I totally agree with your point made by the quoted reply. Good filter or bad filter? The guy makes two distinctly different statements.

I doubt a Pentax service centre in the UK would provide a front replacement lens element for say the 50-135mm for the equivalent of $79 and would that include labour? Then there’s the waiting time involved for the repair and we are talking Pentax not Canon or Nikon.

I would put a good filter on the front. To date, none of the clients I have taken images for would even see a difference and that is what it comes down to. They would not have a clue if I used Nikon or Pentax never mind a filter or not.

I do agree that technically, image quality is affected by filters.
I shoot with other Pentax users over here that won't use them. We just accept each other’s choices.

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£10 is a tidy sum.

Some of my lenses can't take filters. The remainder do and are fitted with "expensive protection" filters. The reason for me is simple, I shoot in some very dusty and harsh locations.

Anything in front of a lens will subtract image quality. In an extreme situation link it can be quite bad.....

However, when there is canned drink spray and food flying about or airborne sand etc, it’s easier to clean/replace a HQ filter than chance a Pentax repair centre obtaining a new front element for your lens.

It's an easy exercise to take two shots with and without a filter to see if you can see the difference. Perception is all.

Each to their own.

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Recently bought two DELL laptops on offer over here in Oz. Ended up replacing Windows 8 on both as the owners were not impressed. I personally do not like it at all. Both owners now running 7 Pro on SSD disks. Very impressive machines. 17" screen with native 1920x1080 res.

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Well he's been! Even to a house without a chimney.

That said, a poignant time to think of others rather than oneself.

Wishing ALL a peaceful season and good health.

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All the best from WA. Less than six hours to go before Santa arrives here.

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Good detail and colour in these.

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Nasty critters always come across better. There is a distinct lack of them over here for some reason. A great shot Don. Lens/details?

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Very good depth on this Don, as no EXIF available, what f stop?

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Today at Fremantle and Kwinana. Hardly the weather (as I know it) for Xmas down here but the light is exceptional. These are snaps. Specifically taken to try and catch this cheap lens out. Polarized because I like colours to pop.



















Kwinana chemical plant







I suspect that this little 35mm plastic mount lens is hugely underestimated.

I used a Minolta 49mm CPL as they are cleverly made to have a built in step up ring! Never a risk of vignetting.

If your thinking about owning this lens, do it. I still criticise the plastic mount but cannot fault the optics.

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Still available stateside link so maybe a UK thing?

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