lens protection

i know filters are a good way to protect your lens. so i was going to order some uv filters for that purpose. i was looking at one of those pics that shows what with and without the filter looks like and well the with filter looked hazey. know i know they have haze filters and that is not what i want. do you think it is just the monitor, because i just want some protection and that is all, so what should i do. thank you.

Low quality filter most likely will degrade the image quality a lot. I think the best protection is a lens hood, keeps the front element from smacking into anything and it will not affect the image quality, only improve it.

i didnt have a filter on my 17 40 L and a stone chiped it when i was shootin a guy on a motorbike only had it less than a month whoopsy get one lol

If you use your lens in adverse conditions such as wind blown sand, dust, salt water or bird droppings, protect the front element with a UV filter. A good quality filter will not degrade the image in most situations.

You should be aware that you are morel likely to have flare problems if you have a filter on. You may have to shade the front of the lens in some circumstances.

Lens protection is provided by the lens hood...filters are generally only for special effects and extreme circumstances. The addition of any filter has an impact on the final image. If you insist on using filters, be sure that you purchase those that are on an optical par with your lens...putting a $10 filter on a $1000 lens is going to ultimately give you 10 cent images. You really do get what you pay for in the filter world.

The issue of protective filters is a basic dichotomy of the world of photography with on one side those that believe it ruins the lens image quality and on the other side that a good filter makes little or no difference. I expect you will hear from both sides of this philosophical divide before long probably with considerable religious fervour.

I use protective filters on all lenses and despite doing a lot of testing I can find almost no effect. I use Hoya SHMC Pro 1 UVs, other also recommended are B+W MRC, these are both expensive but good.

If you want to see testing rather rhetoric take a look at the below links.

http://www.zen20934.ze​n.co.uk …Tests/Filter_AF​/index.htm
http://www.zen20934.ze​n.co.uk …LensTests/Flare​/index.htm