first choice is B+W filters 49mm, clear or UV filters, "same price, UV wont hurt either" second choice is Hoya "excellent optics but less rigid", i would stay away from cheap filters because they could ruin your image or worse they will cling to the camera and refuse to leave when you need them to do it!

Don't forget you'll need to get an adaptor ring to fit a lens filter, like the one that comes in the lens hood kit. Unfortunately you'll no longer be able to use the original lens cap once you have this installed.

I hadn't started to look at Lens hood yet! Have just purchased the SD card, the LCD protector and the Filter from overseas... before have even put the battery in the camera! But it's not like I have to rush out the door with the camera so I can wait. Am being really careful buying the protective items as this was a big investment for me.

Right so I need a lens hood - in order to put the filter on... and I would remove that and filter if required the lens cap to go on... I think I follow.
Sounds a little onerous, say when travelling and wish to quickly stow the camera in a bag or it's case (which I have not bought yet) but see everyones info on here. Are the filter and lens hood attached to each other so it's one unit to remove - or both separately?

Thanks - (loving this group for the info!)

@Chris, I have the same filter, did not know that the plastic thing was a cap! i thought it was a cute filter holder, thank you i will check it out, because the fuji cover doesnt fit well anymore

I use the B+W 49mm slim filter.

Just created my homemade lens protection today. Two 49mm filters. The first one without the glass and then the Hoya UV filter. To finish the original Fuji ring. After having polished and taken away the external filter colour they now shine in silver and give the whole lens a classy look. No more need now for a lens cap when hitting the street

Looks pretty nice @the_dude, thanks for sharing. I like that you polished the filter rings back to silver.

@the_dude, how do you screw on the original ring on the outside of the two filters?? Is the last filter treaded on the outside?

I saw this technique (using reversed blank filter ring) described by Ken Rockwell some time back. But polishing it is a nice touch! Could you tell me what you used to polish it?

The problem is that I love the look of the original cap hahaha. Also I liked the compact look of the "naked" lens. When you start adding on all the filter/filter adaptor/hood/pinch cap it just doesn't look the same anymore.

Still confused over how to attach the filter. I've just bought a b+w clear filter to protect my lens. If I remove the trim ring that comes with the camera, then screw on the filter I can then attach the adaptor ring and the hood that comes with it. But isn't the filter too close to the lens? The only way I can get more clearance between the lens and the filter is by attaching the adaptor backwards and then putting on the filter. But then of course I can't attach the hood. Help would be appreciated.

While I just installed the GGS stick-on filter a week ago I figured I might need a little more protection since we are planning to visit a rain forest for a few days. I decided not to use the standard adapter ring as I wanted it a little shorter, and everybody seems to be out of the standard female to female ring. So I went with mounting a Hoya HMC filter backward with a cheap filter with the glass taken out also backwards ,as mentioned in many postings. This cheap filter was $5.00 and had a removable ring to take out the glass, so I didn't have to break it out. I also got a Back Lens Cap ( female threaded) to use as a cover. I think it was $27.00 delivered for all three from Camerafilter.com I wasn't sure if the spacer ring was going to be thick enough but, it seems to be fine even with the GGS stick on filter. The lens comes real close when going into the macro, but doesn't seem to hit with the GGS installed. I will probably take the GGS off during vacation and just go with the Hoya. And no this is not an advertisement for LensCap.com, I just put the paper tag in the photo for show what the cap was since it was a reverse thread.
I have never tried using a freezer bag as a rain jacket for the camera, but I think I will need something for a few days. Does anyone else have any suggestions? Maybe even a silica gel pack inside for moisture? Do stores even sell one or two silica gel packs, I have never seen them for sale.

Looking in shoe boxes for the silica packs is a good idea, thanks. The blue tape looks ugly, so I am going try black elect. tape. I was worried about the tape residue,but it will just be on the filter and adapter. While the bag is not a perfect solution, but for the time being, it should give some protection.

@ kai: unfortunately I'm not able to post more images at the moment. But the description you made is perfectly right. The filters were black before I polished it with sand paper. For the first filter it is not important what you take, as you take the glass out anyway. But I took twice the same filters (cheap used Hoya UV) in order to get the same silver look on both of them when polishing. The whole preparation of the two filters took less than 15 minutes. And now after having used them for about 500 shots I'm still happy with it. Especially because my lens is safe when walking in the street, and even when I store it in my bag without cap.

Just curious what those of you doing the reverse filter method are using for a lens cap. I don't need it when I'm taking the camera out with me, but looking for something when I store the camera. The stock cap no longer fits, and a 49mm snap-on filter doesn't fit, either. Not sure what the inner diameter of the 49mm filter (male side) is.

hase filter has extra yellow in it. So it cuts into visible light.

That will work just fine - I have the same set-up, though I have the Slim B+W filter

Enjoy!

Just less bulk really - but there is a downside, as slim filters have no threads on the front so you can't stack filters. I don't, so it doesn't bother me. I can also get the adaptor ring, the slim filter, and the filter's push on cap to (just about) fit in the Fuji case. Bulges a bit, but works!

No, not properly - it bulges, but does close.