so I just bought a canon EOS 600D, and while buying the camera, the guy advised me to buy a UV ray protector for the lens which cost RM 120 , because the lens will then be protected under the hot sun or when outdoor shooting.

hours ago I dropped my camera bag with my camera inside, and the UV ray protector happen to break into pieces since it's glass, everything else is just fine as it is, now my question is this, will it be harmful for my camera to be use under the sun or for outdoor without the UV ray protector ? Or it actually doesn't really matter or make a difference from the beginning?

This post has been edited by Sotsotzaii: Sep 26 2014, 10:41 PM

Your lens would do just fine without any so called UV ray filter in front of it. Yes it is called UV filter, but most people buy it just to act as a protector glass in front of the lens, easier for cleaning and incase impact towards the lens like your case.

You actually don't need things like this when buying first camera, but they will recommend it to you and say a lot of not so true statements like your sensor/ lens will get affected and degrade by UV from sunlight. Wonder how does it break by the way? By itself or something knocked onto it?

Ahh ok, thanks so much for your answer, it cleared my doubt fully and I can tell myself now that I don't have to waste another RM 120 to buy back the UV filer.

To answer your question, I was carrying my camera bag, and it dropped on the floor in my house, not that hard, just a light drop, and I think it coincidently drop where the lens is facing, but thanks to the UV filer, it died for the lens, otherwise my lens would be cracked or worse.

yeap, these filters are good for protecting lens. then it's a worthy purchase since it saved you lens

haha true true but now since it's gone, and it also means I will be very careful from now on, basically like you said, I don't think I should be needing to buy back those UV filters yea?

I have one. They sure make nice dust/scratch protector for the lens. My cheapo RM1k SLR with kit lens, didn't bother with it. But if you have better glass ... well, these things (the lens) lasts for years if you take care of them properly. They should in fact last longer than the camera body itself.

This post has been edited by dkk: Sep 27 2014, 10:15 AM

one more tip, use a lens hood for better protection. use filter for dusty or windy area to avoid scratches. or you can just use both



This post has been edited by eddydo: Oct 2 2014, 07:09 PM

And just for future info, cheap UV filters can be get for around RM30-40.. (if you're intending for protecting the cheap-ish kit lens) Don't get conned into buying anything over RM60 for your kitlens. It's not worth it.

This post has been edited by lwliam: Oct 2 2014, 09:32 PM