Articles
2009-05-11
UV filters test
15. Hoya 72 mm HMC UV-0
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Hoya is a popular manufacturer for photographers since it makes all kinds of photographic accessories. It also has a very wide range of UV filters. The HMC series is equipped with high quality antireflective coatings.
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Test result:
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Visible light (390 - 750 nm): 97.1%
Ultraviolet (200 - 390 nm): 0.2 % |
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| Edge darkening at the immeasurably small level |
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| Final result: 1st place in the overall ranking and a good rating Cost-to-Benefit result: 1st place |
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Summary:
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The unconditional winner of our test! We didn’t expect that the 79 Polish zloty Hoya HMC would win against B+W, Marumi or Heliopan. This filter cuts out the UV radiation the best and has a large visible light transmission (although that 3% value could be a bit less). The very good balance between price and quality easily convinces us to buy it. We don’t have to add anything else, do we?
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












