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title: "Hoya R72 Screw-in Infrared Lens Filter 46mm - IR Pass Filter for Camera Lens Effects, Range from 760nm and 860nm Light Transmission for Enhancing Creative Effects - Compatible with Mirrorless Cameras"
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# 95% IR light transmission (760-860nm) Compatible with mirrorless & DSLR 46mm screw-in size Hoya R72 Screw-in Infrared Lens Filter 46mm - IR Pass Filter for Camera Lens Effects, Range from 760nm and 860nm Light Transmission for Enhancing Creative Effects - Compatible with Mirrorless Cameras

**Brand:** hoya
**Price:** ¥16727
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🔥 Capture the unseen spectrum and own your creative edge!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Hoya R72 Screw-in Infrared Lens Filter 46mm - IR Pass Filter for Camera Lens Effects, Range from 760nm and 860nm Light Transmission for Enhancing Creative Effects - Compatible with Mirrorless Cameras by hoya
- **How much does it cost?** ¥16727 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- hoya enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted hoya brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Precision Fit & Finish:** 46mm screw-in design with multi-coated aluminium optical glass for crystal-clear clarity.
- • **Pro-Grade Compatibility:** Optimized for both film and digital mirrorless/DSLR cameras—no camera left behind.
- • **Versatile Creative Power:** Pairs seamlessly with color contrast filters to craft unique false color and high-contrast images.
- • **Infrared Mastery Unlocked:** Passes only infrared light above 720nm for surreal, otherworldly shots.
- • **Elevate Your Visual Storytelling:** Transforms everyday scenes into captivating infrared art that commands attention on social feeds.

## Overview

The Hoya R72 46mm Infrared Lens Filter is a premium screw-in filter designed to transmit infrared light between 760nm and 860nm with 95% efficiency. Crafted from multi-coated aluminium optical glass, it delivers sharp, high-contrast infrared images compatible with both film and digital mirrorless/DSLR cameras. Ideal for photographers seeking to explore infrared photography’s unique false color and contrast effects, this filter unlocks new creative dimensions and elevates your visual storytelling.

## Description

Product Description These filters offer both amateur and professional photographers HOYA's famous quality at reasonable prices. They have coatings applied to both surfaces to suppress reflection and increase light transmission. Used for photography with infrared films. lnfrared film is also sensitive to ultraviolet rays and the shorter wavelengths of the visible spectrum so it is necessary to filter out all but the infrared rays. R72 passes only infrared rays above 720nm. Often used in crime detection, medical photography, detection of distribution of vegetation, etc. In ordinary photography with infrared film or infrared color film, the Yellow (K2), Orange (G), Red (25A) and other filters can also be used to change the contrast or colour effect. Set Contains: Hoya 46mm Infrared R72 Screw in Filter

Review: Does its job well - This filter blocks nearly all visible light. Consequently, it looks opaque and black to the naked eye, though if you hold it up to a strong light source, you will be able to see a dull, deep red image through it. The R72 is one of the most common filters used in infrared (IR) photography. If you get really serious about shooting in IR, you may want to look into having your camera modified to remove its built-in IR-blocking filter, but even with that filter in place, some cameras can be used for IR photography, given a suitably long exposure. (Incidentally, what we are talking about here is "near-infrared" light, which, although invisible to our eyes, behaves very much like normal light in the way it reflects off objects. This is not the same as seeing heat as light, which involves a deeper portion of the IR spectrum.) I have used this filter with an unmodified Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR camera and a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 lens (the original version from the 1980s, not the all-plastic one made now, which may or may not take the same size filters). The camera's auto-focus capability works perfectly with the filter in place. In direct sunlight, I have found that with the camera on a tripod, an exposure of about 15 seconds at f/5.6, ISO 400 produces a good image. After that, what to do is a matter of creative judgment; the picture obviously won't be in natural colors (that's the whole point of shooting in IR), so you can adjust white balance however you like. I often exchange the red and blue channels, as well. Sometimes I reduce the end result to grayscale, sometimes not. Now, one may ask at this point, if we are photographing infrared light, what is all this talk of red and blue and white? The answer is that the camera's sensor, though designed primarily to pick up visible light, is also somewhat sensitive to IR. However, the camera cannot distinguish between IR and visible light. The IR that it senses, it records (incorrectly) as shades of visible light (mostly red). This is what we see in digital IR photography. We are seeing, in colors we can see, an image made from light that we cannot see directly. IR photography is a lot of fun and at times it provides a strange sense of discovery. It is strange and sometimes thrilling to see our familiar world in such an unfamiliar way. The Hoya R72 filter is a good choice for IR work.
Review: Great into to IR photography and works very well - If you're wanting to try IR and not mod a camera, this is the way. Even on fairly older cameras, it will work pretty well as long as you have access to high ISO and are ok with grain/noise from it. You will do best with faster lenses and wide field of view so you don't need to stop down f-stop and reduce light, you need a lot of light to shoot in IR. So if you pick up a filter, set your ISO to max or near max and try low f-stop like F4 or so, wider angle lens, and do not shoot directly into the sun, look for things that reflect sun and you'll see the effect of IR reflecting off things and showing up as bright white. The sky will darken, tree's go white, etc. 720nm+ longer IR will show this. I'm shooting this on my favorite carry camera, an older Fuji X100S. I have to shoot around F4, ISO 6400 to be able to hand hold shoot things without too slow of a shutter speed. No hot spot or issues with the lens, 23mm so naturally wide angle field of view. Photos attached to show example.

## Features

- ENHANCE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY WITH INFRARED FILTERING - Transform your photography with the R72 Hoya Infrared Filter. This 46mm IR filter allows infrared light to pass through, enabling stunning creative effects, unique contrasts that standard filters can’t achieve and opens up new photographic possibilities.
- CREATE CAPTIVATING FALSE COLOR EFFECTS - Take your images to the next level with camera filter false color effects. Combining the Hoya infrared camera lens 46mm filter with various color filters such as the R1 Pro or Y2 Pro allows for enhanced visual contrasts, helping you create unique, otherworldly images that stand out in every shot.
- EXCELLENT IR LIGHT TRANSMISSION FOR STUNNING RESULTS - With a 95% light transmission rate between 760nm and 860nm, the Hoya Infrared R72 46mm filters for camera lens ensures superior clarity and sharpness. Our high-performance infrared camera lens filters allows only infrared rays above 720nm to pass through, resulting in vivid red-toned images for rich black-and-white contrasts.
- EXCEPTIONAL FOR FILM and DIGITAL CAMERAS - Engineered for Infrared Films the filter work equally as well with modified Digital SLR and Mirroless cameras. Whether you're using a traditional film camera or a specialized infrared digital camera setup, our camera lens filter ensures optimal infrared light capture, producing visually striking results.
- VERSATILE & COMPATIBLE WITH FILTER SETS - Maximize your creative options with the Hoya Infrared R72 glass filter by pairing it with other camera lens filter sets from the Hoya range. Compatible with color contrast filters and other infrared accessories, this versatile lens filter kit lets you experiment with various effects and achieve desired results.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B000NK74M4 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #2 in Camera Lens Infrared Filters |
| Brand | Hoya |
| Built-In Media | Filter |
| Coating Description | Multi Coating |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,453 Reviews |
| Enclosure Material | Aluminium Optical Glass |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00024066015419 |
| Item Dimensions L x W | 1.81"L x 1.81"W |
| Item Height | 1 centimeters |
| Item Weight | 0.15 Grams |
| Manufacturer | Hoya |
| Material | Aluminium Optical Glass |
| Photo Filter Effect Type | Infrared |
| Photo Filter Size | 46 Millimeters |
| Photo Filter Thread Size | 46 Millimeters |
| Special Effect | Infrared |
| Thread Size | 46 Millimeters |
| UPC | 024066015419 240660022978 |
| Water Resistance Level | Not Water Resistant |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Hoya
- **Coating Description:** Multi Coating
- **Global Trade Identification Number:** 00024066015419
- **Material:** Aluminium Optical Glass
- **Photo Filter Effect Type:** Infrared
- **Photo Filter Size:** 46 Millimeters
- **Photo Filter Thread Size:** 46 Millimeters
- **Product Dimensions:** 1.81"L x 1.81"W
- **UPC:** 024066015419 240660022978
- **Water Resistance Level:** Not Water Resistant

## Images

![Hoya R72 Screw-in Infrared Lens Filter 46mm - IR Pass Filter for Camera Lens Effects, Range from 760nm and 860nm Light Transmission for Enhancing Creative Effects - Compatible with Mirrorless Cameras - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71MloDXkrdL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Does its job well
*by C***N on October 1, 2009*

This filter blocks nearly all visible light. Consequently, it looks opaque and black to the naked eye, though if you hold it up to a strong light source, you will be able to see a dull, deep red image through it. The R72 is one of the most common filters used in infrared (IR) photography. If you get really serious about shooting in IR, you may want to look into having your camera modified to remove its built-in IR-blocking filter, but even with that filter in place, some cameras can be used for IR photography, given a suitably long exposure. (Incidentally, what we are talking about here is "near-infrared" light, which, although invisible to our eyes, behaves very much like normal light in the way it reflects off objects. This is not the same as seeing heat as light, which involves a deeper portion of the IR spectrum.) I have used this filter with an unmodified Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR camera and a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 lens (the original version from the 1980s, not the all-plastic one made now, which may or may not take the same size filters). The camera's auto-focus capability works perfectly with the filter in place. In direct sunlight, I have found that with the camera on a tripod, an exposure of about 15 seconds at f/5.6, ISO 400 produces a good image. After that, what to do is a matter of creative judgment; the picture obviously won't be in natural colors (that's the whole point of shooting in IR), so you can adjust white balance however you like. I often exchange the red and blue channels, as well. Sometimes I reduce the end result to grayscale, sometimes not. Now, one may ask at this point, if we are photographing infrared light, what is all this talk of red and blue and white? The answer is that the camera's sensor, though designed primarily to pick up visible light, is also somewhat sensitive to IR. However, the camera cannot distinguish between IR and visible light. The IR that it senses, it records (incorrectly) as shades of visible light (mostly red). This is what we see in digital IR photography. We are seeing, in colors we can see, an image made from light that we cannot see directly. IR photography is a lot of fun and at times it provides a strange sense of discovery. It is strange and sometimes thrilling to see our familiar world in such an unfamiliar way. The Hoya R72 filter is a good choice for IR work.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great into to IR photography and works very well
*by M***Y on June 17, 2025*

If you're wanting to try IR and not mod a camera, this is the way. Even on fairly older cameras, it will work pretty well as long as you have access to high ISO and are ok with grain/noise from it. You will do best with faster lenses and wide field of view so you don't need to stop down f-stop and reduce light, you need a lot of light to shoot in IR. So if you pick up a filter, set your ISO to max or near max and try low f-stop like F4 or so, wider angle lens, and do not shoot directly into the sun, look for things that reflect sun and you'll see the effect of IR reflecting off things and showing up as bright white. The sky will darken, tree's go white, etc. 720nm+ longer IR will show this. I'm shooting this on my favorite carry camera, an older Fuji X100S. I have to shoot around F4, ISO 6400 to be able to hand hold shoot things without too slow of a shutter speed. No hot spot or issues with the lens, 23mm so naturally wide angle field of view. Photos attached to show example.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ a great IR filter
*by E***N on August 4, 2014*

a great IR filter. not like the other cheap fake filter I purchased before. I have both Canon 400D that doesn't had Hot Mirror and Canon 7D that had a Hot Mirror to reflect IR light, I'll post a comparison later. here's the setup I did to take the shot, but before that this is what you must carry with you. 1- DSLR Camera 2- Lens that support 77mm filter size. (consider that you may need Lens Hood for best quality) 3- IR Filter 4- Tripod 5- Wire or Wireless remote taking the shot: 1- take over exposed shot for the grass with your IR filter. (the healthy grass and faced to the direct sun are recommended)* 2- use the shot to make custom WB after that remove the IR Filter.* 3- attach your Camera to your Tripod. 4- setup the scene for the way you like and make sure you focus.** 5- Turn off the AF. 6- attach your IR filter and take a test shot with low Aperture like from F11 to 22 to see if there a Hot Spot in the middle or not, if yes it's better stick with aperture of F4 or higher.*** 7- take your shots. Note 1: I'm using a costume WB is for reference because it'll be so hard to see image washed with red, and with this way it'll be more accurate to see how shot gonna be. Note 2: from my side my cameras able to Auto Focus while the filter is attached but it's still better to remove the IR filter for each scene and attach it again. Note 3: if there's Hot Spot in the middle of the photo I have a bad news for you, you may need to replace your lens, but there's small solution is to use high Aperture (I usually using from F2.8 to F4, if you considering to buy new lens search for recommended lenses for IR photography. Post Processing. before you start process the shots first you need to download Adobe DNG Profile Editor, you can find it easily by Google, you may need to do it once for each camera. First.. Camera Calibration. (Only Once) 1- Open any good IR shot with Adobe Camera RAW. 2- don't do anything with the image other than putting the temperature to 2000. 3- click save button and save the shot as DNG format and close Adobe Camera RAW. 4- Open the Adobe DNG Profile Editor in same shot folder or desktop. 5- click File>>> Open DNG Image... then open your DNG file we saved before 6- click the Color Matrices tap. 7- in White Balance Calibration... but the Temperature to 2000. 6- click File>>>Export YOUR CAMERA NAME Profile. 7- save the profile to C:\Users\USER\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CameraRaw\CameraProfiles. Second.. Post Processing. 1- open any IR shot in Adobe Camera RAW. 2- in the right tools, go to the Camera icon or Camera Calibration. 3- from Camera Profile chose the profile we created before. 4- go to the first tab and now you can choose any number from Temperature or by White Balance tool by hitting I button from keyboard and choose any pixel from image that suitable to your taste. 5- Open the shot by holding Shift then click Open Object for we can modify the image in case when we need. 6- in Photoshop choose Channel Mixer... from the right tools. 7- in Red change the Value to 0 in Red and 100 in Blue. 8- in Blue change the Value to 0 in Blue and 100 in Red. 9- choose Hue/Saturation... 10- change from Master to Cyans. 11- change Saturation to -100 12- change the lightness to 100 13- work with your photo as much as you like. what give is the basics, for more, google Infrared Photography tutorials and you'll find great learning stuff. hope I was helpful.

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