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each to their own I guess. it's not a hard and fast rule (a hood or a filter won't always protect your lens) but IMO a hood is better protection than a filter. And with a hood there's no risk of a filter breaking and damaging the front element. Not that you dont, but I put image quality ahead of anything else and I'm not spending £1000+ on a lens to stick another piece of (much cheaper) glass on the front.
do rear elements protrude on nikon lenses? most canon lenses that I've used have a recessed rear element.
FWIW tynan could use both if he's seriously worried.