I am surprised B+W filters are thinner than Pentax or HOYA, because from what I have seen so far, regular B+W filters are as thick as any filters can get. Regular Pentax filters are slightly thinner than regular HOYA, and I thought HOYA Pro1 is the thinnest of all (3mm with front thread).

Alan Chan
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The filter mount on the DA 14 flares out, which I suppose is to avoid vignetting with filters.


I don't think this lens vignettes with Pentax or Hoya filters. To be safe, though, I usually use B&W filters on wide angle lenses, or wide telezooms. The B&Ws are thinner, but still have outer rings.

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I don't know how many varieties B+W make. On my DA 14 I keep the following:

B+W 77 KR-1.5 Skylight 1.1x MRC. It is labeled F-PRO on the side.

According to my calipers the protruding part (excluding threads) is 4 mm. thick.

I also have the following:

Pentax Skylight SMC 77 mm.

My calipers claim that this one is 6 mm. thick.

I originally considered putting the Pentax filter on my DA 14, figuring it to be the better filter. I first tested for vignetting with the Pentax, the B+W, and the lens with no filter. I thought I could perceive a very slight corner darkening with the Pentax, so I use the B+W instead. The Pentax filter is on my Sigma 70-200 f2.8.

Joe



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