Front elements aren't very expensive to replace. To me, it's worth taking a chance on it rather than adding more glass. Plus, I'm very careful with all my lenses. I haven't damaged one in thirty years or so, and I've owned at least fifty, probably more. (In the late seventies, I dropped a 50mm fuji lens and dented the filter ring.) Paul Paul On Jun 29, 2006, at 7:08 PM, Bryan Vyhmeister wrote:
> 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 > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
