Tiffen Filters Circular Polarizers Reviews

Rating
Reviewed by:

farsight
( Expert)

Review Date
September 8, 2005

Overall Rating
3 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 1 of 3

Price Paid: $0.00

Summary:

I've had 3 of these filters: 2x 58mm and 1x 72mm. Both of the 58mm were extremely loose and wobbly after just a few uses. The 72mm was built better but very heavy, IMO they shouldn't sell non-slim versions of the larger sizes. I would not use these if I was planning to sell the pictures I took with them. However, if they were to be used for just the family photo albums then they're probably fine and the extra cost of Heliopan/B+W wouldn't be justified.

Strengths:

Cheap Ok glass

Weaknesses:

Poor build quality

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Rating
Reviewed by:

Maurik
( Intermediate)

Review Date
September 27, 2004

Overall Rating
1 of 5

Value Rating
2 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 2 of 3

Price Paid: $45.00 from Adorama

Summary:

Casts a greenish shade. I got the filter as part of the filter kit (combines uv and circular polarizer). The first polarizer I got the glass was loose. I exchanged it (before using it). The replacement I have used several times. The filter casts a distictly greenish hue on all the photos. This makes the picture look muddled and makes the sky look like it is smoggy. This is bad enough for me to go and buy a different filter. There must be different versions that tiffen makes, and I got the cheap one which uses the cheap green glass, not crystal clear glass.

Strengths:

Cheap.

Weaknesses:

Green muddled pictures.

Similar Products Used:

Quantary, Hoya

Customer Service:

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Rating
Reviewed by: William B
(Intermediate)

Review Date
July 10, 2003

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 3 of 3

Price Paid: $65.00 from Henry's (Toronto)

Summary:

I really like this circular polarizing filter. Costs quite a bit less than it's B+W equivalent. Excellent quality for a fairly decent price. Strongly recommend buying one.

Strengths:

-Price: less than it's B+W counterpart. -Quality: really nice glass. If it's good enough for the motion-picture industry and Hollywood, it's good enough for you! Action: rotates smoothly, with pretty good dampening. Rings do not "flop around". Size/Thickness: the Tiffen polarizer appears to be thinner than BW's. Important if your shooting with a wide to ultra-wide angle lens.

Weaknesses:

-Action: not as tight as BW's, but I'm splitting hairs here.

Similar Products Used:

Many Tiffen and B+W filters.

Customer Service:

As always, OUTSTANDING!

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