Let's talk about the reality of a UV filter saving your lens
Sawyer wrote: So I'm holding a UV filter in my hand right now. I have heard many people rant and rave about how a UV filter saved their lens. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this glass is so thin. Any direct hit to the front of the lens is going to crush the UV filter and nail the lens. I can see the UV filter keeping dust off the lens is about it.
You're doing well with typing only with one hand...since your other hand had the UV filter.
The UV filter is not so much to protect the glass if the lens fell, it's more for sand, dirt etc..
Stealthy Ninja wrote: OK there's a lot of threads already talking about UV filters and such:
www.photographytalk.com/forum/new-to-pho...ting-a-thread#124574
my topic was different IMHO. Thanks for sharing that page I hadn't seen it before. Canon 5D Mark II | Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM | Canon 35L | Sigma 85 1.4 | Helios 44M-6 58mm(M42) | Zeiss 50mm 1.4 (C/Y) | Canon 135L | (2) 430EX II
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