Articles
2009-05-11
UV filters test
10. Hama 72mm UV HTMC 390 (0-Haze)
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The Hama Company is a large firm selling all kinds of accessories for both professional and amateur photographers. They also sell UV filters. The UV HTMC 390 (0-Haze) model is the most basic product of this company. This model is equipped with the multi-layer antireflective coatings, which increase the visible radiation transmission.
Test result:
Visible light (390 - 750 nm): 98.0 %
Ultraviolet (200 - 390 nm): 7.1 % |
6/10 |
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| Edge darkening at the 0.6 % level |
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| Final result: 5th place in the overall ranking and a good rating Cost-to-Benefit result: 4th place |
4.6 |
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Summary:
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We were surprised by the filter’s performance as far as the visible range transmission is concerned. The HTMC coatings didn’t fail in decreasing flares. Unfortunately, the UV radiation reduction was just mediocre. This was also the only filter that couldn’t be easily cleaned with a dry, clean cloth after being splashed with a little bit of water.
Chapters
- 1. Introduction
- 2. A few words about UV radiation
- 3. Testing procedure
- 4. Description of the results and summary
- 5. B+W 72mm 010M UV-Haze MRC
- 6. B+W 72mm 010M UV-Haze MRC Slim
- 7. B+W 72mm 010 UV-Haze
- 8. B+W 72mm 010 UV-Haze Slim
- 9. Hama 72mm UV 390 (0-Haze)
- 10. Hama 72mm UV HTMC 390 (0-Haze)
- 11. Heliopan ES 72mm UV-0
- 12. Heliopan ES 72mm UV-0 SH-PMC
- 13. Hoya 72 mm UV G - Series
- 14. Hoya 72 mm UV-0 - Standard
- 15. Hoya 72 mm HMC UV-0
- 16. Hoya 72 mm HMC Super UV-0
- 17. Hoya 72 mm Pro1 Digital MC UV-0
- 18. Kenko 67 mm Pro1 Digital
- 19. King 72 mm UV
- 20. Marumi 72 mm UV
- 21. Marumi 72 mm MC UV
- 22. Marumi 77 mm WPC UV
- 23. Sigma 72mm DG UV
- 24. Tiffen 72mm UV
