Customer Reviews

Tiffen 49mm Skylight 1-A Filter

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

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.

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.

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.

For under $10 (not counting shipping), this is a good 'protector' for the lens. Have taken pictures with and without the lens and can't see any difference in the pictures even during the daylight where it's supposed to mitigatae the bluish tinge. So, if it does nothing else but protect the lens from harm, it's worth it just for that.

Protects your lens from scratches without altering the image as it's intended to do, at a reasonable price to boot. You should have one of these on every lens you own, just be sure to get the right size. Much cheaper to replace a sky filter than a scratched lens.

If you want a basic filter to provide service & also protect the lens, the skylight filter is ideal choice.

I have been using Tiffen filters for more than 20 years. They are reliable and their customer service is superb!

The effect on my pictures is negligible -- hardly a difference, if any. Bought it to protect the lens, though -- and it does do that. I've found it impossible to COMPLETELY clean up this baby -- which was, relatively speaking, very dirty when I got it. In fact, I thought it was all scratched up, but most of the stuff came off -- with a lot of effort and time. At the same time, I bought a dollar-something generic filter to have as a back up -- it fully cleaned up in no time. Seems crisper to the naked eye. But, spooked by the price, I'm leaving that as the back up. Though it does look better. It's a Japan made UV filter. This one is a US made sky1 -- for what it's worth.

I use a Sky filter on every lens I own. One of my more expensive lens, in its case, fell off the shelf, causing a crack in the filter lens. It was much easier to replace the filter than it would have been to have the glass replaced in the lens.

Tiffen is the best. Combine the 1A with the 2A at the same time to photograph fluorescent minerals.