The Tiffen 49mm Digital Essentials Filter Kit contains all the basics that an outdoor digital shooter requires.

UV Protector
These are wise initial investments. They help protect your valuable investment from dust, moisture and scratches, which can lead to costly repairs.

Circular Polarizer
Light rays which are reflected become polarized. Polarizing filters are used to select which light rays enter your camera lens. They can remove unwanted reflections from non-metallic surfaces such as water or glass and also saturate colors providing better contrast. The effect can be seen through the viewfinder and changed by rotating the filter. The filter factor varies according to how the filter is rotated and its orientation to the sun.

Neutral Density
Neutral Density filters from Tiffen have several uses and offer the possibility to achieve otherwise unachievable results. They enable the shooter to adjust exposure without affecting color balance. ND filters appear gray and reduce the amount of light reaching the either the sensor of a digital camera or the film plane of a traditional film camera. Neutral Density filters are used to create some unusual special effects such as capturing the "blur" of the rippling water of a waterfall or the swirling effect of city traffic. Since they allow the use of slower shutter speeds in bright light, it becomes possible to create these special effects that would normally not be possible to capture without the filter. And since they can also help to control your depth of field, they permit you to shoot at wider apertures. Ultimately, their value is in helping to prevent bright, overly washed out images shot in bright light.

This kit comes with a Tiffen padded storage pouch that will help keep your filters clean and free from dust, dirt, fingerprints and other contaminants.

Tiffen's ColorCore glass is produced through a process that entails permanently laminating the filter material in between two pieces of optical glass that are ground flat to tolerances of a ten-thousandth of an inch, then mounting them in precision aluminum rings.

UV Protector Filter    Circular Polarizer Filter    Neutral Density 0.6 Filter    Padded Storage Pouch    Use for Film or Digital    ColorCore Glass    Made in the USA    10-Year Warranty

Tiffen filters provide additional benefits of correction for Ultraviolet(UV) light which can register on film and videotape as a bluish cast and can obscure distant details

If desired they can be left on the lens at all times for protection

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. does it have standard tripod mount on bottom of camera?

A: Yes. This has the standard 1/4 20 tripod connection on the bottom of the camera.

Q: 2. Can the camera be operated in aperture priority, shutter priority and full manual mode?

A: Yes, this camera does offer an aperture priority, shutter priority, and full manual exposure mode.

Q: 3. Is it manufactured in Japan?

A: Sorry, but country of origin information is not yet listed. Please try closer to the release date and we should know then.

Q: 4. Does the image stabilization work in video mode?

A: Yes.

Q: 5. DOES IT COME WITH BATTERY CHARGER?

A: Included in the box would be the following Ricoh GR III Digital Camera DB-110 Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery (3.6V, 1350mAh) I-USB166 USB Cable Power Adapter AC Plug Hand Strap GN-1 Ring Cap (Black) Hot Shoe Cover Limited 1-Year Warranty

Q: 6. Anyone else having tremendous trouble opening the cover to the USB port? Is there a trick to it that I’m missing? The connection ports cover on my original GR(I) flips open effortlessly. This one is practically unopenable.

A: Yes these are a bit tougher to open but does help to ensure that water and weather don't effect the camera. The USB port tends to be where liquid can cause shorts or issues, so this helps to prevent accidentally opening it when in inclement weather.

Q: 7. Does the optical viewfinder for the GRIII Street model have any diopter adjustment?

A: I'm sorry, no.

Q: 8. Any quirks, like lens freezing, not retracting, "card not formatted" erroneous message, etc, or is it quirk - free?

A: This new Ricoh GR III comes defect-free, but also comes with a 1-year manufacturer's warranty in case there were any issues that occured during manufacturing (very rare occurrence). You may also purchase a separate Allstate protection plan that protects your camera against accidents and mechanical/electrical failure.

Q: 9. Does live view display shoots what you see?

A: Yes, live view will show what you see.

Q: 10. What is the maximum flash sync speed with built in flash? And What is the Guide # of the built in flash? If using an external Panasonic flash,what is the maximum sync speed ?

A: As per Panasonic, the flash sync speed can vary from 1 sec to 1/4000 on the most basic flash setting, whether using the pop up flash or an external shoe mount flash. While they do not offer a guide number for the pop up flash, the range in which it is most effective is 1.6-43 ft for wide and 3.3-26 ft in telephoto ranges, at AUTO ISO.