Yes or no?
I know this is a boring discussion, but i'd like to know your opinions

what filter?
i use a polarizing sometimes but not often
a high nd filter is useful as well, but thats all i would use

A filter for protection? Just use a lens hood. I found my IQ was better when I removed my filter.

no filter. Be next to a woman at all times and you shouldn't bump into anything.

Boobs = cushioning.

And yep, unless you want to pay the high dollar for the mc filters, go without.

I don't have enough money to risk ruining my expensive lenses, although one of my lenses doesn't have a filter and it seems okay. You will find people have very strong opinions in both filter or no filter. I've had people give me a jaw drop when I told them I wasn't interested in buying a filter for my 70-200 - then I researched and thought, what the heck, I'll get one. I think of it as, until I learn to get a really good sharp photo to the point I notice my filter degrading the quality of my shot, I will continue to use filters for protection. That said, DON'T BUY A CHEAP FILTER!

Lens hood is another great option as well!

This post was edited by Chantal7 on Aug 23 2011 12:30am

I always use b&w uv filters for my lens which are some of the best ones on the market.
I don't care about iq when it comes to braking an € 1000+ lens

lol my polarizing filter saved my only lens when I accidentally dropped my camera while packing for a trip. it fell only about half a foot and then when I looked at it I saw this huge crack on the lens. I just about had a heart attack and died but then I realized that I had forgotten to take off the filter when messing with the filter the day before and now I don't go without at least a uv filter on the lens at all times. the lens was fine and even though it's not expensive at all and it's my kit lens it's the only lens I have and not being able to shoot at all would kill me



I agree with this...

Photoshop can help for image quality, but cannot help for lens reparing...
So yes, I bought a uv filter for my kit lens (yes, the kit lens haha) cause I can't afford to buy a new lens should anything happen to it

Nothing to laugh about marie, i had uv filters on my kit lenses aswell^^