Originally posted by spineguy Guys, I figured it out.... to protect my lens, I bought a clear glass polarized screw in.
You probably meant UV filter? There is no clear glass polarizer.
Originally posted by spineguy any recommendations on which protector to buy.... too bad cause i spent like 60 bucks on this junk
To my experience,
do not buy any "protector" UV filter. No matter how good they are you may expect some image quality degradation, which is especially magnified with long focal lengths as you have already experienced. Just keep the lens hood always mounted to avoid banging the front elements against something hard and you'll be fine.