Raimo K posted: > Well, I was not so sure myself - until I managed to bump a sizeable chunk > out of the skylight filter on my 3.5/35-105 SMC Pentax. I had used the > filter to correct the bluish cast of the Fujichrome Sensia II. The hood for > this lens is useless as a hood or protection. Rubber hoods also give scant > protection. > My Leica lenses have metal hoods and no filters.
I stopped using UV filters after seeing the huge difference in flare (plenty with, none without filter) when trying to photograph an eagle at the local zoo. Some of my (Pentax) lenses have metal hoods also. ERN
