Quote Originally Posted by Kayaker72 View Post

  1. Depending upon the price of your lens, a high quality (B+W MRC) UV or clear filter (basically, if lens is worth protecting...protect it)
If the lens is worth protecting, it probably came with a hood. Put it in the "use" position rather than the "stow" position, and that's your sacrificial element should something happen. Save the filter for adverse environments. See http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2011...th-bad-filters for why I'm recommending against using a filter 24/7.