Hoya 55mm RM-72 Infrared Filter

by Hoya

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0000AI1GY
• Item model number: 1108
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #45 in Camera & Photo > Accessories > Filters > Infrared Filters
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

Used for photography with infrared films. R72 passes only infrared rays above 720nm. RM90 passes only that above 900nm. Often used in crime detection, medical photography, detection of distribution of vegetation, etc.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Filter with a View, January 26, 2009

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Rat8bug "Dark Knight" (Michigan) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hoya 55mm RM-72 Infrared Filter (Electronics)

This filter was purchased for use with a Panasonic LX3 digital camera. It mounts via the Panasonic LA4 adapter tube, and a 46 to 55mm step ring. The LX3 camera has some very nice Black and White film mode options. I wanted to create some of those Infrared effects I'd seen from speciality IR modified cameras. Most digital camera's are to a degree sensitive to IR even with the IR blocking filter. This R72 does the job quite well. Very much pleased.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Value - works great with my Canon digital, October 1, 2007

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easy riter - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hoya 55mm RM-72 Infrared Filter (Electronics)

I bought this filter for a trip to Scotland. It worked very well with my Canon PowerShot Pro Series S5 IS 8.0MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom using the Canon LAH-DC20 Conversion Lens Adapter (LA-DC58E) and Hood (LH-DC40) Set for the S5 IS, S3 IS & S2 IS Digital Camera. I set the Effects setting on my camera to Black & White and used long exposure times (1 to 3 seconds depending on available light). I used a tripod, and the shutter delay (2 seconds) to get crisp images. The LCD screen showed a very accurate representation of how the photos would turn out.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for infrared photography, June 26, 2007

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Shelley E. Olds "technut" (Nederland, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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I used this filter on my older digicam and it worked great. This new one is also wonderful; the hitch is that I had forgotten that my older camera gave a true preview of the scene while my new dslr does not - so I was shooting blind (you can't really see through the filter, you're not supposed to either.). Not the filter's fault at all - after getting the gist again of shooting with infrared, this filter does a nice job.