On Thu, 11 Jul 2002 14:18:54 GMT, "darin clapp" wrote:

>David, I have to disagree with you on the point of
>
>> Putting a filter on this lens that costs a
>> significant proportion of the lens price does
>> not make sense
>
>Any Filter that you use becomes a portion of the optical path. If you use
>cheap/poor quality filters, you increase the possibility of significantly
>degrading the image. It is agreed that this particular lens is not known
>for its optical qualities, but IMHO one should try to get the best
>performance possible out of it. Putting a piece of window glass on the
>front of the lens will not allow one to get the best possible perfoemance
>from the equipment.
>
>It also makes sense to purchase high quality filters from the outset. If
>one continues to grow in photography, one will often upgrade lenses, but
>many people will not justify buying a new filter of the same type they have.
> Purchase the best to start with, then you need not upgrade the filters as
>you grow in photography.
>
>Darin

Yes, but Hoya filters are cheap; the B&W and other
expensive filters are not... And unless the cheap
filters are defective (I have seen even defective
Nikkor filters...) you *will not* see the difference
on film shooting through a cheap or expensive filter,
unless there is another problem (Tiffen "self-fogging",
or whatever...), so recommending a $40 filter for
a $100 lens doesn't appear appropriate...