Re: Using UV filter for lens protection

Paul Giverin wrote:

> In message <47911e50$1_2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Roger Blackwell
> <r.blackwell1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes
>>
>>Just avoid sandstorms and any event that may spray gunk into the lens :)
>>
>>Roger
>>
>>
> If I was using the lens in that sort of environment, I'd probably buy a
> filter. Trouble is, I wouldn't want to buy a cheap filter that would
> compromise image quality and I wouldn't want to lash out on an expensive
> filter if I was going to use it infrequently  :)
> 
> 

I have Hoya filters on all my Canon lenses( FD/EOS) ,I see them as safety
gl***** for camera lenses.

I drooped my old 300mm FD lens on concrete while on holiday 3 years
ago.The
filter is no more , but the lens being plastic survived as did the fromt
element of the lens.

This is the first lens I have ever drooped in over 30 years of
photography ,but you can bet that my eos lenses have Hoya filters on them 


Ian Grindey

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