Tiffen 58mm Haze 1 Filter :: Education by Design Store

Editorial Review
Film, as well as video, often exhibits a greater sensitivity to what is to us invisible, ultraviolet light. This is most often outdoors, especially at high altitudes, where the UV-absorbing atmosphere is thinner; and over long distances, such as marine scenes. It can show up as a bluish color cast with color film, or it can cause a low-contrast haze that diminishes details, especially when viewing far-away objects, in either color or black-and-white. Ultraviolet filters absorb UV light generally without affecting light in the visible region. It is important to distinguish between UV-generated haze and that of air-borne particles, such as smog. The latter is made up of opaque matter that absorbs visible light as well as UV, and will not be appreciably removed by a UV filter.Haze 1 reduces excessive blue haze caused by UV light by absorbing 71% of UV. It's great for all-around UV control. This filter eliminates UV problems from most situations where increased haze tends to wash out color and image clarity.
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Customer Reviews

Great product for the price

2009-01-08
I bought this to protect my new lens for my Canon XSI. It works well and was a great price.

Unobtrusive but essential

2008-12-29
I have always protected my lenses with a UV filter. I'm not sure that the filter actually does anything because of never shot without one, but I recommend spending a few dollars to protect an expensive investment. The Tiffen brand is always reliable.

good quality

2008-12-13
This fits with my Carl Zeiss 25mm fix lens. I use this lens and new filter with Nikon D90. I would like to notice that Nikon DSLR work well with Carl Zeiss lens F mount

So-so

2008-11-19
The only thing this filter is good for is protecting the lens from physical damage (dust, prints, scratches, water spots, etc.) Some say that cheap Tiffen filters degrade the quality of the images, but I haven't noticed any degradation. If you want a filter that will actually improve your images, do not get this filter, go with a circular polarizer or a neutral density filter instead. It's better to crack this filter than crack your lens.

Simple UV Protector

2008-11-09
It's just a protection filter. It's does a good work by day though it can create weird flares by night if you are trying to picture below a bright light or if there's one pointing towards you.
It also has a weird glass finish in the edges that make it look cheap (even though it is)

can't beat it for the price

2008-11-04
Film, as well as video, often exhibits a greater sensitivity to what is to us invisible, ultraviolet light. This is most often outdoors, especially at high altitudes, where the UV-absorbing atmosphere is thinner; and over long distances, such as marine scenes. It can show up as a bluish color cast with color film, or it can cause a low-contrast haze that diminishes details, especially when viewing far-away objects, in either color or black-and-white. Ultraviolet filters absorb UV light generally without affecting light in the visible region. It is important to distinguish between UV-generated haze and that of air-borne particles, such as smog. The latter is made up of opaque matter that absorbs visible light as well as UV, and will not be appreciably removed by a UV filter.Haze 1 reduces excessive blue haze caused by UV light by absorbing 71% of UV. It's great for all-around UV control. This filter eliminates UV problems from most situations where increased haze tends to wash out color and image clarity.

Very nice filter

2008-11-02
Very well made and terrific item. Tiffen is one of the best companies and I have several filters made by them. Very reasonably priced. Tiffen is a great company and their products are top notch!

Tiffen Circular Polarizer - This Rocks

2008-11-02
I went to my local camera shop looking for a filter that would give me the deep blue skies and the nice green landscapes. The 58mm Tiffen was the recommendation but the costs was $70 and that was a bit more than I really wanted to spend.

Of Course, Amazon was the logical next stop and I spent less than 1/2 as much for this lens and it turns out it was worth the price I would have paid at the camera shop. I felt like a thief, but buying smart often seems like this, so I just enjoyed my purchase.

The Camera shop was right, this is the best filter on the market, Tiffen Rocks.

Great Filter, But It May Not Fit

2008-10-27
I've used this filter with my Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Standard & Medium Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras and LOVE it. However, I recently bought one to protect the lens of my new Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras and it didn't fit properly. The lens is so rounded that when you put this filter on, the filter actually touches the lens. It creates a spot about 3-5mm in diameter in the middle of the lens/filter. I had to buy a more expensive filter that was thinner in order to work with the lens.

Does what it is meant to do

2008-10-19
The UV filter is not as strong as it could be, however, this filter is more meant as a protector for your lens and it does that perfectly well.

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