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Hoya Y5UVC040 40.5mm Digital HMC UV Filter
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Enhance Your Images with Clarity and Protection Introducing the Hoya 40.5 mm UV(C) Digital HMC Screw-in Filter. This multi-purpose filter is crafted to enhance your digital photography by reducing ultraviolet rays, ensuring sharper and clearer images. Its high-quality construction and multi-coati...
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Overview
Enhance Your Images with Clarity and Protection
Introducing the Hoya 40.5 mm UV(C) Digital HMC Screw-in Filter. This multi-purpose filter is crafted to enhance your digital photography by reducing ultraviolet rays, ensuring sharper and clearer images. Its high-quality construction and multi-coating minimize reflections, providing optimal light transmission and color balance while protecting your lens from scratches and dust.
Specifications:
- Function: Cuts out UV rays for astounding sharpness and clarity without affecting color balance
- Material: Manufactured using high-quality heat-resistant tempered glass for a smooth, clear image
- Optimization: Engineered to enhance the performance of today's multi-coated lenses
- Frame: Slim frame allows it to be kept on the lens at all times for protection
- Coating: 'Hard Coated' HMC Multicoating process suppresses ghosting, flare, and reflections and increases light transmission
- Product Dimensions: 1.59 x 1.59 x 0.1 inches
- Item Weight: 0.035 ounces
- Item model number: Y5UVC040
- Brand: Hoya
- Material: Tempered Glass
- Photo Filter Thread Size: 40.5 Millimeters
- Coating Description: Multi Coating
- Photo Filter Effect Type: Ultraviolet
- Water Resistance Level: Water Resistant
- Product Dimensions: 1.59"L x 1.59"W
- Photo Filter Size: 40.5 Millimeters
Key Features
ENGINEERED TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE IMAGE CLARITY – Crafted from heat-resistant tempered glass, this UV Haze lens filter reduces blue haze and enhances photo clarity while maintaining accurate color balance. It delivers smooth, high-definition images in every shot.
REDUCES FLARE AND GHOSTING EFFECTS – This camera lens filter utilizes HOYA's advanced multi-coating technology on both sides of the glass to minimize reflections and flare on the filter's surfaces. It ensures vibrant clarity and lens protection for DSLR and mirrorless cameras.
EXCELLENT LIGHT TRANSMISSION AND IMAGE QUALITY – With over 97% light transmission, this UV protective filter provides real-to-life scene brightness while it reduces glare. It enhances contrast and color accuracy, ensuring crisp, vivid photos in any lighting environment.
DOUBLES AS PERMANENT PROTECTIVE LENS – Constant use of this protective camera lens filter safeguards lenses from dust, scratches, and fingerprints. Its clear tempered glass construction maintains clarity while keeping your lens safe and travel-ready.
AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE LENS SIZES – Designed for professional photographers, this UV lens filter line features multiple sizes for your various needs. We crafted them to fit directly on any 40.5mm, 46mm, 49mm, 52mm, 55mm, 58mm, 62mm, 72mm, 77mm, and 82mm lens.
Specifications
Brand
Hoya
Model
Y5UVC040 Digital HMC UV Filter
Filter Type
UV (Haze)
Filter Diameter
40.5mm
Glass Material
Heat-resistant Tempered Glass
Coating Technology
Advanced Multi-Coating (HMC)
Light Transmission
Over 97%
Protection Features
Reduces Blue Haze, Enhances Clarity, Protects from Dust/Scratches/Fingerprints
Compatibility
DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras
Pros & Cons
👍 Pros
- Crafted from heat-resistant tempered glass, offering robust protection for your camera lens against physical damage.
- Utilizes HOYA's advanced multi-coating technology on both sides to effectively reduce flare and ghosting effects.
- Achieves over 97% light transmission, ensuring minimal light loss and maintaining real-to-life scene brightness.
- Reduces blue haze and enhances overall image clarity while preserving accurate color balance in photographs.
- Functions as a permanent protective lens, safeguarding against dust, scratches, and fingerprints during travel and use.
👎 Cons
- The filter is specifically sized at 40.5mm, requiring careful measurement to ensure compatibility with your camera lens.
- While multi-coated, specific details on the number of coating layers are not provided, which can vary in effectiveness.
- This filter primarily addresses UV haze and protection, and it does not offer creative effects like polarization or variable ND.
- The tempered glass, while durable, could still shatter under extreme impact, requiring replacement.
- Requires manual cleaning to remove smudges and dirt, as it does not feature self-cleaning or hydrophobic properties.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the primary function of the Hoya Y5UVC040 40.5mm Digital HMC UV Filter?
This UV Haze lens filter is primarily engineered to protect your camera lens and to improve image clarity by reducing blue haze and enhancing color accuracy.
How does this filter help with image quality?
The filter reduces blue haze and flare while maintaining accurate color balance, and with over 97% light transmission, it ensures vibrant clarity and contrast in your photos.
Can this filter be left on the lens permanently?
Yes, it is designed to double as a permanent protective lens, safeguarding your camera lens from dust, scratches, and fingerprints during regular use and travel.
What is the benefit of the multi-coating technology on this filter?
HOYA's advanced multi-coating technology on both sides of the glass minimizes reflections, flare, and ghosting effects, leading to clearer images.
Is this filter compatible with all camera lenses?
This specific filter has a 40.5mm diameter and is designed to fit directly on any lens with a matching 40.5mm filter thread. Other sizes are also available.
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