Articles
2009-05-11
UV filters test
20. Marumi 72 mm UV
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Marumi is a very popular Japanese firm and very highly regarded by photographers. The company specializes in making all kinds of glass filters. It also offers a few UV filters.
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Test result:
Visible light (390 - 750 nm): 91.7 %
Ultraviolet (200 - 390 nm): 2.6 % |
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| Edge darkening at the 3.0 % level |
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| Final result: 13th place in the overall ranking and a good rating Cost-to-Benefit result: 11th place |
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Summary:
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The simplest filter offered by this company doesn’t show off too much. It received a bit more that a half of the possible points, which makes it a mediocre filter. For Polish customers, the filter is much too expensive. We didn’t like the transmission ratings, which in the visible range are not much better than a regular optical glass without any coatings. We also noticed a fairly significant problem with flares, which appear while working in bright light.
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
