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LegendLee
post Oct 11 2014, 02:25 AM

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QUOTE(KenYoung @ Oct 10 2014, 05:10 PM)
i hav read around in the forums as well as did some googleing but up till now haven't quite found my answer..

I hav a 600d and kitlens 18-55mm...
I use it for travels mostly and am contemplating to get a filter.

Would it be worth it if a pay a few hundred bucks for a good filter to protect the kitlens?

What's holding me back is frm what I read that filters will somehow degrade the photos (depending on variables I guess). And I do not want that to happen....
Given this and the price I would hav to pay for a good filter , would it be financially prudent ? Considering it's just a kit lens.... Lol
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Cheap filters are not worth using.
Hoya HMC is the bare minimum of what I'll use.
I will only use filter on lens worth at least 10X more than the filter itself.
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post Oct 14 2014, 02:13 PM

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Canon 100mm macro and 28 f/1.8 are 2 really great lens with 58mm filter threads.

If you intend to get these in the future, your filter are swappable. Just saying.
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post Oct 17 2014, 10:01 AM

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QUOTE(azimut @ Oct 17 2014, 07:55 AM)
I am not sure how much it is in Malaysia, have never seen it here. But in USA it converts back to RM170. It is quite pricey.
I am not sure if lens hood is a better protection compared to filter.

Yeah, quite mafan to remove and put it back, just a minor set back though.

Did you see the video on my link?
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Hood is better.
Both is best.

My friend drop my 70-200 from waist head down.
He did not use my hood coz he didn't like it.

The Hoya hd filter broke and is now stuck on it.
The filter glass shattered and now I've some very faint light scratches on the front element.

The value of the lens probably drop by 40%. But wihout the filter, it'll probably be useless.
If he had the hood on, only casualty will probably only be the hood.

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post Oct 18 2014, 12:40 AM

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QUOTE(onghy @ Oct 17 2014, 11:48 PM)
quality? can you tell a from a photo that on the lens attach with cheap filter? no filter? expensive filter?
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Compare against a no brand cheap filter with a hoya filter, I can do that without even the need to pixel peep.
The hazy contrast effect is very prominent
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post Oct 21 2014, 03:08 PM

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QUOTE(XBONE4LIFE @ Oct 18 2014, 11:06 AM)
i actually heard hoya from my friend. any other good filter recommend?
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B+W.
But those are venturing into the... Should I really spend that much on a clear glass ?

I use B+W Variable ND filter though. Really useful and doesn't give a noticeably color cast.
One of those cost as much as a cheaper lens.
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