Q2 what filter should i get if any

[PhotoCruiser]

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vor 2 Stunden schrieb jaapv:

Actually the UV filtering is provided by the lenses themselves (since ca 1950)

So the belive that UV Filters are necessary was/is a hoax?
is this only on Leica lenses or on all brand lenses?

Chris

[RoySmith]

2 hours ago, PhotoCruiser said:

So the belive that UV Filters are necessary was/is a hoax?
is this only on Leica lenses or on all brand lenses?

Chris

Digital cameras have a glass cover plate over the sensor to protect the sensor and filter UV light. 
PetaPixel has a thorough explanation here to explain it.

I do use a B+W XS-Pro Clear MRC-Nano 007 Filter on my lenses for protection but many believe this could degrade the image.

[Leica Guy]

I’d rather clean smudges or small bits of dirt off a filter than off the front element of the lens. Over time my filters get small scratches and nicks. I don’t know how, but they do. I always use the hood. Still, when I look at them carefully , they are no longer pristine after a year or two. I replace them then. My lens front element stays pristine. It’s only rarely cleaned and very gently. 

[PhotoCruiser]

vor 19 Stunden schrieb RoySmith:

Digital cameras have a glass cover plate over the sensor to protect the sensor and filter UV light. 

That is what i know and believe

 

vor 19 Stunden schrieb Leica Guy:

I’d rather clean smudges or small bits of dirt off a filter than off the front element of the lens.

Absolutely correct! I may should get the B+W 49mm XS-Pro Clear MRC-Nano 007 Filter and start to use it as i often shoot on the beach.
 

However, in 40 years of Photography and about 100k photos with a lot of different cameras i never scratched or damaged a front lens.
But this does not exclude that i will sooner or later and the Q2 would be a pitty and very expensive to replace this wonderful lens.

Chris

Edited February 11, 2021 by PhotoCruiser

[Budfox]

Yellow 49mm - Leica or B+W.

[pivi71]

Should I get a Polfilter for the Q2M for Beach/Watersports shooting?