View Full Version : Formatt brand filters - anyone familiar with them?
They think quite highly of their product, based on their prices.
Have any of you used their b&w contrast filters? TIA.
- Leigh
They make both resin and glass. Which are you looking at?
They're 105mm threaded, so I presume they're glass.
I went back and checked... Yes, they are glass.
- Leigh
David A. Goldfarb
7-Nov-2012, 20:23
Haven't used them, but I believe they're considered fairly high-end, made with Schott glass, if I'm not mistaken.
Thanks, David. For the price they sure better be high-end. :D
- Leigh
brucetaylor
7-Nov-2012, 22:28
Yes, they are very well made. I bought a bunch on ebay a few years ago very inexpensively. There was a seller in the UK that was blowing them out.
Thanks Bruce. Makes sense. I think Formatt is a UK company/brand.
I'll order one and have a look. I'm reluctant to drop $400 for a filter without getting some opinions first.
Thanks again.
- Leigh
I believe they're also known as Hitech filters. Hitech filters seem to sit between Cokin and Lee. I used to have a sit of Hitech grads. They were ok but would get a little bit of colour cast with them. I upgraded to Lee filters and haven't looked back.
Hi welly,
I think they're different.
The Formatt filters I'm looking at use Schott crown glass with a guaranteed flatness of 2 wavelengths.
That appears to be a lot tighter spec than either Cokin or Lee.
Thanks.
- Leigh
Hitech is the Formatt brand of rectangular plastics (CR39) filters. LF trivia: They were the makers behind the Sinar filter system.
Hi welly,
I think they're different.
The Formatt filters I'm looking at use Schott crown glass with a guaranteed flatness of 2 wavelengths.
That appears to be a lot tighter spec than either Cokin or Lee.
I don't think the Hitech filters will be 2 wavelength flat either - such a degree of planarity simply is not needed with (low refraction) plastics filters.
I just did some research on Hitech.
It appears they're square/rectangular resin filters rather than threaded circular glass.
Different systems.
Thanks.
- Leigh
dave_whatever
8-Nov-2012, 11:32
I think "Hitech" is the stills photo brand name of the Formatt company. I think they also make screw-in filters, and filters for TV/motion picture under the Formatt name.
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