Nikon 72mm Screw-on Neutral Color Filter

by Nikon

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009R97U
• Item model number: 2481
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

A Neutral Color Filter that has no effect on colours in the visible range, making it suited to everyday use as lens protector. This multi-coated filter boasts excellent glare reduction and can be used with no concern for exposure factor (filter factor).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

38 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Slight discloration, August 8, 2010

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jojo (Oklahoma City, OK United States) - See all my reviews

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The first thing I did once I received this was to place it against a white background and check for discoloration. To my surprise, I found that it DOES introduce a (very) light brownish shade. It is a very light shade, but noticable to the naked eye.
I have used the Nikon NC filter from a friend and it does not introduce ANY discoloration - that leads me to believe that I probably got a bad piece - or that the quality has dropped (I assume that Adorama doesn't sell fake Nikon filters)

Anyway, other than this slight discoloration, there is no visible distortion introduced by this filter. If you purchase this, do test it against a white background to make sure that you got a good one.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nikon's NC Filter, October 15, 2008

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Thomas C. Gray "tea" (Las Vegas NV) - See all my reviews
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The Nikon neutral color filter is bright and clear, with excellent glare reduction.

The Nikon lens protector filter is replacing a Quantaray protector filter, which I cracked with a miss-step in rough country.

I actually prefer the Nikon filter over the Quantaray filter. This is not a negative remark about Quantaray's fine filters. More of a personal preference, the Nikon NC filter just seems brighter to me.

I'll give it an A+ and of course it does a great job of keeping foreign items off my expensive lens.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars crystal clear, June 28, 2009

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Hieronymous "anesthesia tony" (southern california) - See all my reviews

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I'm a newbie to SLR's and came across several reviewers who said that this protection filter was worth the money for the Nikon 18-200mm lens. So far it's been excellent -- at least for my peace of mind. Sturdy construction. Distortion free. Tested it against different backgrounds without any hint of yellow. Pictures shot with my D90 and Nikon 18-200mm lens look the same with and without the filter to my untrained eyes. I'd say that this protection filter was worth the money. Shipping time was reasonable, about on par with most merchants on Amazon.