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<blockquote data-quote="rocketman122" data-source="post: 419150" data-attributes="member: 14443"><p>heres my POV on UV filters. theyre way over hyped and way overpriced. for a thin POS glass that may or may not have the amount of MC the MFR says, I simply use a middle range one (price wise) and be done with it. I personally dont touch hoya or tiffen. because tiffen is crap and hoya is counterfeited the most of any filter. I dont buy from a retail store and only from ebay. I dont like getting screwed and I dont feel one needs to pay so much for such a dumb thing from a retail store and prefer the discount from buying from ebay through a reputable seller who I know is legit. and I dont buy from asia. I only buy nikon NC filters. thats it. nothing else. all the rest is BS. you will not see any difference from buying any more expensive filters. you wont, forget it. btw with a simple spanner tool, one could easily remove the glass and just replace ti with a cheap no name piece and they would not know. the difference when using even the crappiest UV filter is so minute that putting in effort to choose one is wasted energy to me. </p><p></p><p>regarding wiping the lens element, you are correct. years back I had the 15mm sigma fisheye non DG and every wedding I would give the lens a wipe over. after 2 years the lens coating started to wear off and you could see it more and more. </p><p></p><p>I use a UV filter only for protection (dirt/impact) and for no other reason. it doesnt cut flare or haze or such. this is not film days. </p><p> [MENTION=13090]Horoscope Fish[/MENTION]-there would be no way id take my gear out to shoot in the desert. im notworried about sand getting in the front. im worried about it getting in the lens and into the body throught the air being vacuum pressured from the zooming. the front element is the least Id be worried about. I dont take my gear out in the rain in the snow, sandy conditions including the sea. never.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rocketman122, post: 419150, member: 14443"] heres my POV on UV filters. theyre way over hyped and way overpriced. for a thin POS glass that may or may not have the amount of MC the MFR says, I simply use a middle range one (price wise) and be done with it. I personally dont touch hoya or tiffen. because tiffen is crap and hoya is counterfeited the most of any filter. I dont buy from a retail store and only from ebay. I dont like getting screwed and I dont feel one needs to pay so much for such a dumb thing from a retail store and prefer the discount from buying from ebay through a reputable seller who I know is legit. and I dont buy from asia. I only buy nikon NC filters. thats it. nothing else. all the rest is BS. you will not see any difference from buying any more expensive filters. you wont, forget it. btw with a simple spanner tool, one could easily remove the glass and just replace ti with a cheap no name piece and they would not know. the difference when using even the crappiest UV filter is so minute that putting in effort to choose one is wasted energy to me. regarding wiping the lens element, you are correct. years back I had the 15mm sigma fisheye non DG and every wedding I would give the lens a wipe over. after 2 years the lens coating started to wear off and you could see it more and more. I use a UV filter only for protection (dirt/impact) and for no other reason. it doesnt cut flare or haze or such. this is not film days. [MENTION=13090]Horoscope Fish[/MENTION]-there would be no way id take my gear out to shoot in the desert. im notworried about sand getting in the front. im worried about it getting in the lens and into the body throught the air being vacuum pressured from the zooming. the front element is the least Id be worried about. I dont take my gear out in the rain in the snow, sandy conditions including the sea. never. [/QUOTE]
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