Polaroid Optics 3 Piece Filter Kit Set [UV,CPL,FLD] , 46 mm

on AF had problems with the CPL affecting autofocus (OK with manual focus) badly, unlike a CPL of the same size from a well known brand. The UV filter seems to work with MF and AF giving a very small increase in contrast and a very little reduction in sharpness (only noticeable with aperture open and full 1920 x 1080 pixels) - no more than a well known filter brand. I now prefer to buy UV from this manufacturer with a plastic jewel case and CPL filters separately with a plastic jewel case, from a well known brand

Caution: the CPL in this set does nothing whatsoever - no matter how it is rotated. I'm not the only reviewer to say this either. Also, I've owned several working CPLs before this Polaroid one. In other words, if you're looking for a polariser which works - the one in this set is next to useless.UPDATE: If you need a CPL you really should consider buying this one instead, as I now know it to work just as a good CPL should:Hoya 46 mm Slim PL-CIR FilterI will test others for my wife's 46mm lens, and edit this review when I've discovered one which simply works well, as a polariser (and any that I've owned previously!) should. For anyone who isn't aware, a true CPL filter should, when rotated, clearly darken skies and very noticeably bring out deep blues in the sea, skies etc. All that I've used previously did just that. Meanwhile...Beware!

When I bought my Sigma 50-500mm I was astonished at the size of the filter required to meet the len's huge focal length.The Polaroid 866 Filter collection is amazing value for money - there are 86mm UV filters alone that sell for several multiples of the price of this collection. I bought it primarily for the UV filter to protect my lens (as in my experience Sigma lens caps have a habit of falling off. Viewing the glass of the filter in my Kit it appears faultless and when I look at the images with and without the filter it doesn't appear to have had any adverse affects. This being a kit you don't just get the UV filter there is a lovely filter case; a extremely useful Circular Polarising filter (great for use on or near water) and a fluorescent lamp filter. This last one I am unlikely to get the use of; but at this price I am not concerned about getting something I am not interested in using.Its amazing value compared to its competitors- if you are getting a bigma at this price its definitely worth adding to your basket.

The filters are of a good quality, not the best but you get what you pay for. Have been using the UV filter on my camera for over a year now with occasional venture into the CPL territory and can't fault them really. The only downside is that the CPL makes my photos a little bit softer but this is only noticeable when looked at on a big computer screen, prints are very clear and lovely colour without having to spend hours adjusting them.Just ordered a second set for a friend but it came with a defect in the CPL filter so will have to have it replaced. The process is smooth as usual with Amazon so no problems here either.

For the money you've got to rate these. The uv is essentially just lens protection which it does well it does also cut back on heat haze as its designed to do. The cpl filter works too, it's subtle in its effect which is quite nice. I've not used the floresant filter yet but I'm confident it work as well as the others. Like I said, for the money these are a good buy. There are better, but to see if you need these type of filters these are a good choice to start with.

In terms of quality this cannot be measured against more expensive filters.Using these on a average to good telephoto lens will yield results, but not top quality results.However, as a good standby set that works well in most conditions, where clarity is not 100% important, I'd say go for it.At this price you'd be hard pressed to get as good a Polarising Filter, let alone a good FLD filter.The Polariser works well enough for most shots.The FLD is quite good too.The UV is a little too thick and fuzzy for my liking; but do check out the "Polaroid Ultra thin UV with Schott glass" on Amazon; keep this standard one as a spare to protect lens in emergency.

Only one of those filters is truly useful, namely the polarizing one, but it ain't too strong at that. It limits the reflected light all right but it's nowhere as effective as, say glasses with polarizing filters. The UV filter makes any difference only when you are using a film in your camera. With digital cameras it has no use other than physically protecting your lenses. As for the FLD filter it does nothing to "Reduce The Greenish Tone When Shooting Under Fluorescent Lighting". Just turns everything violet / pinkish. The only use I've found for it is evening sky shots, where it can add a nice hue to it, changing the atmosphere of the photo.So, as I've said, it all boils down to the CPL filter but given the price it is still not a bad deal.

Can confirm that this CPL does not break auto focus on the canon STM lens. It does work, gets rid of reflections and makes sky look bluer when used correctly. But with all the three lenses there is definite flaring/IQ problems especially when a hood is not used. However, sometimes this might make pictures look more artistic.Quality isn't the best, not sure if its actually glass or perspex. Lenses came tucked in a wallet with four pouches. I would have thought each lens would come in plastic container with a screw on lid, but they were in plastic bags with holes in. The wallet isn't well thought out as it will not prevent the lenses getting covered in dust.

Arrivo da un filtro UV per obiettivo Sigma con cui mi sono trovato sempre bene, questo set non tradisce le aspettative garantendo un'ottima versatilità e una buona correzione luce. Inoltre i filtri proteggono bene l'obiettivo, per cui è un acquisto che consiglio a tutti coloro che vogliano divertirsi non solo con le impostazioni della reflex ma anche con il suo lato più "fisico".

I mainly bought these to protect my Fuji lens. I have yet to try out how they change my photos. I can say that they are light and solid. The glass part feels somewhat between glass and plastic. The ring part is very light. Almost like aluminium. It screwed on smoothly and nicely.Will test out and see.Update:Sad to say that these filters don’t seem to have a basic anti-reflection coating. You can see ehat happens in the last two images. First image is without filter, second is with filter. I just bought these to try them out while having some basic extra protection for my lens. Now I’m not so sure.

Comprato per protezione dell'obbiettivo più che altro, ma facendo alcune prove devo dire che già il filtro UV da differenze nei bordi dei colori e risalta parecchio nuvole e mare, foto pomeridiane di panorami al mare o montagna risultano eccezionali!Anche controluce o tagli di riflessi sono migliorati, ho postato due semplici esempi con controluce zoom 0 e riflessi del sole sulla madonnina con zoom 50.sono soddifatto dell'acquisto.

I tre filtro ottici Panasonic da 46mm di diametro sono corredati da una pratica custodia morbida che non obbliga più ad avere un reparto della borsa dedicato ai soliti scatolini singoli rotondi a quadrati, che si fa fatica ad aprire.La qualità dei filtri sembra buona, non ho ancora provato il pola per mancanza di condizioni adatte...L'unica difetto secondo me è il filtro fluo, non capita più tanto di fotografare sotto lampade fluorescenti, ormai sono al sodio, a led o a qualche altro miscuglio chimico, il cui colore non si riesce a correggere con un singolo filtro. Sarebbe stato meglio un filtro scuro o protettivo, questo fluo è inutile.Ciononostante, a questo prezzo, acquisto molto vantaggioso!

I bought this for the UV just for protection because the buying just the UV is basically the same price. However the UV doesn't really have any coatings and thus introduces a bit of glare compared to shooting without a filter. The UV is also a bit yellow. It is actually a noticeable amount of discolouration. Just taking the cover off and examining it with my eyes against my monitor turns this white Amazon page a bit yellow. This is simply something that doesn't happen to a Hoya filter I bought. So if you are trying to save some money, maybe save elsewhere and just buy a decent filter.

First for the UV Filter:I've had this on the end of my Panasonic Leica 25mm f/1.4 lens for a few weeks. This lens is normally a stellar performer and I've noticed absolutely no loss of image quality. I can produce glare more easily with the filter on, but I usually have to try. If you're shooting into bright light a lot, you probably want to remove this filter for best results. Maybe there are some UV filters out there that don't glare so badly?Of course, I should point out that with digital cameras, there is absolutely no need for a UV filter, and you can expect no improvement in image quality whatsoever from this filter. (Back in the film days it was a different story.) Never the less, they are still useful for protecting the front element and this one seems to do very well at providing that layer of protection.Build quality seems fine. On close inspection the filter has no nicks or visible imperfections. It was a little dusty upon arrival; a puff of compressed air did the trick.CPLI haven't used the CPL as much, although it seems fine. In bright sunlight, it allows me to open up the lens a little more and removes glare from some objects. It doesn't appear to soften the image noticibly.FLDThis filter is useless. If we were still using film...but we can all white balance in-camera now so this filter serves no purpose.

Sono degli ottimi filtri per chi comincia e non cerca dei prodotti professionali. L'astuccio è molto comodo per portarli in giro o in viaggio. Il filtro CPL tuttavia non mi sembra dia questa differenza marcata alle foto. Ottimi invece i filtri UV e FLD (sopratutto questo l'ho trovato comodissimo e utilissimo in riprese e foto da interni).Per me super consigliati visto il prezzo!

Appassionato di fotografia amatoriale ritengo che il set di filtri sia di utile per quelle situazioni che hanno bisogno di un tocco in più di tecnica offrendo delle possibilità che aiutano ad ampliare la pratica della fotografia. Un ottimo supporto di qualità con un costo accessibilissimo.

Ero alla ricerca di un filtro polarizzatore (CPL) da utilizzare con il mio 17-50 2.8.Costi molto variabili, e recensioni altrettanto altalenanti (anche su prodotti molto più costosi).Non riuscendo a prendere una decisione, ho voluto dar ascolto (lo ammetto) al budget e alle recensioni scegliendo i Polaroid.Appena arrivati (in 2 giorni), ho subito provato UV e CPL. FANTASTICI!Avevo già provato un CPL Hama da 58mm, ma non ero rimasto molto colpito.Questi Polaroid invece fanno il loro lavoro.Volevo mettere 4 stelle al voto finale per il terzo filtro (incandescenza) in quanto quasi del tutto inutile.Ma 2 giorni fa mi sono trovato in una situazione esterna, con luci artificali, in cui ho provato il filtro e... ha funzionato!

Serve un set di filtri per iniziare? Allora questo è il vostro prodotto.Certo, non saranno filtri super professionali, ma non credo che tutti abbiano un obiettivo da mille euro su cui montare filtri da 100 euro.Io ho una serie di obiettivi di buona qualità (ovviamente non ottima, ma nemmeno scarsa) e devo dire che un filtro di questo tipo è ottimo: un costo contenuto per una qualità migliore delle classiche "cineserie" che spesso troviamo in giro.Le avvitature vanno molto bene, la custodia per trasportarli non è male... e ormai giro sempre con il filtro UV montato sull'obiettivo. Anche se mi serve il polarizzatore lo avvito direttamente sull'UV non perdendo molto tempo a montare/smontare rischiando di far entrare polvere o altro sulla lente esterna dell'obiettivo.L'altro filtro, onestamente, non lavora come dovrebbe e, in più, anche se la custodia è molto comoda (e ogni filtro al suo interno ha un proprio spazio tra stoffa e rete) è peccato che i singoli filtri siano ulteriormente protetti da un involucro di plastica (ma probabilmente la protezione aggiuntiva del filtro nella custodia, ha la stessa relazione della qualità di un filtro sulla qualità dell'obiettivo)...Conclusione: io ho comprato anche quelli di altri diametri e ormai ho solo filtri di questo tipo su tutti i miei obiettivi... se non siete fanatici (ammesso che la vostra attrezzatura vi permetta di esserlo) allora valutate con serenità questo acquisto.

Der zirkulare Polfilter hilft da, wo eine Spiegelung den durchblick verhindert. Durch drehen des vorderen Filterteils werden die einfallenden Lichtstrahlen so polarisiert das mach durchsehen kann.Der Drehteil ist leichtgängig und die Funktion so wie sie sein sollt.Obwohl der UV-Filter sicher auch noch anderes macht, habe ich ihn hauptsächlich dafür gekauft, das Objektiv gegen Kratzer und Staub zu schützen.Der Filter macht das und beeinträchtigt das Bild beim fotografieren nicht. Was ich mit dem Magenta Filter machen soll erschließt sich mir nicht es gibt aber bestimmt einen Zweck.

This item had a good price for a UV and a polarizer to get me started with my new high end Nikon lens. Both UV and polarizer are made of glass and perform as expected. The FLV for fluorescent lighting is made of plastic and will end up in the garbage, especially with a digital camera. The kit was less expensive than buying UV and polarizer separately. I will eventually upgrade to a better polarizer as I do notice a better image on a smaller better quelity B+W that I possess for another lens.

I actually have several of these filter sets and found that they are pretty awesome for the price. I have these in 52, 62 and 77 mm. I really haven't noticed any quality degradation by using less expensive filters so far, but I also haven't done a lot of comparison stuff either :-) I do have a Hoya UV filter in 52mm and didn't see any noticeable differences. There might be when using primes or sharper lenses than zooms, but these work great for what I'm doing. The polarizer seems to work well though I haven't compared to other brands.

I tre filtri si presentano bene, i materiali sono buoni e la filettatura è perfetta. La custodia in nylon è fatta piuttosto bene (e ha 4 slot, quindi ve ne rimane uno vuoto da riempire). Il prezzo è decisamente invitante.Il filtro UV serve solo ed esclusivamente a proteggere l'obiettivo! Non vedrete praticamente differenze rispetto al solito. Ma la protezione che offre può salvare un obiettivo! :)Il filtro CPL svolge invece molto bene il suo lavoro, l'anello scorre molto bene, i riflessi si attenuano e i cieli sono più blu (con il cielo i risultati sono davvero molto buoni).Il filtro FLD lavora altrettanto bene, non è fondamentale nella fotografia digitale ma può tornare utile in casi estremi o per esasperare qualche effetto sul bilanciamento del bianco. Tutto sommato se ne può anche fare a meno, se siete sicuri che non lo usereste mai.Inoltre i filtri sono combinabili, potrete montarne più d'uno contemporaneamente.Sarebbe stato piacevole trovare all'interno della confezione un pannetto dedicato per pulirli, peccato.

Ich habe die Polaroid Filter gekauft weil ich hoffte für kleines Geld einen preiswerten UV- und Polfilter zu erhalten. Leider bin ich enttäuscht worden.Ich habe mehrere Aufnahmen zum A/B-Vergleich gemacht: Es ist kein Unterschied zu erkennen.Der Polfilter reduziert keine Reflexionen egal wie man ihn dreht. Beim UV-Filter erzielt man mit oder ohne Filter dasselbe Ergebnis beim Fotografieren.Wenn man nur ein Schtzglas für sein Objektiv benötigt, ok! Gefiltert wird mit diesem Produkt nur leider nicht.Den FLD-Filter habe ich nicht testen können, deshalb dazu kein Kommentar.Getestet mit EOS 7D und Sigma EF-S 10-20 mm bzw. Canon EF 24-70 mm