Will a 67mm filter vignette on an 82mm Sigma 10-20mm lens?
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I want to use my existing 67mm ND filters on a Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 that takes 82mm filters, mounted on a Canon EOS 80D (APS-C). If I use a step-down ring from 82mm to 67mm, how much vignetting should I expect, especially at the wide end around 10mm? I was also wondering whether the slightly smaller Canon APS-C sensor versus Nikon APS-C would leave enough extra image circle to help reduce filter vignetting.
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The EOS 80D has a sensor measuring 22.3 × 14.9 mm. The lens, at 10mm, on this sensor, takes in a 96° horizontal angle of view. A step-down ring going from a filter diameter of 82mm to 67mm is quite a jump, and, with such a wide angle of view, is going to result in severe, objectionable vignetting.
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Yes—expect heavy, obvious mechanical vignetting, especially at 10mm. The Sigma 10-20mm is an ultra-wide lens, so it sees a very wide angle of view; putting a much smaller 67mm opening in front of an 82mm filter thread is a large restriction.
The small APS-C size difference doesn’t really save you here. The Canon vs Nikon APS-C difference is only about 5%, while stepping down from 82mm to 67mm reduces the opening by about 20%. That mismatch is far more significant than any extra image circle margin.
In practice, an 82mm-to-67mm step-down ring on this lens is likely to cause severe, objectionable corner darkening at the wide end, and possibly throughout much of the zoom range. For an ultra-wide like this, it’s best to use filters sized for the lens, or larger filters with an appropriate step-up system rather than stepping down.
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