58mm UV Lens Filter

Q: Clear or polarized filter for T5 EOS - which is better?

A: They do different things, so this is not an apples to apples comparison. I buy inexpensive uv filters like this one to protect the lens glass (albeit minimally) from being broken as it gets knocked around through handling or transport in my camera bag. A polarizing filter will reduce glare off of water, darken the sky, or help manage reflected images. It will change the picture from what the eye naturally sees. If that is an effect you are going for, you'll need the polarizer. If you want a "clear" cover over your lens that doesn't significantly alter the image as a result, you need a UV filter like this one.

Q: What camera would this work with?

A: This works with Canon lenses, and Tamaron lenses, you just have to buy the right size to fit. I recently bought a Canon T6 DSLR, the lenses protection, and camera backpack bag, and I'm very happy with all of it.

Q: Will the Canon T6i DSLR be able to do professional looking photos?

A: Hi Mary. The "simple' answer is yes the T6i is capable of taking excellent photos. I'm fairly new to DSLR .... just over 3 years and I've just started "playing" with my T3 to find out some of it's more advanced features. I was a very serious "print film" photographer & in fact I still have my Canon F1 and several lenses along with an old YashicaMat medium format twin lens reflex camera. There are times I still miss using "film" although the advantages of DSLR are many. For one you can see right away what the image looks like as opposed to having to wait until you're in the dark room or get your prints back plus I took some wedding pictures for a friend last year and shot well over 1000 frames. I'm not great at math but lets just say that at 36 exposures per roll .... that's an awful lot of film. I finished filling up a 4g SD card ... 1400+ images on it ... so you can imagine how many I/you can get on a 16/32/64+ gig sd card. The best advice I can offer as far as taking "professional" looking photos it to just get out there and take lots & lots of pictures. If you're fairly new to photography you may want to see about taking a photography class at a local collage it that's an option to learn how to control things like depth of field & controlling the effects of motion, The main thing to remember especially if you're just getting started in photography is that while it's good to purchase the best equipment you can afford ... Canon has a DSLR body that's over $17K ... just for the body and don't even get me started on some of the lenses .... lol lol ... But remember that the old saying applies to taking pictures the same as it does to wood working/mechanics & most other areas .... "expensive tools do not a craftsman/woman make"!!! Meaning you don't have to spend a fortune to get really great photos. The main thing is to just take lots & lots of pictures. Something that might help if the T6i has it as a feature is to go out just to "play" with the camera and see how you can change the images to look & to have the camera record the settings for each frame .... ie shutter speed, apeture, ASA or "film speed" & take a notebook to record conditions such as full sun, overcast, etc. I tool some photo classes and learned a lot plus had a ball. One thing my instructor told us which may still apply is that the "public" thinks that being a "professional" photographer means that they go out and every frame they shoot looks like the cover from National Geographic. When actually the cover + the other 6 - 10 maybe pics were chosen from often times well over 1000 taken just for that assignment. Hope this helps & remember that the best way to improve it to just take lots & lots of pictures while paying attention to the conditions when you click the shutter.