These filters offer both amateur and professional photographers HOYA's famous quality at reasonable prices. They have coatings applied to both surfaces to suppress reflection and increase light transmission. There are a few exceptions in the special effects range, which due to the special materials used in construction, do not have coatings applied. Hoya filters are available in sizes ranging from 22.5mm through to 95mm. A small selection of filters is available in 22.5mm, with the full range of filters available in the more popular sizes - 49mm, 52mm, 55mm, 58mm.
| STANDARD |
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SKY1B |
Reduces excessive bluishness that occurs in outdoor colour photography |
| UV(0) |
Absorbs ultraviolet rays.
Can also be used as a permanent lens protector. |
| PL LINEAR |
Eliminates reflections from surfaces such as water/windows etc. |
| PL CIRCULAR |
Similar to above except light rays are circular. |
| CLOSE UP |
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| CLOSE UP + 1/2/3/4 |
Available in +1, +2, +3 and +4 diopters for close up photography. |
| CLOSE UP SET |
Set consists of Close Up +1, +2 and +4. |
| MACRO CLOSE UP + 10 |
Lens of 2 elements, 2 group construction and a +10 diopter.
Magnification is about 1:2 with a 50mm lens on 35mm camera.
Roughly equivalent to a 100mm telephoto lens. |
| COLOUR CORRECTION |
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| 80A, 80B, 80C |
Used with daylight type colour films with artificial light sources. |
| 81A, 81B, 81C |
Light balancing filters used to decrease colour temperature slightly for a warmer tone. |
| 82A, 82B, 82C |
Light balancing filters to increase colour temperature slightly for a cooler (bluer) tone. |
| 85, 85B, 85C |
Colour conversion for the use of tungsten type colour films in daylight. |
| FL-DAY, FL-W |
Used to correct the greenish tone that appears when daylight type films are used under fluorescent lighting. FL-Day is used with daylight fluorescent lights. FL-W with warm white or white type fluorescent lamps. |
| NDX2, NDX4, NDX8 |
Used to control the amount of light entering the camera lens for following reasons: to adjust film speed, to lower shutter speed, or to decrease depth of field. |
| BLACK & WHITE FILMS |
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| RED (25A) |
Ideal for increasing contrast in dramatic cloud effects.
Can also be applied creatively in colour and infrared photography. |
| ORANGE (G) |
Increases contrast between reds and yellows. |
| YELLOW (K2) |
Useful for creating clear contrast between blue skies and white clouds. |
| YELLOW GREEN (XO) |
Effective for outdoor portraits.
Red is rendered dark whilst green appears lighter. Good for correcting skin tones. |
| GREEN (X1) |
Highly effective for indoor portraits under tungsten lighting. |
| TECHNICAL |
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| CENTRE SPOT |
Close up lens with a hole in the centre.
Centre image remains sharp whilst perphery of picture has delicate soft-focus halo effect. |
| CROSS SCREEN |
Adds 4 cross flare to very bright areas.
Ideal for jewelry or other objects with strong reflections. |
| DIFFUSER |
Diffusion filter gives overall soft focus effect.
Good for portraiture photography. |
| DUTO |
Diffusion filter with concentric lines etched on surface.
Gives soft focus effect due to its irregular uneven surface. |
| SOFT SPOT |
Has clear centre making central image stand out.
Remainder of image has soft focus effect. |
| SOFTENER A & B |
Creates picture with clear focus and soft graduation.
Softener B stronger than A |
| SPLIT FIELD |
One half of picture receives close up effect, other half remains normal. |
| STAR 6 |
Adds dramatic 6 pointed light flare to bright areas |
| STAR 8 |
Adds 8 pointed light flare to bright areas |
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SPECIAL EFFECT
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| COLOUR SPOT |
Coloured glass filter with hole in centre.
Central image stands out clearly with background appearing in colour of filter. |
| DUAL COLOURS |
Available in variety of 2 colour combinations.
Contrasting foreground and backgrounds are only a few of the fantastic possibilities. |
| DUAL IMAGE |
One half of dual image is transparent while other half is black.
Used for taking double exposures. |
| FOG FILTERS A & B |
Lightly veils entire picture in white.
Fog B has stronger effect than A |
| GRADUAL COLOURS |
Available in a variety of colours.
Colour gradually decreases near centre of filter. |
| MULTIVISION |
Available in 5 types - 3PF, 3F, 5F, 6F, 6PF.
Glass cut into a variety of facets producing multi images. |
| R72 |
Used for photography with infrared films. |
| VARIO CROSS |
2 colourless glass plates with etched parallel lines set in independent rotating frames.
By rotating frames a varied effect can be produced. |
| SPECTRAL CROSS |
Black gauze like fibre is sandwiched between 2 pieces of colourless glass.
Overall soft focus and cross effect acheived - softer than cross screen. |
| VARI-MULTIVISION |
Two 2 face multivision filters set in independent rotating frames.
Creates multivisions that can be varied from 2 to 4-face by rotating the frames. |
