I have read somewhere that Canon lenscaps will not fit on the thin threads of Heliopan UV filters, and that for this reason B+W filters are preferred... Has anyone here had this experience, and if so, is there an optical difference between the 2 brands?
I have used B+W filters so far, but was considering using a Heliopan filter on the next lens I buy.
I prefer Nikon and Tamron caps for the larger Canon lenses and most filters. Is your Heliopan a thin filter that has very little thread depth for the cap to grip? My Heliopan 77 polarizer works with any cap, but it is not a thin filter.
I use Tamron center pinch caps and they work fine w/ the Heliopans.
Canon caps suck, regardless of filter used. Optically you'd be hard pressed to see
a difference between the best B&W's and the Heliopans.
EB-1 -- I haven't bought one yet, just checking to see if this was the case. The Heliopan filters are quite a bit more expensive than the B+W ones. I thought maybe they might be better optically, along the old adage 'you get what you pay for '. Then again, I haven't had any problem with my B+W filters...
Trenchmonkey -- thank you for your response, I guess I could just use a different cap if I decide to go the Heliopan route.
It seems Heliopan makes a standard UV filter (Man.# 707701) and a Super Multi-Coated version (Man.#707711), the latter of which also seems to have a slimmer ring design. The B+W Multi-Coated filter sells for about the amount of Heliopan's standard glass filter, which was what made me curious. If they are using the same glass, how can there be such a big price difference? Then again, B+W's slim filter is about the same price as the Heliopan coated filter. I guess Heliopan just doesn't offer a coated filter in a standard thickness... I am thinking I will stick with B+W. The reason I asked here is because Heliopan seems only to have a german homepage, and while I can read german fine, the product numbers don't match for the US, which makes it a bit useless.
The B+W UV 010 MRC F-Pro filters are thin enough for almost all normal applications, other than polarizers, which are another story. The glass, coating and rings are first rate. Why do you need a thinner filter or another brand in a simple UV?
