Basic UV Haze MRC Filter vs Think Tank Digital Holster 5 V3: which is safer?
Think Tank Digital Holster 5 V3 is the clear pick. B+W Basic UV Haze MRC Filter carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
B+W
Basic UV Haze MRC Filter
PFAS grade
Good 50/100
Overall grade
Poor 42/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Optical glass with multi-coated (MRC) lens coating
Confidence
72%
PossibleCoating delamination or wear
PossibleGlass dust if broken
Our pick
Think Tank Photo
Think Tank Digital Holster 5 V3
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 59/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Ballistic nylon, weather-sealed fabric, metal hardware
Confidence
45%
PossibleUndisclosed water-repellent coating chemistry
PossibleCoating degradation over time
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Coating delamination or wear and Glass dust if broken on the B+W and not on the Think Tank Photo.
- We flag Undisclosed water-repellent coating chemistry and Coating degradation over time on the Think Tank Photo and not on the B+W.
- The B+W is Optical glass with multi-coated (MRC) lens coating where the Think Tank Photo is Ballistic nylon, weather-sealed fabric, metal hardware, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 35 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Think Tank Photo is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Think Tank Photo grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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