Hoya 52mm HMC UV Digital Multi-Coated Slim Frame Glass Filter

by Hoya

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00009R98A
• Item model number: 0662
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #9 in Camera & Photo > Accessories > Filters > Skylight & UV Filters
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

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. Also serves as a permanent lens protector. HMC (Hoya Multi-Coating) These popular filters are renowned for their ability to minimise reflection at the filter surfaces which reduces flare and ghosting. The result is an average light transmission of over 97%, giving sharp contrast and well balanced color. HOYA HMC filters are recommended for enhancing the performance of today's multicoated lenses.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

216 of 219 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars as advertised, December 29, 2006

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Anonymous - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hoya 52mm HMC UV Digital Multi-Coated Slim Frame Glass Filter (Electronics)

Looking through it with the naked eye reveals no distortions or imperfections. This is a genuine multi-coated UV filter (test this by looking at a reflection of a light source on its surface: a perfect reflection indicates no coating, a dim reflection indicates a single coating, and a green reflection indicates multiple coatings). Multiple coatings yield greater light transmission through the glass, and less glare, but (and this affects all multi-coated filters from all companies) also pick up dust, fingerprints, and condensation very easily (just holding it on the metal ring with your fingers causes condensation from your perspiration).

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truely multi-coated for anti-flare pictures., March 16, 2010

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SaM4842 (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hoya 52mm HMC UV Digital Multi-Coated Slim Frame Glass Filter (Electronics)

When I bought this, the product images were of the Hoya regular UV filter and not the HMC filter (I uploaded the product package image just before writing this). So I was a little unsure of which filter I was going to get. After reassuring myself of the Amazon A to Z guarantee, I decided to finally buy this.

My lens (Pentax 18-55mm DAL lens) already comes with anti-glare coating, but with this, it is even harder to get lens flare. I tried intentionally taking pictures of the sun and bright lights to cause lens flare to little avail, this filter really does it's job! And being the worry wart I am, now I have an extra layer of protection on my lens should I happen to bump my lens into something.

This filter is has the slim frame, but my lens cap still fit onto my lens on top of the filter. This filter does not cause vignetting.

With that said, it is exceptionally difficult to clean. After 1 hour of polishing with my lens cloth, 1/8 can of compressed air and 4 drops of lens cleaner later, finally decided that it was 'clean enough' and gave in. You cannot see the fine smudges (slight fogginess) until you go and screw it onto your lens. Depending on how OCD you are, you may never get these clean to your satisfaction.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hoya haze filter, June 26, 2007

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Alice Kellogg "Bob" (Oklahoma City) - See all my reviews
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Fits perfect, is clear as a bell and does not slow down the lens. A great filter.