Hoya X52UVGB

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04 Jul 2008 Don't Skimp 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 ... –John S. Johnstonfrom Amazon.com
23 Apr 2008 Very good for the price and no glare or ghosting Great filters and not to pricey compared to many and Hoya has a long standing solid reputation in the photo world. It is a good lense protector and helps in daylight shots and I put other filters right over top so I don't have to be concerned with getting dust back on the lense and it is easy to blow off the UV filter before putting on other filters over top. I recommend this uv lense over the Tiffin ones, it will be money well spent. –Stuart Floydfrom Amazon.com
29 Nov 2007 Good inexpensive filter I gave this product 4 stars because it works, it is multicoated on both sides of the lens, and it is inexpensive. However, the orange coating comes off really easily. Coating both sides of the lens is crucial to eliminate glare and reflection on the inside of the lens. It also allows more light to travel through the lens which results in less haze and better picture quality.

I have compared the quality of the shot with and without the filter. The filter does seem to reduce some of the gl... –S. Quanfrom Amazon.com

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