Helpful Posts: Has anyone any experience of using the Chinese filters modelled on the Cokin/Lee system?
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31st March 2016, 08:10 AM #1
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31st March 2016, 03:35 PM #2Moderator
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Re: Chinese Filters
I use Lee filters so have no direct knowledge of what some of the Chinese filter makers are producing.
Someone on another photo website that I am a member of had mentioned that he was quite happy with the NiSi line, which are a Chinese product.
http://nisidigital.com/en/
A lot of folks at that site use Formatt Hitech filters. The glass Firecrest line seems to be quite popular, but these (like Lee) are out of the UK. I also understand that Formatt Hitech is having trouble filling the product pipeline and these filters can be hard to buy right now.
http://www.formatt-hitech.com/filters/
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31st March 2016, 05:17 PM #3
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Re: Chinese Filters
Many thanks, Manfred.
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18th April 2016, 03:17 PM #4
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Re: Chinese Filters
Chinese filters are all low quality, dont buy them. Also they have flare, loss of resolution and color cast.
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18th April 2016, 03:26 PM #5Moderator
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Re: Chinese Filters
That is a very broad and inaccurate statement.
Originally Posted by compasiune11
Some of the Chinese photo manufacturers are world class and others do turn out substandard products. Nisi filters I have heard some really positive things about, but then, they are priced similarly to products from other high end filter suppliers.
http://www.nisidigital.com/en/homeLast edited by Manfred M; 18th April 2016 at 03:58 PM.
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18th April 2016, 03:47 PM #6
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Re: Chinese Filters
Can you provide personal evidence to support this or links to sites where all Chinese filters available worldwide have been tested? Originally Posted by compasiune11
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18th April 2016, 05:22 PM #7
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Re: Chinese Filters
I know nothing about these filters but, would GUESS
that the more expensive Chinese filters are better than the el-cheapo varieties. Same is true regarding Japanese and U.S. made filters.
The Canon filters are very reasonably priced but, from what I have heard, are not all that great.
Additionally, there are Hoya filters in all price ranges with the more expensive being the better.
Tiffen filters used to be the standard of the industry but, from what I have read, are no longer considered as top-line.
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