>
>We all tend to develop our own habits when working with the tools of our
>craft. In general I put a quick release plate on my cameras, take the neck
>strap off and go naked on the front of my lens. When I recently bough a
>NEX 7 I bought UV filters for both of my expensive lenses with relatively
>large front elements. A few minutes ago as I was carrying the 10-18mm to put
>it in my stash cabinet, I hit my hand on the edge of the couch, knocking the
>lens out. I landed on the wood floor destroying the lens cap, UV filter
>and putting a couple of gouges in the front element. Double ugh! Don't
>know what the lesson is, however it is insured. Wonder if there was some bad
>camera karma from putting the UV filter on the front of the lens.
>
No, no bad karma involved there. I use either UV or Haze-1 (Tiffen)
filters on most lenses, sometimes Skylight 1A or 1B on those that I'm not
using. Sure, they won't save the front element in a disaster such as you've
experienced, but it will protect them from the common bumps that take place
fairly often.
I dropped my entire E-500 last year from a distance of less than a foot.
It landed nose down on a large smooth rock at a slight angle. The filter ring
took a small dent, which I pressed out when I returned home. It could have
been much worse except for the fact tha I always have a protective filter on
the lens except when I have a polarizer, warming, or cooling filter on for the
moment.
Good for you that the lens is insured.
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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