Bokeh Lightning

Sales people sell cheap UV filters just for the profit.
I only use one so my lens doesn't get scratched, cheaper to replace a $5 uv filter than a $400 lens :)

There's a lot of videos proving that you can virtually do no damage to the front element of the lens, and it's way tougher then
all the filters are.. so.. they'd break and actually protect nothing. Also, most front element scratches can NOT be seen on images.

Dump the filters, it's a tax for noobs.
 
I only use one so my lens doesn't get scratched, cheaper to replace a $5 uv filter than a $400 lens :)

How rough and careless do you plan to be with your photography gear? I'm not exactly fastidious, and I've owned cameras for 50 years, and have not scratched any lens yet.

Even if you do get a scratch on the front element, it probably will not affect your photos to any noticeable degree. Maybe a little more flare when you aim toward a strong light.

Meanwhile, ALL your photos will be downgraded by the effect of a poorly-manufactured optical element on the front. Lens manufacturers design and manufacture their lenses using the latest technology in the lens elements and the design does not include a UV filter to be the first element.

Did you get a lens cap with your lens? Use that. That is what I use to protect the lens when I place my camera back into the bag. And I'm protecting the lens COATING more so than the actual glass of the lens.
 
I only use one so my lens doesn't get scratched, cheaper to replace a $5 uv filter than a $400 lens :)

Well then you're going to have to deal with green dots all over your images...
 
or get a higher quality, much more expensive clear/UV filter. Then the "savings" won't be so obvious. $37 for a 52mm ==> B + W B + W 52mm XS-PRO Clear MRC (007m) Glass Filter

but then the problem is that is it made of glass, which has been shown in some instances to actually scratch the lens coatings if it was broken by a projectile directly into it. Versus no effect if no filter was used.
 
Lens hood, guys.
aint going to help when youre shooting directly into lights.

..and a UV filter would?
When shooting into the light I obviously want to get the effect of shooting into the light.

I was commenting on protecting the lens from scratches.
 
Sure, I use a lens hood if I'm pointing anywhere close to a light, but that is such a rare occurrence that I simply don't keep a lens hood on. If I don't happen to have the hood with me, shading with my hand or some other object usually is fine.
 
I'm at a party and looking at my computer screen with me is a bunch of photographers and wanna bees, wise guys and smart alecs. Some may know what they are doing with a camera.
Their comments --
"Everything seems out of focus but the background is hardly out of focus enough."
"She should get an actual camera."
"A camera with manual controls?
"A longer lens."
"Only a M99 Leica will do -- for anything."
"What is a cell phone? Something prisoners use?"
"Any beer left?"
 

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