I usually use lens hoods unless I take extreme close-ups. The Flower and plastic lens hoods that are cylindrical in nature are much better than the soft conical rubber types. I used one of the conical rubber types and had a real bad experience, wouldn't recommend those.
I use filters only if I were to use them for effects which I don't get through using a normal lens. My concept is by adding a filter to your lens you are adding another layer between the subject and the lens.
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