| View Larger Image | Tiffen 77mm Photo Twin Pack Polarizer And UV Protective Filter | Electronicsby Tiffen
| List Price: | $172.99 | | Price: | $53.98 | | You Save: | $119.01 (69%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Publisher: | Tiffen | | Model: | 77ptp | | Warranty: | 10 years warranty |
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FEATURES | - Can be used to lengthen exposure time, creating effects such as the white foaming water in landscape photos that seems almost in motion
- Increases depth of field by allowing wider apertures to be used, separating subjects from their background
- ND 0.6 factor exposure adjustment = 2 stops -- reduces ISO 1/4
- For lenses with 77mm filter threads
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
77mm photo twin pack / Circular polarizer and UV protection filter / Polarizer removes unwanted reflections and saturate colors providing better contrast |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 30 reviews)
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So much better out there!! by OrangeCrush (Farmington Hills, MI USA)  2 Stars
November 12, 2009
I am really not one for writing negative reviews, in fact out of the 105+ reviews I have written this is only the 2nd or maybe the 3rd negative review I have written out of all of them. Its not that I don't have negative experiences with products, its just that I usually don't have such a negative experience that I feel compelled to tell people about it. Well this is certainly one of those times. In fact I have not had good experiences with a lot of Tiffen filters. Their Cinema filters and their 4x4 filters are outstanding but their standard line of circular filters could use some serious improving. Your much better off going with some of the other companies out there like B+W.
I am not one of those people who use polarizers and UV filters as a protective layer for your front lens element. Every time light goes through a layer of glass the image quality gets degraded, period. It doesn't matter if its the highest quality filter ever made. This is just the way the light works. Light scatters as it passes through even the finest of glass. Because of this I do not use a filter unless I am going for a specific look that a filter can give me. People who are using this type of filter to protect professional series lenses should have their head examined. Why buy a professional series lens and throw a cheap piece of glass in front of it??? It makes absolutely NO sense.
Anyways I don't even own this filter. One of the photographers I share a studio with owns it and he let me borrow it for a couple weeks as I was headed down to Costa Rica for 12 days and I figured I would give it a go as I was curious what the difference would be from my polarizer which is not made specifically for digital. To say that I was unimpressed is a massive understatement. Not only is the quality of the filter itself shoddy but the quality of the picture themselves just were not impressive at all. My B+W Kaesemann MRC Circular Polarizer absolutely destroyed this thing. Given the B+W costs about twice as much as this filter but when you stop and think about it would you rather pay 200 to get mediocre quality or would you rather spend an extra 200 and get outstanding quality?? If you already have a professional series lens than it should be a no branier.
As for those people suggesting that this is a good value for average performance, are you kidding?? You can spend a little bit more and get a much better filter from B+W.
The bottom line - Tiffen does make some very good filters, unfortunately they also make some really weak filters. If your buying thier 4x4 or cinema series filters then your in the clear. If its anything else I would look into other companies like B+W. They just make far better quality filters. Yes you will usually wind up paying a bit more but this is a case where its absolutely worth it especially if your using pro glass. Again the worst thing anyone can do is stick a filter like this on a pro series lens.
Definitely one of the weak ones!! I am sticking with my B+W polarizer.
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Great filter! by Mark R. Wright (Tallahassee, FL)  5 Stars
November 03, 2009
If I had to rate this filter based on the first one I received, the rating would be low. When I received the original one; upon inspection I noticed imperfections in the glass which appeared to be below the surface. There were several very noticeable ones. Amazon quickly sent out an RMA and had a replacement at my door in a couple of days.....cheers to Amazon! Maybe Tiffen has some QA issues? Would be interested in seeing other reviews to see if anyone's received a defective unit.
There were no problems with this second filter. This is my first ND filter so don't have a lot to compare it to, but the images so far are very nice allowing me to slow shutter speed down in a bright scene. The construction of the filter is superb and what you would expect for one in this price range.
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Not really required if you have a digital camera by Jitender Singh (Jaipur, india) 2 Stars
August 14, 2009
If you have a digital camera and have any one of many photo correction softwares then you really dont need these filters.
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Dollar friendly filters by G. E. Shepherd (West Michigan)  4 Stars
May 31, 2009
I have never been disappointed with Tiffen filter kits. Great filters for a budget minded photographer or for anyone for that matter.
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Tiffen 77 mm photo essentials filter kit by Patrick Lucero (Orlando, FL) 4 Stars
May 17, 2009
This is something many photographers neglect but a skylight or uv filter protects your front element from dirt and scratches and helps warm up a scene slightly. The polarizer is the most important filter in any good photographer's bag. When properly used it will increase contrast between the blue sky and bring out the detail in those puffy white clouds. Amber filters are useful when you want to add warmth to a scene or to color correct a light source emitting a bluish white light. I've used it for portraits for an effect.
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