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Looking for a way to protect your valuable camera lens from minor scratches, dust, and help with lens flare and do not want to spend a ton a money on an expensive lens filter? If so, you need to check out the Gobe 72mm UV Lens Filter .
Gobe 72mm UV Lens Filter – Features
The Gobe 72mm UV Lens Filter is an inexpensive (about $30) premium lens filter that give back by planting trees in deforestation areas. Below are the copied features from the Amazon Sales Page.
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- IMPROVE SHARPNESS | Reduces haze, sharpens your image and protects your lens.
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- GOBE 2PEAK | Made for mid-tier lenses. Premium Japanese optical glass with a 16-layer nano-coating for neutral color balance, reducing lens flare, removing ghosting, and protecting against scratches, dirt, and grime. Backed by our lifetime warranty.
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- NO VIGNETTING | Consciously designed durable magnalium rims are double-threaded for stacking and slim profile to avoid vignetting.
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- PROTECT YOUR LENS | UV filters protect your lenses without affecting exposure settings. Keep a UV on your lenses to protect them against the perils of common use – dirt, water, and scratches.
- PLANT 5 TREES | Buying with Gobe helps fund local communities to plant 5 trees in areas affected by deforestation – help us reforest the world, one product at a time.
Gobe 72mm UV Lens Filter – The Review
I’ve been using the Gobe UV Filter for five plus months and I’m impressed with the quality you get for such a cheap price. They are easy to clean and I rarely get any lens flares as I would using other cheap UV Filters. I also like that when you register your lens they plant a tree in a region where deforestation is rapidly taking over.
Some say UV Filters are a waste and you don’t need one. At some point I will write up a short article on the pros and cons of using a UV filter and if they are even need with today’s cameras from the limited knowledge I have on lens filters. But for now, I find them useful and recommend them for some uses.
I don’t always use UV Filters. I normally have my new K&F Circular Polarizing Lens attached during outside shoots. If I’m inside in a clean environment I won’t use one. But in rough environments I will use one to protect the lens from scratches or getting dirt, water, and grim on the glass. I will use them when I’m photographing an event at an indoor pool, exploring a dusty abandoned building, and in similar environments. This won’t protect the lens or its glass in a camera drop but it may protect the lens from a glass bump.
Around Christmas time in 2019 I was doing a photo shoot at an abandoned site in East Texas and accidentally bumped the front glass on something sticking out from the fence or wall (can’t remember what it was) and when I checked the filter at the out at the shoot I didn’t see damage to the filter. But I was going into a Christmas shoot a few days later and was cleaning my lens when I noticed a small scratch on the filter. If I hadn’t had the filter attached my $1000 lens would have had to be replaced.
The Gobe 72mm UV Lens Filter is a great filter for protecting the lens from minor environmental issues and lens scratches. When its time to replace this one, I will replace it with another from Gobe and will be purchasing other filters as I need them. Below are a few examples of picture taken with the Gobe Filter. If you want to see more image examples scroll through my more recent articles. Images taken in March and April are when I used the lens the most. As with all my image articles, I share the gear I used at the end of the article.
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