Joe, I used to put protective filters on my lenses. Once I started to aquire high quality optics, I finally got over my fear of damage and quit using filters for protection. Why would one want to spend so much money on a lens with great optics only to put on filter that will negate some of that optical quality.
Protection can be in the form of lens hood and/or lens cap. Got to let that lens perform to it's best for you. Just my 2 cents. Bruce Dayton Wednesday, March 06, 2002, 11:13:11 AM, you wrote: jmc> How does the lens cap attach? I'm considering this lens, but looking at the front end design, I wonder if one can leave a filter on and still attach the lens cap. I always leave a skylight on jmc> each lens (each lens that takes a front filter, that is), and had planned to put an SMC Skylight on this. jmc> Hate to pay $850 for a lens if I can't protect the front element. jmc> Thanks, jmc> Joe - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
