Tiffen 58mm Photo Essentials Camera Lens Filter Kit with UV Protector, 812 Color Warming, Circular Polarizing Glass Filters and 4 Pocket Pouch

Updated 8.25.15: I've seen several negative reviews for this filter set. In fact, 20% of the reviews are 3-stars or less. Now, granted, only 7% of those are 1-star reviews, but I feel the need to stand behind my original position. Tiffen makes an excellent product & is one of the industry leaders, making products that have been used by some of the top professional photographers & cinematographers in the business, from optics to tripods. Their products continually get top marks from most everyone who uses them. Now, is it possible that even a top manufacturer can have a product that's off slightly, having a smudge on a filter as one reviewer stated? Sure, & Amazon has a fantastic return & exchange policy, so rather than give a product 1-star & complain about a smudge, how about exchanging them for a new set & seeing how you feel about it then. If they strike out twice with two separate kits likely from two very different production runs, then by all means, you have every right to be upset. However, I find it highly unlikely that Tiffen would disappoint the next time around. I've actually slipped on a dirt slope while shooting, landing lens first. I got not a single scratch on my circular polarizer, which took the brunt of the blow, though I obviously reacted to mitigate the damage. I still using these same filters today. Regardless, these filters have exceeded my expectations at every turn & save me a lot of time in post-production computer editing, largely because I have to do such minimal correction, mostly corrections to highlights, shadows, exposure, & sometimes color saturation or cast. None of these are things that can be corrected by the filters in this set, except for the 812 Color Warming filter. When I've used the 812 to take portraits, especially in natural light, I've achieved results that have blown me away! I took a series of portraits of my cat, which is an Ocicat/tabby mix that has colors that are a mix of dark greys, dark browns, light browns with pure whites with all golden undertones. I took pictures without the 812 but with the other two. I decided on a whim to add the 812 & was absolutely amazed at the results. I've since posted many of these photos to my instagram account with absolutely ZERO correction--no computer correction, no in-camera correction tools, no post production whatsoever. I've received some of the most positive feedback on these pictures than on any other pictures I've posted. I've also achieved the same stellar results in portraits taken of my wife as well as several candids of both people & wildlife, mostly in natural light. I also took a series of sunset pictures over a few nights in a single week. I used the Circular Polarizer & the UV Filter. I took a number of pictures both with the filters & then took a number of pictures without the Circular Polarizer but left the UV filter on. When I compared the two series, the photos WITH the Circular Polarizer gave results closer to what the human eye naturally sees than the photos taken without the optical filtration. That's the beauty of these products. Optical filtration does things for the photographer that can't be done with any other tools. In particular, the 812 Color Warming filter is exclusive to Tiffen, as far as I'm aware. It does amazing things for my photos, which is what it promises! I just wish I had the regular linear polarizer just because it's easier to use & gives more natural results without worrying about whether or not I've got my filter rotated to the right direction for the blue of the sky to come out right, things like that. Otherwise, I love every filter & the things they allow me to do as a photographer that I wouldn't be able to do otherwise. Having the ability to correct visual aberrations BEFORE they get stored in the photo is brilliant! Please, read these negative reviews with a grain of salt. If you have doubts, buy them, save the packaging, use them AND don't use them, see the results for yourself, make your own judgments, & if you're not satisfied then return the product & write your own review. It's really a simple choice because the worst that can happen is you end up with a great product, incredible photographs, & happy memories or just beautiful works of art. Tasks for listening, so to speak. ' I bought this set for my Nikon D3200 in 52mm (the inner diameter if the lens body) & couldn't be happier. You can stack the filters for combined effects or use them individually. I find the UV filter & the Polarized filter combine very well for almost all outdoor occasions. The UV filter protects your optics & you CCD from overexposure to ultraviolet rays while the Polarized filter rotates to give you three quite distinct options:cool, warm, or neutral lighting throughput. The filters offer tremendous clarity & allow colors to pass through unchanged, giving you a true look at the world. I couldn't be happier with my purchase, though do be careful when putting the filters on your lenses--you most definitely do NOT want to cross-thread either the lens threads or the filter threads or both. It will make using the items an extremely untenable situation. Update: While this purchase was for my cousin, a very promising young artist photographer who loves nature, I've had mine for several months now. I use them for every kind of photography, from wildlife, to landscapes, to storms and lightning, to portraits and personal candids. Lately, I've been using all three filters stacked together, the UV filter on the bottom, the Circular Polarizer in the center, and the 812 Color Warming filter on top. Originally, I was worried about the 812 warming colors that didn't need warning, but what I've found in using it is that it is very color tolerant. For the most part, I've found that where I would normally have to adjust the White Balance because the photo is washed out, either a little or a lot, the 812 eliminates the need for me to have to make those adjustments in post, particularly since I work exclusively in raw, or .NEF for the Nikon standard. Using the optical filters allows me to keep the raw data mostly unaltered to produce good, useable photos for printing, for social media, for sharing with friends, etc. Having good, usable raw data photos right on camera makes producing good printable final products so easy. With just a few, often slight, adjustments you can easily get great photos practically off the camera. Even more adjustments and create the art shots you want with general ease. The best part, shooting in raw format gives you a virtual negative, full non-destructive editing. Any change you make can be fully undone by going back to the negative since all the changes you make are saved to a new file. Between to optical filters and the right software, shooting in raw, you can do almost anything with today's dSLR cameras. The beauty of these optical filters is that with them you don't have to make basic adjustments in post. I've really enjoyed using the Tiffen Filters. I highly recommend them, and they have many other options available, so the possibilities are tremendous. Definitely add optical filters to your equipment case.

Despite some of the negative comments I've read here concerning the quality of the Tiffen 52mm Photo Essentials Filter Kit, I went ahead and ordered it anyway, and am perfectly satisfied with the Kit, in all ways. The item was shipped direct from Adorama; the filters were extremely well packed and arrived swiftly. I use them on my Nikon D40 with the Nikon kit lens (a 18-55mm zoom) and they fit it perfectly and perform even better than I had hoped for...the Circular Polarizer in particular is a delight to use and worth the price of the kit alone. If you've never used a decent polarizer filter before, trust me...it's a fantastic asset to any outdoor photographer's outfit and if you don't use one, you don't know what you're missing. Besides, the use of the filter to remove or greatly minimize glass and water reflections is something that simply cannot be done *properly* in software editing packages. The Tiffen padded carrying case (it came with 3 filters and there is plenty of room for others) is attractive, sturdy, and much better than I had imagined. Tiffen also included an interesting and informative booklet detailing their products for photo and video filters and I am delighted to add it to my collection of reference materials. I heartily recommend the Tiffen 52mm Photo Essentials Filter Kit to anyone interested in improving their photographic endeavors!

I bought these filters for use on my 35-100mm F2 Olympus lens (70-100mm 35mm equivalent at the same time of purchases from Amazon. It is a good deal, on some decent filters. They come with a carry folder/case, which is nice and padded. Over several months time though the inside netting wore through in 5 places between the filters. I do allot of hiking though, so if kept in different conditions I am sure this wouldn't be a problem. The filter work pretty well. but I ended up purchasing a separate Circular Polarizer (CP) filter due the very shallow threading on the front of the CP. The problem that this caused was my lens cap would fall off the CP with the slightest bump. This isn't a problem with the other filters. I ended up going into a camera chain store to buy a different CP to keep from loosing another lens cap. I defiantly paid much more for the replacement filter, but I am not replacing lost lens caps now. So it end up being cheaper for me. My new filter is a Tiffen as well, but seams to be a higher quality model. The lens cap for my lens is fairly deep, most high end Nikon's are the same way. If your lens cap doesn't need to set back into the front of the lens or filter more than 1/8 of an inch you defiantly won't have this issue. And again it is only with the CP. These filters a good in my opinion for most people. If you are shooting for fun, not a very serious photographer, or very picky like me then defiantly get them. They are a great deal. If you demand higher filter resolution for VERY fine high resolution detail. Then buying the higher end Tiffen or other lens filters. The issue is they can cost more than this whole kit. Most people honestly will have no issues with these filters.

I was so excited to get this filter set I had to try each out the same day. At first I didn't understand the idea of a circular polarization filter that spins. And when I first used it outside my home, it didn't seem to show much difference. I read the Tiffen booklet that came with the filters and it tells you how the polarization filter works better in certain situations than others. You also have to be a certain angle from the sun to get the full polarization effect. But once I got the hang of it after playing with it for a while, I love it. I like how you can spin the filter because sometimes when you have the effect working while you're holding your camera horizontally, when you turn it for a vertical photo, the effect goes away. You simply turn the filter until you see the effect again, and shoot away. One time I was taking a photo of a rainbow and went to turn the camera and the rainbow instantly disappeared. It's kind of fun to play around with this. You can also add filters on top of this one, but I'm not sure how that may affect the polarization filter. Overall this filter kit is wonderful and worth the cost since it normally costs more than this at a photo store. I haven't played with the warming filter yet, but the circular polarization lens is my favorite and probably will stay on my lens most of the time. I use this on my Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi with a Sigma telephoto lens.

Tiffen filters are a must have item for a photographer's bag and camera. It is just a basic. Not only is it functional for the use intended, but it will protect you valuable lens (i.e. in my case, on one of my camera throw in the purse/backpack/beach bag kind of days with my small grandchildren, I set my camera quickly down on the table at lunch to slice chicken fingers for a suddenly starving to death crying child, while the other child turn equally as quickly knocking the said camera off the table onto the awaiting BRICK floor lens first. The only damage was small cracks in the side of the filter, which I was still able to use and shot pix throughout the day.) Check for the lens size number (preceded by zero with a slash through it) on the inside rim of your camera lens (sometimes on the outside) and order the correct filters to fit your camera lens. Personally I have several duplicate sets for the lens' I use most because I just leave them on. I have been buying Tiffen for years for all my different cameras and lens whims and have never had a problem of any kind. By the way, I am an amateur, pleasure photographer, that takes hundreds of pictures all year every year.

I initially gave this product a poor review after using for about 2 weeks. At the time I wasnt sufficiently versed in its use together with the Panasonic FZ18 and therefore got some frustrating results. Here is my revised review after using the set for more than 8 months now. This package actually offers great value for the price. I've noted greatly enhanced colour saturation using the polarizer (especially with sunsets and rich hues of blue and orange). The UV filter has also proven effective in reducing the ugly blue glow look under flourescent lighting as well as cutting haze in my shots. While I've used the ND filter on rare ocassions to reduce over-exposure, I have yet to try it on other suggested applications, eg. blurring water movement, but this requires a tripod which I dont have. given the fact that I live in Trinidad where almost everything already has a warm tone, I have never once used the warming filter. If you're using a wide-angle lens then look out for vignetting (darked out edges)on our shots. To my knowledge, this cannot be avoided since the lens will also capture the edges of the filter given the expanse of its angle. You can overcome this by zooming in slightly until the dark edges disappear.Additionally, remember that with the polarizer, you lose a little light so you may need to widen your aperture, slow your speed or adjust your ISO to get the right exposure. Overall, great package, great price.

I've been using these filters for about a month and they seem pretty solid and well built. By the way, i'm o hobbyist photographer, so i'm in no way using these for professional results. The UV filter is on permanently and i haven't experienced much discomfort from using it. One thing is it contributes to vignetting when i use a lens hood, but i guess ANY filter would. Simple fix is to put them on in different order (just i don't like to have the lens hood on permanently, and switching them on and off is not my idea of fun). The polarizing filter works well, and the warm filter i haven't used much as of yet. They come in a nice pouch, which i feel could be a tad smaller. But overall it was a good purchase.

While this filter kit does a fine job with doing the filtration these 3 filters were designed for, you can be guaranteed that when you use them on wide angle and ultra-wide angle lenses you will get vignetting. Vignetting is the darkened areas around the edges of your photographs. This is caused because these particular filters have threads in front of the filter glass which partially block the light coming into wide angle lenses when set at their widest setting. I normally like this type of filter because it allows me to replace the lens cap, thus allowing me to leave the filter on the camera's lens all the time - one of the prime reasons I like the UV lens - lens protection. The alternative is to purchase an ultra-thin lens which doesn't have the threads on the front, doesn't cause vignetting, but doesn't allow you to replace the lens cap. So, as you can see there is a trade off. Do you want to leave the lens on the front when you put the camera away for the moment, but have to remove your filter as well....what a pain at a sporting event or where you need your camera to be ready all the time. Or, do you want to be able to replace the cap on the front and protect the filter when you put the camera away or replace lenses, but realize you can't shoot at your wide angle lens' widest setting due to vignetting? Tough choice. I've done it both ways. There's no real happy medium....just a choice.

I am mainly using the UV protector on my Nikon D7200 but all three filters are made from solid metal and glass. Because of that, they feel a lot more sturdy and high-end then cheap all plastic alternatives. In this case, you really get what you pay for. Don't compromise the quality of your camera and lens by putting a cheap filter in front of it. They are also easy to clean, come in a handy carrying case and protect your lens from dust and dirt.

After ordering the goods there was no communication and 2 months later I have still not received anything. Not even a single email. Never have experienced this on amazon.

Pues lo dicho, de los tres filtros, el cálido no me interesaba, hubiese preferido uno de densidad neutra que me baje el diafragma 3 pasos, pero la calidad del producto es buena.

Très bons filtres achetés pour un Fuju X100T (diamètre 49mm), belle qualité, ces filtres sont bien construits et respirent le sérieux. Remplissent parfaitement leur rôle.

Perfect for Sigma 10-20