Just a reminder of the importance of protection

[Lars]

I was strolling in the Jardin de Plantes in Paris this afternoon, and when trying my 70-300, f4-5,6, I always got reflexes, even if the sun did not hit the front lens. When I finally looked at the front lens, this is what I saw. I have no idea how this happened, I am usually very careful with my equipment. Fortunately I had a protection glass mounted (since it has no other function than protection (no uv or pola etc.) I guess I cannot call it a filter). It must have gotten quite a blow, but the front lens was completely unharmed, and I could continue shooting.


Thanks to the protection glass, I saved a few hundred euros. Although, I must admit that deep inside, I hoped that the front lens was broken, so I had an excuse of buying a new one [:P].


Just to remind you why protection is crucial. If the lens itself was broken, and I had to buy a new one, I might have caught the L-disease [:|]


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[Sean Setters]

Lenses should always be protected...they

[bouwy]

Lars That looks bad.[:'(] Is the lens itself still OK.


Wally

[Steve U]

Protection, never leave home without it.


You never know when you might get unlucky.

[bouwy]

LOL

[RazorTM]

Why not just use a lens hood? I always have hoods on my lenses, and they have protected the lenses from countless bumps.

[wickerprints]

Well, we don

[Keith B]

My first advise for lens protection is always a lens hoods. I don

[andnowimbroke]

I can definitely see a reason for more than just lens hoods when walking through a dense forest. I can

[erno james]

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