Articles
2009-05-11
UV filters test
16. Hoya 72 mm HMC Super 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 Super series is equipped with high quality antireflective coatings and is an enhanced version of the HMC series.
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Test result:
Visible light (390 - 750 nm): 97.3 %
Ultraviolet (200 - 390 nm): 0.2 % |
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| Edge darkening at the 0.2 % level |
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| Final result: 2nd place in the overall ranking and a good rating Cost-to-Benefit result: 2nd place |
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Summary:
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Surprisingly, the enhanced HMC Super version received one point less than the HMC series. The reason might very well be a miniscule calibration measuring fault in our spectrophotometer. Otherwise, there really aren’t any really significant differences between these two filters. The only real difference is the price. You need to pay 30 Polish zloty more for the five additional letters written on the filter ring. This, of course, doesn’t change the fact that this is still a filter an excellent filter worth buying.
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
