Product Description

These filters are used by many photographers to protect the front element of their lens from abrasions, dust, and moisture. They also have a very subtle warming effect, which can be useful to counter the "cool" colors you sometimes get in bright sun or in shade. They're available in sizes to fit most EF lenses. TYPE: Screw-in

Product Details

• Brand: Canon
• Model: 8-7201
• Dimensions: .60" h x 3.70" w x 4.10" l, .15 pounds

Features

• Prevents haziness and foggy effects
• Absorbs up to 71 percent of UV rays
• Can be left on the lens at all times for protection
• Screws onto 72mm lenses
• model #2589A006

Amazon.com Product Description
The Canon 72mm UV haze filter not only helps to protect your lens from dust, moisture and scratches, it also allows you to correct for UV effect and eliminate haze from your photos. This filter will absorb approximately 71 percent of UV rays, helping to eliminate haze's bluish cast that can obscure distant details. This filter easily screws onto your 72mm lenses.

Customer Reviews

lens filter
This is a very good filter. I had a B+W filter that broke when a friend dropped my camera. I decided to try this Canon filter and I am impressed by its performance.

Pay a little extra for one that won't affect sharpness.
I bought one of these around the time I got my Canon 40D kit with 28-135mm lens. I've had this filter on since day one, but always thought the lens was a little soft in terms of IQ, so I did a test with/without the filter. The results were night and day. I can't tell if it filtering any UV rays, but it certainly filters sharpness dramatically. Skip this one and go for the Hoya.

Worked well until I tried to clean it
This filter did its job admirably for nine months. After that time, I noticed some film/gunk buildup on the front of it. I took the filter off the lens and used distilled water and a cloth to clean it using very light pressure.

After cleaning it, there were tiny scratches all over the surface of the filter. So cleaning the filter ruined it.

I'll try buying the Hoya filter and see if that holds up better. A product like this certainly shouldn't be scratched into unusabilty the first time you clean it.