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Filter for protection…?

Started 2 months ago | Discussions thread
Dareshooter Veteran Member • Posts: 5,842
Re: Filter for protection…?
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I’m a bit clumsy and sometimes get finger marks on lenses so for the past thirty years or so I’ve always put a protective filter on. They can however degrade image quality if the lens is shooting into the light for instance so I remove them in that case.
Don’t buy bargain basement filters though as they will degrade image quality at all times not just in the scenario I indicated earlier. The 22mm was my one exception though as the front element is so small that even a muppet like me would be hard pressed to mess it up so I never used a filter on that one. The little hood that is available for the 22mm will give much better protection than any filter so get that if don’t have one already.

As for brands that won’t break the bank  I always buy Hoya or Marumi and they are of sufficient quality.

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