Customer Reviews

Zeikos ZE-FLK62 62mm Multi-Coated 3 Piece Filter Kit (UV-CPL-FLD)

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These are advertised as multi coated, but they are not. Not that one would expect good multi coated filters at that low a price point. Under normal lighting conditions the filter works fine, but at low light conditions the reflective nature of this filter (due to poor multi coating) potentially ruins the picture.

I wish it was not advertised as multi coated.

I am so happy with this filter set, but do recognize that at ten bucks, these aren't the best performing filters with the most durable construction. Still, I highly recommend them, and am very happy with their performance...especially considering their cost!

To start off with, I am well aware that most serious photographers would probably benefit from getting higher-end filters from bigger brands than Zeikos (i.e. Hoya, B+W), especially if they have premium glass. That being said, I'm also aware many people are on tight budgets- myself included - and it sometimes seems excessive to spend so much on expensive filters, especially if you are new to photography. This is a great solution to someone interested in learning more about what effects various filters can have.

CONSTRUCTION
These filters are cheap, and they feel cheap/weak, too. That was fine for me since I knew for ten bucks that was to be expected. I don't expect these to last forever, its more to get my feet wet with filters than any long term investment. For roughly three dollars a filter, I'm very happy with my purchase, even if these are cheaply made as the other reviewers have noted.

AUTOFOCUSING
I noticed from my personal experience when I use the filters with the kit lens that came w/ my Canon Rebel, the 18-55mm IS, auto-focus is fine. With my cheap telephoto, however (the 75-300 non-IS, non-USM), auto-focus was very non-responsive. This was in broad daylight, so I don't think it was an issue of too little light. (If someone knows why this is the case, feel free to let me know!) Either way, aside from the strange focusing w/ my telephoto, I was VERY happy with the performance on my other lenses.

QUALITY
Image quality was fine (for the most part), and the filters - especially the polarizer - without a doubt made a very noticeable difference. I will try to upload images to illustrate this point. I must note, however, that as of now I have only tried this on relatively cheap lenses...if one were to use this on expensive, high-quality lenses, there might be a more noticeable degredation of quality from these filters. My experiences, however, have been positive.

CONCLUSIONS
My assumption is, if you're seriously considering an intro filter set for ten dollars in the first place, you probably will be happy with this set! More likely than not, you're going to benefit from trying these out, and worse comes to worst, you one day upgrade to a better set. O personally think that for the price, this is a very worthwhile purchase.

The filters are plastic, no glass. I needed some cheap filters and well that's what these are. Don't be fooled by the supposed $60 price that has been marked down to $10. The filters came dirty and one has a spot that will not come out. If you have an expensive camera/lense don't try and cut costs on the filter, buy a Hoya.

The filters are very good quality and the price is unbelievable. I found a similar polarizer at a camera store for 90 dollars. The quality is equal at a fraction of the cost.

For the cost, these filters do a great job. I don't own really expensive filters, but I know quality when I see it. Each filter consists of metal ring construction. The UV haze is glass, and I believe the circular polarizer filter is glass, and the florescent filter is plastic. Each filter installs on each of my lenses easily and seem to work great. I did loan the CPL to a friend who used it on a Canon telephoto. She found that with that filter on that lens the photos were out of focus. She was shooting mid to late afternoon outside so perhaps with that filter it was throwing off some settings in the camera. I've used them on manual and auto lenses without encountering that problem. Get them, especially if you're a budget-conscious buyer.

I ordered this item on 7/31/09 and received it the next day with standard shipping (this might not be the case for everybody but they ship immediately), It was thru Amazon but sold and shipped by Ace Photo Digital, first time I heard of them but like them already.

All filters are sealed individually and all together in a small leather pouch, all have metal rings, if I'm not mistaken are real glass and they all fit perfectly on my Canon EF-S IS 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens and on my Sigma 70-300mm F/4-5.6 APO DG Lens.

UV filter made pics 20% brighter and sharper, FL-D is making everything magenta indoors and out (must play a little more with camera settings to see what it can do) and the CPL is amazing, turning the ring from normal to complete haze and glare reduction.

Can't go wrong with this item, great shipping, great quality, fit and lens protection.

Based on some of the positive reviews here, I bought this 52mm kit from amazom.com. Big mistake. I tested the CPL filter on my Nikkor 50mm f1.8 (on a Nikon D90). The base reference was my Tiffen UV filter. I took about 20 pics of varying turns of the CPL filter and ALL the pics were worse off than the ones taken with the Tiffen UV filter. The pics were blurred and reddish. I have another CPL (of a different brand) on my wide-angle zoom and that was a fantastic CPL filter. The sad part about this is I also ordered a set of 67mm Zeikos filters from amazon.com before this review. Those have not yet arrived. I'm hoping that the 67mm is better. I'll post my review once I get those.

But as far as this 52mm kit, forget it. Save the $ and move on to another brand.

2010-08-09 UPDATE: I received and tested my 67mm Zeikos CPL filter on my Nikkor 18-105mm lens. Pics were slightly better than those with the 52mm. But neither kit is acceptable. I'm returning the 67mm kit too.

This set of 3 filters should be the first investment you make to protect and begin using your new camera. Since many of the digitals now adjust for fluorescent lights, the fluorescent filter may not be so necessary, but the other two are just essential. A nice case was included. The price was excellent.

I have bought many filters over the years but was surprised at the quality of these filters at such a low price.Among my first pix using the UV filter a picture of a Tiger, head only from about 20 feet away from me. The eyes were crystal clear, a credit to the clarity of the filter. Pictures of Parrots also had clear and saturated colors. Great job for low price filters. Love em.

I am not sure what 100$+ filters are made up of, and how they improve your image. But with just 10$ this product is more than 200% worth it. I love the circular polarizer which is great for landscapes. UV filter is not affecting the resolution power of my kit lens in any noticeable way. I don't like the florescent filter though.. But I would pay 10$ just for the CP filter. Look at the images i uploaded.
Note: UV filter gives you some glare as it re-reflects the light bouncing off the lens coating if you are taking pictures of very bright objects like Sun. You can just remove the filter that time.
The provided case is just wonderful..
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