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 enlarge | Brand: Tiffen
Category: Photography
List Price: $16.99
Buy New: $3.25
You Save: $13.74 (81%)
New (17) Used (4)
Avg. Customer Rating:  137 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 4.5 x 3.4 x 0.9
Warranty: 10 years warranty
MPN: 52UVP
Model: 52UVP
UPC: 049383099393
EAN: 0049383099393
ASIN: B00004ZCJG
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Why pay more?? August 8, 2008
Tiffen filters are great for the price. The circular polarizer turns drab midday skies to beautiful blue. You will not be disappointed. You can certainly pay more for a polarizer, but why?
 looks cheap August 8, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
There are some scratches around the rings, and dust on the filter surface. I bought brand-new but they looked USED to me.
Still, tried them on, didn't see any difference between pic taken with filter and the one without.
I returned them the next day.
Great value for inexpensive lenses August 1, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
At a range between $7 and $10, this is one of the best values and investments out there. What is it actually used for? A UV filter has two primary purposes: to filter out unwanted ultra-violet light and to protect the lens. For most general photography applications, you will not notice the difference in UV light. Only when you have intense sunlight at a specific angle will you start to notice the UV light. It will not alter your photos and their lighting negatively, so you can pretty much leave this filter on all the time. This filter doesn't do that great of a job in actually filtering out harsh light at the ultra-violet spectrum, but if you're an amateur photographer, you won't need that function. If you do encounter a lot of harsh UV light (you live out in the desert or in Alaska), then you should consider a different filter. As an advanced but non-professional photographer who averages 500 photos indoors and outdoors per week, I have not yet encountered any harsh UV light that this filter cannot block.
I use this on my Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens, and I pretty much never take it off. This filter will protect your lens from scratches to the glass. When you get smudges (which you will) on this filter, you just wipe the filter or remove it and clean it. It's much easier to clean this filter than the glass on the lens. But the most important part is that this filter serves as insurance for your lens. If something comes flying at your lens, you have a choice of replacing a $7 filter or an $85 lens. It's a no-brainer!
Now, this filter is useful for either the amateur photographer or the advanced photographer who has a relatively cheap lens (an $85 lens is considered CHEAP compared to $350 or even $1000+ for the Canon 50mm f/1.2 L). If you own a more expensive lens, you'd want to go with a better filter, such as one from Hoya or B+W. But if you own the Canon 50mm f/1.2 L, you know that already.
All in all, I gave this filter 5 stars because of its great value. If it costs $20, I would have reduced it to 4 stars. Considering its use, you cannot beat this product.
Camera filter August 1, 2008
Very good delivery time and easy transaction with Amazon. The quality of the filter was excellent -- use it to protect my lenses.
 Not multi-coated so it will actually detract from pictures July 31, 2008
Multi-coated lenses help reduce reflections off the filter glass, something this doesn't have. It is almost guaranteed to detract from any image where a strong light source (sun, street lights, Full moon, etc) is in front of the plane of the camera. it will protect your lens at the cost of your shots. Better to look for a multi-coated lens. Pretty easy to find for less than 20 in 52mm thread.
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