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Originally Posted by temptingf8
**** NO. Agreed with Mike Fung above. They are an upselling ploy and a marketing gimmick. Use a clear "UV" type filter only if you MIGHT be concerned about any slight water/mist spray getting on the lens at that specific moment, OR if you are shooting at very high elevation where UV might actually become an issue. Don't bother with it for impact resistance. Lens coatings and glass are more resistant than you think.
Other useful filters though, include the above mentioned circular polarizer (CPL). I ALWAYS keep one in my camera bag just in case I need it.
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Yea the salesperson for sure wants you to buy all accessories they sell.
And I believe you don't need UV even for high altitudes, because DSLRs has a low-pass filter right in front of the sensor that filters UV and X-rays from the sky. That is why shooting IR photos with DSLRs need some internal modification of CCD component (basically removing the low-pass filter to allow IR to pass through) while film doesn't.
Btw, I didn't know Mac has so many mechanical camera users! @@ Nikon FM user here
