Nikon Protective Filters

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Price Paid:  $60.00 from Broadway Camera

Summary:
I have the L1Bc (Sky 1-A) version, and it's a decent filter.

Strengths:
Mounted in a thinner ring than Tiffen or B+W. I bought it specifically for this reason, to use on a 24-70mm lens because I was worried about vignetting. Nice quality glass (multi-coated). Brass ring??

Weaknesses:
Price. Think it's a little over-priced for a Sky 1-A filter, but, if you want quality you must pay for it.

Similar Products Used:
Many Tiffen and B+W.

Customer Service:
N/A

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Price Paid:  $50.00 from B$H

Summary:
This protective filter is one of the best I've ever used. They don't cost that much and have the Nikon quality with them. The 62mm that I got for my 20mm f2.8 is thin, but don't know if the rest of them are like the 77mm. I've tried other UV filters and they don't even come close to a Nikon. I will soon be replacing my other UV filters with Nikon's L37C.

Strengths:
Nikon Glass Thin-62mm

Weaknesses:
Glass became loose in mine real fast, but got if fixed.

Similar Products Used:
Hoya Tiffen

Customer Service:
N/A

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
Have the 52mm versions that came with used equipment that I purchased. I bought a new 77 mm L37C ($63 Baltimore) because I was satisfied with the earlier versions of this filter. I was very disappointed in the reduced durability of the coating on the 77 versus the 52 mm filters

Strengths:
build quality optical quality older 52mm seem to have more durable coating

Weaknesses:
Smear easily when cleaning (residue)with microcloth

Similar Products Used:
Tiffen, Hoya, Hoya HMC

Customer Service:
I have had mixed results . They couldn''t fix a Pronea 6i under warranty. Communication was fairly slow when servicing a 2.8/80-200

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Price Paid:  $140.00 from GINN

Summary:
Virtually invisible and colour-neutral. One of two filters that look like they aren''t even there (the other is a Hoya HMC Super). No colour-shift (unlike the extremely mild warming of a Hoya UV). But very expensive - $140 compared to $63 for the Hoya --> in my books, the marginal improvement in performance is not worth the 2x price asked.

Strengths:
Beautifully transparent, colour-neutral.

Weaknesses:
Expensive compared to Hoya.

Similar Products Used:
Tiffen UV, Hoya HMC Super UV

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Visitors rate this review
2.50 of 5,
2 votes

Price Paid:  $60.00 from B*H

Summary:
Other than protecting your lens, I don't see much utlitiy for this filter. For the money I was disappointed. I seriously doubt this filter will benefit you anymore than a Tiffen of the same type (at half the cost).

Strengths:
Nikon Glass (L37C)
Sturdy Build Quality

Weaknesses:
Smear easily when cleaning (residue)
Increased Ghosting on ultra-wide-angle shots
Reduced Resolution

Similar Products Used:
Tiffen UV

Customer Service:
NA