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I am looking for a good filter for my 67mm thread lens. I have good experience with the Hoya 8Layer HD cir-pol filter and I really like that it is not as dark as other filters, but it is very expensive and according to reviews it is not as "clean" across the wavelengths and the surface as others like B&W and Heliopan.

http://www.lenstip.com/115.1-article-Polarizing_filters_test.html

http://www.lenstip.com/index.php?art=119

I have come across the Rodenstock filters, but I cannot find any reviews. They are well known for their glasses, so they should be capable of making good camera filters as well?

I value non-filtered transmission (the T1 curve in the tests) and anti glare coating highest in my selection of the filter.

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The only Rodenstock filters I ever used were degrading filters for Grandagon lenses (they call them center filters now for marketing reasons — seems some folks took the term degrading to mean something other than intended), and while they were very good, there is also a "no choice" element with them (they're matched to the lens) so there was no way to compare across brands. My Schneiders would only work properly on Schneider lenses, and my Rodenstocks on Rodenstocks. – Stan Rogers Oct 1 '12 at 12:28
Well, I read an informal description of the HR version here: mediadesigner.digitalmedianet.com/articles/… and it looks promising and they are "for everyone". But it is the "standard" version I consider as it is the same price range as Hoya HD and B&W kaesemann. – Michael Nielsen Oct 1 '12 at 12:44
Seems to get a good coating I'd need the HR version, which has a 8 layer coating like the Hoya HD, and it has the brass ring like the B+W and Heliopan. That is spec-wise comparison. The standard version should compare to Hoya/Kenko Pro1. – Michael Nielsen Oct 1 '12 at 13:37
Singh-Ray are very popular and high quality, have you checked them out? – Henrik Söderlund Dec 1 '12 at 3:14
now I have and they seem to be on the bottom quality wise with tiffen. – Michael Nielsen Dec 3 '12 at 12:52
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