I recently purchased a Nikkor 18-140mm lens to replace the faulty 18-55mm kit lens which came with my Nikon D5000. The new lens requires a larger diameter filter (67mm).

There are so many options and price points ($7.00-$35.00). What’s the best bang for the buck?

I also need a lens hood, so a recommendation for this will also be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I have Hoya HD3 filters on all of my lenses. They're not cheap, but 1) they're optically superior to other filters I've used, and 2) they're cheaper than replacing the lens.

Can't help you with the hood - I rarely use one.

-Rob

^^^^^^

What he said. I know most people only use UV filters to protect the lens but I've never understood someone that spent big money on the best lens they could buy and stick a $10 filter on it...

Mark

Filters cost chump change compared to the camera and lens. Buy a good one and don't look back.

There's a good selection here:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c...s=ma&Top+Nav-Search=

If you think you will ever need to add additional filters, (polarizer) make sure to have threads
in front of ring.

If swapping filter between different lenses, you may consider brass rings.

I've always liked the German Schott glass.

Hope this helps.
Regards, Jack

Thanks for the recommendations. I’ll buy a decent Hoya or B+W.

I use B+W XS-Pro UV-Haze filters on all of my Nikon glass.

I have a B+W UV filter I keep on my 70-200. I've been very pleased with this filter. It's a bit more expensive than the upper part of your range though.

I don’t use a UV filter for lens protection. When taking photos I’m not in positions where the front element is at risk of getting scratched. Otherwise the lens cap is on.

On one hand it’s relatively cheap insurance. OTH, I don’t want to put a $30 piece of glass in front of my $1500 (or more) lens.

L1BC is on all my Nikkors. I have a Nikkor 180 f2.8 I purchased in 1981. I put the skylight filter on it the moment it came out of the box and that filter has never been off the lens.

Hoya and B&W for me as well.

+1 for the Hoya filters. Also your Nikkor lens should come with the lens hood. All of my Nikkors did.

Jim

I use both Hoya and B+W multi coated uv filters for front lens protection. The B+W seem better built, but I don't think mere mortals can detect the difference in image quality between the two.

I prefer to keep my lens cap and lens hood off when I'm walking about and I find myself wiping the filter off several times a day of accumulated dust and fingerprints. I'd rather be able to wipe off the front filter in a moment periodically throughout the day, than to bust out the lens cleaning fluid and q-tips to carefully polish the front lens glass.

I'm the end, I find that a protective filter saves wear and tear on my lenses and protects my investments until I'm ready to sell and trade up on my glass. I do not find a significant affect on image quality besides additional flare in certain shooting conditions, but usually nothing a handful of shade can't fix.

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I've always liked the German Schott glass.

I've always found that prolonged use of the Schott glass makes everything look fuzzy to me.

I would never add a filter unless its needed.
The filter will never be as optically clean/clear as the camera lens.

With a filter on front of the camera lens you have a much greater chance of introducing light flair across the filter face.
I always attached CC filters behind the camera lens or if in front behind a sunshade.

A competent photographer knows how to control lens flare in an SLR.

Even when direct scratches to the front element are unlikely, I often find myself in wet, dusty, or other harsh environments. I'd much rather frequently clean a $100 filter than frequently need to clean the front element of my expensive lens and risk scratching or damaging the coating on that.

Marumi filters are also worth a look.