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| Brand: Tiffen
List Price: $299.99
Buy New: $194.00
You Save: $105.99 (35%)
Rating:  60 reviews
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 4.1 x 0.9 x 4.3
MPN: 72HTCP
Model: 72HTCP
UPC: 049383206692
EAN: 0049383206692
ASIN: B00158VMK8
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 UV Filter for lens protection October 24, 2006
Helen H. Waldrop (Orlando, FL United States)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
Tiffen has been in the filter business for as long as I can remember and they make a good product for the money. Their typical filter has better quality glass than most camera store off brand filters. Not nearly as good as a Nikon or Canon branded filter some of which are built by Tiffen but to a better specification using better coatings. All that said, if you are just looking for basic UV function or lens protection from the this filter it is just fine as long as you don't have an ultra wide angle zoom or ulta wide angle lens as this filter does vignette on my Nikon 12-24mm lens. There is a newer filter made especially for ultra wide angle lenses that has a reduced ring sidewall thickness. It is naturally priced at double the price of this filter (go figure huh?).
 GREAT MAGNIFICATION October 25, 2000
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I LOVE this set of Close Up Filters. The magnifications are +1, +2, and +4. They are great at the finest of details. The mags are clear and precise. Each filter is incredible. I actually once used the + 2 filter to magnify a picture that had been cut down to the size of a half dollar, centered it, and was able to save the clarity to process a 4x6 photo. It was unbeliveable!!!
Fits perfectly, no problems December 28, 2005
Jimmy Yu (Fremont, CA)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
I bought this filter for my 28-135 IS canon lens and so far it has worked out great. Unlike some of the other tiffen filters I bought, this one fits just right on the lens. All sides are even and it sits flush against the lens. I haven't noticed any artifacts from pictures I've taken yet, but I haven't really had much of a chance to take many pictures with the lens. The night shots I've take so far, I've been quite pleased with, however.
 wrong size for Canon S2is November 24, 2006
J. Dotson (Ohio)
11 out of 20 found this review helpful
Someone earlier had complained that this lense was suggested to them by amazon and it was the wrong size. Well, that person isn't alone. The camera I purchased is a Canon S2is, which I love. The lense doesn't fit it. I even bought the hood/lense adapter set and it STILL doesn't fit. This simply is NOT the right lense for a Canon S2is, no matter what Amazon suggests. Now, too much time has passed for me to return the lense. I'm stuck with it, and I don't like that.
Surprisingly good (except in one situation, which it will create internal reflection) October 8, 2006
Sidarta Tanu (Richmond, VA USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
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 yet.
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