Originally posted by avian I wouldnt mind running a little poll, to see what you guys do with your shiney da*'s and fantastic limited lenses etc.
How many of you go without a filter all together in order to not have any extra glass in the way? How many slap on a decent UV filter and keep it on? And how many slap on a decent polariser and keep it on? (or any other variant).
None, nada, zip, zero. Actually, I stretch the truth. I just went and looked and I do have a polarizing filter. Seems like I bought it for summer, outdoor, mostly beach shots. Can't remember ever using it, but I must have. Just too much trouble to mount and remove. J.Scott got it absolutely right:
"filters are for filtering".
As for protecting the lenses, Pentax supplied all of mine with both front and rear lens caps, and hard cases for protection. I do use these.