Best filter for 70-200 f/2.8L IS II USM?

[Razor2012]

anyway you buy a lens like that i have one also please do not put a filter on it no matter how good anyone says they are they are only going to degrade the image quality use the hood and get it insured.Only use a filter in tough conditions ie near the sea sand or heavy rain.

How much degradation are we talking about here, do you have any pics? There has been a couple of times that my front filter has saved my lens from liquids landing on it (spray, accidental burst), and from a jagged/sharp object coming in contact with it. Personally I don't feel there's enough degradation (if any) to warrant not using my filters. The positives truly outweigh any negatives.

 

[canon816]

anyway you buy a lens like that i have one also please do not put a filter on it no matter how good anyone says they are they are only going to degrade the image quality use the hood and get it insured.Only use a filter in tough conditions ie near the sea sand or heavy rain.

How much degradation are we talking about here, do you have any pics? There has been a couple of times that my front filter has saved my lens from liquids landing on it (spray, accidental burst), and from a jagged/sharp object coming in contact with it. Personally I don't feel there's enough degradation (if any) to warrant not using my filters. The positives truly outweigh any negatives.

Agreed. All my lenses have mint front elements... and damned if I can see any difference in image quality between using a high end filter or no filter at all.... so they all have filters (excep my super tele lenses of course :)

 

[Jamesy]

I have B+W XS-Pro Nano UV MRC's on all but one of my lenses and you would never know they were there. The other one I use is the B+W F-Pro UV on my 70-200 f4/IS - with no vignetting.

The Canon caps don't fit on the Nano filters as well as the F-Pro but they do remain on so nothing to worry about if you hear anything to the contrary.

 

[avatar13]

So the general consensus is B+W UV Nano > Hoya HD filter? I have only B+W filters (mostly F-Pro MRC UV Haze) but was needing a filter for my 70-200mm f/2.8 IS II as well and just haven't gotten around to getting one yet. I am intrigued by both the XS-Pro and the HD, granted the XS-Pro is 50% more in price the 702-00mm wasn't cheap so I don't mind springing a little extra. The thing I like about the Hoya (again I have not personally tried them) is how easy apparently they are to clean. I find the B+W filters to streak when being wiped down and it's hard to get it all out.

 

[Random Orbits]

So the general consensus is B+W UV Nano > Hoya HD filter? I have only B+W filters (mostly F-Pro MRC UV Haze) but was needing a filter for my 70-200mm f/2.8 IS II as well and just haven't gotten around to getting one yet. I am intrigued by both the XS-Pro and the HD, granted the XS-Pro is 50% more in price the 702-00mm wasn't cheap so I don't mind springing a little extra. The thing I like about the Hoya (again I have not personally tried them) is how easy apparently they are to clean. I find the B+W filters to streak when being wiped down and it's hard to get it all out.

Try a LensPen.

 

[jVillaPhoto]

Love my Hoya HD, have em' for all my lenses and never noticed any difference in image quality

 

[Menace]

I've got B+W MRC Nano XSPD UV - very happy with it. Also, have a Hoya CP filter too.

 

[brad]

a good polarizing filter... it cuts 90%+ of uv and "polarizes" stray light.

for protection. use the lens cap.
canon's coatings are good.
well to admit my 90 TS-E needs a UV filter but that's for UV.