Excellent coatings, great price.

None as far as I''m concerned.

An excellent UV filter, surpassed only by the Nikon L37c (but for 2x the price). Coatings kill almost all reflections and flaring, and it''s just one step away from being non-existent (compare that to a $45 Tiffen, which makes its presence VERY obvious). The only POSSIBLE downside some may see is a very mild warming effect (but since I use Kodachrome 64, the effect is actually a benefit).

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Nikon L37c, Tiffen

The 77 and 72 sizes mate very well to Nikon lens - easy to put on and take off. The Skylight takes very little, if anything, away from the very high optical quality of Nikon F2.8 zoom lens. The Polarizer has brought out the best in my lens. For top grade filters they are relatively inexpensive (well at least compared to Nikkor lens).

There is a high degree of confusion between the cheap Hoya filters and the higher grade ones. Probabely best to keep away from the cheaper range. I think in photography, like most things in life - you get what you pay for.

As there are several types of filters made by Hoya you need to be careful as to what review refers to which one. I am referring to the top of the product range - the HMC Super Pro 1 and the HMC Super Ultra. These are just outstanding in picture, build quality and price.

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The regular Hoya filters are good values and thoroughly decent filters.

The Hoya HMCs have wonderfully effective multi-coating.

Their rings tend to run slimmer than Tiffen's, especially in smaller sizes.

The Hoya HMC filters have a very fragile multicoating. It's easy to mark or smear. As a general rule, don't clean a Hoya HMC filter; otherwise, just use a breath and a clean microfiber cloth. If you use any type of fluid, it will practically ruin the filter.

If you're looking for a good filter, Hoya is a good choice. Be aware that the Hoya HMCs require a bit of babying, so if you're really looking for a "protective" filter, I think a Tiffen might be a better choice *because* it's uncoated. Otherwise, the performance of the Hoya HMC matches that of the multi-coated Nikon filters with ease. Avoid the Hoya "Green Series," which is distinguished by its green packaging - these are Hoya's cheapest filters, and they're not the same quality as the standard Hoya filters or the Hoya HMCs.

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Tiffen, Nikon, B+W, etc.

Good multi coating.
Rings are thinner than B&W and Tiffen.
It does reduce incoming light.

The multi coating is very sensitive. It smeared even with a lens cleaning cloth and lens specific cleaning solution.
The filter has a horrible green tint to it.

This review is for their X4 and X8 nuetral density filters. The weaknesses outweigh the strengths. Do not buy these filters unless you want a green tint to the final outcome. These two filters ruined all my long exposure shots I took when I was in Hawaii. I used used slides so what you see is what you get, and what I got were horrible green pictures. Now I have to adjust all my pictures through in Photo Shop and cannot use these slide for a slide show. What a waste of time and money. Do not buy these filters. I got some B&W filters and those do not add any color to you pictures. I'd give these filters a zero rating if possible.

Customer Service

I will be contacting them soon about the green tint. I'll post an update on how they respond.

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Tiffen, B&W

Good Multi-coating
No reflections

Very difficult to clean
All my pictures had a green cast. Am not able to use it.

This was a skylight 1B. A pretty useless filter because of the green colour. Wasted a whole lot of film. The retaining ring also kept coming out of its slot resulting in the glass loosening in the holder.

Customer Service

Am posting a complaint.

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Tiffen, B&W

Affordable. Excellent multicoating cuts down on flare tremendously. High quality.

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The Hoya filters are excellent and quite reasonable priced. They make some of the best general purpose filters around. The "Moose" warm polarizer is fantastic, while the UV(0) is the best UV lens that money can buy. The reduction in flare, and 99.9% UV filtering with no reduction in light makes the UV(0) an must have in front of every lens.

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Tiffen, Canon, Cokin filters.

Good quality filters.

Slight problems with the coating in one of the filters.

I have the Hoya UV(0) filters for protection, and the stark UV light here downunder, and they've done their job well. One filter has a slight imperfection in the coating, but only seems to be a problem in "flare" conditions, not noticable otherwise. I'm happy and will continue to use them for any other lenses I purchase.

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Tiffen and Marumi filters.

1) Price
2) Good Quality (Value)
3) Multi Coating

Nothing to complain at this sort of price.

Good as a protective layer over the top element in the lens. The multi coating can be tricky at times, but I have not much complain due to the afforable price.

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