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Hama 49 mm, one coating layer per side, 3.4 mm frame

Eight euros for a 49 mm colour-neutral UV filter with one coating per side, a 3.4 mm metal frame and a box — and a front thread that still takes a hood or a cap.

Hama 49 mm UV filter in its black metal frame beside its plastic box

Hama 49 mm, one coating layer per side, 3.4 mm frame

Eight euros for a 49 mm colour-neutral UV filter with one coating per side, a 3.4 mm metal frame and a box — and a front thread that still takes a hood or a cap.

Thread size
49 mm, in the title — the smallest on this shelf, where the three others are 67 mm. Forty-nine millimetres is the thread of small primes and older kit lenses, and the buying advice above prefers the largest thread in the bag with step rings below it. This is the filter bought for one small lens
Glass
Optical glass in a black metal frame, in the third bullet, described as colour-neutral. No glass origin is named, where the 11 € K&F and the 13 € PROfezzion both claim Japanese optical glass
Coating description
COUNTED, and precisely: one coating layer on EACH SIDE — a two-fold coating, as the title has it. That is the lowest count on this shelf, against twelve layers on the PROfezzion and eighteen on the K&F, and it is stated plainly rather than dressed up
Frame thickness
3.4 mm, in the fifth bullet, described as a flat mount. Only two pages on this shelf publish a frame figure; the PROfezzion is 3 mm and the two others publish none. Thickness is what decides whether a wide lens sees the ring
Material
A black metal frame around a glass lens, in the third bullet. Black inside the frame is what stops light bouncing between filter and lens, and the colour is worth the mention
Front thread provision
YES, and it is the only page here that spells out what the front thread is for: the fourth bullet says further filters, a lens hood or a lens cap screw straight on. A filter without a front thread ends the stack; this one does not
Stated transmission figure
NOT PUBLISHED. The 13 € PROfezzion is the only filter on this shelf to give one, at 99.5 per cent minimum. With one coating layer per side, the loss here will be larger, and the page does not say by how much
Amazon reference
B00006JEAY (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
4007249700490
  • A published 3.4 mm frame and a counted coating — one layer per side
  • A front thread stated to take another filter, a hood or a cap
  • One coating layer per side, against twelve and eighteen elsewhere on this shelf

Best for: A small 49 mm prime or an older kit lens that needs a lid over the front element, where a hood or a second filter still has to go on top.

≈ £7 / 8 €
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Specifications

Thread size
49 mm, in the title — the smallest on this shelf, where the three others are 67 mm. Forty-nine millimetres is the thread of small primes and older kit lenses, and the buying advice above prefers the largest thread in the bag with step rings below it. This is the filter bought for one small lens
Glass
Optical glass in a black metal frame, in the third bullet, described as colour-neutral. No glass origin is named, where the 11 € K&F and the 13 € PROfezzion both claim Japanese optical glass
Coating description
COUNTED, and precisely: one coating layer on EACH SIDE — a two-fold coating, as the title has it. That is the lowest count on this shelf, against twelve layers on the PROfezzion and eighteen on the K&F, and it is stated plainly rather than dressed up
Frame thickness
3.4 mm, in the fifth bullet, described as a flat mount. Only two pages on this shelf publish a frame figure; the PROfezzion is 3 mm and the two others publish none. Thickness is what decides whether a wide lens sees the ring
Material
A black metal frame around a glass lens, in the third bullet. Black inside the frame is what stops light bouncing between filter and lens, and the colour is worth the mention
Front thread provision
YES, and it is the only page here that spells out what the front thread is for: the fourth bullet says further filters, a lens hood or a lens cap screw straight on. A filter without a front thread ends the stack; this one does not
Stated transmission figure
NOT PUBLISHED. The 13 € PROfezzion is the only filter on this shelf to give one, at 99.5 per cent minimum. With one coating layer per side, the loss here will be larger, and the page does not say by how much
Amazon reference
B00006JEAY (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
4007249700490

On the listing

Five bullets. All-round protection — a colour-neutral UV filter blocking UV rays and protecting the front element of the lens from scratches, dirt and water; unique photos, the filter said to give clear, sharp images and to reduce haze and blur, called ideal for outdoor work in sunlight; optical glass, coated with one layer on each side, a glass lens in a black metal frame; easy screwing on of further filters, a lens hood or the lens cap, and fitting lenses from makers such as Canon, Nikon and Sony; and a contents list of one UV filter with a 49 mm thread and a 3.4 mm flat mount thickness, plus a filter box.

One layer per side, said out loud

Two coatings in total, and the page counts them. Twelve on the 13 € PROfezzion here, eighteen on the 11 € K&F. A maker that publishes the low number is easier to read than one that publishes a superlative.

Three point four millimetres of frame

One of two frame figures on this shelf. Thickness decides whether a wide-angle lens sees the ring at the corners of the frame, and that is the number to compare.

A thread on the front, for the next thing

A hood, a cap, or a second filter. The fourth bullet names all three, and two other pages here name none.

Forty-nine millimetres, which is a small lens

The other three filters on this shelf are 67 mm. This is the one for a compact prime — and the buying advice above still says to buy for the biggest thread in the bag.

What eight euros does not measure

Transmission. One page on this shelf publishes a percentage, and it is not this one.

Availability

Between 8 € and 12 € on the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores when this page was last checked.

The American and British Amazon stores carry it too, priced in local currency. Those amounts are deliberately absent from the range above, which reads euro stores only.

Everything in this section is the figure Keepa carried on the day of the last update to this page. Availability and prices shift without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 13 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

More UV and protection filters

  • K&F Concept 67 mm UV filter with its green-tinted coating catching the light

    K&F CONCEPT 67 mm, Japanese glass, 18 nano layers

    Eighteen layers of nano coating on Japanese glass for 11 €, with a claim to cut chromatic aberration — and a sales-rank citation where a seventh specification would go.

    Thread size
    67 mm, in the title, and the fifth bullet says it suits all lenses with a 67 mm thread, naming Canon, Nikon, Sony, Samsung and Fuji
    Glass
    JAPANESE OPTICAL GLASS, in the second bullet, credited with first-class light transmission, improved optical clarity and colour fidelity. The same claim the 13 € PROfezzion on this shelf makes; the 9 € Amazon Basics names no glass at all
    Coating description
    EIGHTEEN LAYERS of green anti-reflective nano coating, in the third bullet — the highest count on this shelf, against twelve on the PROfezzion and two on the Hama. The same bullet claims the coating blocks ultraviolet light, raises contrast and eliminates light haze at sea or in high mountains
    Frame thickness
    NOT PUBLISHED as a figure: the fourth bullet calls it an extremely thin filter and leaves it there. The 8 € Hama publishes 3.4 mm and the 13 € PROfezzion 3 mm, so the one page here claiming thinness is the one that does not measure it
    Material
    Not named for the frame. The glass is specified and the ring is not
    Front thread provision
    Not mentioned
    Stated transmission figure
    NOT PUBLISHED — which is the odd gap on a page that counts eighteen coating layers. Layers exist to raise transmission, and the 13 € PROfezzion publishes the resulting figure at 99.5 per cent minimum
    Amazon reference
    B0C1YZBPRK (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    6942052514675
    • Eighteen nano layers on named Japanese optical glass, for 11 €
    • A stated effect on chromatic aberration, which no other filter here claims
    • Calls itself extremely thin and publishes no thickness

    Best for: A 67 mm standard zoom used in bright coastal or mountain light, where haze and reflections matter more than the gap to the 9 € Amazon Basics.

    ≈ $11 / £11 / 11 €
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  • PROfezzion 67 mm UV filter in its slim aluminium frame beside its padded case

    PROfezzion 67 mm, 99.5 per cent transmission, 0.7 mm glass

    The only filter on this shelf that publishes what it passes — 99.5 per cent on twelve layers, through 0.7 mm of glass in a 3 mm frame, for 13 €.

    Thread size
    67 mm, in the title, which also names Canon R6 Mark III, II, 90D, 80D and 70D bodies. Naming bodies on a filter is loose — a filter fits a thread, not a camera — but it tells a buyer the size is the common one for those kits
    Glass
    Japanese optical glass, finely ground and polished, in the third bullet, with a hardness given as up to 9HD. The hardness notation is unusual and unexplained on the page; what it is reaching for is scratch resistance on the surface that gets wiped most
    Coating description
    TWELVE layers, multi-coated, in the second bullet, to prevent internal ghosting and reflections. Fewer than the eighteen claimed by the 11 € K&F here — and unlike that page, this one publishes the result the layers produce
    Frame thickness
    BOTH figures published, and this is the page that measures itself: the GLASS is 0.7 mm thick and the FRAME only 3 mm, in the fourth bullet, stated as minimising the likelihood of vignetting. Three millimetres is the thinnest frame on this shelf, against 3.4 mm on the Hama and nothing at all from the two others
    Material
    An aviation-grade aluminium alloy frame, in the third bullet — the only frame alloy named on this shelf
    Front thread provision
    Not mentioned, which on a 3 mm frame is worth noting: the thinner the ring, the less room for a front thread, and the page does not say whether a cap or hood still screws on
    Stated transmission figure
    PUBLISHED — an average light transmission of AT LEAST 99.5 PER CENT, in the second bullet, and the only such figure on this shelf. It is the number that makes the coating count meaningful: twelve layers passing 99.5 per cent is a measurable claim, where eighteen layers and no percentage is an assertion
    Amazon reference
    B09366T36S (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    6940202350425
    • Ninety-nine point five per cent transmission published — alone on this shelf
    • Both thicknesses published: 0.7 mm of glass in a 3 mm frame, the thinnest here
    • No front thread provision mentioned, on the thinnest frame here

    Best for: A 67 mm lens used at its widest, where a 3 mm frame and a measured transmission are worth 4 € over the cheapest lid on this shelf.

    ≈ $13 / £11 / 12 €
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  • Amazon Basics 67 mm UV filter lying flat on a lens cap

    Amazon Basics 67 mm, no coating or thickness published

    Nine euros for a 67 mm protective lid whose five bullets describe what it is for four times over, and its construction not once.

    Thread size
    67 mm, in the title and the fourth bullet, which calls it compatible with a wide range of lenses. Sixty-seven millimetres is the thread of a great many standard zooms, and it is the size the buying advice above says to buy for and step down from
    Glass
    NOT SPECIFIED. No origin, no type, no grade — where the 11 € K&F and the 13 € PROfezzion on this shelf both name Japanese optical glass and the 8 € Hama names optical glass in a black metal frame
    Coating description
    NONE, and this is the specification whose absence costs most. An uncoated filter reflects light between its surfaces and the lens, which lowers contrast and can throw a ghost of a bright source into the frame. The hub above is blunt about it: an uncoated filter in front of a good lens is a downgrade you pay for. The other three filters here publish 2, 12 and 18 layers
    Frame thickness
    Not published. The 8 € Hama gives 3.4 mm and the 13 € PROfezzion 3 mm; on a 67 mm filter destined for a standard zoom, thickness is what decides whether the corners darken at the wide end
    Material
    Not named. Neither the frame metal nor the glass is described anywhere in five bullets
    Front thread provision
    Not mentioned. Whether a hood, a cap or a second filter screws onto the front is left unstated — the 8 € Hama names all three
    Stated transmission figure
    Not published
    Amazon reference
    B00XNMX4EG (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    0848719099393
    • Sixty-seven millimetres, the thread the buying advice above says to standardise on
    • Nine euros, the cheapest 67 mm lid on this shelf
    • No coating described at all, on glass that sits in front of every photograph

    Best for: A lens that lives in a bag with sand and keys, where a 9 € replaceable lid is the point and image quality is carried by the hood instead.

    ≈ $9 / £9 / 9 €
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Elsewhere in the camera bag

  • Insta360 battery grip with its integrated tripod legs unfolded

    Insta360 For Luna series, 1000 mAh, integrated tripod

    Ninety euros for a 1000 mAh grip whose handle unfolds into a tripod — the only integrated tripod here, from a page of three bullets.

    Bodies named
    The Insta360 Luna SERIES, in the title, with no individual model named. A range rather than a camera, which for an accessory sold by the camera’s own maker is a safe claim and a vague one
    Cells carried and reporting
    1000 mAh built in, in the first bullet — the SMALLEST capacity on this shelf, a fifth of the 5000 mAh K&F handle — with the useful addition that it charges cameras AND mobile devices. A grip that also fills a phone is a grip that earns its place in a pocket
    Duplicated controls
    NONE
    Sealing claims
    None
    Tripod thread position
    BOTH, and this is what the page has that nothing else here does: an INTEGRATED TRIPOD in the handle, described in the second bullet as quickly ready for stable, efficient shooting, PLUS a standard quarter-inch thread on the underside of the grip for external accessories. A handle that stands up on its own is a handle that becomes a table-top stand without a second purchase
    Published weight
    NONE, in a page of three bullets
    Amazon reference
    B0GYWBCPZH (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    0842126120497
    • A tripod folded into the handle — the only one on this shelf
    • A quarter-inch thread underneath as well, for anything else
    • One thousand milliamp-hours, the smallest capacity here

    Best for: An Insta360 Luna used for talking-to-camera pieces, where the handle has to stand on a table and top up a phone.

    ≈ $80 / £76 / 90 €
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  • DJI Osmo Action dual-direction battery grip with its charging port cover

    DJI 4900 mAh, 207 g, −20 to 45 °C, Osmo Action 6

    Eighty-four euros for a grip that publishes its dimensions, its 207 g, its voltages and two temperature ranges — and gives two different capacities.

    Bodies named
    ONE: the Osmo Action 6, in the second bullet. A single named camera, which for an action camera accessory is the honest form — the mounting and the port position change between generations
    Cells carried and reporting
    TWO DIFFERENT FIGURES ON ONE PAGE: the first bullet says a built-in 4900 mAh battery, and the third gives a storage capacity of 5000 mAh. A hundred milliamp-hours apart, neither reconciled. What IS consistent is the electrical detail — 3.6 V nominal, USB input at 3.6 V, USB output at 5 V and 1.5 A — which is more than any other grip here publishes
    Duplicated controls
    NONE — a power grip, like three others on this shelf
    Sealing claims
    PARTIAL, AND CONDITIONAL — and the fourth bullet is unusually careful: after removing the camera’s USB-C port cover, the charging-port cover must be installed TO MAINTAIN splash resistance. In other words, fitting the grip breaks the camera’s seal unless a supplied part is put back. That is a real instruction, and the only sealing statement on this shelf
    Tripod thread position
    Not mentioned, which on a 181 mm handle is a genuine omission
    Published weight
    207 g, in the third bullet, alongside DIMENSIONS of 37.8 by 44.2 by 181 mm. It is the only grip on this shelf to publish both — and 181 mm of length is what makes it a handle rather than a pack
    Amazon reference
    B0FM3WMZ6Z (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    0190021153141
    • Dimensions, weight, three voltages and two temperature ranges all published
    • A splash-proof charging cover supplied, with the instruction to fit it
    • Four thousand nine hundred mAh in one bullet, 5000 in another

    Best for: An Osmo Action 6 filming in the cold, where an operating range down to −20 °C and a published weight decide the rig.

    ≈ $129 / £83 / 84 €
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  • K&F Concept battery grip handle attached to a DJI Osmo Pocket

    K&F CONCEPT 5000 mAh power handle, 110 g, quarter-inch thread

    Twenty-five euros for a 110 g handle carrying 5000 mAh for an Osmo Pocket, with a quarter-inch thread and a USB port that takes a microphone.

    Bodies named
    Three, in the second bullet: the DJI Osmo Pocket 3, 4 and 4P — the 4 Pro. The claim worth noting is the second half: a stable fit with no wobble and, in its own words, no pop-up windows — which is the firmware warning a non-standard accessory produces. This catalogue sells the Osmo Pocket 4 on its gimbal shelf
    Cells carried and reporting
    5000 mAh built in, in the first bullet, with a FOUR-STAGE LED gauge in the fourth. The gauge has a considered detail: it does not light while a device is connected and shooting, so it cannot appear in the frame or distract in the dark
    Duplicated controls
    NONE, and this is the distinction the shelf above has to make. A vertical grip for a reflex duplicates the shutter release and the command dials for portrait-format work; a power handle carries a battery and nothing else. Two of the six grips here duplicate controls; four, including this one, do not
    Sealing claims
    None
    Tripod thread position
    A quarter-inch thread, in the third bullet, named for tripods, extension poles, selfie sticks, PeaPods and clamps. On a pocket gimbal that is the whole point of a handle: it turns a hand-held camera into something mountable
    Published weight
    110 g, in the fifth bullet, described as light and compact and said to match the Pocket 3 and 4 visually. It is one of three weights published on this shelf
    Amazon reference
    B0GYDMPQPZ (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    6942610304519
    • Five thousand milliamp-hours in 110 g, with a quarter-inch thread
    • A USB port that takes an external microphone as well as data
    • It duplicates no controls, so it is a battery rather than a grip

    Best for: An Osmo Pocket 3 or 4 filming long takes, where the run time and a tripod thread matter more than any duplicated control.

    ≈ $30 / £30 / 25 €
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