I always use lens hoods! I guess I shouldn't be as worried about the front element in that case. That one major scratch just makes me wonder.
Bryan On Jun 29, 2006, at 3:54 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Lens hoods a good protection against scratches and even certain > types of > debris, plus the provide control for flare and in some situations > can help > increase contrast. Do you use a lens hood? > > Shel > > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Bryan Vyhmeister > >> I hear what you are saying. I have been using either SMC Pentax >> filters or B+W MRC filters. I prefer to protect the front element of >> the lens with something. One of my 67mm filters has a big scratch on >> it from some incident. I would hate for that to be the front element. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

