A bit of respect please....

[Ma Noob]

Originally Posted by Ray Dockrey

This does sound like more of a relationship problem and also some jealousy.

Ok, There is no relationship problem, and im definatly not jealous, to the point the jelous comment made me laugh, i can pay for my own stuff. And i like that, then i dont owe anyone anything, All it was was a bit of a vent about the condition of his stuff that other people have helped him buy. Yes it was long winded but hey if you knew me, well, thats what im like I have my own stuff which i reckon is better anyway

But thankyou Wulf for making it ok for me to smack him upside the head!

Now on the UV filter debate, i would like to throw another word

Disposable LOL

[ARKreations]

Originally Posted by cphoniball

No, she means that they are dispensable. Meaning they can be broken and new ones can be purchased relatively cheaply. Indispensable would mean that she could not throw them away/replace them easily.

The way I read it, the proper term would be disposable - either way, it's easier/cheaper to replace than the lens.

[olgabe]

Originally Posted by Ma Noob

Now on the UV filter debate, i would like to throw another word

Disposable LOL

LOL.. yep, that's exactly what I meant... Now I see where all the confusion was coming from!! Sorry!!! Disposable, dispensible, expendable, non expandable though I think I need to read more and watch less of Style channel ;-)

[CaptainNH]

Originally Posted by kencaleno

.....UV filters........ are of no practical use whatever.....

Sorry Ken, can't agree with you there.

Firstly, weather proofing - most of Canon's L glass needs a filter on the lens to complete the weather proofing; and,

Secondly - cleaning - I paid an extraordinary amount of money to have the nice people at Canon polish and coat my lenses to levels of precision I can't comprehend - if I'm going to be cleaning the dust and salt off my $2500 lens for the lifetime I'm hoping it will last, then I'd much rather be cleaning it off a replaceable filter than wearing the coatings off my lenses.

Each of my lenses is filtered with a high quality filter to minimise the impact on image quality (personally, I prefer B+W MRC filters). They're a $120 investment in protecting my $1000+ lenses.