possible HOYA filter FAKES..?

[Yardbent]

possible HOYA filter FAKES....?

I have over 20 Hoya filters - mostly HMC quality

on which, I notice there are 3 different fonts and labelling designs



top
'H' and 'A' have their centres line extending to the left
'Y' is a tuning fork shape
'HMC' is a smaller font

middle
lettering is all bright white
'H' is an H
'O' is slightly rectangular
'Y' is a Y
'A' is A
'55' is a different font
'55' & 'HMC' are bold

bottom
'H' centreline extends both left and right (into the 'O')
( this style shows on their current website)

are any of these eBay fakes........................?

 

[FishyFish]

Possibly just changes to the branding over time if some of the filters are older than others?

 

[Yardbent]

@FishyFish

Of course - but eBay is rife with fakes and I was just curious

 

[Norkie]

Send a piccy to Hoya, see what they think.

 

[realspeed]

Hoya filters are predominantly manufactured in Japan. While Hoya is a Japanese company specializing in optical glass, some reports indicate that Hoya filters may also be manufactured in the Philippines.
this may answer your question

 

[LongLensPhotography]

my money would be on the bottom one; the others don't look right. Hoya is probably the most faked photographic brand. They are not even the best one so I just buy something else

 

[Yardbent]

Send a piccy to Hoya, see what they think.

I'll do that..............cheers