Hoya72 mm FUSION Antistatic CIR-PL Filter

I bought the 82mm version of this when I moved up to a modern 24-70 f/2.8. Prior to that my go-to polariser was the 77mm Hoya HD, though I've used others by Marumi and lower Hoya models in the past. I bought directly from Amazon ("Dispatched from and sold by Amazon") to avoid getting a fake.Optically I can't find anything to complain about here. The polarising effect is strong if you need it to be, it doesn't suck up as much light as some others (roughly 1.3 stops), and it doesn't seem to affect the flare characteristics of the lens all that much. Mechanically, the rotation is smooth and offers what I consider to be a "good" amount of resistance, not too much but not in the least bit sloppy either. I've only cleaned it once, but it does seem a bit less streak-prone than my old HD version which is very welcome.The big downside - enough to make me drop it to four stars - is the extremely thin grip ring and thread. I find this filter a serious pain to screw in, and once tightened even slightly, even more of a pain to remove. I just know I'm going to have big trouble with this thing when I'm shooting in cold conditions with numb fingers. My previous Hoya HD CPL was slimline too, but much easier to apply and remove than this. I really wish Hoya had made the both the threading and the grip ring just that little bit taller.

Used this with a DA* 16-50mm f/2.8 on my Pentax K-3 for a trip to Iceland and it worked fantastically well. Photos with the filter on are still tack sharp, and the filter itself is very low-profile and easy to keep dust free. I read from Lenstip that this filter has the most even transmission across most light frequencies of many filters currently available, and for the price it seems like a steal.Only gripe was I sort of hoped it'd block a bit more light! Should have taken a separate ND filter. If ai were to be proper picky I'd say the thread on the rotating portion feels perhaps a little dry and scratchy when you rotate the filter, but it's a minor issue that I wouldn't pay extra to fix personally. The knurl to unscrew the filter is also a little thin and difficult to grip at times.

The media could not be loaded.  ****Please excuse the really poor video quality, it seems to happen with all my Amazon videos.****Extremely pleased with this filter!I chose this as it was the number one CPL filter on the big LensTip comparison of 30 different ones, but also has a reasonable price.I got my 49mm one for £35 shipped from Amazon.Basically zero flaring/reflections. This is the most important for me.No visible colour shift, but I didn't do any super precise tests myself.Easy to turn with two fingers, a little more difficult with one finger.See photos for examples of no flaring/reflections in very high contrast shots, one bright with a dark subject and one dark test scene with very bright highlights.See video for example of controlling the reflections on the leaves.

Great filter, it does what you expect of a polariser and it's very nice quality too giving clean and crisp results. I personally like how narrow it is and see this as a positive especially when stacking it with other filters, I haven't had any issues using the filter or taking it on and off because of how narrow it is as yet, but I have got quite small and dexterous fingers. One major plus with this filter for me as a landscape photographer who take s a lot of pictures in the mountains and on the beach is how easy it is to keep clean, I normally spend half my time cleaning water spray and grains of sand etc. off my filters but not so much with this one.

I was highly suspicious when I ordered this item from Camera king as it was half the price of all main stream sellers. . I am not suggesting that King would knowingly sell fakes but I do know that in some areas fakes have infiltrated the supply chain. It had particular qualities that I liked and I had bought from King before. I viewed the Hoya website and carried out the tests of quality they show, along side a filter I new to be of inferior quality. I was amazed it does appear to be the genuine article, so I bought the 55mm and 72mm versions from Camera King as well.

Hoya Fusion Circular polarising filter review:Sharp; Very neutral color; Stays cleaner than other filters.I have much less need to, or when required, difficulty of, cleaning this filter, compared to my other filters.Build quality fairly typical: decent aluminium frame.I'm not so keen on the Hoya Filter cases - I've managed to crack a couple of them. I'd prefer a simple 1-piece plastic box, in a thick, slightly flexible plastic.Not the cheapest, but still good value.

Description says "Scratch resistant - Hardened coating protects against everyday wear" so when I lost my lens cap a week into my Holiday I wasn't too concerned. However after one week without a cap I had to throw the filter away as it was heavily scratched. Don't get me wrong: the filter itself is great but don't expect to much from the "hardened" coating.

I have only used this product for a few weeks. It performs as expected for a polarizing filter in enhancing the sky and darkening green foliage. At this stage I cannot say that I have noticed any difference between the standard Hoya filter and this version claimed to be enhanced.