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K.I.A.
23-12-2006, 3:15pm
Anyone know the difference between the green label filters and their purple label ones?

http://www.camerafilters.com/images/Hoya%20green%20label%20cpl.jpg
http://www.camerafilters.com/images/hoya%20purple%20label%20cpl%20filter.jpg
xpantz
23-12-2006, 3:56pm
I've heard it said that the Green ones are of lesser quality and made in the Phillipines... the Purple ones are made in Japan.
arthurking83
23-12-2006, 4:00pm
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Misinformation yet again!..


Confusion reigns!:crzy: :action53: :action53:
K.I.A.
23-12-2006, 4:31pm
Oh right, I have a green version which saids it was made in the Philippines so the other one is made in Japan. I presume there are no coatings for either?
xpantz
23-12-2006, 5:52pm
Aern't th egreen ones supposed to be a little bit better in quality?

I've been trying to find a local shop that sells the Pro1D versions,

google search: hoya filter green purple

the PRO1 are a step up again... you can get them in either Hoya or Kenko
foonji
23-12-2006, 6:30pm
my camera store told me that the Purple ones are higher quality than the green. better layers or sum shit.

and about $8-10 more than the green.
arthurking83
23-12-2006, 8:57pm
my camera store told me that the Purple ones are higher quality than the green. better layers or sum shit.

and about $8-10 more than the green.

Damn!

I think you're right, maybe too much info overload or something?? :crzy:

As always price is usually a gauge as to the quality.

I just got me a purple one anyhow! :D
Entrapro
03-10-2010, 6:02pm
Pmack just helped me immensely with his experience. He commented that one of my photos looked blurry and asked if I had a HOYA CPL on when I took it with my 400D and 10-22mm because he had had a similar problem. I then took the following photos with and without the CPL 77mm in the green box and made in the Phillippines. And yes, the filter was clean! I have just cropped them down to about the size for this site and upoaded that, rather than resizing the whole photo. It's obvious which is which. I am now rather peed off that all my photos with that combination are sub-standard because of the crappy HOYA product. Does anyone know if HOYA stands behind their product or are we just supposed to know that the green label is crap?
colinbm
03-10-2010, 8:56pm
For what it is worth ?
http://www.2filter.com/hoya/Hoya.html
Are Hoya are in trouble for price fixing in USA ?
gje38752
03-10-2010, 9:47pm
The purple filters are also better suited for wide angle lens as the frame is thinner,