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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RocketCowboy" data-source="post: 636098" data-attributes="member: 25095">Howdy and welcome to Nikonites!!!For the strap question, you picked one of those topics that tends to have every possible answer as the right answer and it all just "depends". Neck strap vs sling strap is kind of like potato vs potato. It ultimately comes down to what works best for you, and most of us end up with a few straps from our testing to see what ends up working. I can see where a sling strap could help, particularly if you could have the camera stay on your strong/dominate side, but also not sure how that would fair in the event of a fall.For filters, modern digital cameras really don't need the UV filtering that film cameras did, but there are still two camps that debate whether a clear protective filter is needed or not. I tend to use them, particularly when shooting in environments where things will tend to get dirty, but then I also tend to remove them when doing things like studio portraits. Your kit 18-55mm lens should have a 52mm filter. You can usually verify this by looking on the lens itself ...[ATTACH]266087[/ATTACH]I don't have your specific lens, but this is the bottom of my AF-S 35mm f/1.8 prime. This lens has a 58mm filter size, as shown on the right hand (top side with how the picture got orientated by the website) of the label. 52mm is a fairly common size. I prefer Hoya HD filters, and the filters will be re-usable as you buy new lenses ... assuming you stay with common sizes like 52mm or 77mm.Hope this helps, and again, welcome!</blockquote>

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