UV Haze 010 Filter vs 52mm CPL Polarizer Lens Filter for Smartphone Photography Anti Reflective HD Clip On Mobile Enhance Sky Water Scenes Tra: which is safer?
B+W UV Haze 010 Filter is the clear pick. 52mm CPL Polarizer Lens Filter for Smartphone Photography Anti Reflective HD Clip On Mobile Enhance Sky Water Scenes Tra carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
B+W
UV Haze 010 Filter
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Excellent 85/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
none flagged
Material
Optical glass lens with multi-coated optical surfaces
Confidence
82%
52mm CPL Polarizer Lens Filter for Smartphone Photography Anti Reflective HD Clip On Mobile Enhance Sky Water Scenes Tra
PFAS grade
Good 50/100
Overall grade
Poor 46/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Optical glass lens with anti-reflective coating (unspecified composition)
Confidence
35%
PossibleCoating degradation and microparticle release
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Coating degradation and microparticle release on the and not on the B+W.
- The B+W is Optical glass lens with multi-coated optical surfaces where the is Optical glass lens with anti-reflective coating (unspecified composition), 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 B+W is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the grade, at 35% confidence against 82%, because it discloses less.
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