Filters can help produce better photos. However, the quality differences between filters are huge. If you have an expensive lens, you do not want to run the risk of image quality losses due to inferior filters. The glass used must be homogeneous. Both surfaces must both be “plan parallel”. Otherwise they will produce blur due to different light refraction. The surfaces must be smooth and free of scratches. The polish must be equal to that of the surfaces of camera lens elements so as not to cause any contrast-reducing scattered light. Black anodized aluminum rings are used for HR Digital Pro UV Blocking filters with Super Multi-coating because they have a high mechanical strength. The glass edges of all Rodenstock filters are blackened so that no contrast-reducing reflections are caused there. Rodenstock UV blocking filters block the UV radiation with a steep flank exactly at the border to visible light.

• Cuts out all disturbing UV thanks to the steep absorption edge, while still transmitting over 97% of violet light and more than 98% in the remaining visible range which provides for ideal neutral color reproduction, eliminating bluing and color distortion
• Can remain in front of the lens at all times as a protective filter with hardened glass and a scratch-resistant coating
• High-quality optical glass and perfectly plan parallel surfaces with extremely smooth polishing, equal to the best lenses, ensures no loss of sharpness with maximum contrast
• The extremely thin, but very strong black anodized aluminum mount allows for photos free of vignetting with most wide-angle lenses
• Mount has front thread for a lens hood and a lens cap.