Eos-M 22mm filter or no?

Do the folks that use this lens use a filter or no? I'm talking about for protection. If so, which one do you suggest. If not , why not........ Thanks

I do not. It's such a small target and replacement value is not that high in the remote chance it might get bumped.

Frodge wrote in post #17666053
Do the folks that use this lens use a filter or no? I'm talking about for protection. If so, which one do you suggest. If not , why not........ Thanks

I did when I got mine. I always do for protection. I ordered a 43-58 step up ring to use filters I already had. The 58mm filter is the same diameter as the outside of the lens so it fits nicely.

I don't - a typical UV filter is the same thickness as the lens hood and I didn't think the hood would be able to cope with that much (relative) glass surface area. And I typically buy a UV filter for every lens I get. I wil use a polarizer on the lens when appropriate, but the UV, in this case, just didn't make sense.

Frodge wrote in post #17666053
Do the folks that use this lens use a filter or no? I'm talking about for protection. If so, which one do you suggest. If not , why not........ Thanks

I don't use a protection filter on any of my lenses. Filters cost money, and spending that money is a waste unless you bash your lens against something. So far, after a few decades of photography, I have not done the latter.

But maybe I'll drop my lens tomorrow! If you fret every time you go out, buy the filter.

In most situations, filters don't affect image quality, but sometimes they do, causing ghosting, loss of contrast and vignetting to a greater or lesser extent. They never improve image quality. So that is another consideration.

Jon wrote in post #17666093
UV filter

Showing your age...

Back around the turn of the century and before, photographers used film. Most types of film were sensitive to invisible ultraviolet radiation. This produced a characteristic bluish haze in distant scenes. To prevent this, an ultraviolet filter was fitted to the lens.

I too have opted for filter-less except for those instances where the risk is high such as shooting on the beach with a strong onshore wind or in extremely dusty conditions. The only other filters I use are ones that cannot be duplicated in PS such as a polarizing filter.

Showing the altitude I photograph at, too. No filter (short of dichroics) is 100% effective at cutting off targeted wavelengths without affecting other wavelengths. Besides, good UV filters are generally cheaper than good "clear, protective" filters.

no, but i don't use a filter on any of my lenses...

I'm asking specifically about this lens for one reason. When I bought it, it was primarily for my wife to use. I realized how small the lens glass actually was and decided against a filter. Now every time I look at it there are fingerprint smudges. Short of breaking my wife's fingers. What is the best way to safely clean fingerprints off a lens, I don't want to spend 30$ on a filter really. I don't get how she is constantly putting her finger on the smallest possible area of the camera to put it on.

take a piece of microfiber cloth and wipe them off...it's not that difficult...hell you can use the inside of a t-shirt if you're feeling bold...

I've just heard of people scratching the coatings. Lens pen?

Frodge wrote in post #17666284
I've just heard of people scratching the coatings. Lens pen?

Micro fiber cloth works great as do those pre-packaged lens cleaning wipes you get at Costco for a few $$ for a couple hundred of them. Those are nice because you can keep a few in your camera bag and they are always clean and pre-moisened.

Might have a hard time using a Lens Pen - the disc on that's very close to the size of the front element on that lens! Go with a microfiber cloth or untreated lens tissue.

Frodge wrote in post #17666053
Do the folks that use this lens use a filter or no? I'm talking about for protection. If so, which one do you suggest. If not , why not........ Thanks

Heya,

I don't. I take it every where, it's recessed enough and the front element is actually quite small, less than the size of a dime, so it's super strong and very hard to mess up.

I broke a filter (CPL) on my EOS-M + 22 on a fishing trip. The lens, however, no damage. Thing can take it.

Finger prints don't really do anything to image quality, I just let it stay icky and clean it with a shirt tail.

Very best,