Excellent video. You answered the question that was haunting me for a while. Totally agree with you that a good quality uv/clear filter (B+W, Hoya, etc) is crucial.

Really good video. I've been shooting since 1970, (with 35mm) and have always used clear filters ( on every lens) for the same reasons as you. Mainly for the cleaning. When you use a lens for many thousand shots, it concerns me to clean it so often. Sooo, I always use Top quality filters. I tried a couple cheap ones a couple years ago because of their claims of being as good as the expensive ones,...Not. Wanted to just throw them away, couldn't do it, just stashed them with the other stuff I don't use. Been through three 35mm slr cameras, a Yashica 120mm , then a Canon EOS Elan 2E 35mm (still have that one) great camera. That was my last film camera. Now on my second DSLR. A Canon 6D Mk2. Love it. Just gave my 60D to my daughter, and she loves it. I will go see what else you have on you tube. Good video, look forward to more. Thanks for sharing. Charlie

I like you’re style man, and I relate a lot to the sensible (yet slightly OCD) way you think. Also I noticed that in the left shot with the softer eyelash, there was another eyelash in the same image that was sharper than it was on the right. So yeah, just a slight focus change, no noticeable difference with due to the filter. 👍

Awesome, you really cover 100% of the potential scenarios. Really comes across that you know your stuff.

Yes I want to see a comparison using a cheaper filter! #part2

great video, thank you!

Super helpful video! Thanks for making it, I just discovered these filters and you addressed a lot of my concerns. have you used Nikon filters, that’s what I ended up going with.

i shoot a lot of motorcycle racing where there is dirt flying my way. I have damaged a front element before, not using a protective filter, since then , all my lenses are protected with a b&w filter

If i put good expensive UV filter on vintage glass,will help me with better contrast or ?

I like your attitude 😂

I have been buying and using what I assumed to be genuine nikon ND filters from China on ebay for years. The 77mm ones which lens rentals did very scientific tests on, one of which was light transmission of all the filters they tested, the nikon had the 2nd highest light transmission at 99.8%. I don't know if the 30 dollar ones are fake, but I can't tell any difference in optical quality or machining. If they're fake, they're damn good fakes. Buying the same filter from the states, it costs 100 dollars from a trusted store. Packaging, look, feel, even the green hue on the filter is the same as the ones I bought from bh photo. I'd be willing to send you a Chinese bought filter and U.S. filter if there was a way for you to make a comparison. But like your conclusion, and I'm a pixel peeper, obsessive. I simply can't tell a difference between Chinese and American bought. Packaging manual, product are the same to my eyes.