HoyaYHDUV077 77mm HD Digital UV(0) Screw in Filter, BLACK

The use of lens filters seems to be a contentious subject amongst photographers. Their proponents claim they offer useful protection for lenses; their detractors claim they degrade image quality.I'm very much in the former category: I keep a filter on my lenses at all times to protect them. When you're paying £1k+ for lenses, spending an extra £50 or so on a piece of hardened glass to prevent the front element from being scratched or marked seems like a no-brainer to me. It's worth also mentioning that many modern lenses have advanced coatings on the front elements which can be damaged by salty sea spray and the like, so even if you aren't likely to scratch the front, it's still worth protecting.The image quality argument may well be true with low-end cheap filters, but this is where these filters come in: I've yet to find any loss in IQ with the high-end Hoya filters. There are probably better filters: the B+W filters have an excellent reputation, but they're often close to £150 for larger front element diameters. The Hoya range offer a good balance between performance and price.

Brilliant. Good fit, the glass is so clear it's almost invisible. I've bought a number of Hoya HD filters in the past - certainly the best ones to go for. No colour cast, no discernible effect on the finished image or light loss. The attach and detach easily - I've never had one get stuck on a lens. Definitely worth spending the extra cash on decent filters - especially if you have decent lenses. The idea of sticking a cheap filter on £1,000 lens is ridiculous, you've spent the cash on the lens, now spend some cash on a decent filter!Update - 9 years of professional use later, the filter is still going strong. Having said that, I've changed camera systems to the much smaller, lighter, fuji X series, so this filter is now sitting in a box awaiting partex / eBay. I'll probably get about £20 for it, so £30 for 9 years of use protecting thousands of pounds worth of lenses is excellent value! :)

Received this today, for my new Nikon P900. It happened to be a bright day, with sun pouring through the window. When viewing this 'HD Digital filter', it was immediately obvious that 'speckling' of the coatings was present on both sides of the filter lens. At first I thought it was dust. No, it wasn't: it was irremovable defects in the glass coatings inside and out.Shame on you, Hoya, for charging 'top dog' prices, and proving such a defected product for a high-end Nikon camera.If only Nikon themselves made a 67mm UV filter for the P900, but as far as I can see - they don't.In any event, don't buy this rubbish standard expensive filter. Mine is on its way back to Amazon, today.

Let's face it there are a multitude of 77 mm protective filters on the market. It can be difficult to choose the right one . In the past I have used Pro-1 filter from Hoya like another reviewer. I found it's build quality sadly lacking and so I wasn't going to buy a second one. The problem was basically that the filter glass didn't fit well inside the filter ring it was slightly loose. I was hesitant about buying this version because I thought also its quality might be substandard. I took the plunge because of the largely positive reviews on Amazon.I'm very happy with both the quality of the glass and the quality of the fit the glass and the filter ring, however I did find that it took me a couple of tries to get it on my  Sony SAL2470Z Alpha 24-70mm F2.8 Carl Zeiss Wide Angle Zoom Lens . It appears that the pitch of the filter threads is quite narrow although the fit is absolutely fine and the lens cap fits very well on the front of the filter and there's no vignetting.It's amazing when you look at the performance of the coating on the filter as this is where reflections going to die, which is a good thing!

Bought this to give protection to a 12-40mm Olympus Pro lens having not come across the HD branding before. The packaging is pleasingly slick and secure, but the filter itself is - curiously for a thing as functional as a UV filter - a thing of beauty. The glass itself is noticeably thinner than the standard filters that I have previously used, and it claims to have superior light transmission. I can well believe it, and it certainly "looks the part" while protecting my lens. I have not seen any deterioration in the quality of my images, and there has been no evidence of flaring or vignetting etc. that could be ascribed to the filter. Most importantly the lens cap still grips securely with the filter in place.Visual inspection would suggest that this is a superior filter, and you can find it relatively cheaply if you take time to shop around. I will be looking to use these HD filters as I expand my lens system into the future. To me, they are a cut above.

This is after all a "Hoya" filter. While it is more costly than some on offer it protects my lens, which cost a lot more than this filter, and does not introduce any reduction in clarity or distort colours.

Product arrived with seal broken and scuff marks on the edge of the filter. Dust was on the case, showing this has been opened and used or a returned item. Sent back and got a replacement and the same issue with that. Opened the Amazon box and saw the filter seal broken. Scuff marks on the filter edge and dust etc on the case. Looking ti buy else where now.

my fault i felt for good price for second hand filter. it stated "no optical defects", but glass is all scratched. other than that it feels well made and i am sure its a good filter, a bit pricey new perhaps?