Tiffen 58mm Photo Essentials Filter Kit

Tiffen has no Problem. But Amazon sent me almost new item instead of new!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I did order from Amazon hoping that they will send me a new one as described. There is nothing wrong with the filters. They are scratch free. But one of filters (polarizer)’s thread looks like somebody already used it, fading some black color. I didn’t want to be bothered doing exchange or dealed with customer service. I just wish that they sent me what I paid for.

Good Effects
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Great lens if you know how to use it properly. The transition allows you to incorporate beautiful effects to your image, but is not recommended for beginner photographers. It is not a general purpose lens like the UV Haze or polarizer filters. It instead, seems to be a very specific case type lens.

VERY DISAPOINTED!
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
As some of the reviews I read online had said, the package/kit of 3 filters was an overall disappointment. The polarizer was the worst. I have a six dollar pair of polaroid sunglasses I bought at Wallgreen’s that remove more reflection off of objects, deepen the skys blue better than this junk. Of course the filter did not even come any where close to a Nikon filter that I’ve had and used for 25 years. Also as reported from others here the quality of the metal finnish and threads was bad! I sent it all back within a hour of recieving the delivery of the delivery.

Decent Lenses…Nothing to Write Home About
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I bought these for my husband. They were a good deal for the price. He said 4 stars because they haven’t made that significant of a difference in the quality of his digital photos.

Great Price but….
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
There is no doubt that the price is right with this set as it comes with 3 filters. but using relatively inexpensive UV filters on lenses as protection is not a good idea because it will degrade your image slightly. if you have superior lenses (like Canon L glass or IS) you will probably want to buy a much higher quality UV filter as protection. and if you have cheaper lenses, then i would not use a cheap UV filter because you will be degrading your image too much.

the good news is that you also get a circular polarizer and a warming filter in this set. so that helps make this kit worthwhile.

just don’t fall into the trap of thinking that cheap UV filters on your lenses are necessarily a good thing.

great buy for the price
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
i’m a beginer and i purchased these for their for the low price and the recommendations of personal friends and professionals. The uv filter serves its purpose as a protector. The circular polarizer works wonderfully to enhance the colors in bright sunlight and even cloudy conditions. I have used the warming filter a couple of times to take pictures of my fish in my 55gallon saltwater tank, it has worked wonderfully to enhance the colors of my fish through the glass and high output florescent lighting. I would recommend these to anyone not wanting to spent a lot of money after spending a lot on your camera.

Nice basic filters
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Nice basic set of filters. I still have to find where to use the warming filter, but the CP clearly improves sky when shooting outside and sun is shining. UV is for protecting the lens in all other cases. CP takes out one stop, so not good when shooting in dark.

For some reason, when changing the filters, the threads don’t align easily. Usually I have to turn the filter around few times until they align. Can’t tell if it’s because of the threads on my lens, or the filter. Minor annoyance, and doesn’t happen if you keep just one filter on the lens.

Got the 58mm linear polarizer
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Using this linear polarizer together with a circular polarizer (same brand) to create a -2EV variable neutral density filter. The camera can focus through them if the circular is mounted first. Works fine and the threads are of good fit and quality.

Good Filters
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
They work the way they’re suppose to and they are good quality at a good price.

Normal
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
El producto cumple con su objetivo. Nada excepcional, cumple la función para la que fue creado.

GREAT ADD ON!!!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is a great filter. It will make your photos look better and sharp. I highly recommend this filter.

Worthy – every camera lens should have one.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I am a real believer in expensive lens protection. Filters do this and improve the photos you take. This small starting pack of filters is a good value for both reasons – a no brainer. Don’t think about it – BUY IT!

Good price, but not great quality
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
I am not impressed with Tiffen filters I got in this set. The finish of the rings are poor. Despite of previously poor reputaion, I recently purchased some 67mm Quantaray filter from the local Ritz Camera store which are of much better quality compared to this set of Tiffen filters. I never got Tiffens before, had good experience with Hoyas. I will probably stay with those from now on. Now come to think of it, Ritz camera indicated the Quantaray they had were made by Hoya.

The glass on all the filters are quite a bit more reflective compared to the Hoyas and the Quantarays. Not a good sign.

The circular polarizer had some smudges and some lense swirl that after 10 sheets of lense tissue and quite a bit of cleaning solution failed to be fully cleared off. Quite frustrating. All of the filters came with lint and a few little smudges on them, not sure if the store handling or the manufacturer handling was to blame, but none of the other filters I got before had this kind of problem right out of the box.

The set might be cheap, but it sure is for a good reason.

Digital Ultra Clear = Bad Glare, Same As UV Protector
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
Do not be fooled by the implication that the Tiffen Digital Ultra Clear is somehow better than a standard UV filter or a higher end filter. I got horrible glare from the filter, the same as I got with the UV Protector. At the end of the day, both are cheap filters and should not go any any lens if image quality is important.

I have since learned that multi-coated filters are the way to go and I went with B+W MRC filters due to the higher quality and outstanding reputation.

wonderful buy
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I was a little worried, the price was so low. The filters came quickly, they were perfect. I’ve used this seller since this transaction, and they are great!

Poor Quality Filters
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
The filters that I got are poorly finished. The 812 filter has a smudge on it, while all 3 filters don’t screw on properly on my lens. All filters come off EASILY. They are totally useless. I suggest that you buy filters in a real store so you can try them on your lens.

Excellent product
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I bought those filters for my Canon S2 IS, and they work perfectly. I haven’t seen a difference when I use the ultraviolet, but it’s normal because it should affect what you see. The polarizer is great, it removes sun reflections, and you can adjust its intensity. I really like the warming filter, I use it when I have to shot with the flash, and it really helps to improve the natural colors in the picture.

They come in a protective pouch, made of nylon. The pouch’s size is around 20x10x2 cm (8x4x0.8 in), so it won’t fit inside normal camera cases. The pouch has room for 4 filters, so I can keep my three filters and the lens cap I bought together.

I like this filter!
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I bought this even though a sales person in photography store said it wouldn’t make much of a difference. I actually do see a big difference. It brings out the color so beautifully. I’ve had people comment on the colors in my photographs before they know I had put this filter on. I keep it on my camera most of the time now.

Good filter for digital
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This filter is used to balance the brighter areas of your picture to the darker ones, e.g. lighter sky with a darker landscape. It works well with digital because although you can’t place the line of density anywhere (it’s fixed in the middle but can be rotated), you can later crop in you’re editing to get the desired composition. Filter is glass and better than Cokin which is plastic and scratches easily. Cokin filter holder has the advantage of complete adjustability because you slide the filter in and out as well as rotate it. By the way .6 ND is equal to one stop of light, something Tiffen doesn’t explain in their marketing materials. They also have half stop, two stop and three stop grad NDs. There are high quality glass filters made for the Cokin system, but they cost 2x or more than the Tiffen.

Poor fit
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
Threads do not fit properly, if I bump it the filter falls off.

A really good filter kit
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This filter kit was a really good bang for the buck. A UV, Polarizer, and a rose lens… the ideal filters for someone just starting to experiment with filters and their camera settings.

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Very nice filter
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Prior to the purchase of the tiffen 58mm digital ultra clear water white protection filter, we used a UV Haze filter as a means to protect the camera lense. After extreme frustration with dull whites and less than vibrant colors in specific situations, we searched for an alternate solution. This filter addresses the concerns and fits the requirements nicely! Protecting our primary lense from undesireable elements is important; obtaining clear images with the colors as vibrant as possible is essential and knowing we can attach other filters to this one is a nice bonus. Overall, we recommend this filter to anyone looking to protect a camera lense and still obtain the same high quality images the camera is designed to capture. This is a 5-star product!! We will purchase another tiffen digital ultra clear water white protection filter our next lense too.

** This filter is currently used on a Canon Rebel XSi with a 18-55 lense. We are looking to acquire a Sigma 18-250 in the near future as our general lense we leave on the camera.

Tiffen Close up lense
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I am very pleased with the quality and price of these close up lenses. I couldn’t afford the macro lenses and these filters are a great alternative.

High Quality Filter, Great Price
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is a very well made filter. Glass with metal ring.
Thin, so it doesn’t cause to much of a problem with vignetting when shooting with your zoom lens at wide angle settings.
Overall I am very satisfied. Great value for a well made filter. This IS a circulating polorizing filter. Does a great job at capturing those blue skies and filtering out reflections in water, glass and uv rays. No photographer should be without this lens.

Nice filters
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Filters are well made, evenly coated, etc. I knock them a star for including an ‘UV Filter’, which is just an extra piece of glass as far as a modern digital camera is concerned. If they’d have called it a ‘lens protector’, I’d give them the star back.

Amazing value
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Brings out wonderful colors. Helped communicate what I saw when I visited Israel during a sunny trip. Best investment I have made for my Olympus e510. Protects lens and enhances photos. Especially brings out great colors in portrait shots of my wife, who has somewhat “pasty” skin. Makes photos look alive.

better black and white
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This filter is primarily for b/w photography, although you could use it for color with a rather obvious and unusual effect.

The lens works by filtering some of the blue from your photo. This means that for cloudy sky, and some vegetation and architecture shots you will see greater contrast. There are more or less intense red filters available depending on the degree of effect you want.

Essential Tiffen Filter Set…
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Tiffen Without A Doubt Makes The Best Round Filters Out There…But They’re Also The Most Expensive…This Kit Provides A Solution For That Dilema…A Circular Polarizer Would Normally Cost About $80, And For Ten Dollars More, You Can Get An 812 (Warming Filter), And A UV Protector – With A Pouch…WOW…Every Camera Should Have A UV Filter – Even Just For Protection…Polarizers Are Pertty Handy Outdoors – To Bring Down Glare, And Add That Extra Burst Of Colour…And Warming Filters Are Great For Portraits…

With This Kit, You Can’t Go Wrong…Will Fit Any 58mm Wide Lense…

great filters
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Tiffen is always a good call if you need filters. They consistently make good glass, and they are relatively inexpensive filters, especially on Amazon.

Great Filter Package
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is a great filter package. It has all the basic filters for shooting indoors in out.

A must have for your camera bag
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This set of basic filters is a must have for every camera bag…even new SLR users will find them easy to use and they will enhance your pictures – without a doubt.

Good Quality filters
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I am starting my career as a professional photographer, and I haven’t had any problems with these filters. They come in a nice case, and are easy to attach to my lenses.

Decent filter but . . .
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I discovered the joys of photoshop and so these colored filters have been relegated to the shame of obsolescence.

I have had no issues with the tiffen filters not being glass however.

Nice Filter Set for the price
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
3 filters and a nice carrying case, very pleased with purchase.

Nice quality for the price.

good quality
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
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

Definitely inexpensive
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
It’s a good lens set, but is worth what was paid for it. Uncoated so there can be reflections. Also has a lot of surface curvature that can cause distortion. Performance will depend on type and focal length of lens. Good beginner’s lens but I would recommend the Canon series or a good macro lens if you can afford it (them).

Great value for a good product
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Pros: This close-up set is a great alternative to expensive (but quality) macro lenses for amatuers like me. I’m still learning how to use it correctly in order to get optimal results. Initially, I thought the lens was just cheap quality, but now I’m convinced it’s really my lack of experience and skill in utilizing the close-up lens correctly.

Cons: Although the little pouch (included with purchase) is convenient, I don’t completely like it because the fuzz from the inside velvet easily sticks to the lens. Consequently, I have to wipe/blow off the dust each time I remove it from the case to use.

Overall a very good set for non-professionals/hobbyists, at a very affordable price. It has opened up a whole new adventure in photography for me – close ups!!

Review
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I was very pleased with the Quality. They are perfect. I’ll buy more Tiffen in the future.

this filter is low quality
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
If you use a filter on a quality lens .

Buy a quality filter.

This one is not,

great filters
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I am very happy with this set of filters. The price was right and they come with a carry case so you dont have to worry how you are going to carry them if you go lite, camera and filters.

Nice filter
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
as advertised and a nice filter. A bit pricy but if you want special effects, this will help.

Review for The CLOSE UP lenses not uv or polarizers
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
OK, I bought these close up lenses for $20 form a local shop. at first I thought I was losing some money because I knew I could have gotten a similar set for about $10 but then I just noticed that amazon sells them for $40 so hurray for me!

Now a review on the filters themselves. All three seem to work exceptionally well individually and in any combination covering a magnifying range of +1, +2, +3, +4, +5, +6, and +7. For macro photography, I feel that +6 gives me a pretty good 1:1 ratio for objects about dime sized. Quarters are at about 1:1.40 ratio with the +7 combo. I am using a very old manual 35-105 macro with a 2x tele-converter. sure this route might be slow, but the hole package has cost me less than $90 and gives me better picture quality than an equivalent macro lens.

The only other thing I would have liked to see was a +6 or +10 magnifier also included, not that I need the extra blow up capability rather the idea of using less glass yo achieve that magnification and the option to ditch the tele converter and speed up my lens would have been nice. Not really Tiffen’s problem, more mine because I don’t want to buy a nice fast macro lens.

Overall a great product

It works
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This is a great filter for use in B&W photography, it really punches up blue skys in images.

To filter or not to filter is really the question
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I’m pretty new to photography and a lot of photographers I’ve talked to have differing opinions about filters. Some swear by them and some don’t use them at all. I guess the one real “pro” to using filters is that they protect your lens from potential damage…which seems worth it to me. I would rather damage a $6 filter than a $200 lens. In my initial order one of the filters actually arrived with a crack in it. As frustrating as it is to get your package only to learn that it’s damaged, I have to admit that Amazon makes it very easy to return (simply print out label with bar code, tape it on to original packaging, include original packing slip, and mail back) and they were quick to get a replacement set out to me…I think 2 days…which was without defects. I’ve used all 3 filters but couldn’t really tell you if they really enhanced any of my shots or not…for example, I couldn’t really tell if the polarizing filter was really making the blue sky brighter/bluer than the photos I took without it. I took some distant photos of the Station Fire currently raging near my area and I guess it did cut through the smoke/haze quite a bit. I’ve read that multi-layered filters are better cuz I don’t think these are multi-layered. Maybe I’ll try a multi-layered filter and see for myself.

Nice Item
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
The filters were shipped quickly and I received them within 3 days of ordering. Nice quality. Would definitely purchase again.

great old-time photos
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I love this filter. It adds a touch of nostalgia, and makes it easy to take photos with an old-time look.

Great Value for Basic Necessities
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
These really are the essential filters. I keep the UV protector on my lens anytime I’m not using another filter just to protect the lens.

The circular polarizer is fantastic. It is amazing how often it is needed. You simply turn the filter until you find the point where glare disappears. I’ve used it for everything from eliminating glare from the Plexiglas in ice skating rinks and windows to the midday sun glare. It’s fantastic.

The warming filter comes in very handy in landscape and portraits. I’ve used it most in outdoor portraits to enhance that warm sunset feel.

Three filters everyone should have. They even come in a nice case.

used?
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I bought Tiffen Filter from Adorama. No scratch on surface but looks like somebody touched and wiped looking. It was sealed. So I don’t know it is an used filter or NEW but I wasn’t expected like that as new product.

Nice filters, nice price
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Filters perform as expected. Nice pouch is provided to protect the filters when not on the camera. Used on the Canon S3 IS while I was on vacation. Use the UV filter to protect the camera lens. Noticed no degradation or distortion.

A must have
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
These filters do wonders for outdoor photography with either film or digital. If you are shooting out doors, have one of these with you.

Well worth your money
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Camera filters bring a photographer from the world of good to excellent pictures. I always use the uv filter for protecting one lense, often use the shadow filter to prevent overexposure. I really enjoyed the warming lense (15 dollars on amazon, not in this group), and use it almost every photo.

Good for starters… like me
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Good bundle for starters but not sure if it will fit pros

nice filters
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
These are good quality filters that work as advertised. I like the warming filter a lot more than I initally thought I would. The price for the kit at the time I bought it was the same as the price as purchasing individually the polarizer (which I really wanted) and the warming filter. In other words, the clear UV filter was a bonus.

I did not see any production problem or have any issue with the threads. The only complaint I have was that there was a little styrofoam or dust on each one straight out of the box. This is probably an issue more with my patience than it is with the product. Just clean the filters before you take them out to use them, or bring a reasonable lens cleaner along.

The case is more or less useless unless you have a wide camera bag.

Got a “Demo” or re-stocked damaged return
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I just decided I’m never purchasing low cost optics by mail again. I purchased a UV Haze and a circular polarizer. The polarizer was perfect, pristine and new. A great buy. The UV Haze had a worn case, when opened was mis-repacked with the instruction manual between the filter and the packing foam protector. The manual was well worn and obviously USED a lot. And of course the UV Haze filter was SCRATCHED. This is a glass filter with no coatings so it takes a real good ding to scratch it with a nice deep 1/4 inch scratch.

I could spend $5-$10 to return it for an exchange, and maybe I will not get a damaged one again, and maybe I will. I question any company that re-stocks an obviously damaged and very worn item. After spending for the extra postage the mail order filter will not be a very good buy.

Very Neutral Tone, like an expensive one.
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
For me, the principal consideration in a polarizer filter is the overall tone, tiffen offers a very neutral tone, very close to the high quality hoya filters, but half or less in price. The assembly maybe has a cheap feel because their uses a non very polished aluminium frame painted (or coated/anodized?) in black, and the treads are non perfect also, but in the optical im very happy with the results, glass, perfect effect (some polarizers doesn’t do their job almost at all) and a very neutral tone to keep colors like the original scene. Sorry about my bad english, my mother tongue is spanish.

TIFFEN 58MM PHOTO ESSENTIALS FILTER KIT
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
The product is a top quality product. The filters work excellent with my Canon Powershot S2. Without a doubt, worth every penny, especially considering the price I paid for it, which was at least half of where I saw it listed at other places. Very happy with the purchase.

Just a standard kit
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Well these filters do what they are supposed to. They are the standard set. There is nothing exceptional or disapointing about them.

Only more posibilities
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Its great for your imagination to have the posibilities to bring out your ideas, as perfect as you think they are. This Tiffen filter gives you the whole support for making real that thing you have in mind. Certainly I wasnt sure of buying in specific this filter, then I start reading about this kind of filters in magazines, and finaly I decide when I saw a cinematographer using it (Taking stills for preproduction). I take my first 24 stills and I didnt know what more to do, so I star to experiment using it not only in the sky (as it usually is used), It was amazing what happened if you turn it 180º in a desert, or in a beach, or 90º in a person looking at a mirror, or taking it in a moving car. The posibilities are as long as the imagination of the photographer. Now imagine if you use this with a Pola, or another special effect filter. Im gonna try it.

Just like it was supposed to be
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This kit is a good choice for the price. The filters are excellent, they have the pouch to hold them. All three are dual mounted so you can stack them as well which I have noticed lacking on a lot of other filters.

Perfect for Water & beach shots.
Rating:4 out of 5 stars

The Tiffen filter is quality made. And is really nice for doing beach shots where the sky or the water sometimes gets overexposed or blown out when trying to get the perfect mix of sky and water detail.

Highly recommended.

Works for me
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
High quality filter. Creates warmer (as per the name) look in many images. My wife loves how it helps her pale skin tone look a little more brown and lifelike. I leave it on my camera lens all the time.

A filter is one of those things that is very personal opinion. Try it for yourself – if you like it, keep it. If not, return it. I like mine. Some are cheap and use cheaper glass. This one seems good.

Do as advertised, but I’m not impressed by the quality
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
Set that I got came in a somewhat cheap case and has poor anodizing on them. Shiny and seemingly worn in some of the threads. At first I thought they had been used but at closer examination, they were just poorly finished. The circular polarizer does not turn smoothly, again probably due to the poor finish in the threads. I may return them and get something more acceptable, such as Promaster.

Great!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Love these filters! I would never spend a lot of money of filters for my camera so these are great!

decent for the money
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
these lenses were decent for the money that you pay. I’m a beginner so i don’t have anything profound to say about the filters. The polarizer definitely helps remove glare off of water and reflective objects. Haven’t really used the red. I haven’t had any problems with scratches or threading problems with any of the filters as some other reviews suggested.