Lens hood can't fit on 55/1.8 after putting on a B+W XS-Pro Nano UV Filter

[frederico]

Any suggestion for a filter that will not block the bayonet mount for the lens hood?

[reeltime]

My suggestion is to not use a UV filter on the FE 55 (or any lens)....  First i am a true believer that a UV filter does absolutely nothing to improve I.Q., second the FE 55 has a concave front lens element that is recessed even further by the front of the lens body.  The odds of dropping it with a direct hit on the front element are very slim....  The FE 55 is one of the sharpest lenses available from any manufacturer and I would never use a cheap B&W UV on a sharp prime lens period.  All you will be doing is adding 2 additional reflecting surfaces to cause potential issue with I.Q.   Also if you think a couple of mm thick piece of UV glass is going to protect the lens if you drop it with the camera attached I think you will be very disappointed in the results...  Most likely the threads from the filter will ruin the threads on the FE 55 and make using a real filter like a polarizer or ND impossible to attach properly....  JUST SAY NO TO UV Filters! 

[cieumeo]

What happen ? I can use len hood on 55 1.8 Sony Zeiss even I use the similar B+W XS-Pro Clear.

 

 

I use the Clear filter when i go to the sea btw.

[Emptymind]

For reasons other than Hoya, B/W etc convincing everyone to use UV filters, there is no reason on todays coated lenses. I shoot in some very tough locations... India and China which I visit 2 or 3 times per year. The dust in India is really bad but I take strong blower and cleaners. I have yet to see lens damage. For my video work then yes, I have to use ND filters almost all the time outside but this is a necessity and not for protection.

[Golem]

My suggestion is to not use a UV filter on the FE 55 (or any lens)....  First i am a true believer that a UV filter does absolutely nothing to improve I.Q., second the FE 55 has a concave front lens element that is recessed even further by the front of the lens body.  The odds of dropping it with a direct hit on the front element are very slim....  The FE 55 is one of the sharpest lenses available from any manufacturer and I would never use a cheap B&W UV on a sharp prime lens period.  All you will be doing is adding 2 additional reflecting surfaces to cause potential issue with I.Q.   Also if you think a couple of mm thick piece of UV glass is going to protect the lens if you drop it with the camera attached I think you will be very disappointed in the results...  Most likely the threads from the filter will ruin the threads on the FE 55 and make using a real filter like a polarizer or ND impossible to attach properly....  JUST SAY NO TO UV Filters!

So, you choose to preach rather than address the question.

But then, you do call yourself a "true believer" so some

preaching expectedly results :-)

 

Also, you ignore the real world protective value of a UV filter,

which has nothing whatsoever to do with dropping the camera

or the lens.

 

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[mtman]

I also find it annoying to not be able to put a polarizer on and then the hood. Obviously I'd have to remove the hood to rotate the filter, but then I'd like to snap it back on and put it away so it is ready for the next shot (with filter on), instead I have to remove the filter and put it away.

[pfogle]

Firstly, there's no optical advantage to a "UV" filter, as, unless you have lenses of pure quartz, glass absorbs UV anyway. You need a yellow filter to cut haze.

 

I never used protective filter until I got the Fuji 56mm f1.2 fir my XT-1 - don't want to take risks with the front element on that beast!

 

That said, I've never seen any issues caused by a decent multi coated filter either...