Tiffen 58mm UV Protection Filter Reviews

• Great Price but....

  
  By A1Q6FFUJIPU3S8 on 2003-11-03
  There is no doubt that the price is right with this set as it comes with 3 filters. but using relatively inexpensive UV filters on lenses as protection is not a good idea because it will degrade your image slightly. if you have superior lenses (like Canon L glass or IS) you will probably want to buy a much higher quality UV filter as protection. and if you have cheaper lenses, then i would not use a cheap UV filter because you will be degrading your image too much.

  the good news is that you also get a circular polarizer and a warming filter in this set. so that helps make this kit worthwhile.

  just don't fall into the trap of thinking that cheap UV filters on your lenses are necessarily a good thing.
  
  

• Do as advertised, but I'm not impressed by the quality

  
  By A1V6OFTU6FI8CV on 2004-01-31
  Set that I got came in a somewhat cheap case and has poor anodizing on them. Shiny and seemingly worn in some of the threads. At first I thought they had been used but at closer examination, they were just poorly finished. The circular polarizer does not turn smoothly, again probably due to the poor finish in the threads. I may return them and get something more acceptable, such as Promaster.
  
  

• Good price, but not great quality

  
  By A2VOS5RONUOIVK on 2005-05-13
  I am not impressed with Tiffen filters I got in this set. The finish of the rings are poor. Despite of previously poor reputaion, I recently purchased some 67mm Quantaray filter from the local Ritz Camera store which are of much better quality compared to this set of Tiffen filters. I never got Tiffens before, had good experience with Hoyas. I will probably stay with those from now on. Now come to think of it, Ritz camera indicated the Quantaray they had were made by Hoya.
  The glass on all the filters are quite a bit more reflective compared to the Hoyas and the Quantarays. Not a good sign.
  The circular polarizer had some smudges and some lense swirl that after 10 sheets of lense tissue and quite a bit of cleaning solution failed to be fully cleared off. Quite frustrating. All of the filters came with lint and a few little smudges on them, not sure if the store handling or the manufacturer handling was to blame, but none of the other filters I got before had this kind of problem right out of the box.
  The set might be cheap, but it sure is for a good reason.
  
  

• fdl

  
  By AJ9QZ9WWSVQDW on 2000-10-25
  I use a UV filter on my lens to protect it because unlike others it has the least effect on the amount of light passing through it and does not affect color. I use it indoors and out with both black and white and color films. The only time it is off of my lense is when I want to affect color or contrast by using a special filter. It reduces haze to improve the clarity of outdoor pictures. Tiffen filters are well constructed.
  
  

• Poor Quality Filters

  
  By A1NAPS4XRF30OY on 2004-11-30
  The filters that I got are poorly finished. The 812 filter has a smudge on it, while all 3 filters don't screw on properly on my lens. All filters come off EASILY. They are totally useless. I suggest that you buy filters in a real store so you can try them on your lens.
  
  
• WARNING: CHEAP GLASS
  By AM8LLUCVSDOQM on 2005-03-14
  Tiffen filters use cheap, optically low-grade "GREEN" glass. Get a Hoya UV filter. It's only $6 more.
  
  
• Essential Tiffen Filter Set...
  By AY8Q1X7G96HV5 on 2001-06-01
  Tiffen Without A Doubt Makes The Best Round Filters Out There...But They're Also The Most Expensive...This Kit Provides A Solution For That Dilema...A Circular Polarizer Would Normally Cost About $80, And For Ten Dollars More, You Can Get An 812 (Warming Filter), And A UV Protector - With A Pouch...WOW...Every Camera Should Have A UV Filter - Even Just For Protection...Polarizers Are Pertty Handy Outdoors - To Bring Down Glare, And Add That Extra Burst Of Colour...And Warming Filters Are Great For Portraits...

  With This Kit, You Can't Go Wrong...Will Fit Any 58mm Wide Lense...
  
  

• Great Value for Basic Necessities
  By on 2001-05-26
  These really are the essential filters. I keep the UV protector on my lens anytime I'm not using another filter just to protect the lens.

  The circular polarizer is fantastic. It is amazing how often it is needed. You simply turn the filter until you find the point where glare disappears. I've used it for everything from eliminating glare from the Plexiglas in ice skating rinks and windows to the midday sun glare. It's fantastic.

  The warming filter comes in very handy in landscape and portraits. I've used it most in outdoor portraits to enhance that warm sunset feel.

  Three filters everyone should have. They even come in a nice case.
  
  

• Good quality product, but not what I wanted.
  By ARXL1PBCOYXL3 on 2006-02-17
  The product felt strong, solid, and well put together. The glass was clear with no visible tint or imperfections. Although this and another filter (same type different size) both arrived with smudges on the glass. The smudges were fairly easy to wipe off, but I suspect the items are either not cleaned before packaging, or I received someone's returned item. However, I had to return this item since they DON'T contain any anti-glare/reflective coating on them. When shooting towards a light source (light bulb, tv, sun, etc) a green reflection of the light source would appear on the recorded image. The green reflected image was caused by a reflection bouncing off of my lens's green tinted anti-glare coating which was bounced right back into the camera by this filter. If your lens isn't coated in an anti-glare coating the result will be even worse.
  Instead I picked up Quantaray filters from a local Wolf Camera that were coated with the anti-glare. They only cost a little more, and the green reflection is now gone. Make sure you look for a filter with the anti-glare
  
  Camera: Canon 20d, Lenses tested: 18-55, 28-135, 70-300
  
  
• Sunglasses for your camera
  By AA9FDKGOIAYH3 on 2001-02-07
  Ever seen those photos of rivers and waterfalls where the water is all blurred and misty? This filter can help you achieve that and other effects. It drastically cuts down the light passing through your lens, forcing slower shutter speeds that will give the blur effect.

  This is the strongest ND filter, you may want to look at the 0.6 or 0.3 for a less noticable effect. Also, be prepared to use a tripod. This filter will easily push your shutter speed into multiple seconds, so you'd have to have one.
  
  

• Good Effects
  By on 2001-04-25
  Great lens if you know how to use it properly. The transition allows you to incorporate beautiful effects to your image, but is not recommended for beginner photographers. It is not a general purpose lens like the UV Haze or polarizer filters. It instead, seems to be a very specific case type lens.
  
  
• High Quality Filter, Great Price
  By A22HK4PRNREMY4 on 2004-05-13
  This is a very well made filter. Glass with metal ring.
  Thin, so it doesn't cause to much of a problem with vignetting when shooting with your zoom lens at wide angle settings.
  Overall I am very satisfied. Great value for a well made filter. This IS a circulating polorizing filter. Does a great job at capturing those blue skies and filtering out reflections in water, glass and uv rays. No photographer should be without this lens.
  
  
• Great Filter
  By A2O31TO5Q4E0YV on 2004-09-14
  Great add-on filter for use with the Canon EOS Rebel Digital Kit w/ 18-55mm lens. Offers protection for the lens and keeps out unwanted UV rays.
  
  
• Useful protection
  By A1MJMYLRTZ76ZX on 2003-06-21
  A UV filter or a neutral-density filter is the best way to protect your lens from dust, fingerprints, scratches, and so on, all the time, since they can be kept on the camera at all times. The UV filter will also help with haze a bit, since most haze occurs in the blue area of the visible spectrum, and UV is just below that in terms of wavelength.
  
  
• High Quality, Low Price
  By A22HK4PRNREMY4 on 2004-05-13
  This is a high end filter. Very well made. Glass with metal ring. Great for preventing damage to your expensive lenses and even filters out UV rays. Easy to clean as compared to cleaning finger prints off of a lens. I had dropped a lens and broke the filter, but the lens was unharmed thanks to the filter. Replacing the filter was far less expensive then replacing the lens. A great value for a high quality filter. No lens should be without one.
  
  
• great filters
  By A2JQZ1WA1UEQWK on 2005-06-22
  I am very happy with this set of filters. The price was right and they come with a carry case so you dont have to worry how you are going to carry them if you go lite, camera and filters.
  
  
• Tiffen 58mm UV Protection Filter
  By A1H6D3FOU5Y54M on 2007-01-09
  I purchased this filter for my 2006 Christmas vacation in Hawaii. I knew that I was going to take a lot of outdoor photographs and wanted to try using a UV filter to make them more crisp. I have a Canon S3 IS which is not a traditional SLR so in order to use this filter I purchased the Canon LAH-DC20 Lens Adapter and Hood Set. Not only is this a great filter for cutting out haze in my photos, it's an affordable protective layer between the built in lens and the real world. I have many cameras with sand and fingerprints all over the lenses. It's impossible to keep them clean. Anything that gets onto this filter cannot harm the built in lens and is easily cleaned by simply removing the filter and wiping with a lens cloth. I have noticed a great improvement in my outdoor photography in clarity.
  
  One caveat:
  I was fortunate enough to get some expert advice concerning how tight to screw on filters and lenses. JUST BARELY FINGER TIGHT! Those little buggers have a nasty tendency to go from "kind of loose" to "how do you get this d@mn thing off" very quickly!
  
  
• A must have for your camera bag
  By A27ACYL8YEPN9P on 2002-02-10
  This set of basic filters is a must have for every camera bag...even new SLR users will find them easy to use and they will enhance your pictures - without a doubt.
  
  
• Good Quality filters
  By A11TSJ0PEH2EYI on 2005-01-10
  I am starting my career as a professional photographer, and I haven't had any problems with these filters. They come in a nice case, and are easy to attach to my lenses.
  
  
• Surprisingly good (except in one situation, which it will create internal reflection)
  By A1TQZUSOU22E9M on 2006-10-08
  This UV filter does it job to protect the lens well. The build is solid (metal construction). The glass is also descent quality.
  
  About the performance, it absorbs some UV light. The UV light absorbtion is hardly noticeable, probably the sky 1-A and the haze filter version will absorb more UV light than this lens which is fine for me.
  
  Now, about the one problem which is the internal reflection. I've heard many people say that it mostly happens during night or low light shooting. I found out that it is not caused directly by the low light/night situation. The internal reflection will appear when there is a strong/bright source of light in comparison to the overall exposure (the surrounding environment). To put it in example (which hopefully is easier to understand), when you take a picture of a lamp during nightime and the light is much brighter than the surrounding area then you will see the internal reflection. as you move the position of the light to be closer to the sides/corner of the picture (and not in the center of the picture), the internal reflection reduces and finally dissapear (if you move the light far enough from the center). And if the light isn't too bright/contrast compare to the surrounding environment then there will be no internal reflection. but of course most of the time, a lamp at nightime is often very bright. But the point that I'm trying to make is that the internal reflection doesn't happen all the time during low light or night time.
  
  Additionally, the internal reflection isn't only happening at night. it can also happen in the afternoon if you are taking a picture of a sun for example. basically same rule as above, on how bright is the light source compared to the surrounding area, and as you move the sun from the center of the photo and near the side the internal reflection will move to the side/dissapear (also depending the angle). But the best way is just to remove the filter during these situations.
  
  Hope this explanation helps you to reduce the occurence of internal reflection by identifying correctly when the internal reflection will occur and then remove the filter during those situation (which is not hard to do).
  
  I'm actually not a fan of lens filter (any filter) as I think it will only degrade picture quality as we added another layer between the sensor and object, but I decided to use them anyway for all my lens. And I would recommend everyone to get one of this filter if you don't have any filter for your lens.
  
  
  
  
• You get what you pay for - a cheap, low quality filter.
  By A3OJ8PAM10HNN1 on 2006-03-05
  I picked this up with a music order for my 350d - big mistake. The class came chipped, scratched and smuged; Tiffen filters are of very poor quality.
  
  Do yourself a favor, like I did, and find your local camera supply store and pick up an optical grade filter for maybe, oh, 10 dollars more. This Tiffen one was so bad that the scratches made their way onto some shots and ruined an entire day of shooting.
  
  
• TIFFEN 58MM PHOTO ESSENTIALS FILTER KIT
  By A3HKPXY4H4QEG6 on 2006-08-02
  The product is a top quality product. The filters work excellent with my Canon Powershot S2. Without a doubt, worth every penny, especially considering the price I paid for it, which was at least half of where I saw it listed at other places. Very happy with the purchase.
  
  
• better black and white
  By AA9FDKGOIAYH3 on 2001-02-07
  This filter is primarily for b/w photography, although you could use it for color with a rather obvious and unusual effect.

  The lens works by filtering some of the blue from your photo. This means that for cloudy sky, and some vegetation and architecture shots you will see greater contrast. There are more or less intense red filters available depending on the degree of effect you want.
  
  

• Get what you pay for
  By AC9TBVCZNH6F on 2006-03-22
  These filters were very inexpensive. I got three. Two of them seem alright, not as clear as I would like, but sufficient for lens protection. The third clearly had something wrong with its threads cause it just wouldn't screw on straight.
  
  
• Great Filter
  By ANIOI5CWNA9GS on 2007-03-26
  A typical Tiffen product. Great filter with good quality glass. Nothing beats a polarizer used properly on a blue sky day. Superb for minimizing reflections and adding punch to your pictures. Every photographer should have this one filter in their camera bag.
  
  
• Nice Item
  By A3A5LVNWH8P0XW on 2007-03-31
  The filters were shipped quickly and I received them within 3 days of ordering. Nice quality. Would definitely purchase again.
  
  
• Sky 1-A Filter
  By on 2001-03-07
  I love this filter. I do a lot of shots from pretty high up to cover larger bodies of water and buildings. It absorbs most of the UV light and makes my pictures warmer looking.
  
  
• why pay more!!
  By ALGWGZERDNSJQ on 2006-03-01
  After overpaying at a fancy camera store, I was happy to purchase an identical filter from amazon for a fraction of the price. These filters give you piece of mind, protection from sand, fingerprints and baby spittle.
  
  
• Excellent product
  By A23J396VL9T5ME on 2007-03-31
  I bought those filters for my Canon S2 IS, and they work perfectly. I haven't seen a difference when I use the ultraviolet, but it's normal because it should affect what you see. The polarizer is great, it removes sun reflections, and you can adjust its intensity. I really like the warming filter, I use it when I have to shot with the flash, and it really helps to improve the natural colors in the picture.
  They come in a protective pouch, made of nylon. The pouch's size is around 20x10x2 cm (8x4x0.8 in), so it won't fit inside normal camera cases. The pouch has room for 4 filters, so I can keep my three filters and the lens cap I bought together.
  
  
• Decent Lenses...Nothing to Write Home About
  By A11RIJSFXZ3BHQ on 2007-05-12
  I bought these for my husband. They were a good deal for the price. He said 4 stars because they haven't made that significant of a difference in the quality of his digital photos.
  
  

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