UV filter/lens protection suggestions please.

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Hi, just about to buy a Nikon d750 with a Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED lens and wondered about UV filters/lens protection. Think the lens is 77mm fitting.

Any suggestions/preferences please?

Thanks in advance.
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Keep the lens hood on. I was once grateful for a uv filter when a lens dropped on the floor without lens hood. The filter took the brunt of the fall leaving the lens in good condition.
 
some say 'use a hood'.....some say 'use a filter'.......:)

i dont think you actually need a UV filter on a modern sensor....maybe wrong but

i use a Hoya Pro1-Digital MC Protector on all my digital lenses - rather clean that than the lens surface..............YMMV
 
Tons of debate on this - here and on every other photo forum.

Bottom line for me is: any filter can and will degrade image quality in some situations. Not sharpness so much, but reduced resistance to flare and loss of contrast when shooting into the light. So, always use the lens hood, that will reduce flare and add substantial physical protection. Only use a protection filter, and make it a good* one, when there is real danger of damage, eg sea spray, dust/sand, flying mud in rallying etc.

*Hoya HD Protector, or similar with dirt resistant easy-clean multicoating.
 
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Many thanks everyone!

Just thinking id need to be careful with which to buy with my lens being a wide angle? (18-35)
 
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I use B+W MRC Nano XS-PRO Clear filters, been using them since 2011 on various lenses, no issues to date. Highly recommend them :)
 
newbie1 said:
Keep the lens hood on. I was once grateful for a uv filter when a lens dropped on the floor without lens hood. The filter took the brunt of the fall leaving the lens in good condition.
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I doubt the filter did much TBH, except maybe save some cosmetic damage. There was a video I found (was on here I think) that showed in terms of protection, a sheet of paper was actually more resilient than the filter 'glass' in even the most expensive filters. And there are a lot of people on here who have suffered damage actually caused by the filter rings distorting and jamming onto the lens and glass fragments from the filter scratching the front element in a smash.
 
Colbo said:
Many thanks everyone!

Just thinking id need to be careful with which to buy with my lens being a wide angle? (18-35)
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Just use two things -

1) a lens hood. Not only does this protect against accidental touching (oh eer) but also has significant protective qualities when dropped (as long as its the proper hood, and not a cheap ebay job). It also improves IQ (rather than degrades it) as it prevents stray light coming from the sides which improves contrast and of course reduces flare, and

2) common sense.
 
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