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B & W 77mm UV (Ultra Violet) Haze Multi Coated (2C) Glass Filter #010 | 
| Brand: B&W
List Price: $171.00
Buy New: $89.89
You Save: $81.11 (47%)
New (3) from $89.89
Rating:  21 reviews
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 3.7 x 3.5 x 0.9
MPN: 66-070252
Model: 66-070252
UPC: 012240702521
EAN: 0012240702521
ASIN: B0000BZLBQ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Eliminates haze. | | • | Serves as a lens protector. | | • | Multi coated for flare prevention. |
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Product Description
The Schneider-Group is a worldwide market leader in high-quality lenses for industrial applications, photographic lenses, filters, cinema projection lenses and optical accessories.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
 As good as it gets August 28, 2007
Steve Tracy (Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan.)
100 out of 100 found this review helpful
I felt I had to write these comments after reading all of the other reviews on this company's filters. Having been a working photographer for more years than I care to remember, my main reason for settling on B+W filters was/is their optical correction capabilities, as well as the "obvious to the touch" construction quality.
The brass rings never bind (often a problem with aluminium rings), so you'll never find yourself struggling & cursing while trying to remove it! Smooth as silk.
The primary function of any UV filter is to counteract the presence of haze, something mostly noticeable over long distance. Therefore, the only true benefit comes when shooting scenic panoramas with wide lenses, or the exact opposite; long telephoto work. In fact, telephoto/long zoom lenses are the ones that seem to benefit the most, be it with either film or digital. Don't get suckered into this "Designed for Digital" sales-pitch either. Some of my filters are years old, and function perfectly well on newer digital cameras. Even B+W themselves are guilty of this by having the nerve to place the very same type of filter in a silver ( brushed aluminium?) ring in lieu of the usual black one, stick the word DIGITAL on it, AND charge extra for it! Cheeky!
Many people I've met over the years have made the mistake of buying cheap, almost useless filters for high quality lenses, and for all the good they do, they might as well be shooting through a window pane! If you're going to buy a high quality optic, then do your research on filters, too. They are an absolutely essential part of the optical train. Among photographers, it's always been a bone of contention!
I personally haven't come across any other filters (apart from Heliopan: they use "Schott" glass; some of the finest in the world) that can cut through murky haze quite as effectively as B+W's. I'm no optical engineer, so I have no idea how the company has gone about it, I only know that it works extremely well. Crisp, well-defined images in situations where lesser lights may likely have failed.
In what is now going to seem like a contradiction, not all B+W filters are capable of this high level of correction. You'll notice that they often come in two, and sometimes three different labelings at vastly different prices, (something that some unscrupulous dealers have been known to take advantage of!) so watch what you're buying.
If it's going to be just a protection filter (no real advantage in B+W here), or used primarily for Macro work, then the plain or Single-coated ones will suffice. However, if your intention is to do landscapes, or a lot of Tele work, then the Multi-coated version is essential. Just look for the "#010 UV-Haze MRC (2C)" on the inner front of the ring.
You may have also noticed that B+W manufacture slim-mount filters (more costly) especially for wide-angle lenses. A point worth noting is that this particular type of filter has a wider-than-usual front, so comes supplied with its own slip-on Schneider lens cap (in this case, 95mm, on a 77mm filter), meaning that you cannot use the original one supplied with the lens. The only real drawback is the rather fiddly fitting of the filter if you're using a lens hood (advisable) as it must be attached AFTER fitting the hood. Not easy, I can tell you!
To be honest, I don't see any great advantage in these w/a versions unless you're using a full-frame sensored model (or a film body) with an extremely wide-angle lens. The standard models do not vignette at a 17mm setting on my digital bodies (1.3x/EFL 22mm), or on an EOS-1V, but I can't speak for anything wider.
The Heliopan versions do have a slimmer ring admittedly, but for some strange reason, although their rings are also brass, they often tend to bind. Odd?
One note here for anyone with a large aperture, drop-in filter type lens.... B+W MRC filters in both 48mm & 52mm will slip in perfectly, unlike some others. The difference to the eye may be purely a figment of my imagination, but I still feel it is noticeable!
If you're also in the market for a Circular Polarizer, and you don't mind spending twice the usual price, then look no further than B+W's Kaesemann MRC model. It knocks the socks off anything out there by a mile!
(See my review on the 77mm version)
B+W (and Heliopan) are untouchable, and their graduated ND filters are also truly something else!
You should have one of these on all your quality lenses!! All my Canon L glass has them! November 27, 2007
Alaskan Photo Workshops & Tours (The Wonderous State of Alaska)
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
If you have quality glass, like the Canon L series, then you need quality filters. the B+W are made from ground optical glass, not a piece of plain glass like as you see in the tiffen and hoyas filters (even the expensive ones are still cheap grade glass). Only B+W and Heliopan put the time and $$ into making filters that are designed to be used with your quality lenses and not distort and reduce the optical quality of them. I have a Heliopan as well, and I prefer the B+W a little bit more as its a brass ring and not aluminum and thus does not bind up as easy, and thats important when you want to change filters quickly! If you use a cheap filter on a pro grade lens, you are wasting your money, on the lens and the filter as the filter just hurt your image quality, and thus you lowered the quality of your lens! In filters, like lenses, you get what you pay for!!!
I shoot in all kinda of weather conditions, from sunny and warm, to windy and cold or snowy, and I have never had any major issues with any of my B+W filters acting up! I prefer the MRC, but even their entry level one is ground glass, so you still get a great quality filter at that price point.
You need a UV filter on all your lenses, as it helps to protect your front element, as I have seen many lenses saved when bumped or dropped by the UV filter. If you are outdoors shooting or around kids or food at all, you have to have a UV filter no matter what! The B+W does not degrade your optical quality from a quality pro-series lens, like a Canon L Series, where a lower grade window glass filter would, like all the Tiffen, Hoys, etc. Even the Canon filters are not ground glass, and thus why I dont use them! Just be aware if you are using good filters, you can't blame a bad image or blurry shot on the glass or filter then, you will have to own up to actually taking a bad picture every once and a while... :)
 Lens protector September 1, 2005
Benjamin Coles (Sunnyvale, CA)
17 out of 26 found this review helpful
I give these filters 4 stars just due to the fact that it costs so much. They do the best job out of all the filters I've used and I've switched to them because I was seeing glare in some other products. It's not pleasant to carry around an expensive lens and remove a bad filter at every shoot. These lens help me shoot fast and clear instantly without hassling with the lens.
This filter isn't cheap but I've seen nicks here and there and thankfully this is much cheaper than the lens itself. If you have the money get the protection, otherwise find something cheaper.
Best Lens Filters for Upper-end Nikkor Lenses July 12, 2006
James W. Ricci Jr. (Eva, Alabama USA)
12 out of 16 found this review helpful
I have now purchased 4 of these B & W UV Filters for various Nikkor Lenses for my new Nikon D200 & D70s and can't be happier. Another Nikonian recommended them as I always used Tiffen, also a quality filter, but can honestly tell you you get what you pay for. The B & W Filters are smooth screwing on and off the front of the lens and don't appear to alter the image at all (my main concern). The fellow Nikonian was right, these are the best filters for the money spent. I am in process of buying two more B & W Circular Polarizers and an Enhancer. You won't go wrong with this precision crafted piece of glass!
I thought a filter was just a filter--I was wrong! February 15, 2008
J. Mansard (Clovis, NM)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have always used Hoya filters because I thought they were a good value--which they are! However, I have always found Hoya filters difficult to clean. I just purchased my first B+W filters and now I plan to replace all my other filters with B+W filters. Yes, they are more expensive, and I thought the reviews were over-inflated and perhaps a little snobish. I am now a beliver! The quality of the filter construction is unmatched and they can be thoroughly cleaned without any smudges in under a minute. The photo quality is excellent as well! I love this product and it is certainly worth the extra money in the long run.
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