Customer Reviews

Hoya 62mm HMC Multicoated UV (0)

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People spend alot of money on lenes then cheap out out on filters. Filters don't only protect your lens but also have an effect
on picture quality as well. I have been a PRO Photographer for over 25 years and this is my choice of filters. Why do you think filter prices vary so much. Do your home work and learn and you will see why. Might be a bit pricey but well worth it.

Recently purchased this through Amazon from eDirectPhoto Inc. Just as a heads up you'll be getting the Hoya HMC "UV(C)" filter and not a "UV(0)" filter. Supposedly they are the same filter and the "C" version has replaced the original "0" version. Google it and you'll find more info if you're wondering.

After scouring the web for UV filter reviews, I decided to buy the Hoya HMC. It was highly rated for resistance to flare when shooting into the sun. I'm very pleased with its performance, tho I always take it off when shooting into the sun, as no filter is totally immune from flare. I now keep Hoya HMC filters on all my lenses.

Excellent quality, coated filter. Appears to be well constructed an should last, unlike the cheap filter it replaces. I made the mistake of choosing a cheap haze filter, thinking that "its only a piece of plain glass", which actually, it is, but if you buy the cheap filters that's all you get, a piece of glass in a cheap mount.

This Hoya filter is also coated, and that really does make a difference, as does the well made mount.

Well worth the money.

I don't notice this product. It fit on my Nikon lens great, and since then I've been able to forget about its existence, which is basically what I bought it for. Seems to be protecting my lens so far.

UV filter are usually bought as a protective piece of glass in order to protect the front element of a lens. It is true that no lens should be without one, to even further emphasize the importance of having a UV filter on your lens, I refuse to take any of my lenses out of their boxes when I first buy them before having a UV filter to immediately fix that will stay there permanently!

The Hoya UV filter is of a solid build better than many competing brands out there and as far as a protective piece of glass goes, that should be your number one criteria.

Just a forewarning: I'm relatively new to the SLR photography realm, so I don't have as broad of knowledge as some others might.

The lens has performed fantastically for what I've used it for (mainly outdoor photography). However, I've noticed when cleaning the lens under a bright concentrated light (like that of a flashlight), many specs that don't seem to want to be wiped away by a lens pen. While I can't really tell in my photographs, its still a detail that bugs me. However, it still seems like a great deal for the price and for the lens protection that it affords.

This is THE most comfortable and well made bag out there (i.e. Kata bags in general, but especially this one). I recently attended a photo-shoot with advanced amatures and a few pros here in Sweden. The 3 Americans that attended all used this bag... It cracked me up, but seriously, this is a great bag to have and highly recommended. Not waterproof, but it was down-pooring and none of us had any problems (we all used our rain shields). The "canon" and "Nikon" bags scream "steal me". Kata bags say in a gentle way that you're serious about photography (but only to those who know...).