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D3100
Hood or filter or both?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ruidoso Bill" data-source="post: 84457" data-attributes="member: 753"><p>I don't think of the hood as lens protection, it is to reduce/eliminate flare from the sun or other bright light sources. I always use lens caps to protect my investments. Clear UV filters are a must for me in many outdoor shooting situations with lots of dust and dirt. Go shoot a rodeo with that $2500 lens, I'll choose to protect mine, I just don't see much if any degradation in lens performance with a good quality clear filter. Shoot an event with two cameras (using both) and it becomes very easy to knock things together while they hang off your neck and shoulder, clear protection makes sense to me.</p><p></p><p>If you shoot with cheap glass or have an unlimited budget for lens replacement then do whatever you want. I have never damaged a lens from my film days in the late 60's until now. Common sense and protection must work, at least it has for me.</p><p></p><p>The lens cap/professional comment is pure bunk...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ruidoso Bill, post: 84457, member: 753"] I don't think of the hood as lens protection, it is to reduce/eliminate flare from the sun or other bright light sources. I always use lens caps to protect my investments. Clear UV filters are a must for me in many outdoor shooting situations with lots of dust and dirt. Go shoot a rodeo with that $2500 lens, I'll choose to protect mine, I just don't see much if any degradation in lens performance with a good quality clear filter. Shoot an event with two cameras (using both) and it becomes very easy to knock things together while they hang off your neck and shoulder, clear protection makes sense to me. If you shoot with cheap glass or have an unlimited budget for lens replacement then do whatever you want. I have never damaged a lens from my film days in the late 60's until now. Common sense and protection must work, at least it has for me. The lens cap/professional comment is pure bunk... [/QUOTE]
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