Hoya49 mm UV(C) Digital HMC Screw-in Filter Black Y5UVC049

Its Hoya, so its certain to be of excellent quality and it comes in a very smart storage case. I've used Hoya filters for many years, they are the best.Great thing about a UV filter is that if there is no UV it will do nothing - if there is UV it will reduce the blueness of the image. UV is always higher near the sea and at high altitudes, so this filter is essential for taking photographs on the beach, near lakes or in the mountains. It will reduce the blueness and make the colorimetry more natural.And, equally important, it provides cheap, permanent protection for your valuable lens. Just leave it screwed on at all times and your expensive lens will be protected from the damaging acid in fingerprints as well as scratches and dirt.For these reasons I have always kept a UV filter on every lens on all my cameras.

Arrived VERY fast; ordered evening and arrived the next morning, well done amazon :-)This is the 'basic' end of the Hoya range. There are pages and pages of photographic reviews, and too be honest I would expect the far more expensive ones to perform better, however, as an excellent quality 'lens protector' and UV filter this one is very good. I have not noticed any light flare or lens aberration, so one would assume this is how well it mounts to the lens (the lens design) it works very well on my Sony Lenses without any issues. Much thinner than some alternatives, so the lens cap etc still fits. With the High Quality HOYA brand, it is easily worth just a few pounds more than any other cheaper filter rubbish.*TIP* be aware there are LOTS of fake ones out there; this one is genuine; sold, and fulfilled, by AMAZON direct so worth the assurance. I WOULD recommend this filter.

I've been buying Hoya filters for my lenses since 1999 and never been let down. I use the filters to protect my lens rather than filter out UV rays. Hoya's filter is excellent value compared with some of the other brands. I thought about spending twice as much on Gobe UV 43mm SCHOTT 16-Layer Multi-Resistant Coated Ultra Violet Filter, but decided against as the difference comes down to glass (German versus Japanese) and coatings (UV versus UV+hydrophobic and anti-scratch). In my experience, Japanese glass is as good as German and the extra coatings aren't that important my camera isn't weather-sealed so I don't use it in the rain anyway. The price of the Hoya means it's cheap enough to replace if I need to and I've yet to have a filter break or fail on me, so I don't expect to have to replace it anyway.The only criticism I have of the Hoya is that I wish they were all slim designs as standard. However, as this one is going on a standard prime lens, it's not going to cause vignetting as there's no wide angle.

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Great filter. An essential item to keep your front element pristine and keep your investment safe. Excellent quality from Hoya and very reasonable price. There’s no point buying anything else. None that are more expensive are better and cheaper one’s s are simply rubbish. I have Hoya filters on all my lenses. They do a great job and cost peanuts against the cost of damage to expensive lenses. The pros don’t use them but they have insurance on their stuff plus income to cover any breakages. As an amateur, I put filters on them. It’s a no brainer.

This item is optically perfect.

As with other reviewers, I have been convinced to use simple UV filters as protection for my lenses. I have a 52mm and 58mm, both the UV(C) type.This has a slim metal bezel, and hard multi-coated glass, and is well manufactured. It fits nicely on my 50mm lens, and offers a degree of dust and dirt protection, without noticeably affecting the quality of my images. Lots of commentary on the web as to why the UV aspect is probably redundant (UV light doesn't have the same effect on digital sensors as it does on film), but I find the filter works as a lens protector when out and about so I don't need my lens cap all the time and am ready to capture the moment.It is a personal choice as to whether to use a UV filter, some may argue that you're introducing an extra piece of glass between the sensor and what you're imaging, and that if it was really that helpful it would have been built into the lens in the first place.

This was my first Hoya filter, I purchased for a Sony A6000 to use on the 16-50mm lens. First impressions are good, great build quality and excellent glass. No discolouring on photos and the filter doesn't protrude the camera lens too much. The filter comes in a hand hard case you can store in your camera bag safely without the filter getting scratched or damaged.I used this UV filter with the Hoya Antistatic circular polariser and both together work very well and produce excellent clear shots.I would highly recommend this for your camera, even just to protect the lens.

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I am a retired professional photographer so have owned lots of brands and filter types. These are high quality. They are thin which can help if you have a wide angle lens. There is a machined gripping surface to help get them removed when neccesary.

The media could not be loaded. Excelente producto para cuidar el lente. No pierde la nitidez.

Entrega: Chegou na data informada. Veio em caixa + plástico bolha, muito bem embalado.Produto/Filtro: Veio corretamente, conforme está no anúncio.

I've had 3 of these on my other lenses for more than 10 years as well. The coating works very well. Good light tranmission and easy to clean. The light transmission quality was obvious when compared to an older Hoya UV filter of the same 55mm size. That's why I bought this one.