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Buck Admas · November 26th, 2009, 04:09 PM

so i've got the 18-135 kit lens as well as the 50mm 1.4 lens. i want to protect these guys. what do yo recommend? a lens hood or filter? hood will help with flares and filter will help against dirt/grime getting on the lens itself. is it possible to get both?

Jason McDonald · November 26th, 2009, 09:31 PM

you can get both.

as far as photography goes, i hear two camps: 1. get yourself a UV filter to protect your expensive glass. 2. why put cheap glass on expensive glass.

It's entirely up to you. glass these days is made pretty durable. I have protective filters on half my glass (Nikon and Canon) but I've never scratched the glass on any of my lenses. Dirty is easy enough to clean, be it a filter or the actual lens.

November 26th, 2009, 04:09 PM	#1
Buck Admas New Boot Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 7	lens hood/uv filter so i've got the 18-135 kit lens as well as the 50mm 1.4 lens. i want to protect these guys. what do yo recommend? a lens hood or filter? hood will help with flares and filter will help against dirt/grime getting on the lens itself. is it possible to get both?

November 26th, 2009, 09:31 PM	#2
Jason McDonald Major Player Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Japan Posts: 295	you can get both. as far as photography goes, i hear two camps: 1. get yourself a UV filter to protect your expensive glass. 2. why put cheap glass on expensive glass. It's entirely up to you. glass these days is made pretty durable. I have protective filters on half my glass (Nikon and Canon) but I've never scratched the glass on any of my lenses. Dirty is easy enough to clean, be it a filter or the actual lens.