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p.1 #1 · older "Popular" brand lens filter

So I got a couple new lenses (older, alt lenses). One of them has a 67mm 1A UV filter that is labeled as "Popular" and made in Japan. Anybody ever heard of this brand?

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Aaron

Sep 05, 2012 at 03:51 PM

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p.1 #2 · older "Popular" brand lens filter

Nope. Are they MC? If not I would trash them.

Perhaps the brand was not so Popular after all.

EBH

Sep 06, 2012 at 12:39 AM

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p.1 #3 · older "Popular" brand lens filter

EB-1 wrote:
Nope. Are they MC? If not I would trash them.

Perhaps the brand was not so Popular after all.

EBH
Not sure to be honest. There's nothing on the ring other than what I've already posted. Seems well built though. But that doesn't mean anything. I'll have to do some with and without comparisons when my adapters arrive. Having high hopes it's decent since it was made in Japan, probably around the late 70's. The other filter is a Hoya 1B Skylight. I know Hoyas decent, so I'll be keeping that one.

Sep 06, 2012 at 02:37 AM

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p.1 #4 · older "Popular" brand lens filter

for what?

Sep 06, 2012 at 12:23 PM

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p.1 #5 · older "Popular" brand lens filter

sjms wrote:
for what?
I'm one of "those" people that likes to keep them on my lenses as protection.

Sep 06, 2012 at 06:13 PM

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p.1 #6 · older "Popular" brand lens filter

A quick test for coatings is to look at a reflection of a lighted bulb on the surface of the filter. If the bulb changes color it is coated.

"Popular" is probably a rebadged other brand.

Sep 07, 2012 at 05:07 PM

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p.1 #7 · older "Popular" brand lens filter

I have a stack of 49/52/55mm filters, acquired the same way, you can have if want.

Sep 10, 2012 at 02:57 AM

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