Buying a decent quality filter to protect a good lens can be an exercise in how much one feels like reading often-conflicting reviews and opinions. It's sometimes as bad as reading reviews with comments as to why one DSLR may be better than another, or why one zoom lens may produce 0.2% more barrel distortion than another. But this 

Marumi 52mm DHG MC Lens Protect Slim Filter









 seems to be one of the less pretentious filters in a competitive market.Years ago it was the UV vs. skylight filter argument, and then multicoated filters arrived on the market, and that seemed to change everything. Photographers bought these arguments in many cases, and were often caught up in the maelstrom of getting rid of perfectly good filters for the sake of having the latest and greatest piece of glass on the front of their lens.But along the way something was forgotten, an even older point that was forgotten over the years: drop your lens and the chances are slim that the front glass element will get damaged. It's the filter threads on the front of the lens that usually gets the impact, and as any camera repairman can tell you, this can get costly to the point of being prohibitive in some cases. One good way to protect against this is to use your lens shade; the other is to use a UV, skylight or protective filter. Just because a lens may be reasonably priced is no reason to put a cheap and possibly inferior filter on it. I fortunately have a small supply of the older Nikon 52mm L37C UV haze filters that have been in use for years, but the 

Nikon 52mm Screw-on NC Filter









 is its multi-coated replacement, and does not affect color balance. It's a protective filter that also reduces glare for outdoor shooting. If you explore here, you'll find others, such as some from Hoya, Sigma and others. It's a subjective choice, but be sure to get a good one.The 

Marumi 52mm DHG MC Lens Protect Slim Filter









 was made in Japan, and came packaged in a rectangular clamshell package with nothing touching the filter surface. Some filters come in soft plastic pouches where the plastic rubs against the surface, which isn't good. It's well made, with no play between the glass and the metal ring. The six-layer low reflective multicoating on this DHG (Digital High Grade) filter keeps reflections from bouncing between the back side of the filter and the front element of the lens. The black non-reflective satin metal frame helps to eliminate reflections, and Marumi notes that a black ink process has been used on the glass edge to eliminate flare. The frame has some slight ribbing on the edge of the metal frame to make it easier for removal when necessary. This is considered to be a low-profile filter, and exhibited no edge vignetting even when stacked with a polarizer.Giving credit where credit is due, I had read various blurbs about the Marumi Super DHG Filters, but a friend who is a sports photographer had personally recommended them highly, noting that they were excellent for guarding against oily smudges and water spots, something that he encounters regularly. Using my 

Nikon MicroKlear Cleaning Cloth









, I found the same, and my review of that cleaning cloth explains a bit more about cleaning techniques used from experience.Bottom line: this is an excellent filter for basic lens protection, and it's more reasonably priced than might be expected. This was purchased to protect a new Nikkor lens that I own, and even though I already have an array of Nikon and Hoya 52mm filters, this seemed to closely resemble the Nikon NC Filter in terms of being color neutral. You may have to search here for your size, but this is a highly recommended 5-star product, and I'm glad that I listened to the advice of my friend.6/4/2012

I really liked this filter. I got this filter with the intention of the Solar eclipse that just occured. I am very happy that I got it and will be using again.

Good quality filter that's got nice enough glass for my inexpensive Canon lenses.

A very very well made lens filter made of heavy glass .....outstanding quality

Received a t3i as a gift and wanted to get some filters to play around with it and this is one I had heard about. A lot of websites on filters are for going pro camera folks, while I wanted some info on just amateur and regular photos, as I'm not a pro, never will be. I'll leave that to the actual experts. I wanted this filter to improve family photos and vacation photos, so I'll leave a small blurb about what I found out the filter does. Anyone, feel free to correct me!I bought the Tiffen as I had read the Tiffen and Cokin filters were the best, and because of other reviews. It is a glass filter that screws in to a 58mm lens end. Others have info on how you can find out if this one will fit yours. I'm sure you can buy it in whatever the right size is for you.The polarized filter is for blocking reflected light from glass and bodies of water (lakes, ponds, streams, puddles). It can also help to darken the sky in pictures, while not affecting other parts of the picture too much. It does not darken the entire scene, just aspects of it by blocking reflected light. You can control how well it does this by rotating the filter, which is good because if you block out too much light a small puddle can look like a piece of glass on the land, and lose the effect.

This telescope has great viewing capabilities, but i wish i could find the solar filter that goes with it.

Decent glass filter, very little green tint at 30 second exposures although for longer you might see more, either way should be easy to fix in post. It rattles a bit which is unsettling considering that vibrations on a long exposure will be pretty obvious, but its not that bad. I haven't stacked my circular polarizer on it yet, but it is possible. Overall, probably the best and filter in this price category. I was quite lucky to buy this one.

Purchased Lenskins MRC-ND 1000 82mm filter for use on Nikon D850 with Tamron 24-70 F2.8 G2 lens. Filter comes in plastic box, similar to other filter brands (B+W) and is very light. Frame of filter is aluminum and threads on to Tamron smoothly. Because of lightness of filter, can't tell if it's glass, the description on Amazon said it's German optical glass and multi-coated. Ran some water on the filter and it flowed right off, so there is some kind of coating on it. Filter was nice & clean out of the box. Did some test shots in my backyard with and without the filter and wasn't able to tell the difference. Pictures as viewed on back of camera screen looked just as sharp as without filter. No change in colors either. Also, compared this to the K&F drop-in filter set I purchased at the same time, and again no difference. Happy with purchase so far. Will need to take some real pictures before, I can give a 5 star rating, 4 stars for now.