Opinions are divided about the use of protective filters. In the old film days a UV filter was valuable in cutting down UV-induced haze in our photos, and the protective function was a handy add-on. But digital sensors don't suffer from UV haze, so now the only justification for using a UV filter is for protection. Some people think that's important. Some people would rather use lens hoods for protection. And some people are extremely wary of putting what might be low-quality glass in front of their high-quality lenses.

But we've had a couple of scares with minor damage to the front elements of our lenses, so we think the safest thing to do is to include UV / protective filters with all our lenses that can accept them. These will be high-quality Hoya filters, not some cheap rubbish you might see for £10 on eBay. And if you don't want to use it, you don't have to - there will be a case in the box with the lens to store the filter when not in use. Perfect!.