Quote Originally Posted by neuroanatomist


if you get a fingerprint or spray of water in the middle of shooting, you can simpy unscrew the UV filter and keep shooting, and that's a lot quicker than cleaning the front element and missing shots.



Good point, John. Now if only I could get my fingers to turn the filter the right way to achieve the desired effect of either loosening or tightening. I get my right-tighty, lefty-loosy backwards all the time when I'm behind the camera!