I am working in the lasers domain so I had chance to see many very expensive optical components.
This filter has such high quality anti-reflection coating that when I opened the box and I have taken the filter in hand my first impression was that the filter is missing from the holder so I touched it with the finger to check. Impressive indeed. No absorbtion and it will protect your lens.
I think that no lens shoud come without a filter to protect it, particularly the pro ones.
Fits very well on an Zuiko lens used in conjunction with an Olympus E-510.
I am working in the lasers domain so I had chance to see many very expensive optical components.
This filter has such high quality anti-reflection coating that when I opened the box and I have taken the filter in hand my first impression was that the filter is missing from the holder so I touched it with the finger to check. Impressive indeed. No absorbtion and it will protect your lens.
I think that no lens shoud come without a filter to protect it, particularly the pro ones.
Fits very well on an Zuiko lens used in conjunction with an Olympus E-510.
As M. Potter says, this is meant as a lens protector, and it works just fine in that capacity. I've noticed no changes in my photographs. I don't know about it helping with haze or whatever, but if you want this as a basic cheap lens protector it works fine in that regard.
But make sure to check your lens diameter before buying! You can either find this at the bottom of your lens barrel near the camera body or at the end on the rim around the lens glass itself. There should be a Ø symbol with a number next to it. This is your lens diameter. If it says Ø 52 then this filter will fit your lens. If not then you need to buy a filter with the appropriate diameter. I can confirm that this fits perfectly on the Nikon D40 kit lens (the ... Read More:
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Does what it says on the packet, and fitted with ease. However, now it's on my lens that came with my Nikon D40 (18-55mm) it's jammed on and I can't get it off again. If you buy one of these be careful!
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I bought this for my Nikon D40 (excellent value from Amazon) but decided it was a false economy. There is little point in buying a quality SLR and then putting an uncoated filter on the supplied kit lens, in low light this filter produces reflected images of any highlight in shot, in some circumstances it will do the same in daylight. Of course it protects the front element of your lens and prevents dust intrusion, but you can't just fit and forget as there are some circumstances when you would need to remove it.
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This filter is perfect to use as a permanently-attached protector for the front lens element of your expensive lenses. It's very well built and the glass is fairly thick, but optically very very good.
A minor downside of this filter is that the ring fitting is fairly long, so I wouldn't recommend installing this onto lenses less than 17mm (28mm equivalent) or you might start seeing the filter at the edges.
Overall a very good filter at a cheap price, recommended on all lenses above 17mm just to be safe!
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This filter is perfect to use as a permanently-attached protector for the front lens element of your expensive lenses. It's very well built and the glass is fairly thick, but optically very very good.
A minor downside of this filter is that the ring fitting is fairly long, so I wouldn't recommend installing this onto lenses less than 17mm (28mm equivalent) or you might start seeing the filter at the edges.
Overall a very good filter at a cheap price, recommended on all lenses above 17mm just to be safe!
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I replaced a Jessops non-multicoated UV filter with this on my 18 - 135 Nikon / D80 combo and the difference was stunning. Better colour saturation and less ghosting, without causing vignetting because it is so thin. Everything looks less hazy. I'm even impressed by the comparison in price. and of course it protects the front element of my lens .
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