Hoya uvc filters for all my lenses? (protection)
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Cue debate. There is no correct answer, it's entirely up to you, your usage and your evaluation of risk and benefit.
I used to use them but don't any more. Front elements are very durable and even visible scratches will be virtually invisible in photos.
Putting anything that wasn't part of the design in front of a lens is going to have some performance impact. A filter is not a correctional optic, so you'll lose some light transmission and perhaps contrast, and probably gain some flare. Whether it's noticeable or not is up for debate, but personally I prefer just to not bother now.
I had filters for my first few lenses but after a while I decided that buying a good filter as some kind of sacrificial layer was a bit of a waste of time.
To minimise any image quality hit you need to buy the best filters available so it adds to the expense of the lens (especially with big elements). I've just decided to do without and deal with it if I miraculously happen to drop a lens onto something pointy enough to hit the front element.
Use the hood luke!
To minimise any image quality hit you need to buy the best filters available so it adds to the expense of the lens (especially with big elements). I've just decided to do without and deal with it if I miraculously happen to drop a lens onto something pointy enough to hit the front element.
Use the hood luke!
Never. I dropped my 40D once but the lens hood saved the day. Mrk of this very forum had a filter smash and scratch the lens, which rather made me think twice about using them.
Radical idea- buy a hood for the Macro? Costs the same as a decent filter, protects just as well, and will enhance image quality rather than degrade it.
I have filters for all my lens, Whether i use them will depend on the conditions though more than me trying to avoid accidents by using them. Wet n windy conditions, beach etc. and the filter stays on, Canon L glass needs a filter on to complete the weather sealing if it's a feature of the lens. 'Normal' conditions and usually no filter and let the lens hood does the protection.