Recently I purchased a Hoya HD UV Filter and when it arrived I was somewhat surprised the cardboard Hoya box nor the petri-dish inside the Hoya Box were sealed. My question is, is this normal?
There should be a seal. I haven't bought any in a while, but from distant past experience, they were shipped in a plastic case which was sealed. Not sure about the cardboard part.
The last Hoya I bought-maybe a year ago, was in a plastic clamshell type case with one rounded edge on top and had a seal on it-I thought it was a metallic looking sticker of some type. I would just use it, unless you are thinking it's an inferior fake.
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