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title: "R72 Screw-in Infrared Lens Filter 58mm - 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) 58mm screw-in size Compatible with mirrorless & film cameras R72 Screw-in Infrared Lens Filter 58mm - 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:** € 133.08
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 📸 Capture the unseen: Turn infrared into your new creative playground!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** R72 Screw-in Infrared Lens Filter 58mm - 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?** € 133.08 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
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## Key Features

- • **Pro-Level Clarity:** 95% light transmission ensures razor-sharp, high-contrast images every time.
- • **Creative Color Fusion:** Pair with Hoya color filters (R1 Pro, Y2 Pro) to craft unique false color effects that turn heads.
- • **Universal Compatibility:** Works seamlessly with both infrared film and modified digital/mirrorless cameras for versatile shooting.
- • **Infrared Mastery Unlocked:** Passes only IR rays above 720nm for surreal, vivid red and black-white contrasts.
- • **Expand Your Visual Arsenal:** Screw-in 58mm design fits standard lenses and integrates effortlessly with other Hoya filter sets.

## Overview

The Hoya R72 58mm screw-in infrared filter blocks visible light below 720nm, allowing 95% transmission of infrared light between 760-860nm. Designed for both film and modified digital/mirrorless cameras, it delivers striking infrared photography with enhanced contrast and unique false color effects when combined with compatible color filters.

## 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.

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 58mm Lens Filter. This 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 lens false color effects. Combining the 58mm Hoya filter infrared camera lens 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 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 and 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 58 mm lens filter kit lets you experiment with various effects and achieve desired results.

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Hoya
- **Material:** Aluminium Optical Glass
- **Photo Filter Thread Size:** 58 Millimeters
- **Coating Description:** No Coating
- **Photo Filter Effect Type:** Infrared
- **Water Resistance Level:** Not Water Resistant
- **Photo Filter Factor:** 8 x
- **Product Dimensions:** 2.28"L x 2.28"W
- **Photo Filter Size:** 58 Millimeters
- **UPC:** 240660154570 024066015457 240660023340 799472036395

## Images

![R72 Screw-in Infrared Lens Filter 58mm - 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)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Anyone having good results using the hoya infrared filter with a canon 70D dslr camera?**
A: To obtain the best results you can have your canon 70D modified to full spectrum, then you can use filters to select the wavelength you want to to capture, including infrared light that passes though this filter.  A stock Canon 70D camera has a built in block filter that needs to be removed to take advantage of this infrared pass filter.

**Q: With my camera on the Automatic setting and using this filter, the picture is a black.  Should that happen?.**
A: That's not the way this filter works so, yes that's normal. This filter is the equivalent of about a 10 stop filter. You need to figure out the right exposure time. I won't go into detail about long exposure photography, but you should start by researching that subject. A quick way to start experimenting: (set camera on tripod, you need a tripod)
1) set the camera to M (manual) setting. do not use any auto settings. 
2) set the aperture to a full stop like 2.8 or 5.6. 
3)  manual focus on a subject.
4) place the filter on the lens.
5) start shooting, play around with shutter speeds till you get the correct exposure (the final image will have a red hue to it) . Start off with 1 to 3-second shot. (might need to use bulb setting).
That's the quick and dirty of it.

**Q: will this fit a panasonic lumix lx100?**
A: I dont believe it fits. This is a 72mm and is for a large lens.The lens filter thread for the lx100 should be 43mm but not sure.

**Q: Is it compatible with film camera**
A: Yes

## 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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