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I use UV/protective filters on my lenses. I know they degrade image quality but I use them because I have young children at home. It's much easier to clean the residue left by grubby fingers off of flat filters vs front elements of lenses. A quick rinse under the tap with a mild soap + 2nd rinse with distilled water if I'm feeling really fastidious is a lot easier than using a blower/cleaning solution/lens pen etc.

I'm in the process of converting over to the Fuji X system from a Canon system. I went with the 16 f1.4 35 f2 56 f1.2 On the Canon side I had the 24-70 f2.8, 70-200 f2.8, 35L and the 85L. Looking at what focal lengths I shot I had groupings around 24MM and not much longer than 85MM so I decided against the bigger Fuji Zooms and stick with a prime setup. I may add the 50-140 at some point if I'm missing the the longer focal lengths but I think I'll be ok. Can't wait for my X-Pro 2 to ship.