2141smh@aluxe.UUCP (henning) (09/06/84)
=>> Personally, I don't use filters to protect my Nikkors, but I do =>> scrupulously use lens hoods (which is a good practice anyway). =>> Less protection than a filter, since a pointy object can still =>> get in, but stops walls, baseballs, flare. **** **** From the keys of Steve Henning, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, PA aluxe!2141smh RIGHT ON!!!!!!! A lens hood is the most important accessory to a camera. It is much more important than a filter since it can only enhance an image and protect the equipment where the effect of the filter is debatable. I use filters also but would give up the filter before the lens hood any day.