Imagemaster wrote: snegron7 wrote:
I'm guesing that folks who vehemently oppose having a clear filter in front of a lens are most likely either marketing employees working for lens manufacturers (the faster you destroy a lens, the faster you'll have to send it to their facility for repair or purchase a new one. Or, maybe they are people who havent owned lenses very long and never had a front element scratched or damaged, so they repeat the mantra of the marketing hype of lens manufacturers.
Please look at my pictures posted in the link I provided. That was me holding my lens, and that damage was real, not AI. The lens was inside a "well padded) Tamrac back pack. The backpack slipped from my hand and only dropped around 5 inches to the ground. The lensshade was attached as well but did nothing to lessen the blow. That filter saved my lens. Period.
Give us a break with your ridiculous conspiracy theories. Ever heard of lens caps? They protect your front element, are low cost, and don't distort your shots one iota. Even you should be able to know you need to remove it to take a shot.
Your photos show zero evidence that the same damage would have happened to your front element had the filter not been on the lens. You don't even know exactly why the filter broke in that location. It was probably pressure from the hood when the bag hit the ground. And your filter is neither the strength or shape of the front element, and it sits out further on the lens.
Yeah, all the lens manufacturers are conspirators because they don't include protective filters on their lenses.
Here we go again. I'll take your bait Tony the Troll. My lens also had the lens cap on at the time of the fall. Matter of fact, the 77mm Canon lens cap, the Canon hood AND the B+H Pro filter were all damaged in the fall. When I removed the fiter (which I had to use a worm drive clamp to remove it), the front element was pristine with no scratches whatsoever. Had I not had the extra layer of protection from that filter, my front lens element would have been damaged. Period.
I've shown you proof. Now let'ts see youe proof that filters are unnecessary. Oh, and sarky, rude, trolling insults won't count as proof, so this time you won't be able to use your usual useless methods to make yourself look like some expery that we all know you aren't. Go ahead Tony, show us some evidence.
Jan 21, 2026 at 08:55 AM
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