

After a couple of years, looking at all the hairline scratches, you will be glad it's not the front element of your lens.Īnd don't buy the scam about expensive filters. I urge everyone who thinks that a 30 dollar filter degrades the image of a 1000 dollar lens to do the simple test of mounting the camera on a tripod, taking images with and without the filter, and comparing them side by side.Īt minimum, you should buy a filter and use it in adverse conditions-in smoky or greasy or dusty environments.
#SIGMA 18 35 T6I REVIEW UPGRADE#
Most of the "anti-filter" crowd seem to be going by some untested gut feeling, probably thinking about the difference in the view through a window or with the window open. The T6i also offers a significant upgrade in autofocus specs, as it borrows the capable 19-point all-cross-type system from the higher-end EOS 70D, which does well in both single-shot and. The one exception is in shooting extremely bright point sources of light, which have shown a very slight increase in flare just around the light, Shooting directly into the sun you might get one extra sun flare-but in such rare situations it is easy to remove the filter for a moment. I have done extensive tests with filters-not even expensive ones-on many different lenses, and I have yet to find any case where a side-by-side comparison with and without shows any noticeable difference. EOS Kiss X8i / EOS Rebel T6i / EOS 750D EOS Kiss X7i / EOS Rebel T5i / EOS 700D. General operation check done by SIGMA with the lens as of September 2023. I always use good lens tissues, but still after some years of use in the field, my filters show fine scratches. Information about the SIGMA’s out-of-production lens 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 DC MACRO OS HSM. Yes, you can be careful, but I'll bet that you will come across time-critical situations in which if you don't clean a smudge immediately you will lose a shot. Razor sharp in center from F2.8 and outstanding from corner to corner at F4. Excellent sharpness in center from wide open between 18-28mm. I have read a lot of reviews and they seem to agree. You will certainly, in the course of daily shooting, need to clean the front element, and eventually repeated cleanings will give you cleaning marks no matter how careful you are-unless you shoot only in the studio. The sigma 18-35/1.8 is known for being exceptionally sharp. I absolutely advocate the use of protective filters. Its focal length range makes it suitable for a wide variety of shots, from wide-angle landscapes to close-up portraits. When starting out in photography, this versatility is. The Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II lens is a versatile zoom lens that comes as a kit lens with the Canon EOS Rebel T6. Is this going to defeat the purpose of having spent a ton of cash on a great lense? This is an amazing range that will be suitable for so many different areas of photography. on it from Best Buy supposedly to protect the lense I put a filter (Platinum Multi-coated UVF). I have a Canon t6i and bought a Sigma 18- 35 for it. Hi I'm new to Ugly Hedgehog, and starting to get deep into photography.
