02-17-2014, 11:24 AM
Then yeah, filters of that size will fit.
If you think of UV filters "protecting" your lens, though, a few points:
If you think of UV filters "protecting" your lens, though, a few points:
- It is much easier to clean accidental finger smudges off a curved front element than a flat slab of filter glass
- Lens hoods provide impact protection, filters (thin slabs of glass) don't so much
- Filters break much easier than lens elements. If a filter breaks, it is liable to scratching your front element.
- If you drop a lens on a filter, it will probably damage the filter thread, and/or be very difficult to get it off the lens.