Hoya72mm Fusion ONE UV Camera Filter

Very efficient for low budget PL filter

So you have just got a new lens and you want to throw it in your kit bag and go and test it out - but wait... before you do anything there is one essential accessory that you must purchase - and this is it.You spent hundreds on a new lens so why not spend a bit more to protect that lens from scratches, smudges and any nasty stuff floating about? I'm an old-school photographer coming from the days of film and when I was taught photography one of the first lessons was, always use a UV filter. There were two reasons: one to remove a tint from the pictures and secondly to protect the lens. Nowadays the first reason no longer exists with digital cameras but the second one is, for me, still an absolute rule. There are a few reasons why you might want to take the filter off (e,g, to avoid rare ghosting or flares in bright light) but otherwise, for me, the UV filter is on 24/7. To put it simply, I would rather have the filter scratched or suffering from weather (water spots, sand or dust scratches, etc.) which can be cleaned or thrown away than having a compromised much more expensive lens.So, having decided that this filter is an essential the next question must be, "which brand?"You can spend £5 or you can spend 10 times the amount (actually, you can even spend 20x) and within those prices there are lots of different price points with lots of different qualities. Hoya is one of "the" names in filters, a tried and tested brand that can be trusted to deliver good quality products. After recently purchasing two new lenses I turned to Hoya for the front-end layer of protection that I wanted.The result was me buying two of these filters at a great price - currently discounted by 30% which just sweetened the deal. They arrive in a hard case which is an extra bonus because if you do need to take the filter off you have a snap-close case in which to store it. The filter is crystal-clear (of course) and threaded top and bottom so that it is possible to stack filters even if that is not always recommended.Do I recommend this filter? Oh yes, so much so that I have a Hoya polarizing filter on order as I type this review. To protect your lens this is a really good deal which I would order again in a heartbeat. Good quality too.

I’ve tried to take into consideration other peoples reviews, as they can swing wildly from 1 star to 5.So I had the Hoya Pro1 and broke it, which saved my lens and caused me to buy a new one. So I’m comparing it to that.The crispness of the image is massively improved, it thin slim build is just as easy to attach to and remove from the lens. There is no vignetting on my 24-105mm lens, through out the zoom range. I will also add there is no vignetting on my 10-22mm lens throughout the full zoom range. On both counts this is with just this filter on. So I am very impressed with this filter, and would definitely recommend it.

I use a filter to protect the front lens element. This Hoya one is one of the best as it doesn't seem to impact image quality at all.A lot of people will say don't use a filter, and use the lens hood to protect the lens from any drops. Whilst this is true to an extent, I also sometimes shoot in hostile environments where dirt, dust, sand and other debris is being blown around. So I use both the lens hood and this filter for maximum protection.

I bought this filter to replace a scratched Hoya Pro1 Digital Protector filter. I found it was difficult to locate the filter and screw it into the lens body. I tried the old Hoya Pro1 filter and it screwed in first time every time. I then tried again with my new Hoya Fusion ONE filter, after several attempts I eventually succeded.I was concerned the the new filter might damage the thread of my lens - but it doesn't appear to have. I was also concerned that this might not be a genuine Hoya filter - but Amazon is on the list of genuine suppliers on the Hoya website. Otherwise, the filter is fine and gives good picture quality - I would have scored it a "5" if it wasn't for the thread problems.

Picked this over other brands on Amazon as I found the Hoya ones don't scratch as easy.Even though the scratching on other brands does not actually affect the image quality.