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Filter for protection…?

Started 2 months ago | Discussions thread
istscott
istscott Regular Member • Posts: 467
Re: Filter for protection…?

BrianOdell wrote:

I have a “carry-everywhere” m200 that I’ve been using a lot lately with the 22 & 32mm lenses. Should I be using protective UV filters, or skip them? If yes, which brands are decent that won’t degrade image quality, and that won’t break the bank?

Thanks!

With the inner focus barrel design of those two lenses, I don't think they would benefit much from the protection aspect. If the hit is strong enough to damage glass then it will likely destroy the autofocus function too. With the 32mm lens you are better off buying Canon's official hood which connects to the dedicated hood rails instead of the inner barrel's filter threading.

That said, I personally use average multi-coated filters on my lenses out of pure convenience except when testing lenses. I don't use lens caps. Like someone else said, it's pretty easy to accidently touch the front element with a finger. With a filter on most of the time I never have to clean the front element of lenses and when cleaning the filters I don't have to put much care into it. I buy cheaper ones as long as they have a legitimate coating. That said, sometimes in night time or other harsh lighting  situations it's a good idea to remove the filter.

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