Canon 72mm UV Haze Filter

by Canon

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.1 x 3.7 x 0.6 inches ; 4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00021OCRE
• Item model number: 8-7201
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #12 in Camera & Photo > Accessories > Filters > Color Correction & Compensation Filters
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 6, 2005

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Canon 72mm UV haze filter not only helps to protect your lens from dust, moisture and scratches, it also allows you to correct for UV effect and eliminate haze from your photos. This filter will absorb approximately 71 percent of UV rays, helping to eliminate haze's bluish cast that can obscure distant details. This filter easily screws onto your 72mm lenses.

Product Description

Canon is a leader in professional business and consumer imaging equipment and information systems. By developing innovative, high-quality business solutions Canon makes it easy to create, manage, and share images and information better, faster, and more efficiently.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

67 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easier to Clean and Replace Than Your Front Element, May 10, 2006

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Brian Koch "Aspiring Photographer" (MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon 72mm UV Haze Filter (Electronics)

I never take my UV filter off of my lens unless I am going to immediately put on a different filter. There are basically two camps out there, those that feel you should always use a UV filter to protect your lens from dirt and scratches and those that feel it is a waste of time and only degrades your image. Well, I tried going without one for awhile and then dirt started to build up on the front element of my very expense lens. And although you can clean the front element of a lens, I feel much, much safer wiping my comparatively cheap UV filter time and time again rather than chancing any actual lens damage. I think for the nearly unquantifiable loss in image quality you may suffer by having a UV filter on, it is well worth the extra piece of mind it gives me.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Fell Apart, December 19, 2007

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Keith Blair (FL USA) - See all my reviews
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I received this filter, took it out of the case, cleaned it and then put it on the camera lens. The next time I went to clean it I noticed that the glass seemed loose so I removed it from the lens to take a look. The glass literally fell out of the ring. The only thing that holds it in place is a thin strip of metal wrapped on the inside of the ring with a little bend in it to give tension to the glass. From looking at it, it seems that it was originally glued in place. While I'm able to get it back on the lens to use it until a replacement arrives (of another brand) I could not believe how badly this filter held up. 90% of the time that it was on the lens, it was in a camera bag and it was never dropped or mistreated. You'd think something with Canon's name on it would be put together in a more secure way than a thin metal O-ring type thing that's glued in place with a spot of glue. Wouldn't buy this again or recommend it, especially when you can get a B+W or Hoya for nearly the same price.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pay a little extra for one that won't affect sharpness., October 10, 2008

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Bradley Sheasby "Canon Shooter" (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon 72mm UV Haze Filter (Electronics)

I bought one of these around the time I got my Canon 40D kit with 28-135mm lens. I've had this filter on since day one, but always thought the lens was a little soft in terms of IQ, so I did a test with/without the filter. The results were night and day. I can't tell if it filtering any UV rays, but it certainly filters sharpness dramatically. Skip this one and go for the Hoya.