Firstly, the reality is that with a digital camera and decent software most filters to a large extend have been made redundant. Apart from ND filters which are absolutely essential for various photographs requiring longer exposure times such as the moving water pictures that are both popular and interesting.Of course you can get some pretty pricey filters which, may or may not be of use to you.Which brings me to this set. Both my wife and I have become far more interested in photography and of course started down the path of buying various items which can be an eye watering experience to say the least. So, here I am with a set of filters that are at the 'cost effective' end of the range.Bought as a means to learn what works and does not work without spending a small fortune and for that purpose these are fantastic. You get a huge range of colour filters and of course solid and graduated ND filters.The holder is the bit that counts because it has enough adaptors to suit any lens and will take far higher quality filters than supplied with this set. Quality is fine and with a bit of respect won't break or fail but clearly these are not much more than starters for ten.The filters themselves are perfectly useable but, not particularly tough so pick up scratches very easily. I found that even a small amount of dirt not very carefully removed left small marks.Transparency is good with a nice clear and undistorted image whilst of course still in perfect condition. See my point above regarding scratches.Regardless, what this set does let you do is to play around trying out different filters without spending a fortune. Then, you might, like me, have narrowed down the list of essentials for your particular preferred photography likes.This means that when you go out and drain your wallet on a decent brand filter you know that it will suit your needs so saving you quite a sum of money.My verdict is that these are a great way to play around whilst you find out what suits your needs, but once you do, you will almost certainly want to improve the quality with a name brand and price to match.