Anybody use Goja brand filters?

[Kirbot]

I was looking for some colored filters for black and white film and stumbled on Goja on amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Goja-Premium-...=UTF8&qid=1372262606&sr=8-3&keywords=67mm+red

$6.45 for a 67mm filter seems pretty impressive...
For that price, I'm thinking it might at least be a decent choice for some colors that don't get used much.

Unless somebody knows otherwise, I think I'll pick one up and do some testing with it.

 

[anjoca76]

Never heard of them. Filters are one of those things I tend to believe should be of the best possible quality one can reasonably afford. We spend all this money on a good lens; why slap a cheap filter over it?

But I don't know anything about Goja filters. Mybe they are perfectly acceptable.

 

[icebear]

Never heard of them. Filters are one of those things I tend to believe should be of the best possible quality one can reasonably afford. We spend all this money on a good lens; why slap a cheap filter over it?

But I don't know anything about Goja filters. Mybe they are perfectly acceptable.

+1 , perfectly sums it up.
But on the other hand the reviews seem to be good and for that price you don't risk anything when trying.

 

[Kirbot]

But on the other hand the reviews seem to be good and for that price you don't risk anything when trying.

That's kind of my line of thought.
I just ordered a green one, since I don't think I've ever used that color in my other sizes. If I'm not too happy with it, I'll just hang on to it for that one time I happen to need a green...

On the other hand, I'll try it on my 50mm hassy lens, and if it looks ok there, I won't have any doubts about getting more of them. 😱

 

[anjoca76]

Sounds like a plan. They're inexpensive, so the worst case scenario you're out a few bucks. On the other hand, you may end up with a good filter for little money. It's worth a shot (no pun intended)!

 

[Kirbot]

Just got the filter today. The build quality looks pretty nice, but I didn't get a chance to try it out yet. I'll post some sample pics when I do.

It's looks pretty nice for 6 bucks...

 

[btgc]

Probably Goja is meant to mimic Hoya.

 

[Pablito]

I'll bet it's made of "optical glass"

😀

 

[Kirbot]

In case anybody is watching, I did some test shots and it seems OK. I ordered the wrong size by accident, but I used in on my DSLR and it looks good.

Ordered 3 more 67mm filters to try. All three cost about the same as one Tiffen, or half of a Hoya or something...

 

[kaiwasoyokaze]

slightly OT but 'goja' means sexual organs in korean....😀

 

[muser53]

slightly OT but 'goja' means sexual organs in korean....😀

Well then, maybe this tale will have a "happy ending" after all😀

 

[Kirbot]

😀

I'm going to have to remember that!
I'll give my sexual filters a real try on my Hasselblad after I get them next week.

 

[kaiwasoyokaze]

just don't twist them on too hard! 😀