Wade Guisbert
31-Dec-2009, 21:26
I have amassed a near complete 4X5 field outfit via ebay. I lack a center ND filter for my 65mm lens that at times the light fall off is annoying, however not as much as I expected after viewing the ground glass.
The problem is that I have been spoiled getting really nice stuff cheap. A Toyo AII with Scneider and Rodenstock lenses (65, 90, 210) for the price of perhaps just one of these lenses retail.
Now I see on ebay this Marumi center ND filter for 1/3 the price of the name brands. Of course I am skeptical. I am old enough to remember that Japanese copy-cat stuff was low quality. I also remember when the Japanese eventually meant quality. Nikon was a proffesional piece of equiptment, not meant for the masses.
So....... don't tell me Marumi makes crap other stuff. Has anybody actually used one of these things?
Happy new DECADE! in about 1/2 an hour! I know, I need to get a life!
The problem is that I have been spoiled getting really nice stuff cheap. A Toyo AII with Scneider and Rodenstock lenses (65, 90, 210) for the price of perhaps just one of these lenses retail.
Now I see on ebay this Marumi center ND filter for 1/3 the price of the name brands. Of course I am skeptical. I am old enough to remember that Japanese copy-cat stuff was low quality. I also remember when the Japanese eventually meant quality. Nikon was a proffesional piece of equiptment, not meant for the masses.
So....... don't tell me Marumi makes crap other stuff. Has anybody actually used one of these things?
Happy new DECADE! in about 1/2 an hour! I know, I need to get a life!