Protection For Nikon 18-70 Lens?

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(PeteCresswell) - 29 Jul 2005 19:34 GMT

This is the lens that was bundled with my D70s.

From what I've read so far, this seems like the one: http://tinyurl.com/76pk8

Sixty five bucks? Wow!.... Must be some piece of plain glass...-)

Have I got it right, or is there some other solution?

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Rob Novak - 29 Jul 2005 20:04 GMT

>Sixty five bucks? Wow!.... Must be some piece of plain glass...-)
>
>Have I got it right, or is there some other solution?

Just because it's a Nikon lens doesn't mean that you have to buy Nikon
filters.

Hoya HMC version:
http://tinyurl.com/a7ylr

Tiffen uncoated bargain solution:
http://tinyurl.com/dyodf

Honestly, I never use clear/UV filters on my lenses. There are some
who are passionate about this topic, and will tell you that it's
better to scratch or break a filter than the front lens element. In
nearly 20 years of using SLRs, however, I've never had a moment where
I thought, "Damn, if only I had a UV filter..." I, however, am very
careful with my equipment. If you're not, maybe you need 'em.

I've got a stack of UV filters in a drawer somewhere, all of which
"came with" lenses and were subsequently removed.

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(PeteCresswell) - 30 Jul 2005 01:05 GMT

Per Rob Novak:

> I've never had a moment where
>I thought, "Damn, if only I had a UV filter..." I, however, am very
>careful with my equipment. If you're not, maybe you need 'em.

I'm reasonably careful, but spend my share of time at windsurfing destinations.

Wind + surf = spray. I can see it on my glasses... so it can't be any good
for a camera.

Thanks for the two links - neither of which I found in my own perusal of the B&H
site. Having ordered a few things from B&H before, I'm starting to just go
there right away without shopping for the last dime in price.

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Rob Novak - 30 Jul 2005 18:59 GMT

>Wind + surf = spray. I can see it on my glasses... so it can't be any good
>for a camera.

Yeah, this is definitely an environment where you're going to want to
put a piece of glass in front of your lens. However, may I suggest
that that piece of glass be a circular polarizer rather than a useless
clear filter.

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Rolf Egil Sølvik - 29 Jul 2005 20:32 GMT

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 14:32:34 -0700, PeteCresswell wrote:

>This is the lens that was bundled with my D70s.
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>Have I got it right, or is there some other solution?

Didn't it come with a lens hood?

With that being said, I favor the B+W MRC filters and the slim ones
for the wide angle... that's a cost of 2x the Nikon Neutral Colour
for the MRC circular polarizer and 1,5x for the MRC UV or Skylight
(thare's no clear B+W filter). And now I got this new lens that
uses 77mm filters... !

It's not going to agree with the lens hood (unless you use several
of them, but the it might cause vignetting...), but a step-up ring
that will let you use 77mm filters on 67mm lens threads - and you
only need one filter to cover all lenses!

The B+W road is very nice, but I might not go down that costly road
again - I'n concidering the Hoya Super HMC or I'm tempted to even
try eBay (the eBay store urgalaxy seems reputable, and it has has
your item for US $20 less!).

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