No worries

Actually I'm toying with saving for the Silver one and forgoeing what comes next? Two iterations of a super handling body is a great run but I'm not convinced that there is a Camera Manufacturer in the world that won't stuff up the third somehow
We'll see...

Here's some more completely unscientific babble. (Waffle?)
Just for kicks:arrow:
http://www.digitalrev.com/article/uv-filter-vs-no-uv/OTMwNA_A_A
Yes it's Kai, makes about as much sense as "Top Gear" but occasionally has a point.

Look were never all going to agree on this, suffice to say I'll not put a filter on a lens unless I know it was going to be at risk for everything else there is the hood (Mastercard!)


"Interesting comments about using a filter to protect the lens. I can accept that adding a 'protective' filter such as a UV or Skylight could, to a very small degree, affect image quality - though generally not in my experience.
However, if, like me, you spend quite a lot of time crawling about in the undergrowth with a 1:1 macro lens, extension tubes etc., then with the subject inches or less away and the prospect of scratching from branches/twigs and the like, it is common sense to protect the lens imho. You can of course always remove a filter as and when, but too late to add one 'after the event"


It was never meant to sound like you should never protect, for me for normal use thats what the super protect coating does, it doesn't rub off! If I was taking pics of someone welding I may change my mind, just that I don't feel that filters are necessary for "Normal" (Define your own normal)use...
Everyones circumstances are different, I too blunder around in the undergrowth but have learned always to have the Lenshood in position and thus far have had no troubles, also I have genuinely had problems with filters on several Lenses in the past affecting Autofocus flare ghosting etc and came to the conclusion that they are just not worth the risk of ruining a whole shoot for, which has happened!
The pictures/moments can't be retaken or relived and anything that comes between me and that goal is binned!
That includes superflous glass, I mearly pointed out Thom Hogans opinion as an experienced outdoorsman who agrees with my position, I'm sure there are thousands who don't! Then there are many thousands who are trying to get you to buy something you don't need too

This has been scientifically proven to be a Waffle

After I just got mine!
http://www.pentaximaging.com/about/press/267

Hmm the 21, In my previous Pentax incarnation I had all of the DA limitd series at one time or another (Minus the 35) the 21 was the one that stayed on the Camera nealry all the time, and that was the problem, I loved it soo much I never took the damn thing off! I think the point about it being close to the view of the single human eye is moot. It just looks right, everything you shoot with it just looks right, so it gets used to death, it's very addictive indeed, I found my Photography actually suffered in the time I owned it but then I'm probably an extreme case, I settled on the modern quadrangle of 15/21/40/70, all of which are lovely but in reality the 15 and the 21 don't really provide any better image quality than the 12-24mm (Save for a little better microcontrast), they are however impossibly cute on the Camera and a joy to own and use, so an emphatic "YES", you should buy one from me but be prepared for addiction, and it will need it's little brothers too, so make sure you have the readies to help keep the little guy from being lonely

Another Hogan qoute, (I promise no more!)regarding Filters, this time with the serious answer! I think a lot of us have been in a Camera shop over the years with an over enthusiastic staff member giving us the desperate add on sale spiel...
QUOTE
Q: "Which filter should I buy to protect my new lens?"
A: I don't believe in filters for protection on lenses, with the possible exception of a situation where I know dangerous chemicals might be thrown at the front element of the lens (e.g. in a chemical factory). Filters always rob a bit of light (and in some cases, a lot of light), increase flare tendencies, and add to your equipment cost. To date, I've not seen a single controlled study that shows that filters actually offer real protection. Indeed, some of us believe that the opposite is sometimes true with cheap filters: if a glass filter shatters it tends to scratch the front element of the lens. The real reason why every store salesman asks you if you'd like a protective filter with that lens you just bought is because it increases the stores profit margin. Considerably. Consider a US$1000 lens and US$50 filter. The store will make US$150 on the lens, US$25 or more on the filter. Thus, even though the filter added only 5% to the cost of your lens, it added 17%+ to the dealer's profit.
UNQUOTE

A Lens Hood wins this rock paper scissors contest, just got to make sure it attaches securely which some don't of course
Again though it's down to how secure you feel about it, One mans goose is another mans gander, I guess.
I flogged all my filters on Ebay and made a tidy sum Mike
And finally!
A couple of Thom Hogan's whitticisms

Which filter should I buy to protect my new lens?
An insurance policy.

No, I mean what UV filter?
Your skin needs a UV filter more than your lens does. I particularly like Blue Lizard suntan lotion, since the bottle turns blue when exposed to UV, which is cool. Not too greasy and withstands some water immersion.


Stop kidding around. I need a filter to protect the front of my lens, what should I get?
If you're serious about getting a protective filter I suggest you go to your local camera store, find the salesperson with the least experience, and ask them. They'll know what to sell you.
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Mikes right with the idea of sticking another element into the optical train, as I found out when I put a UVO on my Canon 100-400 and it threw the focus off by a mile rendering it unusable! Took me a good while to figure out what it was but it appears that particular model of Lens didn't like filters at that time, others didn't suffer the problem but quite a lot of fellow Canon users did, It caused a lot of forum arguments and name calling I can tell you! Just be aware of what your doing when you stick extra glass on but if it makes you feel more secure then go right ahead...

+1

I used to UV every Lens, now I only carry a few filters for emergencies
CPL/ND and a Clear protect but that may go due to the SP coating on the Pentax Lenses I intend to buy.
Put the hood on and you'll never damage the front element, and the lens coating takes care of the rest...

I win! Go me!