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Hoya 0629 46mm HMC 81B Filter Blue Correction

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Correct Color Balance with the Hoya 46mm HMC 81B Screw-in Filter The Hoya 46mm HMC 81B Screw-in Filter is designed to correct color balance in your photographs. This filter reduces excess blue tones from flash indoors or in daylight, warms sea, sky, and high-altitude shots, and adds a healthy lo...

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Overview

Correct Color Balance with the Hoya 46mm HMC 81B Screw-in Filter

The Hoya 46mm HMC 81B Screw-in Filter is designed to correct color balance in your photographs. This filter reduces excess blue tones from flash indoors or in daylight, warms sea, sky, and high-altitude shots, and adds a healthy look to skin tones shot in open shade or overcast conditions.

Specifications:

  • Filter Type: 81B
  • Size: 46mm

Key Features

Decreases colour temperature from 3500 - 3200 degrees Kelvin

Reduces excess blue from flash indoors or in daylight flash-fill.

Warms (balances) sea, sky and high altitude shots

Adds a healthy look to skintones shot in open shade or overcast

Hard Coated' HMC Multicoating process suppresses ghosting, flare and reflections, and increases light transmission

Specifications

Brand
Hoya
Model
0629 HMC 81B Filter
Filter Size
46mm
Filter Type
Blue Correction (Warming)
Color Temperature Decrease
From 3500K to 3200K
Coating
'Hard Coated' HMC Multicoating

Pros & Cons

👍 Pros

  • Effectively decreases color temperature from 3500 to 3200 degrees Kelvin, ideal for specific lighting conditions.
  • Reduces excess blue tones when using flash indoors or in daylight flash-fill situations, providing warmer results.
  • Helps to warm and balance colors in sea, sky, and high-altitude shots, enhancing natural tones.
  • Adds a healthy and natural look to skintones when subjects are photographed in open shade or overcast conditions.
  • Features Hoya's 'Hard Coated' HMC Multicoating process, which suppresses ghosting, flare, and reflections while increasing light transmission.

👎 Cons

  • This 81B filter is specifically for blue correction, meaning it's not a general-purpose filter for all shooting scenarios.
  • The 46mm filter size is specific, requiring users to ensure compatibility with their lens's filter thread.
  • While it warms colors, it may not be suitable for situations where a neutral or cooler color balance is desired.
  • The filter's effectiveness is tied to specific lighting conditions (e.g., flash, open shade), limiting its universal application.
  • No information is provided on other physical characteristics like weight, frame material, or profile thickness.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hoya 46mm HMC 81B Filter is a blue correction filter designed to decrease color temperature from 3500 to 3200 degrees Kelvin, effectively warming up images.
It is particularly useful for reducing excess blue tones from flash indoors or in daylight flash-fill, warming sea, sky, and high-altitude shots, and adding a healthy look to skintones in open shade or overcast conditions.
The 'Hard Coated' HMC Multicoating process on this filter is designed to suppress ghosting, flare, and reflections, while simultaneously increasing light transmission for clearer images.
This Hoya filter has a 46mm thread, meaning it is compatible with lenses that have a 46mm filter thread size.
The 81B filter is specifically a warming filter for blue correction; while it affects color balance, it is not a neutral or general-purpose filter for all color adjustments.
Yes, its HMC Multicoating process is intended to suppress flare and reflections, contributing to clearer images.

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