Where to buy genuine Canon 77mm CPL, ND4/ND8 filters?

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Hi there,

Having a tough time trying to purchase some genuine Canon 77mm filters namely a circular polariser along with ND4 & ND8 Neutral Density.

Searching for Canon filters on eBay or Google for example only brings up hundreds of 3rd party 'Canon fit' filters and when following the odd link that looks promising usually draws a blank.

Does anyone know who might keep genuine Canon filters in stock?

I've exchanged emails with Castle Cameras a few times now because I bought my 52mm drop-in CPL from them but they can't even be bothered to answer.

Thanks & kind regards,
-=Glyn=-
 
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Why do you not look at the more tradition brands Like Hoya or B&W?
Looking at Jessops Canon do not seem to make many filters ( I did not even realise they made any) but like everything Canon they seem expensive for what you want.
 
I asked a similar question quite some time ago, the general concensus was that they are not that good and overpriced (you pay for the brand name)
As said above, go for B&W or Hoya, and also the best you can afford, it DOES make a difference!
 
onform said:
Where have you heard this???
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It's almost the same as I heard on here. Cannot remember who posted it, nor can I find it, but I think the parting phrase went something like 'The only reason to buy a Canon filter is that it will match the rest of the camera'
 
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So the rest of the camera is made by Tiffen also then? :D

Well if its on the Internet then it must be true...:naughty:

Regards,
-=Glyn=-
 
Whoever makes Canon filters, it's not Canon. Quite likely in the US they over-brand the home-grown Tiffens, or Hoya elsewhere.

But you'll get a lot more choice with Hoya or B+W, probably better quality and cheaper prices too.
 
GlynHugh said:
So the rest of the camera is made by Tiffen also then? :D

Well if its on the Internet then it must be true...:naughty:

Regards,
-=Glyn=-
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Ha! No thats not what I meant, the branding on the filter will match that on the lens/camera.
 
HoppyUK said:
Whoever makes Canon filters, it's not Canon. Quite likely in the US they over-brand the home-grown Tiffens, or Hoya elsewhere.

But you'll get a lot more choice with Hoya or B+W, probably better quality and cheaper prices too.
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There yer go! Thats from one of the most respected members on this forum!
I carve his comments in granite! :love:
 
Just go for Amazon. The ones that I use came from there and I bought mine as part of a bundle kit, I ended up returning all the others because the 10stop ND filter was the only one I really needed!

Same with CP filters. Jessops have some really good ones in for really cheap
 
farrance said:
Same with CP filters. Jessops have some really good ones in for really cheap
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And I have heard it said that Jessops label up the Tiffens that Canon reject.

I'll never understand why people spend hundreds of pounds on decent lenses then stick 20p's worth of filter in front of it.
 
For the same reason that if you spend £2k on a lens then something happens to it, you'd rather have a '20p' filter break as opposed to the first element on your stupidly expensive lenses.
 
farrance said:
For the same reason that if you spend £2k on a lens then something happens to it, you'd rather have a '20p' filter break as opposed to the first element on your stupidly expensive lenses.
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Yes, thats fine, and good sense. The problems start when you take photo's through the cheap filter.
If you are ONLY going to use the filter for protection and take it off before pressing the release (as I do in adverse conditions) then almost any filter will do.
BUT, the OP is asking about several filters, so one must presume they will be used for taking images. In that case cheap filters are NOT reccomended.
 
wontolla said:
Yes, thats fine, and good sense. The problems start when you take photo's through the cheap filter.
If you are ONLY going to use the filter for protection and take it off before pressing the release (as I do in adverse conditions) then almost any filter will do.
BUT, the OP is asking about several filters, so one must presume they will be used for taking images. In that case cheap filters are NOT reccomended.
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Exactly. If you spend £1 on any glass, it's bound to be horrible.

Tiffen and Hoya are absolutely brilliant filter brands. Not too expensive either.
 
Quick note about buying filters from Ebay/Amazon... make sure you are buying from recognised outlets. And remember that when something looks too cheap, it probably is... is a fake anyway. Hoya get copied quite a lot...

farrance said:
For the same reason that if you spend £2k on a lens then something happens to it, you'd rather have a '20p' filter break as opposed to the first element on your stupidly expensive lenses.
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General consensus is that is something bad happens that would break a filter, it generally does not stop at breaking the filter and the front element gets damage anyway.

Personally I am happy knowing a lens hood offers me more protection for my stupidly expensive lenses.
 
Strange the way this thread has gone away from the OPs original question.
He obviously wants filters to use as filters, NOT just protection!
Beats me how it happens, but it does! :shrug:
 
wontolla said:
Strange the way this thread has gone away from the OPs original question.
He obviously wants filters to use as filters, NOT just protection!
Beats me how it happens, but it does! :shrug:
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It matters not what the OP wants filters for - the point is that, for some inexplicable reason, he wants Canon filters. The sensible advice he's been getting is that Canon filters are cheap and, as with all cheap filters, nasty.
 
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