The 62mm Hoya Diffuser No. 1 Filter gives a soft-focus effect due to the uneven surface pattern of the glass that spreads light rays traveling through your lens.

Softens Skin Tones    Reduces Harsh Look of Highlights    Glass Type    Aluminum Frame Construction

Softening skin tones to reduce wrinkles or blemishes

Creating a softer mood in an image

Reducing the harsh blown-out look of highlights in light sources

Reducing overall contrast

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Please can someone tell me what NXT stands for in Hoya NXT polarizer filters?Thanks for tour kind attention, regardsYves T

A: It does not have any actual meaning. It is simply the designation for the next series of filters that can only be found in the US.

Q: 2. Hello,I noticed the only difference between this Hoya circular polarizer and last years model is this one is not coated. What is the benefit of a non-coated filter?Sincerely,Daniel

A: The main benefit of a non-coated filter is a lower price point. A multi-coated filter will provide dramatically improved light transmission and resistance to glare. If you have the option to spend more for multi-coating, I would definitely recommend it.

Q: 3. Is this the same filter as the Hoya NXT Circular Polarizer filter, just updated?

A: According to Hoya, the NXTPlus filters are improved over the NXT-series because they "use better glass, an improved multi-coating process, more multi-coated layers for better light transmission, AND add a new 'Waterproof' Top-coat to repel water quickly away from the surface which makes it easier to clean and more fun to use." For more info, please see Hoya's site here: https://bit.ly/3mo88dO

Q: 4. What material is the metal?

A: They are made of aluminum.

Q: 5. Does this filter fit on a Canon EPS 10-18 lens?

A: You shouldn't have any problems with this combination.

Q: 6. Is this polarizer good for beach photos? Thanks!

A: I used this filter in the snows of Patagonia, the beaches of Argentina, the waters all about the Scotia circle and all about Antartica and surrounding waters and ice. Good job.

Q: 7. Is it normal for a circular polarizer to have movement once attached to the lens?

A: Define movement. It screws on and that should be tight (no movement). The filter itself turns to orient the angle of the polarization (as opposed to a non circular polarizing filter which only really works when shooting in landscape mode)

Q: 8. What is the difference between the NXT and the NXT PLUS?

A: The Plus is multicoated to reduce ghosting and flares and it has top knurling to provide a more textured grip when mounting or removing it from a lens.

Q: 9. What is the proper technique for attaching the filter to the filter threads on the front of the lens? The filter is very thin, with very little to grip, but is further rendered difficult to screw on by the presence of the rotating section of the filter. Basically you can only hold the rotating part so it is tough to get the threaded portion to turn and screw into the threads on the lens. The rotating part just rotates so you can barely get any torque on the threaded portion. I finally got mine to screw in by pushing firmly toward the lens as I turned the filter. I don't want to damage anything. When using this technique the threaded portion turns slowly because it drags more on the lens threads.

A: Since submitting this question, I had a chance to look closely at the filter with my OptiVisor. It seems there is a very thin knurled ring on the threaded part of the filter just below the rotating part. I will have to practice and see if I can master threading it to the lens without cross threading or otherwise damaging anything. I do have a filter wrench, but the threads are so fine and delicate that it is even more difficult to tell if you are crossthreading. That will take some practice, too. The lens filter threads are inside a metal ring of sorts that prevents full sized fingers from being able to grip that knurled surface enough to be able to turn the ring to thread it in.

Q: 10. Why is this lens more than twice as expensive as "Hoya 67mm HRT Circular Polarizer UV Filter" ? The other one has a UV filter too, while this does not. Is there a difference in quality or something else that I am missing in this lens that makes it so expensive ? Just trying to see which one I should buy for my Nikkor 18-300 mm lens. Thanks.

A: The more expensive filter offers two key features the other does not. Anti-Reflective and Hydrophobic Multicoated