Hoya 58mm Super HMC Haze UV(0) Glass Filter - X58UVGB

by Hoya

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00009R9A3
• Item model number: Y8UV058
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #87 in Camera & Photo > Accessories > Filters > Skylight & UV Filters
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

Absorbs the ultraviolet rays which often makes outdoor photographs hazy and indistinct. A muliti-purpose fine-weather filter for color as well as black and white films.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect protection filter, November 17, 2009

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peb (CA, United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hoya 58mm Super HMC Haze UV(0) Glass Filter - X58UVGB (Accessory)

I bought this filter for protection on the front of my EF 70-300IS lens. It has served this purpose well.

It seems well made. While walking around with the camera on my shoulder I have bumped the ring couple of times on a wall. It did not dent or scratch, and the glass has not fallen out.

The threads have never locked onto the lens barrel, although its never been in extreme conditions. (60 to 110 F only).

This filter does not increase flare or reduce sharpness! (Unlike my 58mm canon filter).

This filter is not the easiest to clean. Too much liquid cleaner causes white streaks on the glass. The trick is to use a blower and dry micro-cloth most of the time. When liquid is required to remove stubborn grit it requires the right amount of moisture on your cloth so that it will remove the grime and evaporate instantly. Once you understand the technique its not that difficult.

I deducted a star for the cleaning, however it did not stop me from buying a 77mm one for my EF 17-40.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Protects your lens, no image degradation, September 21, 2009

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Henry Mo (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hoya 58mm Super HMC Haze UV(0) Glass Filter - X58UVGB (Accessory)

This is one of the higher grade filters from Hoya. There are around 4 grades, in ascending order: Standard, HMC (Hoya multi-coated), Super HMC, and Ultra. This product is, of course, the Super HMC grade.

Out of the box, the filter has a bit of dust or plastic particles on it. It probably doesn't affect image quality, but you should quickly blow that off with an air blower anyway.

Having any kind of filter will protect your lens from situations like a rain, water spray, sand storm, unpredictable actions of kids, and so on. This protection is especially important if your lens is in the 1000 USD range. Needless to say, a UV filter is the cheapest filter that you can have in front of your lens. And it does not alter the image in any way, for better or for worse.

Having a good multi-coated filter is not expensive considering the image quality you will lose otherwise. Especially consider the fact that there are some uncoated filters that cost as much as these Hoya Super HMC filters! Crazy!

The filter is indeed coated; the reflections are dim and slightly tinted. Yes, there are reflections, but it is slightly dimmer than the reflection from the camera lens itself. You can't eliminate it all, heh.

More information about Hoya's coating grades can be found on their web site.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good quality, April 23, 2010

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P. Tsang (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hoya 58mm Super HMC Haze UV(0) Glass Filter - X58UVGB (Accessory)

The filter does not affect picture quality. The filter screw into my lens very tight to prevent any dust get in.