What filter do you use to protect your lens?

[Taylor]

Ahhhhh I c.. kinda

[Will]

Originally Posted by vistasucks

Ahhhhh I c.. kinda

Kinda?

A lens filter is just a little thing whats pretty thin which screws on to the fron of your lens, and you usually cant tell its there (unless your a photographer haha) heres a pic of a lens filter http://www.digital-cameras.com/pic/3...er_uv_1221.jpg

And a lens hood is something that sticks out of the lens which helps protect it and takes away sun glare and stuff.. Heres a picture of a lens hood (on a lens) http://www.the-digital-picture.com/I...ison-Hoods.jpg

[Taylor]

Yeah I know what a lense hood is..

The lense filter seems pretty useful to me!

[Bob]

There are two basic schools of thought on protection filters:

1) Keeping a UV or 1a filter on the lens will protect the front surface from the elements = good idea

2) Keeping a UV or 1a filter on the lens adds two more air/glass surfaces which invite flare = bad idea

I posted my thoughts on the subject (and my support for using lens hoods) earlier in this thread...

[Taylor]

Kool thanks Bob... I guess its not really a good idea! Lol its easy enough to not be a dumb ass and poit your camera in the sun!

[bitt]

I dont print or look at half the pictures i take
if i go out for some serious shootimg i will
take the filter off.