Blue125 said:Hi Guys,
I'm a beginner photographer, I just bought a Sony 290 kit with a free SAL50F18 lens. Here goes my 1st question, should I buy the filter and lens hood for both of my lens?
Regrads,
Blue125.
You don't need any filter to protect this lens, it's recessed into barrel by more than 0.5". The front element is also relatively small.
Meaning the "front glass" is deep inside the barrel. Very unlikely to get scratched.
Dust on front element will become visible when it starts forming colonies. A blower would help much earlier. But as mentioned already by others: there is simply no point getting any filter because of the construction of the lens. The big distance between front element and filter will support impressive flares, though. If that's required or intended ..If u want protection from dust, u can always get a uv filter. 49mm uv filters are generally not that exp.. Just get a normal and affordable 1 (not those B+Ws)
If u want protection from dust, u can always get a uv filter. 49mm uv filters are generally not that exp.. Just get a normal and affordable 1 (not those B+Ws)
An affordable UV filter usually means crap glass or plastic used, which means degrading image quality of your lens. If you put a crap $20 filter on your 70-200 lens, it might produce even crappier photos than my 18-55 kit lens. Cheap filters give rise to a whole range of issues, like
-lower light transmission rate
-flares
-ghosting issues
-softness in images
-distortions
-CAs
My advice is if you want to buy a filter, get a good one. Otherwise don't get one. If you are not prepared to spend $100 on your thousand dollars plus lens, something is wrong with you. If you want a UV filter, get a Hoya HD or B+W filter. Not some Vitacon or Steinzeisser piece of crap. For cheap lenses, a lens hood will suffice for protection. I don't even bother putting filters on a 18-55 or a 50/1.8
Hoya HMC 49mm i tink is S$20+ hehehe.. but his lens 50/1.8.. dont really have to get those up-up filters that cost more than the lens..