Canon UV-1 58mm Haze Filter | Great Lens Protection

Canon UV-1 58mm Haze Filter | Canon glass is great, what else can you say?

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highly recommended

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Most UV filters tend to be used as a way to protect a cameras lens from scratches and dust, this is one of them. The Canon UV-1 has great optical clarity and, although it does warm the colors of an outdoor subject, pictures are still just as sharp. As it has been a pretty wet year in the Pacific Northwest, I haven't had many opportunities to use the filter to reduce haze but out of the three settings below, performance exceeded expectations:

1. When photographing a panorama of the landscape from a nearby mountain, the filter pierced the slightly green smog that oozes into valleys or hovers in the middle of a ridge. In trying to capture a breathtaking glimpse of the emerald forests from the nearly mystical glacier-carved volcanic landscape...it is really disappointing to capture the product of smoke stacks and tailpipes miles away. Now, if only they can create a Clear Cut filter...

2. Since 1980, Mount St. Helens has grown domes which have often ended up as a breathtaking plume of ash. In the last few years this volcano has sprouted a new dome, with the usual increase in minor eruptive events, and the speed of growth has surprised volcanologists as much as onlookers. Unfortunately, the crater is often as hazy as an urban corridor or industrial area so it can be quite difficult to get detailed pictures without over-exposed areas. While the results weren't perfect, I managed to capture pictures of rock slides, glacial ice, and even details of the ever-rising plume of steam. In conditions where it is hazy, the UV-1 does a great job in shooting well lit areas at a high shutter setting without sacrificing detail or light.

3. During the 4th of July, I did some experimental photography of the fireworks the kids were letting off. While the UV-1 had few uses in general during night shots short of protecting the lens from the bits which fell out of the sky...the filter did mask quite a bit of the smoke being lit up. One shot in particular, I believe, would have been impossible without a haze filter. Prior to lighting a firework with a bunch of tubes and a picture that looked like it probably shot stuff up into the air, I put the camera into a protective box and hooked up the flash sync kit supplied via Make Magazine. The subsequent high-speed photography shot captured a tiny peace of paper and a round ball emitting sparks, but what amazed me was the twisting streak of light which highlighted tiny trails of soot that were simultaneously pulled by gravity and the wake of a simple firework.

Anyhow, this long review now comes to a close. Grab this filter to protect your camera but don't forget that sometimes haze gets in the way and, in many cases, there could be a great shot behind why.

update: When cleaning, be gentle. I was using a nikon pen to remove oil with maybe a half-pound of pressure when the ring holding the lens in place slipped. Fortunately the lens landed in my bag and it was good as new after re-assembling. This issue was why I switched away from Hoya and it's a bit disappointing to see yet another Canon branded product constructed with low standards (i.e. plastic lens adapters)

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Canon glass is great, what else can you say?

I would have given this 5 stars but the first one sent to me was cracked. Amazon.com promptly sent me out a replacement and even paid the postage for the return. Thats why I am a customer, thanks Amazon!

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