Tiffen 49UVP 49mm UV Protector Filter

Seems good just hope it don't get a chance to be tested

Great filter 👍 Protect my lens & the image quality is very good.

I'm not a photographic expert so anyone reading these comments should take this in to account.Whenever I buy a new lens, I tend to purchase a UV filter and a lens cap saver at the same time. It makes sense to me to protect an expensive lens with such an inexpensive piece of kit.I have used Hoya UV filters in the past but I thought I would give this one from Tiffen on my latest lens.So far, I'm very pleased - out of the box, the filter felt robust and seems well made. The screw thread was well defined and attached to the lens with no issues. The lens cap also still fits in with the filter in place.In use, I have found the filter unobtrusive and have seen none of the reflections mentioned in one or two reviews previously.Highly recommended as a relatively inexpensive way to protect an expensive lens.Update (Sep 21)In my earlier review, I stated that I had seen none of the reflections mentioned in one or two reviews; after some time using this lens I have to say that I do see the reflections noted by others. This was not immediately obvious and tends to be more noticeable when shooting under artificial light.I have amended my original start rating to 4 in light of this.

I had a Hoya 1B HMC Skylight before, which broke over a pebble and saved my Sigma 30mm f/1.4 (on a Canon 40D house) when I dropped the bag (a Soligor Classic Line, size M) from about 1m / 3.5ft.I decided on this filter mainly for the cost savings compared to a Hoya or Dörr etc, and am very pleased.I'm not a pro photographer, and use this filter mostly indoors (as mentioned above, it sits on the front of a 30mm f/1.4), so UV influx is rarely a problem anyway.That said, I haven't noticed any bad influence at all of this filter on the picture quality I get, and the fit (thread size and cap compatibility) is great and build quality seems all good so I'm a happy sailor.

Excellent

For a small price this well made UV filter could save you from disaster as it protects your lens from scratches and smudges. Of course it also does a good job in filtering out UV rays. It fits perfectly well and will stay in place for as long as i continue to use my small prime lens. Don't leave home without it.

Protects the lens and in most shots I can't tell the difference between filter and no filter. Occasionally you will get noticeable reflections from strong sun at certain angles that go away when you remove the filter but on the whole I usually leave it on all the time. I use my camera paragliding and have to leave the lens cap off in the air as it is too fiddly to put back on with thick gloves. I have been through a couple of these filters in the last few years and they have saved an expensive lens from being scratched. Better to replace a cheap filter than risk scratching your lens.

I've bought two different brands of filters for my lenses. Tiffen is one of them, and I really liked it. Well... not because it filters UV perfectly, since I don't know exactly how to measure that, but since my priority was to purchase filters that protect my objectives glass, without spoiling the image, this one does the job.It came inside a plastic case, very well packed itself, and inside a bigger box with other products I got from Amazon.co.uk. It had a bit of dust on it (white points, not really dust), more than the other "who-knows-where-it-was-made" filter. I confess I didn't like it, and I blame the filter being above the instructions manual instead of between it and the foam protection (yes, it comes with instructions! I needed them when I first bought a filter on a local store, and I didn't have any... beginners, you know...).The filter fits my Canon 35mm f2 perfectly, though I swear I thought I had broken the objective afterwards: it makes a very loud noise when "auto" focusing, and I hadn't noticed it at the store earlier today. Yes, I've just bought lenses for my camera, hehe... pretty good objective for 1.6x sensor by the way.Again, the noise has nothing to do with the filter, it's a "characteristic" of the Canon 35mm f2. Whatever, filter is GREAT, fits PERFECTLY on my 52mm objective and I recommend it to everybody - just make sure you have that special cloth for cleaning lenses or computer screens to wipe the dust if it comes.I'd recommend the store or the factory to review their products in order to avoid these filters leaving home with the need of a cleaning before use. Do all filters come like that? I have like 4 and I needed to clean 'em all before use...By the way, I'm not sure if it's really made in the USA, but that's what it says on the filter ring and on the box - for those who care about where your things are produced, and balancing the worldwide economy. I really liked the package, and would give it 5 stars if there weren't dust (cleanable) on it.UPDATE: well... it ends up that the filter gets the reflection from my 35mm lenses, and spoils the image. Photos and videos get a kind of lens flare, or should I call it a bright fairy - sometimes the flare stands like a ghost on the image... I ended up taking it off for some of my photos. I didn't have the chance to check if a lens flare protector stops this "effect".