Customer Reviews

Hoya SUPER HMC Haze UV(0) - Filter - UV - 52 mm

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

You spent a lot of money for the lens on your SLR or DSLR. The glass in that lens is multi-coated to prevent unwanted reflections from ruining your pictures. You can see the coating as a color, maybe green or blue, when you look at the front element of your lens in certain light.

Now, you want to add a filter, probably a UV, to protect the front glass element of your lens. This is not the time to skimp by buying the cheapest filter you can find, because that cheap filter is not likely to have an effective multi-coating of its own, and you could be adding a piece of glass to your lens which will actually degrade your photos with unwanted reflections.

Hoya has several price levels of filters, and I have never had problems with any of their multi-coated products. The Pro 1 and this "Super multi-coated" both seem to be exactly what any serious photographer wants on the front of the lens.

I gave this product 4 stars because it works, it is multicoated on both sides of the lens, and it is inexpensive. However, the orange coating comes off really easily. Coating both sides of the lens is crucial to eliminate glare and reflection on the inside of the lens. It also allows more light to travel through the lens which results in less haze and better picture quality.

I have compared the quality of the shot with and without the filter. The filter does seem to reduce some of the glare making the sky slightly bluer and getting rid of some of the glare. It will also decrease some of the light coming into the lens but the kit lens is so fast it doesn't really hurt performance (even indoors or low light situations). I think the glare reduction as well as the protection it offers to the lens makes this a great buy. I paid over $19 for mine last month and now the price has dropped a bit.

I keep the UV filter on my lens at all times (unless I break out the Polarizer filter). I do not like the prospect of getting my main lens dusty or dirty.

I purchased this filter to protect my lens, but found that it caused lens flare when mounted on my D40's kit lens. It wasn't a problem when used with the 35mm f/1.8 AF-S DX lens under similar shooting conditions, namely subjects in front of white seamless, all lit with strobes. I've taken 5000 photos with the kit lens before mounting this filter, and it only took a hundred photos since mounting the filter to show that the flare is present now that wasn't present before. Buyer beware.

I bought this filter as a protection for my 18-55 Nikon lens, and it's been great. The multi-coat reduces glare, and the filter has protected my lens from scratches and dust. It's also pretty thin and I haven't had any vignetting.

I have the Super HMC UV filter on both my 50mm f/1.8 and 16-85mm f/3.5 Nikon lenses. These filters are very high quality and can't be beat anywhere near their price range. I've yet to observe any adverse affects to my pictures due to the filter.

If I had to pick a negative, it's that the filter doesn't clean particularly well. But, go with the "wax on, wax off" method (without wax hopefully), and you'll be just fine to get rid of any streaks or smears.

Don't get a cheap filter, and don't leave your lens unprotected. I keep this filter on my lens at all times and just have a circular polarizer that I can put on if need be. This Hoya filter is highly recommended.

Great filters and not to pricey compared to many and Hoya has a long standing solid reputation in the photo world. It is a good lense protector and helps in daylight shots and I put other filters right over top so I don't have to be concerned with getting dust back on the lense and it is easy to blow off the UV filter before putting on other filters over top. I recommend this uv lense over the Tiffin ones, it will be money well spent.

I bought this for the kit lens (18-55mm VR) when I purchased a Nikon D5000. I prefer to leave the lens cap off (it's in the box and will remain there), and use a filter instead so that the camera is always good to go without fiddling with a cap.

It in no way diminishes the quality of your shots, it is a genuinely well crafted piece of glass that serves its function well. Where I live (in the desert), dust, sand, haze and glare are constant issues. This filter both protects my lens from sand and dust, it cuts through the haze to deliver crisp, sharp images.

Not the least expensive filter, however it is a quality product that will leave you satisfied and confident of your purchase. Recommended highly if your budget stretches to it. This is a good product from Hoya.

Fine filter but I wish filters all provided the same info in terms of level of filtering. Compared the my other Nikon UV filter this one has a hint of yellow.

If you have an expensive lens to protect, this is well worth the extra dollars for the precision of its metal threads and the quality of its multi-coated optics. I'm very pleased with it - it's in front of my Nikon 18-200mm DSLR lens, doing what it's supposed to do.

I bought this for a Nikon D40 and am using it to protect the lens, but also wanted a good quality glass filter that would not degrade pictures. This does the job well. I recommend it.