12-11-2009, 04:51 AM
|
#8 |
| Donating YT 1000 Club Member
Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: With my yorkies
Posts: 10,350
| 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  Same here...I honestly have probably used a hood maybe 10-15 times?
That said, not sure if we've covered this....and this IS important actually and I've only just thought of it - but you should really *always* have a lens FILTER on your lens...a protective (ie, UV for example) filter that threads on the end of your lens to protect the glass....
...No biggie if you ever damage a filter but *oh crap* if you damage or scratch your lens glass  !
So, how do you know WHAT FILTER SIZE YOU NEED? Example - take the Nikkor/Nikon 50mm prime lens --> if you scroll down on that lens description, you will see "FILTER SIZE 52mm" - that is the filter size you would need - and here is a basic "protection filter" you could get for it....
A whole 'nother subject...but you can also get other filters like this basic kit, or this close-up filter kit, or just put in "52mm filter" on Amazon...and you'll see a whole list, just as an example of what is available in the 52mm size...
Keep in mind different filters fit different lenses!  | More great info!!
__________________ He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. -- Author Unknown |
|  |