Product Description High Quality German Filters From the Manufacturer Protect Your Lens while Reducing UV ExposureThis UV Filter blocks the invisible Ultra Violet component of light from the sky, which can cause blur and to which many color films react with a blue cast. These filters should be called UV-Blocking Filters, because there are filters for technical applications that pass UV radiation and block all the other wavelengths. Nevertheless, the short term “UV Filter” has become established among photographers. UV Filters are ideal for photography in high altitudes (in the mountains), by the sea and in regions with very clean air. The pictures gain brilliance and disturbing blue casts are avoided. Because the glass is colorless, color rendition is not altered, aside from the elimination of the unwanted blue cast, and no increase in exposure is required. That makes a UV Filter very suitable as protection of the front element of the taking lens against dust, flying sand, sea water spray and the like, and it can be kept on the lens at all times. It is recommended for analog color and black-and-white as well as digital photography.MRC - A Special Scratch-Resistant, Water and Dirt Repelling Coating The left half of this filter has atraditional coating. The right halfhas MRC coating. The lens elements of high-quality lenses and the plano surfaces of filters require a perfect shape and smoothness to achieve the best optical quality. Dirt, greasy fingerprints, water marks and scratches reduce the image contrast and the sharpness, which can result in blooming at light sources and have an effect similar to a soft-focus lens. A clean front lens element and clean filter surfaces are therefore an absolute pre-requisite for demanding photographers. MRC coating causes the waterto bead up and slide right off. The MRC coating is first and foremost a broadband anti-reflection coating. This means that its reflection-reducing effect, which is thus also a transmission-increasing effect, i.e. one which suppresses scattered light and ghost images and transmits more light, has a broadband action over the full spectrum. In contrast, the (almost always blue) single-layer coating only has a high effect in the medium wavelength range around yellow and yellow-green where the eye is most sensitive to light, while its effect is greatly reduced toward the blue-violet and purple-red end regions of the visible spectrum. With the MRC coating, this blue, violet and red to deep-red light cannot produce any contrast reducing scattered light, spotty reflections or ghost images. A broadband effect can only be achieved with a multilayer coating which requires a much higher effort and precision because unevenness and irregularities of the individual layers build up on one another and amplify one another. Schneider therefore uses a plasma-assisted evaporation coating process in which inert gas ions accelerated in an electrical field compact the material deposited on the lens surface in the vacuum chamber. For photographers, the main advantage of MRC coating, is it's ability to combat flare and ghosting. An added benefit is that their filters remain free of dirt longer, so that they do not have to be cleaned so often. When cleaning the filter does become necessary, it is a lot easier to wipe off the dirt with a blower brush, because of MRC's ability to repel dirt and moisture. This also reduces the risk of micro-scratches which can occur during cleaning. Side view of F-Pro Mount.Click for larger view.F-Pro Brass Filter MountThis filter uses our standard B+W F-Pro filter mount, which has a front accessory thread and is made of brass. Compared to the earlier standard mount, the F-Pro mount, introduced in 2001, has become thinner. Now it can be used with wide angle lenses, including most 24mm focal lengths on a full frame body, without vignetting. Another advantage of the F-Pro mount is its modified retaining ring, which is no longer threaded in from the front, but holds the filter glass in place from the back. When removing a filter or lens hood that has been screwed on too tight to the filter, the retaining ring is not at risk of loosening.
J**R
COUNTERFEIT - Buyer Beware
Bought this and the XS-Pro and both are fakes. They're good at it too as both came with the hologram, all the stickers (even the self-marking one on the plastic storage box), felt heavy like brass, and "appeared" to have the lettering engraved on the inner metal edge of the filter. After reading the reviews I knew to be cautious. Upon inspection, there was a different tint to each when held under a lamp at an angle. One a bluish color and one a dark green. After spending hours on forums, I read that B+H and Adorama are authorized dealers. THEY ARE NOT. I called Adorama as they are a supplier for Amazon and asked if they were an authorized dealer to which the rep replied, "Yes, we are". So I placed an order. That one came with a lighter green tint than the exact one from Amazon and it felt much lighter.By this time I've wasted waaay too much time and effort on an unnecessary (debatable) UV filter. I called Schneider Optics, the parent company of B+W, to get some clarification. They informed me B+W no longer uses the QR scanning method to verify authenticity, that they are aware Amazon mixes their filters with other suppliers and are working to correct the problem, the plastic boxes no longer come with the self-marking sticker, Adorama and B+H are NOT authorized dealers and sometimes sell "grey market items".So even if you buy one that is "Sold and Fulfilled by Amazon" like me, there's no guarantee the filter you get will be authentic. I finally ended up finding a dealer on Schneider's website. It cost $15 more but it's the real thing and that's what I paid for. After all this hassle, the best way I've found to check is to take a toothpick and feel for the engraving. The fakes are painted and it's very hard to tell by sight, but on the real ones you can feel it.Hope this helps someone.
B**B
Counterfeit!
The product I received was clearly a fake. The quality of glass is not the same the real filter from B+W. The first picture shows a green tint the filter gives off. See the rest of the pictures to tell if yours is fake.
C**A
Amazon is still full of counterfeit B+W filters
I have several B+W filters already so I’m very familiar with what a counterfeit looks like. I just bought a new L glass and needed a UV filter for protection so I ordered direct from Amazon and received a counterfeit, they’re getting so good at it too. The outer box came with a Chinese writing sticker on, first no. The filter weigh half as much as a genuine one and the gold writing on the side of the filter has a darker shade of gold, the writing on the filter itself was white printed on, not etched in. Very disappointed.Note: attached pictures for reference, 1) counterfeit product is the one with green sticker on the box, the box is slightly darker and the real item is more grayish black.2) counterfeit filter has white writing on the filter instead of gold3) The lighter gold writing on the side of the filter is the genuine product and the darker copper color is the counterfeit.4) The counterfeit filter smudge easily abd hard to clean, the genuine filter is coated and somewhat smudge resistant.5) The genuine filter weighs twice as much
S**B
This $60 filter saved our $1,700 lens. And that's exactly why I'm buying another one.
Came here to purchase another B+W filter, and here's why......last night my wife came home from a photoshoot a little flustered. It was a bit overcast and some of the photos didn't turn out as well as she thought they could have. I was upstairs replacing some light bulbs, but had left the ladder downstairs. My wife bounced around the ladder, but had forgotten to snap the cover shut on the camera bag that she uses, and out flops her camera, lens first.Now let me backup here. My wife shoots weddings/families/portraits with a Canon 6D with L series lenses: the 24-70 f/2.8L II, the 70-200 f/2.8L II, the 100mm macro, the Sigma 50mm ART lens, etc... They have had B+W filters on them all for the past three years, and they've been great. Tack sharp images all around. No perceivable loss of quality whatsoever. They're also a cheap form of insurance for your nice lenses. I don't know if you've looked up the price of the Canon 24-70L II recently, but let's just say it's still upwards of $1,700.Now back to the camera flopping out of the camera bag. The lens hit the (carpeted) floor directly on the lens cap, crunching the B+W filter glass in the process. Horrified, I gently pried the glass out of the filter to check the (certain) damage to the front element of the lens. To my pleasant surprise, once the filter glass had been removed, there wasn't a SINGLE scratch on the actual lens glass. Not one. Attached is a pic of the damage.This $60 filter saved our $1,700 lens. And that's exactly why I'm buying another one.
G**T
Counterfeit item, beware.
This is a counterfiet item. The single thread had no start, the metal was aluminum, and the lettering was painted on. It would not thread into my lens.A real B&W XS Pro will have a brass frame, more than a single thread, and thread in perfectly. This is not the real deal, though they did a good job faking the packaging. They may have swapped the filter out of real packaging.Note the small nick in the anodizing showing shiny silver metal beneath. That ain’t brass.Buyer beware.
C**N
Skip it, you don't know what you're really getting... other than streaks and haze
Something's not right with this filter. It was hazy out of the box. I used some Zeiss lens cleaning wipes and it clouded terribly. I wiped and wiped with a microfiber lens cloth and it finally cleared up enough to try. It doesn't appear to degrade images very much so I give it 2 stars as it will protect your lens. But I suspect this is either a copy or something odd is going on. Amazon is doing a lot of things with their distribution lately to save money so you don't know what you're getting or from whom.The 2,500 reviews prior to 2018 are likely when Amazon was selling these through legitimate dealers. Now who knows what you're getting.
J**T
Beware of Counterfeits
I received a counterfeit item. It was Sold and Shipped by Amazon so I was very surprised by this.The first red flag I saw was the filter came in a vanilla envelope within the Amazon box I received. When I opened the item, there was a pamphlet that was included and it had Chinese writing on it. The item is also made of plastic. The writing on the counterfeit is also Times New Roman font or some type of serif font. It's also Black in colour.The real filter is made of metal, comes as is in its original packaging (no extra envelope), has sans Serif font writing, is a dark gunmetal Gray colour, and no Chinese pamphlet.I've had colleagues purchase this filter from Amazon in the past and never had a problem. This could be a recent issue so as of 2018, July 7th, please be vigilant and don't fall for counterfeits even if Sold and Shipped by Amazon.
K**Y
Not genuine
I've used B+W filters happily for years, and I was suspicious when this one arrived in a case that didn't fit. I then read other bad reviews here and agree with concerns. Attached is a screen shot from B+W website. There was no hologram/security number on the filter delivered. It has a yellow cast. It feels cheap. It's a dust magnet. I've returned it. Amazon should should be ashamed.
M**S
Made by Schneider Gmbh
I wish I had considered B+W filters previously. When I received the filter I saw that on the box the manufacturer's name was Jos Schneider Optische Werke Gmbh. I had no idea that these filters were made by one of the renown names in high quality German camera lens production. I use Leica cameras and have always bought the official original filters, in part because quite a few of the lenses require a 39 mm screw in size that is not available in most alternative brands and also for warranty purposes with any new lens. In any case you are not going to screw a cheap unknown quality item on the front of a very expensive lens. In recent years the price of Leica filters has gone skywards, from £72 in 2009 to £120 today and the £72 filter was not a straight UV filter either, it had special coatings to cut infra red light for use with the M8 camera because of CCD sensor colour rendition problems. The above XZ-PRO B+W filters now retail at about one third of the Leica price and have a better coating for cleaning and resisting rain spots. How glad I am that my usual Leica dealers had no 39 mm Leica filters in stock.
J**O
Great quality and good value from Amazon
This is a review of the B + W XSDP Mount 55 mm 010M MRC Nano Coated UV Haze FilterIt's a quality lens filter that's highly reviewed so I was very surprised to see it discounted by Amazon to around £25, which is less than a generic Hoya filter, and so I bought one. I don't usually bother with lens protectors these days but my fairly new Sony Zeiss 16-70 has made me feel a bit precious about it, hence this purchase. I've taken photos with the filter on and off and can see little or no difference in the quality of the shots taken, so I'm very happy with this purchase.
S**.
Great protection and a quality filter which will last for years
I have been using these filters for years and they are amazing. Fantastic protection and quality Not cheap but worth every penny. I have a variation of sizes to fit all my lenses. The threads are a great fit and the glass is very good at protecting your expensive lenses. I do a lot of storm photography on the coast and always wiping the front of the lens to remove salt spray and there are no scratches after years of use. I recently bought a 95 mm one for protection for my sigma 150-600 lens and after a lot of debate about the cost decided to get one. It doesn’t seem to affect the image quality and I know it will give me years of protection, as I mostly use a cover for the camera and lens body so the only bit exposed is the end of the lens. Great bit of kit worth the cost
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