Hello fellow LF shooters,
I was recently talking to a friend of mine about the following question:
How much does the quality of the filter affect the quality of the image?
He was saying that he can see a discernible difference between filtered shots and those taken just with the lens in terms of sharpness, clarity, etc. I always thought that Hoya and Tiffen filters were middle ground in terms of quality but I believe that's what he was using. He typically shoots 4x5 TMax I think.
What do you guys think? How many of you pony up for the nicer filters? Do you see a difference when using cheaper filters compared to using no filters? I normally shoot 8x10 b&w, and am wondering how much of a difference it would really make.
It seems to me that it would be even more important to use nicer filters for 35 & medium format work given the smaller negative size. I just got a used Hasselblad for a carry around/scouting camera and am wondering if it would worth the expense to get nicer B+W filters for it, assuming I want to make some prints at some point?
Any input or example photos would be great.
Evan
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