Nikon SLR Cameras

Should I go for jessops UV and polarising filter or Hoya?

Sam is dead
Sam is dead

The jessops ones together come to £32.96
and the Hoya ones come out to be £38.66

Which ones do you think will be better? I have a nikon d3100 with 70-300 lens

AWBoater
AWBoater

Unless you know for sure the Jessops filter is made by Hoya, B+W, or Tiffen, and then ensure it is made to the same standards, I would skip it.

I usually avoid store-brand stuff as you really don't know what you are getting.

Picture Taker
Picture Taker

I would skip the UV filter altogether. If you will be shooting in dusty conditions, like at a horse race or something, you might want to use a plain glass filter for protection. That's what they are made for. You might find that they cost more than a UV filter.

Why add something to your lens that will change the colors in your image? Check out each of these and read the captions

Tim
Tim

There isn't much difference in quality between the two brands.

Unless you are planning on dishing out £100 for a B+W, or a £200 for a Sing Ray filter, they are all pretty much the same.

Also, UV filters are pretty worthless unless you are shooting film.

WellTraveledProg
WellTraveledProg

Dump the "UV" filter, as it's worthless and you won't need it.
Then get the best circular polarizer you can afford.

A "UV" filter on a film camera has a *slight* effect on images where there's a lot of scattered UV light, such as mountain scenes, landscapes, etc. Because most films were UV sensitive. Your digital camera has almost no UV sensitivity, so the filter will do *nothing* whatsoever -- except add a piece of cheap glass on the front of your lens that will degrade your image quality. There's little or no "protective" value, either -- and it's pretty silly to keep something on your lens that will degrade 100% of your images for the 0.001% chance it will "protect" your lens.

Take a look at the hundreds of pro photographers on the sidelines of some sports event sometime -- notice how many of them have "protective UV filters" on their lenses… None. There's a good reason for that.

CiaoChao
CiaoChao

If it's Hoya HMC then buy Hoya. If it's Hoya Green series, avoid it.

Dana
Dana

B+W, Cookin or Hoya