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UV Filters
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DNG (I'm in a minority of 1 here though!)
I sure others can think of some!
In regard to lenses when I started out I listened to the camera sellers and dutifully bought UV filters to protect all my lenses.
I then found out that you can put quite a bad scratch on the front element of lens and unless you point it right at the sun - you won't even notice! The interior woking of the lens are much more important than the front element and take especially good care of the rear element problems here definitely show.
I am now firmly in the camp that the only time I would use a filter is to achieve a photographic effect. UV protection is not an effect. Use a lens hood for protection.
I think UV filters are like extended warranties, the sales person gets more for selling these than the main item!
Be gentle when you clean, a lot of lenses have multiple coatings, you can damage these, but in general don't worry about it too much. You would be astounded how rough a lot pros are with their gear.
The main problem with cosmetic damage is it will reduce resale value, but normally it won't impact image quality too much.