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[Emporio]

"Just leave it there all the time" But what about lense cover? To me filters are such a pain since I can not just snap lense cover on and off

[RajKarma]

The first thing I do is put an ND filter, so my front element will never be exposed to dust or be touched by mistake.
Because I never have to clean my lens element, It will never get any micro scratches & it also ensures coating remains like new & I get better value while reselling.

Because the ND filter is always on, elements can never get dirty & the filter does get dirty but it's easy to clean or replace it without having to worry too much.

[skesinis]

Great technique and it was something that I was using too for my DSLR! I did a similar thing when I bought my Canon EOS R5, but I kept all my EF lenses from my 5D Mark IV. Using a drop-in filter adapter, I can use the same filters on the back of all of my lenses. This has one more advantage. I can now use a variable ND filter with my wide angle lenses, which was previously impossible because of the dark X pattern that you get if you use such a filter in front of them. The reason is, that the light enters the wide angle lenses at different angles in the front element, and the variable ND being two polarised filters in front of each other, are dimming the light differently based on these angles, thus generating that X pattern instead of dimming the light universally. However, in the back of every lens, the light rays are not diverging that much to hit the sensor, and the dimming works properly for all the lenses that I tried! Another benefit is that you’re also able to put any filter in ultra-wide lenses with elements so curved that they don’t even have filter threads.

[azharariff]

Then do you get an 82mm lens cap for all lenses? Or do you leave your lenses naked?

[HeadlessChickenTO]

This is one thing I'll miss if I replace my lens line with native RF. Right now, I adapt older EF/S with a Meike VND drop-in adapter, which allows me to use a VND of 8 up to I think 64 or a CPL all behind my glass. So regardless of what I mount, I have 1 VND or CPL to rule them all since I'm not restricted by the size of the filter threads on different lenses.

[WiRD]

I don’t recommend the smooth step up/down rings. If you are going to use them make sure you get the ones with the serrations to make taking off filters easier and less change of the ring getting stuck.

[dsln]

Someone get this guy the H&Y RevoRing

[GerritADHS]

I do the same thing unless it’s too weird like adapting my Fuji 35 F2 from 43mm to 67mm.
But it’s not just about the filters. The lens caps get universally usable as well.

[ShinGidora]

You just saved me a ton of money. Thanks man!

[wxexw]

Useful if you use special filters for effect frequently - but I generally get a clear lens filter for every lens to protect the front element from dust, damage, etc. as an event photographer. Then you *can* clean the lens with your t-shirt, and when the filter is scuffed up, toss it and get another $40 filter instead of a $400 or $1400 lens!

[JailerGamer]

I wish I saw this video before I ordered my filters, but oh well I use lens hoods anyways

[markIRL]

I was just thinking about ways for me to deal with this! Great tip!!

[wingwong]

You should make a video of trying film photography

[CaleMcCollough]

The only good ND filters are magnetic. You have to be able to move the polarizer to else you will get sub-par results. Phillip Bloom did a detailed deep dive in ND filters on his channel.

[stampydragon]

I'll get a threaded lens hood with 82 mm thread and use the same hood on every lense

[markexploringnewstuff]

Anthony enjoy your work. Was wondering when you use a VND, which are you using most often the VND 2-5 or VND 6-9. Than

[Jad.Khoury]

Is it better to get 82 mm filters you mean? Since it’s bigger then no vignetting probably? I hope you respond fast cause today’s the last day of prime deals so J order a couple… thanks!

[visa-schengenwf]

One thing I consider when buying lenses is the Diameter. Natively. So I just buy one set of filters that's all

[ethankim]

i like to imagine myself walking around with a matte box and using 4x5 filters for street photography

[EduardoBarba]

I do that! 😂 better Buy 1 great lens filter and many ring adapter, ofcourse there's many filters for different things.