Best UV filters for digital SLR lenses
April 7, 2009 by Norman · 23 Comments
Many people like to use UV filters to protect the lenses. But others don’t like to use UV filters since they might cause flare and even reduce the image quality, especially for low quality UV filters. Therefore, you need to use good quality UV filters. The best UV filters are B+W Multi-Resistant Coating UV filters and Hoya HMC UV filters. Multicoated UV filters are designed to minimize reflection at the filter surfaces which reduces flare and ghosting. B+W haze UV glass filters are value buys.
82 mm UV filters
B+W 82mm UV Haze 010 (MRC) F-Pro Glass Filter buy from B&H $109.95
B+W 82mm UV Haze 010 (MRC) Multi-Resistant Coating Glass Filter (Slim) buy from B&H $139
Hoya 82mm Ultraviolet UV(0) Haze Glass Filter buy from B&H $46.35
The lens uses 82mm filter:
77 mm UV filter
B+W 77mm UV Haze 010 (MRC) Multi-Resistant Coating F-Pro Glass Filter buy from B&H $92.95
B+W 77mm UV Haze 010 Glass Filter B&H $49.95
The following lenses use 77mm filters:
- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
- Canon EF 17-40 f/4 L USM,
- Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM,
- Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
- Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 IS USM
- Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM
- Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM
- Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM
- Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM
72 mm UV filter,
B+W 72mm UV Haze 010 (MRC) Multi-Resistant Coating F-Pro Glass Filter $63.95 from B&H
B+W 72mm UV Haze 010 Glass Filter $44.95 from B&H
The following lenses use 72mm filters:
67 mm UV filter
B+W 67mm UV Haze 010 (MRC) Multi-Resistant Coating F-Pro Glass Filter $42.95 from B&H
The following lenses use 67mm filters:
62 mm UV filter
B+W 62mm UV Haze 010 (MRC) Multi-Resistant Coating F-Pro Glass Filter $40 from B&H
The following lens uses 62mm filter:
58 mm UV filter
B+W 58mm UV Haze 010 (MRC) Multi-Resistant Coating F-Pro Glass Filter $28 from B&H
The following lenses use 58mm filters:
- Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
- Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS
- Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
- Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
- Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
- Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
52 mm UV filters
B+W 52mm UV Haze 010 (MRC) Multi-Resistant Coating F-Pro Glass Filter $40 from B&H
B+W 52mm UV Haze 010 Glass Filter $19.95 B&H
The following lenses use 52mm filters:
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72mm filters also fit Canon’s EF-S 18-200mm IS.
Thanks for the addition!
N