Hoya HD3 67mm UV Protector Filter - Re-Certified for 100MP+ Cameras with Ultra-Hard Nano Coating UV Filter - Stain Resistant, Smudge and Waterproof UV Lens Filter with Aluminum Frame

This is difficult to review. A good UV filter is intended for protection against scratches and damage, and shouldn't have any effect on the pictures. No reflections, ghosting; no nothing. How do you review something that doesn't do anything at all except protect the front element of the lens? This one is superb in doing nothing at all. You can't tell it's there at any time, except when you stick your finger on it and get it greasy. Then you can clean it and thank your gods that it wasn't the front element. I've bought cheap filters for a $2000 lens and regretted it due to artifacts in my pictures. Don't cheap out. You've spent your money on an expensive lens, and $150 for an insurance policy is a prudent investment.

After reading Ken Rockwell's review of the Nikon Zf mirrorless camera and his recommendation to also purchase a Hoya HD3 Professional UV Lens Filter, I purchased both. The Hoya HD3 is a sturdy, well-made lens filter that provides extra protection against finger prints, smudges, moisture and minor scratches. It also seems to stay cleaner than my other lens filters. As a result I've purchased Hoya HD3's for all of the new "Z" lenses that I've bought for my new Zf camera and I'm pleased with all of them. Hoya HD3's cost more than other filters, but they appear to be definitely worth it... especially for $1,000+ Nikkor and Voigtlander lenses I highly recommend Hoya HD3 lens filter for your valuable - and not so valuable - lenses.

Made in Japan. Engineered in Japan. It doesn't get any better than that.

The earlier HD series from Hoya were remarkable. The HD3 more so. I have not tested impact resistance (not unless someone wants to buy me a sample to try😜) but I've have enough experience with a couple of othe HD filters to confirm they resist scratches, fingerprints and dust to a greater degree than an other I've used. If it were just optics Nikon or B+W are just as good. The fingerprint and dust resistance is hard to accept until you have used one of these for a while - stuff just doesn't stick!Modern digital cameras do not need UV filters so completely clear would do just as well. I use these on lenses that are going to be carried about all day without a lens cap. The goal is to prevent contamination of the front lens element. I'm pretty careful so impact protection is a low risk issue -- dust and grime is a bigger concern for me.These filters are not cheap so you want to make a mental evaluation that tractors in the cost of the lens being protected against the cost of the protective filter and the risk of damage.

Wish it’s thinner rim but it’s decent.

Perfect

High quality glass and threads. Used it on an assignment in Everglades with an 18-135mm zoom. No distortion no vignetting.

Are you kidding me? I put this into a super filtered studio of mine and I mean almost no dust and the filter sucks dust up from - what seems like - all corners of the studio. Oh MY GOD. You guys really are sloppy. Also - just an FYI - your antistatic filters (EVO) all come with a cloud of dust on the lens right out of the little box with the static charged foam you lazily slop the filter on top of so it can bang around during shipping.We use seriously high-end cameras and this blows my mind that you - after all these years of manufacturing - are so sloppy. Fix the static problem and package your stuff right - the reason you have good reviews as well is because they people posting them don't check anything and are green - anybody who inspects this hd3 lens will watch dust collect and - no matter what - blower/anti-static brush/pancro with kim wipes - etc - the dust just keeps on coming back.