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Anonymous
So, anyone know anything about the "Digital" line of Hoya filters? Do they actually work better than a filter not designed for digital? im hearing mixed opinions about them, and was wondering if anyone here has one or has sample pictures, etc.
>> Anonymous
this is relevant to my interests
>> Anonymous
this is irrelevant to my interests
>> Anonymous
Snake oil.
>> Anonymous
99% sure that it's a marketing gimmick, like those "Digital" headphones.
>> Anonymous
It's not total snake oil, almost....

The big difference is that digital cameras don't have problems with UV light like film does, so a UV filter is (mostly) not needed, in fact using one one a digital camera might even give an odd color cast to pictures.

In that sense it's wiser to use a plain (NC) filter to protect the front element of any lens you plan on using on a digital camera, should you actually feel the need to do so.

Actually, this hasn't answered the question at all. It is snake oil...
>> Anonymous
Hoya lost a lot of credit in my book when they started selling the green line of filters made in the Philippines. They're cheap cheap glass and poorly coated cheap-o filters.

The old ones and the HMC line of stuff is still good but I hate it when companies do shit like this "digital" line.
>> Anonymous
>>51729
They do the "digital" line because digital consumers don't need most filters.
>> Anonymous
>>51741
>>51729
>>51726
they say the digital line coating is slightly different from the film ones so it doesnt mess up colors or something. but does it actually work is the question.
>> Macheath
I think Opteka is one of the worst with their market speak though. I bought a UV filter (just wanted a cheap one to protect the glass in case I went to a sandy place or something) and IIRC, the box said something like "HD^2- high definition pictures at twice the resolution of normal filters."
>> Anonymous
The only filter that's useful on digital camera is a polarizer, which can't be duplicated in software. If you get one, get a multicoated one. Anything else is junk and not worth your money. ("Coated" means "single coated".)

I carry a cheap single-coated UV filter with me, but I never use it unless I'm in really bad weather and worry about dirt or mud splashing on my lens. A rigid lens hood is a better idea most of the time. It'll help cut down on flare and ghosting, too.