Tiffen 55mm UV Protection Filter
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Manufacturer: TiffenModel: 55UVP
Product features:
- Most popular protection filter
- Provides basic reduction of ultraviolet light
- 55mm diameter
- Helps eliminate bluish cast in images
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Tiffen 55mm UV Protection Filter
Customer Review: Surprisingly good (except in one situation, which it will create internal reflection)
Summary: 4 Stars
This UV filter does it job to protect the lens well. The build is solid (metal construction). The glass is also descent quality.
About the performance, it absorbs some UV light. The UV light absorbtion is hardly noticeable, probably the sky 1-A and the haze filter version will absorb more UV light than this lens which is fine for me.
Now, about the one problem which is the internal reflection. I've heard many people say that it mostly happens during night or low light shooting. I found out that it is not caused directly by the low light/night situation. The internal reflection will appear when there is a strong/bright source of light in comparison to the overall exposure (the surrounding environment). To put it in example (which hopefully is easier to understand), when you take a picture of a lamp during nightime and the light is much brighter than the surrounding area then you will see the internal reflection. as you move the position of the light to be closer to the sides/corner of the picture (and not in the center of the picture), the internal reflection reduces and finally dissapear (if you move the light far enough from the center). And if the light isn't too bright/contrast compare to the surrounding environment then there will be no internal reflection. but of course most of the time, a lamp at nightime is often very bright. But the point that I'm trying to make is that the internal reflection doesn't happen all the time during low light or night time.
Additionally, the internal reflection isn't only happening at night. it can also happen in the afternoon if you are taking a picture of a sun for example. basically same rule as above, on how bright is the light source compared to the surrounding area, and as you move the sun from the center of the photo and near the side the internal reflection will move to the side/dissapear (also depending the angle). But the best way is just to remove the filter during these situations.
Hope this explanation helps you to reduce the occurence of internal reflection by identifying correctly when the internal reflection will occur and then remove the filter during those situation (which is not hard to do).
I'm actually not a fan of lens filter (any filter) as I think it will only degrade picture quality as we added another layer between the sensor and object, but I decided to use them anyway for all my lens. And I would recommend everyone to get one of this filter if you don't have any filter for your lens yet.
Description of Tiffen 55mm UV Protection Filter
These filters absorb Ultra Violet (UV) light. Film is more sensitive to Ultra Violet light than our eyes. This often shows up as a haze or a bluish cast, especially when shot from high altitudes and from long distances, particularly over water. UV filters also help protect your lens from dust, moisture, fingerprints, scratches and damage from cleaning. Since they absorb no normal light and have no effect on color or contrast, they can be kept on your lens at all times. Tiffen Ultra Violet filters are available in a variety of absorbtion levels and sizes. UV filter Standard UV. Most popular protection filter. UV MC Multi coated for extra flare protection. UV Warm Combines UV with Tiffen's '812' warming filter. Haze 1 Absorbs 75% of UV light. Haze 2 Absorbs 100% of UV light. Haze 15 Absorbs 81% of UV light. Haze 16 Absorbs 86.5% of UV light Haze 17 Absorbs almost all UV light. UV Wide Angle Thin - UV filter for use with wide angle lenses.Protects lenses from dust, moisture, scratches, and other damage. These filters can be kept on the camera at all times.
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