• Equivalent to 81A Filter
• Helps balance cool lighting conditions by adding amber warming effect
• When shooting portraits and you want to give the skin tone a warm look
• Warms Color Temperature by 200°K (+20 Mired Shift)
• 6 layers of HMC multi-coating
• Front Filter Threads

W2 color correction filter warms the ambient light entering the lens by 200 kelvin (+20 mired shift) by adding light amber color to the overall exposure. This filter helps fine-tune the color or look of your scene to match your film's white balance or creative vision.

The Hoya W2 filter is helpful when:

• You are using daylight-balanced film and the light source is cooler than the desired look and you need a specific amount of color correction to match your film's color balance (5500K). Great on light overcast days or when you subject is in the shade.


• When shooting portraits and you want to give the skin tone a warm look.


• You are shooting at sunrise or sunset with daylight-balanced film (5500 K) and you want to enhance the warmth of the scene.


• Designed for Film Photographers


• Warms Color Temperature by 200K (+20 Mired Shift)


• Helps balance cool lighting conditions by adding amber warming effect


• 6 layers of HMC multi-coating


• Equivalent to 81A Filter

HOYA Multi-Coat (HMC) filters are recommended for enhancing the performance of today’s multicoated lenses. These popular filters minimize reflection, reduce flare and ghosting, and result in over 97% average light transmission.

Comparison of C Series Filters:

FILTER                       Cooling Amount               Equivalent

W2                      200K (+20 Mired   Shift)             81A

W4                       500 K (+40 Mired Shift)              81D

W10                    1950 (+100 Mired Shift)             @85

W12                    2200 (+120 Mired Shift)            @85B

Filter at a Glance

Exposure loss: 1/3 Stop

Mired Shift +20

Equivalent Filter 81A

Glass Type: Hoya Optical

Number of Multi-Coatings: 6 total / 3 each side

Hardened Top Layer: No

Anti-Static: No

Frame Construction: Low Profile / Aluminum

Front Filter Threads: Yes