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06/17/2005 03:36:42 PM · #1 |
Anyone know the difference between a Hoya HMC UV(0) haze filter and a Hoya HMC UV(N) haze filter? I did some digging on google and found a few very different answers from various forum boards that conflict:
One said (o) means optical and (n) means normal. Hoya stopped making o on all but their high end filters to save cost a few years ago, so the o are old stock but are better.
Another said (o) is actually (zero) and means no color is filtered, but they were not sure what the (N) meant.
One said there is no difference between the two.
And yet another said the (N) means it also block IR light along with UV. This person said they had one and loved the results from it because it seemed to enhance the colors.
I bought two of the (N)̢۪s on Ebay before even noticing that there were (0)̢۪ and (N)̢۪s and the (0)̢۪s seem to be more popular while the (N)̢۪s seem to be cheaper on Ebay. I paid less then $20 for both so I̢۪m not too upset if they turn out to be crap.
Thanks for any insight.
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06/17/2005 07:27:46 PM · #2 |
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06/17/2005 10:07:08 PM · #3 |
I checked the Hoya site, but could only find the (0) filter. If I remember correctly, there are three levels of UV filters the cheapest in green cases (perhaps the 0 class???) have a single coating and is made in the Phillipines. The Silver one is multi coated and is made in Japan. The higher quality one is I think purple and has some super duper multi coating I guess. Basically more coatings reduce possiblities of flares and ghosting and may transmit more of visible light.
On a picture I don't thing a difference can be seen, except the flare/ghosing part. Then you could just remove the filter if you have those when you review on the LCD.
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06/18/2005 11:45:18 AM · #4 |
Thanks, both are the HMC line, which is their best other then the super expensive pro level ones.
The UV(0) and the UV(N) are both HMC, so they both have the same coatings.
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06/18/2005 11:49:47 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by louddog:
Thanks, both are the HMC line, which is their best other then the super expensive pro level ones.
The UV(0) and the UV(N) are both HMC, so they both have the same coatings. |
HMC is probably the best bet. I have one of the S-HMC filters (circular polarizer) that I got a relatively good deal on, but I would not buy them otherwise. The one i have is the THIN model and the benefits of that are not worth the extra price IMO.
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06/23/2005 12:20:15 AM · #6 |
| There are 2 different UV from HOYA - UV(N) & UV(0). AFAIK, UV(N) has been marketed in Asia only because it has inferior glass quality, and much cheaper than UV(0). UV(0) uses the same high quality glass as other high quality filters. And yes, both are available in HMC, and the situation is confusion. |
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06/28/2005 12:06:43 AM · #7 |
I have both Hoya HMC UV(0) and UV(N) filters. Yes, the UV(N) filters are a lot cheaper on EBay. There is a noticeable color difference though as well when held against a white card stock. The UV(0) is definately warmer, and the UV(N) is absolutely color free. So my question is wouldn't you want the more transparent of the two, or does that lack of "warmth" indicate some inferior processing about the filter?
Jay S.
Message edited by author 2005-06-28 00:08:04. |
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