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Anonymous
Thanks for helping earlier on the Canon xsi lens issue, I am getting the one with both lens now, but I do have a question, talked to the guy on the phone about getting it and he asked if I wanted to get the UV filters for both lenses, he said it is like an unwritten rule of photography that you get uv filters, so should i get them, they are 40 a piece
>> Anonymous
yes. anything you are told on the phone by a business is true
especially at $40 WHAT A STEAL
>> Anonymous
>>263549
wtf thats more than i paid for the b+w ones.
>> Anonymous
Probably no; it depends on what you shoot.
>> Anonymous
The only purpose for those would be to protect front element I guess. Not as good as the real clear filter but...
>> Anonymous
There is also an unwritten rule of sales that you try and sell high mark up items with great commission to people that don't know any better.
>> Anonymous
>>263602
I do this for a living.
Please kill me.
>> Anonymous
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i got mine from ebay... i have an expensive lens, not a kit lens... my Hoya UV+N filter cost me $14AUD delivered.

They're mainly for protection, don't bother buying them from a store. IMHO, large (expensive) items should be bought at stores, small ones are not worth the 150% markup
>> Anonymous
>>263602
QFT

have never bothered putting filters on any of my lenses, and never will: period.
and also, ive never had any problems shooting with any of my equipment in some pretty shitty conditions(heavy rain, heavy sea-spray, sand, snow and theyve all survived thus far!)
they come with a small round piece of black plactic which does a far superior job and doesnt need to be cleaned.

if they were meant to have protective glass in front of them, then they would come with a built in, replaceable piece from the factory.
>> Anonymous
>>263808
SO I GUESS MY LENS DOESN'T NEED A LENS HOOD CAUSE IT DIDN'T COME WITH ONE, LOL.
>> SAGE
>>263814
very likely
>> Anonymous
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>>263808heavy sea-spray

bet you won't survive a seaking
>> Anonymous
>>263784
I wanna touch your hair...
>> Anonymous
>>263808

Canon suggests a filter to complete the weather seal on some of their lenses. GUESS THAT JUST PUT YOU ON THE "CLUELESS MORON" LIST.

lollerskates!