The HOYA HRT circular polarizer filter uses a newly developed High-Rate Transparency film that passes more visible light through the filter while still filtering the same amount of polarized light. The HOYA HRT circular polarizer filter transmits as much as 25% more light through the polarizing film giving the photographer about 1/3 stop more light than a standard circular polarizer. This new polarizing film is also used in the latest HD LCD TVs. The glass of the HOYA HRT filter also has UV absorbing properties making the HRT a combination UV/circular polarizing filter. The most common use for a circular polarizer filter is to darken bright blue skies in outdoor photography, but they also can reduce or eliminate reflections from non-metallic surfaces such as glass and water. By rotating the outer ring of the filter the change of effect can be seen by looking though the filter or through the viewfinder if it is mounted on a camera. HOYA is the world's largest optical glass manufacture, making glass to spec for almost every camera and lens manufacturer. HOYA is also the world's largest filter manufacture.
The HOYA HRT circular polarizer filter uses a newly developed High-Rate Transparency film that passes more visible light through the filter while still filtering the same amount of polarized light. The HOYA HRT circular polarizer filter transmits as much as 25% more light through the polarizing film giving the photographer about 1/3 stop more light than a standard circular polarizer. This new polarizing film is also used in the latest HD LCD TVs. The glass of the HOYA HRT filter also has UV absorbing properties making the HRT a combination UV/circular polarizing filter. The most common use for a circular polarizer filter is to darken bright blue skies in outdoor photography, but they also can reduce or eliminate reflections from non-metallic surfaces such as glass and water. By rotating the outer ring of the filter the change of effect can be seen by looking though the filter or through the viewfinder if it is mounted on a camera. HOYA is the world's largest optical glass manufacture, making glass to spec for almost every camera and lens manufacturer. HOYA is also the world's largest filter manufacture.
The HOYA HRT circular polarizer filter uses a newly developed High-Rate Transparency film that passes more visible light through the filter while still filtering the same amount of polarized light. The HOYA HRT circular polarizer filter transmits as much as 25% more light through the polarizing film giving the photographer about 1/3 stop more light than a standard circular polarizer. This new polarizing film is also used in the latest HD LCD TVs. The glass of the HOYA HRT filter also has UV absorbing properties making the HRT a combination UV/circular polarizing filter. The most common use for a circular polarizer filter is to darken bright blue skies in outdoor photography, but they also can reduce or eliminate reflections from non-metallic surfaces such as glass and water. By rotating the outer ring of the filter the change of effect can be seen by looking though the filter or through the viewfinder if it is mounted on a camera. HOYA is the world's largest optical glass manufacture, making glass to spec for almost every camera and lens manufacturer. HOYA is also the world's largest filter manufacture.
The HOYA HRT circular polarizer filter uses a newly developed High-Rate Transparency film that passes more visible light through the filter while still filtering the same amount of polarized light. The HOYA HRT circular polarizer filter transmits as much as 25% more light through the polarizing film giving the photographer about 1/3 stop more light than a standard circular polarizer. This new polarizing film is also used in the latest HD LCD TVs. The glass of the HOYA HRT filter also has UV absorbing properties making the HRT a combination UV/circular polarizing filter. The most common use for a circular polarizer filter is to darken bright blue skies in outdoor photography, but they also can reduce or eliminate reflections from non-metallic surfaces such as glass and water. By rotating the outer ring of the filter the change of effect can be seen by looking though the filter or through the viewfinder if it is mounted on a camera. HOYA is the world's largest optical glass manufacture, making glass to spec for almost every camera and lens manufacturer. HOYA is also the world's largest filter manufacture.
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Hoya 55mm Circular Polarizing and UV HRT Screw-in Filter
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55mm Hoya Circular Polarizer High Quality Glass Filter
Delivery $34.44
Hoya 55mm HRT Circular Polarizing Filter
Delivery $22.90
originally posted on bhphotovideo.com
I bought this filter because it wasn't the cheapest and it wasn't the most expensive. I felt like it was a good middle of the road choice, and it turned to be a great product. Pictures taken with the filter are much crisper and the colors are definitely more vibrant and saturated. Haze is also cut down, so it's great to use in a city/urban setting where smog may affect your picture. The metal parts are machined very well, so it screws on nicely and seems to stay tight. I also like the arrow on the filter which shows you the home position - this is very useful to take pics with the filter still installed, but not filtering. No complaints so far!
originally posted on adorama.com
I don't think you can go wrong with HOYA in general however I'm not so sure the UV/CP combination. I bought this filter for a new lens that required a 72mm rather than the 58mm on my kit lens. It seems to me that the CP effect is not as great on the UV/CP filter. Could be the larger size or the UV or maybe the new lens. My photos are better, but hopefully thats the new lens - it better be for what it costs! I like the combination though - one less piece of glass to clean is a big deal to me. I can recommend this product. ( I'm shooting a Canon 70D)
originally posted on bhphotovideo.com
Works well. The glass quality is excellent and comes on & off easily. Compatible with the lens hood included for my Sony 100-400mm/f4.5-5.6. However, it came loose on its own once & fell the floor, but it survived this 2ft drop intact. Blew off the dust & came back on.
| Application | Nature, travel, outdoor photography |
| Front Filter Thread Size | 55mm |
| Filter Diameter | 55mm |
| Warranty | 1 year manufacturer warranty |
Hoya 55mm Circular Polarizing and UV HRT Screw-in Filter
Affiliate Disclosure: We may receive a small commission for purchases made through this link at no extra cost to you. This helps support our site. Thank you!
55mm Hoya Circular Polarizer High Quality Glass Filter
Delivery $34.44
Hoya 55mm HRT Circular Polarizing Filter
Delivery $22.90
I bought this filter because it wasn't the cheapest and it wasn't the most expensive. I felt like it was a good middle of the road choice, and it turned to be a great product. Pictures taken with the filter are much crisper and the colors are definitely more vibrant and saturated. Haze is also cut down, so it's great to use in a city/urban setting where smog may affect your picture. The metal parts are machined very well, so it screws on nicely and seems to stay tight. I also like the arrow on the filter which shows you the home position - this is very useful to take pics with the filter still installed, but not filtering. No complaints so far!
I don't think you can go wrong with HOYA in general however I'm not so sure the UV/CP combination. I bought this filter for a new lens that required a 72mm rather than the 58mm on my kit lens. It seems to me that the CP effect is not as great on the UV/CP filter. Could be the larger size or the UV or maybe the new lens. My photos are better, but hopefully thats the new lens - it better be for what it costs! I like the combination though - one less piece of glass to clean is a big deal to me. I can recommend this product. ( I'm shooting a Canon 70D)
Works well. The glass quality is excellent and comes on & off easily. Compatible with the lens hood included for my Sony 100-400mm/f4.5-5.6. However, it came loose on its own once & fell the floor, but it survived this 2ft drop intact. Blew off the dust & came back on.
The idea of allowing more light through the filter made me jump at ordering this Cir Pol filter but when I put it to use it's benefit was it's down fall. It's not a strong enough filter for the needs of what I bought it for. I was shooting a black car and was hoping for it to minimize the glare. In a perfect world it would remove it completely but I was expecting that. I would get in position and as I rotated the filter there was an obvious change, however it wasn't across the filter. At no point was there enough polarizing power across the horizon of the filter to take down the glare. I would get about a 20% removal to none at all then back up to the 20%. What I am left with is clean lines on the close side of the image and glare building up to the amount as if the ... MoreThe idea of allowing more light through the filter made me jump at ordering this Cir Pol filter but when I put it to use it's benefit was it's down fall. It's not a strong enough filter for the needs of what I bought it for. I was shooting a black car and was hoping for it to minimize the glare. In a perfect world it would remove it completely but I was expecting that. I would get in position and as I rotated the filter there was an obvious change, however it wasn't across the filter. At no point was there enough polarizing power across the horizon of the filter to take down the glare. I would get about a 20% removal to none at all then back up to the 20%. What I am left with is clean lines on the close side of the image and glare building up to the amount as if the filter wasn't even on. The KSM B&W for my 100mmL worked better but that's a long lens and I was wanting wide angles. So what's needing to happen now is an insane amount of post to correct this. It seems like a nice idea but if you want to polarize just buy the pro-1 or better yet the KSM from b&w. Oh, and for those of you who have never owned a circular filter before, DO NOT tighten the filter. It makes it nearly impossible to take off since the filter itself spins as you try to unscrew the filter off the lens. I have to be conscious about that every time I put this on.
This filter is used for about 80% of my outdoor shots, works well with blue skies, reflections, typical polarizer use, and I find that it adds a little pop to my color shots. I have no negative comments about this filter, everyone should have one.I would like to say that I used B&H exclusively for all of my film equipment up until about 15 years ago when I opted for point and shoot digital. My purchase of a DSLR 2 years ago has re-acquainted me with B&H and they are still the folks one would want to do business with. Their knowledgeable articles and videos have been a huge help to someone getting back in the game. Thank you B&H.
As a professional Watercolor artist I am regularly faced with the need to reproduce my watercolors in digital form for the entry process required for national competition. Because of the nature of transparent watercolor pigment and it's reaction with the sizing in the paper as well as the paper's absorption of water, pigments settle into the tooth of the paper in different ways. Highly pigmented colors settle on the surface and die colors absorb deeper into the paper's core.The result is a irregular surface quality that reflects the various colors very unevenly, making it very difficult to capture the true color and subtle value changes. The results do not do the original justice.I had never really considered a lens of this type to solve the problem for watercolor ... MoreAs a professional Watercolor artist I am regularly faced with the need to reproduce my watercolors in digital form for the entry process required for national competition. Because of the nature of transparent watercolor pigment and it's reaction with the sizing in the paper as well as the paper's absorption of water, pigments settle into the tooth of the paper in different ways. Highly pigmented colors settle on the surface and die colors absorb deeper into the paper's core.The result is a irregular surface quality that reflects the various colors very unevenly, making it very difficult to capture the true color and subtle value changes. The results do not do the original justice.I had never really considered a lens of this type to solve the problem for watercolor photography (dummy me ) , but to my delight the problem, for the most part has been eliminated.Chuck Rouse
In my opinion this is the best you can buy with the least amount of investment to spice up your outdoor photography! I mounted on my Canon 6D and Fuji X-T10 and made several shots at Waimanalo beach in Oahu, HI. The results were spectacular. Digital photographers have become so used to using post processing Polarlizing filter effects and so on these days and somehow forgotten what film photography was like. The use of this filter reminded me of good old film photography using Fujichrome Velvia 50 and Kodachrome 25. One thing that has bothered me about the use of polarizing filter on digital camera is that the effect of UV blue effect often came out too strong to muddy the nature photography's color rendition. While many DSLR have UV filter effect that you can apply ... MoreIn my opinion this is the best you can buy with the least amount of investment to spice up your outdoor photography! I mounted on my Canon 6D and Fuji X-T10 and made several shots at Waimanalo beach in Oahu, HI. The results were spectacular. Digital photographers have become so used to using post processing Polarlizing filter effects and so on these days and somehow forgotten what film photography was like. The use of this filter reminded me of good old film photography using Fujichrome Velvia 50 and Kodachrome 25. One thing that has bothered me about the use of polarizing filter on digital camera is that the effect of UV blue effect often came out too strong to muddy the nature photography's color rendition. While many DSLR have UV filter effect that you can apply later, they are not the perfect solution. Hoya has achieved amazing color cleanliness by adding UV filtering element into this wonderful Polarlzer. Optical resolution is far greater than those cheap low end filters that often come as part of kits. Just put one of these filters on and go find the blue water! You will be so pleased that you will not be messing with Photoshop crapping color faking technology any more. Highly recommended!
Excellent value for the price! Hoya never lets me down. I have mostly 77mm lenses, so it fits almost everything I have. It will darken the sky by (I'm guessing) 2-3 f-stops when used perpendicularly to the sun, and has a "wider" area of effectiveness than some of the cheaper ones, meaning that the unaffacted brighter area around the edge of the frame where the sky is, is smaller than my previous CP. It also cuts through water and reflection very well, and increases saturation nicely. Would absolutely recommend! A kust have for any photographer's toolbox.
I am preparing to do some outdoor photos and anticipated needing a polarizing filter. This has worked well for me. I had some trouble getting it threaded onto the lens, but a little patience and moving slowing got it done. The filter rotates easily once it is mounted on the lens. I am pleased with the polarizing effect after running a few test shots.
First I would like to say thank you Hoya for this filter and thank you B&H for you all services shipping all the way from US to where I live somewhere in asia. This filter is superb. All I can tell when you put on your hands you know its a high quality built. Talk about it functions UV and polarize filter. Its have same quality as a Hoya HD3 expensive filter in-term of circular polarizer. All I can say every photographer should have.
| Application | Nature, travel, outdoor photography |
| Front Filter Thread Size | 55mm |
| Filter Diameter | 55mm |
| Warranty | 1 year manufacturer warranty |
