06-21-2018, 08:24 PM
With film cameras, I used UV filter on every lens. In 20 years, once I did have the case when it broke. Reason was not the fall, the filter itself broke inside the bag while neither barrel nor glass got damaged.
In digital age, I stopped using them. Besides need for UV filtering is gone, coating on lenses became better and almost fullproof. Out of 12 lenses, one got damaged - it was filter thread crack on Pentax 12-24/4 when camera took a fall with the tripod. Apart from broken hood and cosmetic damage, it remained fine and sharpest wideangle I had in Pentax system.
I consider myself to be average on how I take care of equipment, yet glass is fine on all lenses in my bags. Financially, I would loose more by buying 12 quality filters instead of having lost a hundred or so on one slightly damaged lens.
In digital age, I stopped using them. Besides need for UV filtering is gone, coating on lenses became better and almost fullproof. Out of 12 lenses, one got damaged - it was filter thread crack on Pentax 12-24/4 when camera took a fall with the tripod. Apart from broken hood and cosmetic damage, it remained fine and sharpest wideangle I had in Pentax system.
I consider myself to be average on how I take care of equipment, yet glass is fine on all lenses in my bags. Financially, I would loose more by buying 12 quality filters instead of having lost a hundred or so on one slightly damaged lens.