B+W filter history

13 years 1 month ago #42413 by Hamtastic
I was just reading another thread here and started to research Schneider and found this. Interesting, never knew B+W was made by Schneider. :thumbsup:

The B+W filter manufacturing company was founded in Berlin in 1947 by business partners Biermann and Weber. In 1985 the merger with the Jos. Schneider Optical Works in Bad Kreuznach expanded the B+W line of products with optical filters for science and technology. It also generated significant progress in multi-layer coating systems (MC). As a result, B+W became the first manufacturer of filters in the world to offer the innovative water- and dirt repelling MRC multi-layer coating process, which, in addition to its reflection-preventing qualities is also regarded as being especially scratch-resistant.


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13 years 1 month ago #42445 by Baydream
Wow. Good info.

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13 years 1 month ago #42453 by Master Photograffer
B+W makes excellent filters :thumbsup:


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13 years 1 month ago #42459 by Dave Burburry
Good info, 3 weeks ago I got my B+W 77mm Kaeseman Circular Polarizing Multi-Resistant Coating (MRC) Glass Filter

I had a cheap Hoya for my 70-200mm and replaced with the B+W.


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13 years 1 month ago #42534 by Hawkins
So are these filters made in the USA or Germany?


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13 years 1 month ago #42657 by Lucky One

Hawkins wrote: So are these filters made in the USA or Germany?



They manufacture in Germany, it looks like bulk of sales are done in USA dealers


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13 years 1 month ago #43017 by Larrabee

Master Photograffer wrote: B+W makes excellent filters :thumbsup:

:agree:


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