How tough is the glass of a lens? (8-15)

[K3nt]

Not as tough as Chuck Norris or Mike Ditka.

speaking of which I lost my S**t when in the expendebles II chuck norris rocks up and tells a chuck norris joke

+1 million

[GMCPhotographics]

Not as tough as Chuck Norris or Mike Ditka.

speaking of which I lost my S**t when in the expendebles II chuck norris rocks up and tells a chuck norris joke

+1 million

I've found that my Canon front elements are very tough, far more than the expensive protection filters that go in fornt of them. Over 7 years of professional wedding phootography, I have only scratched one lens element. My 16-35IIL and that only showed in photos when I pointed it at the sun.
But and here's the big BUT....when a lens is damaged, the front element is really expensive to replace. My front element on my 16-35IIL cost me £325 to get fixed.

[LukieLauXD]

Tough enough that I hope I never find out x-x

[timmy_650]

Thank you. I'll skip it this time, and bring my 16-35 next time I am here. At least that one is protected.

I meant more like how you put welding glass on a camera not a normal filter. Just the lens hood and a piece of glass from like a small frame or something like that. It wouldn't protect it all the way but it might help.

[RMC33]

I have had my 8-15 for a while now and love it. It is damn durable and has survived a few bumps on my 7D when in the half-pipe at my local resort. I have even had a pole catch the front element with no ill effects from a skier.