Tiffen 49mm Skylight 1-A Filter

by Tiffen

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 3.5 x 1 inches ; 3.2 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: B00004ZCA5
• Item model number: 49SKY
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 29, 2000

Product Description

Size: 49mm

Amazon.com Product Description

A wise initial investment for your camera, the Tiffen 49mm Skylight 1-A filter helps protect your valuable investment from dust, moisture and scratches, which can lead to costly repairs. While protecting the front element of the lens, this filter also reduces the bluish cast of daylight and produces a pleasing, warmer picture tone--thanks to its light pink color. It's perfect for nature, travel and outdoor photography.

This filter also provides additional benefits of correction for ultraviolet (UV) light which can register on film and videotape as a bluish cast and can obscure distant details. It can also be used to reduce the bluish cast common with some electronic flash units. You can leave the filter on the lens at all times for protection and it comes with a 10-year warranty.

Product Description

Safeguard your lens and absorb UV light. Film and video are more sensitive to UV light than our eyes are. This often shows up as a bluish cast in images, especially shots from high altitudes and long distances, particularly over water. Ultra Violet filters are available in a variety of UV absorption levels.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sky 1-A Filter, March 7, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Tiffen 58mm SKY 1-A Filter (Electronics)

I love this filter. I do a lot of shots from pretty high up to cover larger bodies of water and buildings. It absorbs most of the UV light and makes my pictures warmer looking.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars warm sky, February 14, 2010

By 

Dale W. Starry "retrieversfour" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Tiffen 52mm SKY 1-A Filter (Electronics)

I bought this filter for my wife's new Nikkor 28 mm wide angle lens. She used it for some digital images of a snowy outdoor scene last weekend and the images turned out very nicely. The sky seems a 'warmer' shade of blue and the clouds seem 'whiter' somehow. I've just ordered two more of these filters for other lens with the same diameter.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's not my lens, October 9, 2010

By 

shutterguy - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Tiffen 77mm SKY 1-A Filter (Electronics)

There's nothing special about this filter. It's just an affordable way to protect your lens. I'm happy with it so far. It does contribute to lens flare which can be a pain if you're ever trying to shoot even slightly into the sun. I wasn't expecting anything amazing, though. It's a good price. You can't go wrong.

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