The items will be shipped in a secure plastic box. Unfortunately, the filter was already contaminated when unpacking and had to be freed times with a lens cloth dust particles. In addition, the version already a small chipped place to see. But since this is really tiny and the image will not affect a claim is therefore not necessary. The "filter" usually eventually serves as a simple protective layer in front of the lens ... The processing of the metal ring seems to be ok and stable.