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 Don't Skimp July 4, 2008
John S. Johnston (Newnan, GA)
51 out of 51 found this review helpful
You spent a lot of money for the lens on your SLR or DSLR. The glass in that lens is multi-coated to prevent unwanted reflections from ruining your pictures. You can see the coating as a color, maybe green or blue, when you look at the front element of your lens in certain light.
Now, you want to add a filter, probably a UV, to protect the front glass element of your lens. This is not the time to skimp by buying the cheapest filter you can find, because that cheap filter is not likely to have an effective multi-coating of its own, and you could be adding a piece of glass to your lens which will actually degrade your photos with unwanted reflections.
Hoya has several price levels of filters, and I have never had problems with any of their multi-coated products. The Pro 1 and this "Super multi-coated" both seem to be exactly what any serious photographer wants on the front of the lens.
as advertised December 30, 2006
Anonymous
39 out of 40 found this review helpful
Looking through it with the naked eye reveals no distortions or imperfections. This is a genuine multi-coated UV filter (test this by looking at a reflection of a light source on its surface: a perfect reflection indicates no coating, a dim reflection indicates a single coating, and a green reflection indicates multiple coatings). Multiple coatings yield greater light transmission through the glass, and less glare, but (and this affects all multi-coated filters from all companies) also pick up dust, fingerprints, and condensation very easily (just holding it on the metal ring with your fingers causes condensation from your perspiration).
Works beautifully May 12, 2007
K. Work (NC)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I bought this as a protective filter for my Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-S. It will probably never come off unless I scratch it. It is optically clear and I cannot tell in any photos that the filter affects the picture quality at all.
Good Protection July 20, 2007
A. Takemura (Alpharetta, GA USA)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I bought this filter as a protection for my 18-55 Nikon lens, and it's been great. The multi-coat reduces glare, and the filter has protected my lens from scratches and dust. It's also pretty thin and I haven't had any vignetting.
To serve and protect May 14, 2007
Mark Hunsaker (Chicago, IL)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Since most of my photography is done indoors, this filter was purchased to protect my much more expensive lens from accidental scratching. The product comes in a nice plastic case with a foam insert, and mine was clean and clear upon arrival.
It's also important that this filter is multi-coated... just like most nice lenses are. There's no reason to throw an uncoated junky filter in front of a nice lens with coating!
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