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Key Features
- Helps to Eliminate Reflections and Glare
- Reduces Haze and Blue Cast in Landscapes
- Greater Color and Tonal Saturation
- 3 to 4x Filter Factor, +1.6 to 2 Stops
Helping to reduce reflections and glare, the 55mm Linear Polarizer Filter from Hoya filters out light that has become polarized due to reflection from a non-metallic surface. By filtering this light, a noticeable increase in the saturation of skies and foliage is possible, as well as the ability to produce clearer imagery when photographing in hazy conditions. The filter is constructed from optical glass and is mounted within a durable, lightweight aluminum ring that has a hard anodized finish to guard against wear.
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What is the percent/strength of polarization? ...
What is the percent/strength of polarization? e.g. When two of these are 90 degrees apart, how much light still comes through?
The Hoya 46mm Linear Polarizer Filter is a linear filter that's most effective at 90 degrees and has a 1.6-2 stop reduction in light.
Date published: 2025-11-09
What does turning the filter do? How can the ...
What does turning the filter do? How can the effects be seen if it is used on a twin-lens camera?
Spinning the front of the Hoya 43mm Linear Polarizer Filter effects the level and angle of polarization. The only way to see the effect is to look through the lens that the filter is used on.
Date published: 2022-07-24
How linear is the polarization? e.g. does it ...
How linear is the polarization? e.g. does it demonstrate variable shading when rotated against a circular polarizer?
The Hoya 46mm Linear Polarizer Filter is a linear polarizing filter; the angle of light being polarized would vary as the filter is rotated. Keep in mind linear polarizers are designed to be used with manual cameras, as they do not allow a camera's autofocus or auto exposure features to function.
Date published: 2025-11-09
Will this filter have a negative impact on ...
Will this filter have a negative impact on autofocus in a mirrorless camera like the R5?
Linear polarizers usually have autofocus issues with DSLRs not mirrorless, so you shouldn't have a problem with the R5.
Date published: 2024-03-14
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Can I screw on and attach a metal hood to this polarizer?
The, the front of this filter is threaded and can accept any other 49mm sized hood or filter.
Date published: 2018-08-27
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Is this filter multicoated?
This filter comes with Hoya's standard coating.
Date published: 2018-08-27
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Does this circular polarizing filter have antireflective coatings?
It's not a circular polarizer but a linear one. As such, it might affect the auto focus and metering of your camera if it's a DSLR and perhaps also mirrorless.
Date published: 2025-12-10
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Can this lens be used with Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ70 16.1 MP Digital Camera with 60x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3-Inch LCD (Black)?
Yes. Your camera uses 55mm filters.
Date published: 2018-08-27