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dryadsdad · 07-09-2009

I got a Chinese one and find it seems perfect. I also got a set of ND's from teh same vendor. Again, I can't tell any difference from the name brand.

I'd be surprised if the name brands WEREN'T these but branded & then slipped through many hands until the price is $150 for the CP. I mean, if b&w orders some from China, the Chinese factory only gets maybe $8 for the filter but we pay $150 by the time it gets through two hands to B&H & then to us with B&H taking the double keystone they do.

So why not just source directly from China? I bought a macro focusing rail which looks 100% identical to the one that B&H sells for maybe $150. I paid $35.

07-09-2009	#3 (permalink)
dryadsdad Dromedary Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 1,020 CamelKarma: 10787 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: ebay CPL I got a Chinese one and find it seems perfect. I also got a set of ND's from teh same vendor. Again, I can't tell any difference from the name brand. I'd be surprised if the name brands WEREN'T these but branded & then slipped through many hands until the price is $150 for the CP. I mean, if b&w orders some from China, the Chinese factory only gets maybe $8 for the filter but we pay $150 by the time it gets through two hands to B&H & then to us with B&H taking the double keystone they do. So why not just source directly from China? I bought a macro focusing rail which looks 100% identical to the one that B&H sells for maybe $150. I paid $35.