I'm looking for somewhere to buy really good red,orange and yellow filters for my 35mm'lux.Who makes good filters anyway? I've only ever used Nikon.Oh,it needs to be somewhere in the UK.

-- Phill (philkneen@manx.net), January 31, 2002

Answers

Phil, check out the heliopan filters. They are top quality and cost effective (as well as being one of the few filter companies to cater to Leica's weird thread sizes). You should be able to find red, orange, and yellow filters in the 46 thread size. Or else go to B+W.

-- John (ouroboros_2001@yahoo.com), January 31, 2002.

Best filters, without breaking the bank, are probably those of B&W available from Fieldgrass & Gale of London.

-- David Seaman (Lincolnshire,England) (david@leicam.freeserve.co.uk), January 31, 2002.

Hi Phil

Schneider makes some very nice filters under the B+W name. You can get them from, among others, http://www.robertwhite.co.uk

I use Heliopan filters (made using Schott glass) and have found them very good. Robert White also stocks these.

Both the above makes use brass mounting rings.

I think that there is a little company from Solms called Leica which certainly used to offer its own brand filters, though I'm not sure what the size of the range of coloured filters is now.

Hope this helps

-- Harold Gess (harold@haroldgess.com), January 31, 2002.

Why not use the broken end of a pint glass the next time you get into a bar fight?

-- mr hard (hardman@madeup.net), January 31, 2002.

What a great idea Mr Hard! Dog and Duck at 9.30 tonight?

-- Phill (philkneen@manx.net), January 31, 2002.

Best filters for Leica would either B+W or Hoya. Rumour is that Hoya make the Leica filters. Leica buys raw glass from Hoya and Schott that they have made to their specs. You won't go wrong with either Leica, Hoya or B+W.

-- F. William Baker - Atelier 5.6 Photography (atelfwb@aol.com), January 31, 2002.

I'm pretty sure Leitz/Leica filters were from B+W. Also, Hoya filters are not of the quality of B+W or Heliopan. Among other things, Hoya filters are mounted in aluminum rather than brass. There is a reason the German filters cost more. There is no free lunch.

Both B+W and Heliopan use Schott glass that is dyed in the vat. I also think that the majority of glass used by Solms comes from Schott.

-- Bud (budcook@attglobal.net), January 31, 2002.

I get my filters from Robert White in the UK. They have a website, and sell Heliopan filters. Great service, good price, best product money can buy. PN

-- Paul Nelson (clrfarm@westnet.com.au), January 31, 2002.