The AF-S Zoom-Nikkor ED 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX lens takes a 52mm filter. You could use a stepping ring but I'd suggest getting it swapped for the right size...

Oh geez. Thanks. Silly lady sold me 3 wrong filters. I'll take them all back tomorrow..

The nikon book says for a filter I have to use a certain nikon filter. Is this correct, or no?.

Also where can I buy a b&W or another quality brand filter. The ritz camera store by me only has the quantaray brand...

Bryan938 wrote:.

Oh geez. Thanks. Silly lady sold me 3 wrong filters. I'll takethem all back tomorrow..

It seems your salesperson thought the focal length was the filter thread size!.

The nikon book says for a filter I have to use a certain nikonfilter. Is this correct, or no?.

Nikon, B&W, Hoya, Heliopan, etc. are fine. B&W ar my favorite that I can afford..

Also where can I buy a b&W or another quality brand filter. The ritzcamera store by me only has the quantaray brand..

Quantaray is a store brand applied by Ritz to other brands of lenses. Unfortunately, we do not know what that brand is! You may want to order from ebay, if you have PayPal..

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In time past, the UV filter (and skylight filter) was hard to live without. Shooting outdoors without a UV-filter (or a skylight filter) would result in bluish tones, and a bit downgraded sharpness overall..

Nowadays, we shoot digital, and the sensor itself has a UV/IR cutoff filter. Furthermore, lens coatings have improved greatly..

The UV-filter on a digital camera, doesn't do ANYTHING part from protecting your front element - and downgrading sharpness a little (so will any glass you put in front of your lens)..

If you had a really expensive lens, I could understand the use of a protection or UV filter. But I myself, never uses any protection filters for my lenses, not even the expensive ones..

I've thrown my lenses in my camera bag without caps on, several times - not a single one of my lenses have ANY scratches of any size/kind. Their coating can handle more than most people believe..

Http://www.fotostart.dk << tutorials, guides etc...

You are confusing the focal length of your lens with the diameter of the threaded part on the front of that lens. The later is the one that you must match the filter to which has little or nothing to do with the focal distance (18-55 in your case).Jules.

Bryan938 wrote:.

I was sold a 55mm filter for a d40 18-55 lens. How the heck do I getthe filter on? It doesn't seem to fit..

Black moles do not destroy information...

Http://www.2filter.com/.

It's not necessary to use Nikon branded filters..

I tend to not use uv filters for protection except around the ocean or desert or other dusty/windy or otherwise poor environments. Huge arguments ensue but there is some degradation of the image to be balanced against possible damages. The better the filter and it's coatings, the less degradation. It's usually more noticeable at night or with bright lighting, etc. - more reflections from the sensor and back off the filter, etc...