Opteka 58mm HD2 Professional Filter Kit (UV, PL, FLD)

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• ASIN: B000E5EASE
• Item model number: HD2-Filters-58mm
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 9, 2006

Product Description

OPTEKA High Definition Filter Kit Advances in high-index / low-dispersion optical glasses, new barrel materials, and exotic anti-reflection coatings, along with the latest in computer-aided-design / computer-aided-manufacturing are combined to produce lenses of unprecedented quality, rather than raising the cost of Opteka filters.
However, these advanced materials and techniques allow more efficient and economical production. The results are filters of remarkable quality and durability at remarkably affordable prices.

Kit includes:

UV Filter - A must for any camera. Penetrates haze, adds warmth, and protects your valuable lens from scratches, dirt, fingerprints, etc. Leave it on your lens at all times

Polarizing Filter - For shooting in bright sun, at beaches, snow, ect., Controls bright light entering lenses for a better balanced color image, Darkens blue skies and reduces reflections from non-metallic surfaces.

Fluorescent Filter - Reduces the greenish cast common to fluorescent lighting and produces pleasing, natural results, particularly in flesh tones.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Junk filters, uncoated, reflective, STAY AWAY!, August 6, 2009

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Technology Guru "Educating the unwashed masse... (Beaverton, Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Opteka 58mm HD2 Professional Filter Kit (UV, PL, FLD) (Electronics)

If you have a DSLR which you always leave in "AUTO" mode because you don't know the difference between aperture, exposure, depth of field, bracketing and lens flare, then by all means get this filters.

However, if you know how your camera works and like to take GOOD pictures, then stay away from these filters!

These filters are uncoated. Light reflecting off the front of your camera lens will be perfectly reflected by the filter right back into your camera, causing your image to wash out. You can sometimes even see a nice rainbow image of your own lenses anti-reflective coatings in your picture.

The edge rings are SILVER, which reflect light into the filter and lens at bad angles, causing ghosting, lens flare, image wash out and just lousy results in general.

The edge of the filters are NOT BLACKENED, but are in white plastic goop which reflects light from the filter edge back into the filter and into your camera, once again causing washout, lens flare, etc.

You may ask yourself "why, if this guy thinks he knows what he is doing, did he even buy these filters?" Fair question. The ANSWER is 47th Street Photo used to advertise this filter kit as multicoated with black edge rings and blackened glass edge; but what they actually sent me were these. When I asked them to ship the correct filters, they claimed that these were the correct filters and that images may vary.

The reason these filters don't have a bunch of 1 star ratings is no photographer that knows much about lenses and filters would consider filters with silver edge rings and no anti-reflective coatings.

I would not buy these filters for $1 at a garage sale, they are that bad. Don't waste your money.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product!, April 22, 2006

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Catheriya (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Opteka 58mm HD2 Professional Filter Kit (UV, PL, FLD) (Electronics)

These are the second set of filters I have purchased and I am absolutely love it. I have to buy a new set because my other lense is 62mm and these are for 58mm. It produced outstanding colors and great quality filters. I would recommend it, and for the price, that's how much you would have to pay for the polarizer filter alone.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Quality, February 12, 2006

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Johnny Murphy (TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Opteka 58mm HD2 Professional Filter Kit (UV, PL, FLD) (Electronics)

I purchased the filter kit for my Sony Camera. The price is considerably cheaper than Sony's and the quality is great! I'm looking into other items offered at a good price from Opteka.