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\n The genuine Hoya UV filter (pictured top, right) is far more effective at reducing reflections than the fake product shown alongside it<\/em>\n <\/p>\n

Though bogus Hoya filters have been a problem in the past, the scam has previously been confined to lower-end filters, said Jim Mackay, managing director of Hoya’s UK distributor, Intro 2020.<\/p>\n

\u2018We are trying to find out who the manufacturer is,’ added Mackay.<\/p>\n

Mackay believes that the fakes – which carry the Hoya branding – originate in China and are exported via Hong Kong.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Many are less than half the price of the genuine article.<\/p>\n

Hoya bosses are compiling evidence, part of which has been passed to Amateur Photographer<\/em> (AP) to help publicise the scandal (see Pro1 Digital Filter pictured above).<\/p>\n

Intro 2020 is poised to alert the relevant authorities and says it has identified a UK-based website selling the fakes.<\/p>\n

The filters are being sold through the online retailer eBay, according to Intro 2020 which is based in Maidenhead, Berkshire.<\/p>\n

\u2018People are buying the wrong product,’ said Mackay.<\/p>\n

The fakes lack a serial number, and though they offer some filter effect, this is vastly inferior to that delivered by the genuine Hoya, as seen in AP’s picture above. <\/p>\n

The copied filters carry a barcode, but this is printed on the packaging rather than displayed via a sticky label.<\/p>\n

And the barcode itself relates to a different product, and not the filter it purports to represent, added Mackay.<\/p>\n

He said the filters are listed as being ’60-70%’ cheaper than the real filters.<\/p>\n

Photographers are advised to visit a high-street store, rather than buying filters off the internet, to be sure they are getting the real deal.<\/p>\n

If photographers see a filter at half the price they expect it to cost, then \u2018there is going to be something dodgy about it’, warns Hoya. <\/p>\n

Anyone concerned should contact Intro 2020 on 01628 674411.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/img><\/p>\n

\n The fakes are not immediately obvious. The one on the left is the phoney product. It contains a barcode which is printed on the packaging, rather than displayed via a sticky label<\/em>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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