On Oct 8, 2011, at 6:15 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > OTOH, even a cheap UV filter doesn't degrade the image as much as a scratched > up front lens element. If the filter does get scratched up, a filter is > cheaper to replace than a lens. > > That is not conjecture, it is bitter, hard learned, expensive experience.
Interesting, I'd be interested to hear more details. I've heard the stories of Pentax lenses being used as ash trays without the slightest damage so I figured you'd have to try pretty hard to scratch one. Myself, I always have either a hood or a cap on my lenses. I consider UV filters to be superfluous, but they're not as bad as someone using a lens with a hood fitted in its "backwards" position. That's fingernails on a blackboard to me. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
