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Message: <blockquote data-quote="§am" data-source="post: 116088" data-attributes="member: 9187">Hoya Pro-1D filters are best suited to digital cameras (from Hoya anyway), and that's the range I use.As to the age old question of whether it affects IQ or not, well for me, I use one, I don't use one, to my eye the pictures looks the same, therefore I don't mind spending a bit to ensure I've protected my lens from accidental knocks and scratches and the like.Also to those that may argue, putting a cheap piece of glass in front of an amazing (Nikkor) piece of glass.... yes you are entitled to this opinion, but at the same time, when you need a particular effect, you're happy to stick a polariser or ND filter etc in front of the lens... yet these filters are still made by the same company as the UV/clear filters, so where is the logic in that?As for the whole lens cap issue - hahaha I can't wait for Nikon, Canon, Sony etc to start NOT providing lens caps for their prosumer series of lenses, but still provide them for the consumer ranges <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I'd become a pro user overnight by hiding all my lens caps and suddenly having pro lenses, unlike Uncle Bob who happened to have his lens cap on for the few hours he never used his camera!!!!!</blockquote>