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cspratt

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In the good old days when I used film all my lenses had a UV or
Skylight filter on the front. This was really to protect the lens
front element from getting damaged. Is it still adviseable to do the
same thing when using a digital camera? Should I still install a UV or
Skylight filter? Or will this degrade the digital image?
 
No it won't - and there is no difference optically between the two types of camera. I always protect the lens of my photo optics - but, oddly, never have for my scopes!
 
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Yes, you should! Protect the lens and filter out the haze. Just don't bother with a "warming" filter - you can fix all that with white balance or in your editing program.
 
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