heliopan multicoated KR3 filter for the drop in holder of the 600/4.0, it took about 4 months to get from the date that I ordered it. This filter is brass bodied. Both Heliopan and B+W use Schott optical glass. The Heliopan site is http://www.heliopan.de -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
