UV Haze 010 Filter vs Alpha II Lens Protection Filter: which is safer?
B+W UV Haze 010 Filter is the clear pick. Hoya Alpha II Lens Protection Filter carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
B+W
UV Haze 010 Filter
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Excellent 85/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
none flagged
Material
Optical glass lens with multi-coated optical surfaces
Confidence
82%
Hoya
Alpha II Lens Protection Filter
PFAS grade
Good 50/100
Overall grade
Poor 42/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Glass optics with unspecified protective coatings
Confidence
35%
PossibleGlass fragility and handling injury
PossiblePFAS in anti-reflective coatings
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Glass fragility and handling injury and PFAS in anti-reflective coatings on the Hoya and not on the B+W.
- The B+W is Optical glass lens with multi-coated optical surfaces where the Hoya is Glass optics with unspecified protective coatings, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 35 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the B+W is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Hoya grade, at 35% confidence against 82%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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