Hoya HMC Haze UV(0) - Filter - UV - 72 mm

by Hoya

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000HGHMF8
• Item model number: 0732
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #36 in Camera & Photo > Accessories > Filters > Skylight & UV Filters
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 18, 2007

Product Description

Hoya 72mm HMC Multicoated UV (0).Serves as a lens protector.Multi Coated for flare Prevention.It eliminates Haze while capturing pictures.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great optical clarity, VERY delicate surface!, August 21, 2009

By 

Evan Winston (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hoya HMC Haze UV(0) - Filter - UV - 72 mm (Electronics)

First thing is first: In terms of optical clarity, this filter gets a 5/5. If you have a good lens, you are screwing yourself if you put a cheap, uncoated filter in front of it. So in that respect, this is a great product.

But secondly, I knew the multi-coated surface was delicate, but, DAMN! I made every effort I could to be careful with the filter from the second I removed it from the case. I took it out in my back yard for about twenty minutes to test out both the filter and my new lens. By the time I got back inside, the glass was fine, but there was a thin 'scratch' in the multi-coating that I could see when I held it up to the light. I don't even know what happened to it because I THOUGHT I was being extremely careful. I haven't noticed anything in my photos yet, but it bugs me that part of the filter isn't multi-coated now. I'm now scared to take my filter anywhere outdoors!

Bottom line: Great filter if you're going to use it under very well-controlled conditions. But if you ever expect ANYTHING solid to accidentally brush the front of your lens, try to consider another solution (maybe an uncoated filter)

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars rated as top filter in tests, September 16, 2009

By 

Brian Wiese (Baltimore, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hoya HMC Haze UV(0) - Filter - UV - 72 mm (Electronics)

As a photographer with my first Canon "L" glass, I want a good filter to protect my lens from damage but also not degrade image quality. Looking for filter reviews, the Hoya HMC (non SUPER) turned out to be the top winner on the UV filters test at Lens Tip dot com. You can see the results yourself here: http://lenstip.com/113.4-article-UV_filters_test_Description_of_the_results_and_summary.html - So that's why I'm choosing these Hoya filters.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Filter, November 29, 2010

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Revo "EternalFracture" (Orange County, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hoya HMC Haze UV(0) - Filter - UV - 72 mm (Electronics)

I read in an objective review that Hoya UV filters were the best (blocked out the most UV light while having the most light transmittance), so I always buy Hoya.

I always put a UV filter on the front of my lenses to help protect the front element (I feel much more comfortable wiping dust and dirt off a replaceable filter rather than my expensive lens' front element).

The filter is of great quality and is perfectly clear. You could dare say it looks like there is only air in the middle of the metal ring.

I would recommend this to anyone.