Recomend a uv filter
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not being a ##sigh## comment
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but there are lotsa threads here about the same question..have a ''search''...
but....yes if Gods half-acre is throwing crap at yer lens at a rally or on the beach
otherwise consensus here is to use a lens hood if you're worried about protecting the lens front element
that said - i use a protector on my Canon FDn 35-105 as the front glass is somewhat exposed BUT it's a Hoya Pro-1 Dig MC Protector 72mm at lotsa ££
really - kidding aside - it's up to you.......
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but there are lotsa threads here about the same question..have a ''search''...
but....yes if Gods half-acre is throwing crap at yer lens at a rally or on the beach
otherwise consensus here is to use a lens hood if you're worried about protecting the lens front element
that said - i use a protector on my Canon FDn 35-105 as the front glass is somewhat exposed BUT it's a Hoya Pro-1 Dig MC Protector 72mm at lotsa ££
really - kidding aside - it's up to you.......
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Spot on mate.
Everyday things such as a nice landscape, portrait, random shots etc aren't exactly dangerous to the lens so the lens hood is fine.
I only ever use a filter when i'm at a rally ( where loads of stones get pelted at you ) ....and when it rains.
but even then - i use a Hoya Pro 1 Protection filter which is about £20/£30 as the 3 quid ones off ebay are as useless as paper on the lens when it comes to a stone hurling at it..
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Only filters used for effects, or for protection are worth the money.
Had a protection filter save my lens before
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inlineadam said:
Only filters used for effects, or for protection are worth the money.
Had a protection filter save my lens before
Even filters for protection are a waste of money. A thin sheet of glass won't protect the element from something that's capable of damaging it.
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Had a protection filter save my lens before
I had a kleenex save my lens once. A bit of straw poked a hole in the kleenex. Obviously if it hadn't been there I'd have had a shattered lens.
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A cheap uv, like a cheap anything, is not worth having.
As long as you know what you're doing, a uv will have no appreciable effect on your images. I have one fitted most of the time, along with a hood, as my lenses have to pay for themselves and I want to reduce the chances of damage as much as possible. Photography is my living, and believe me, I would not use a uv if it was reducing the saleability of my work.
Some people do tend to get a bit hot under the collar on this subject. The best thing to do is try it for yourself and see if the results please or displease you. Information found on a forum is worth what it costs.
