Customer Reviews

Tiffen 77mm Digital Ultra Clear Water White Protection Filter

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2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Bought this filter in combination with a deal here at Amazon. I chose not to buy the cheapest UV filter for protection, but I chose this somewhat more expensive filter. Shouldn't have done that either. After putting it on my great little 50mm 1.8d lens it had some serious ghosting, even at the smallest amount of light from reflections or even bright objects other than the sun. When I removed it the image was perfect again. I do not recommend this filter. Buy the Nikon 52mm NC filters. Much better!!

Ordered this Tiffin filter as part of the purchase of a Nikon 55-200mm f4 VR lens for my daughter. There was a discount $10.on any Tiffen filter when ordered w/this particular lens. I did not choose the Amazon suggested lens filter which cost around $ 9.99 or free as part of the promo. I generally do not buy the cheapest filter. I ordered this particular filter that this review is about instead which cost double. There was no mention of being multicoated or even a coated filter- but as even Nikon does not always state their filters are coated,(they all are generally multi-coated) I assumed that a Tiffen 52mm which is a small filter for $20.00 was at least coated. We always keep at least a clear or UV filter on all our lenses for protecting front glass and to prevent ghosting & reflective artifacts in photos & routinely expect & use only coated or multicoated filters as such. This filter is not either. It is clear as the name suggests, but has already on occasion introduced artifacts that require workarounds which in my opinion is unacceptable even for a $20.00 filter. But I guess you get what you pay for with some things.

You can tell if a filter is coated or multicoated by holding it pointed at a bright area or light and look in reflection of lens- if pinkish its coated if greenish- multicoated.

I would think that all filters would be coated this day & age unless of course for whatever reason, you would want an uncoated filter. That's my opinion. Any company selling an uncoated/coated filter should disclose that in their description of the filter spec's. I believe that is an important detail regarding a filter that most people would want to know about. I did research at different places trying to see if this particular filter was coated. Could not find out. As it is one of my rules (that I broke this time) is don't assume anything. I would not have purchased this filter.

I will not be purchasing any more Tiffen filters again unless they clearly disclose this one way or the other. I typically buy Sigma & Quantaray's Professional line- they all disclose their specs clearly & occasionally Nikon filters, which are excellent- though usually you may have to do a little digging but you will find out the specs.

This protective filter fit perfectly on my 70-200mm/f2.8 Nikkor lense. Very well build and sturty, it was highly recommended for keeping my $2,000 lens clean and scratch free.

Prior to the purchase of the tiffen 58mm digital ultra clear water white protection filter, we used a UV Haze filter as a means to protect the camera lense. After extreme frustration with dull whites and less than vibrant colors in specific situations, we searched for an alternate solution. This filter addresses the concerns and fits the requirements nicely! Protecting our primary lense from undesireable elements is important; obtaining clear images with the colors as vibrant as possible is essential and knowing we can attach other filters to this one is a nice bonus. Overall, we recommend this filter to anyone looking to protect a camera lense and still obtain the same high quality images the camera is designed to capture. This is a 5-star product!! We will purchase another tiffen digital ultra clear water white protection filter our next lense too.

** This filter is currently used on a Canon Rebel XSi with a 18-55 lense. We are looking to acquire a Sigma 18-250 in the near future as our general lense we leave on the camera.

This item was purchased as a Christmas Gift. Item arrived quickly and in good shape so I did not have any reluctance in giving it as a gift.

There have been several reviewers that stated they got a "green glow" from the lower end Tiffen 67m filter. This encouraged me to upgrade to this model. A good thing to remember is that with a Macro lens, you might be getting your glass real close to things. Protecting it is a good investment.

I find absolutely no flares, glows, hazes or any sign at all of this filter being on my lens in either macro or distance shooting, with stills or video. I have used this in my studio with over 10 lights on the subject. All seems clear. It's a decent product.

This is what I'm looking for. It protect the lens but won't affect the picture you take. Good price and worth it.

perfect for protecting your investment and lens. lets all the light in, without any loss of stops. bought it for my little fujifilm x100 and it keeps everything clean and pretty on the camera lens. if i drop it, this takes the brunt and the camera survives. great product!

When you invest money into lens and your camera equipment you are silly not protect them for a few dollars. Even if you chances for an actual break or scratch is slim, it's nice to protect from the accidental finger prints - the Lens protector is so much easier to clean than the lens it's self.

I wont go without one!

I have had this filter for about 1 month. Quality seems good and it does give me piece of mind that I won't scratch my relatively expensive (~$800) lens.