Shooting at 10 mm

[Blur Shadow]

Change to a nikon body so you get a crop factor of 1.5x then a 11-16 would fit your range
I don't know if that extra reach is that important. It is an F2.8 lens after all. I use the tokina 12 - 24 and at times i feel the lens is restricted by the F4, but at 12mm i could fit practically everything. I mean unless you go out with a tripod or don't shoot at night then the F2.8 is not important.

I'm the opposite. The extra reach is far more important to me. With a wider lens, I can easily crop or zoom in. The reverse, however, is impossible in 1 take.

As wth most instances of landscape photography, I shoot with small apertures. So large apertures are irrelevant to me.

In any case, I find f/4 quite adequate for most things, including occassional event photography. And I'm on a D70, so I'll have to think twice before increasing the ISO.

 

[jeff7id]

The lens is just announced. I don't think it's commercially available yet.

I believe jeff7id meant that he intended to purchase 1 at a future date.

Yes, I meant in the future date. Sorry for misunderstanding :embrass:

And even in IT Show 2010 at the Suntec City Singapore from 11-14 March 2010, Sigma still hasn't sold this lens yet.

 

[pinholecam]

A very skewed vote from me for the Sigma f4-5.6
I've not tried out any other UWA zoom
I do have UWA primes though.
To me the Sigma is sharp enough for its purposes.

Do test out for FF/BF issues first though.

 

[NikonMI6]

dude....i
m eagerly waiting for your reviews should you ever get that Sig 8-16. :lovegrin:

wonder if he's got his 8-16 sig..

 

[jeff7id]

wonder if he's got his 8-16 sig..

LOL, I haven't got it.

But there is other people who have tested this Sigma AF 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM . The review is good

http://www.photozone.de/canon-eos/515-sigma816f4556apsc?start=1

 

[biskandar]

Of course choose Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM .

 

[engrmariano]

Sigma 8-16...

 

[jeff7id]

1 vote for Sigma AF 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM from me

 

[scramblur11]

I also in same situation as TS. Also considering between these 3 lens.

From the polls, seem that Sigma 10-20 f4-5.6 is tops?

 

[Kenneth67C]

Another vote for the Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6.

Why is it that I can't vote? :dunno:

 

[jeff7id]

Another vote for the Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6.

Why is it that I can't vote? :dunno:

If you have logged in and never made a vote before, you should be able to vote.
:think:

Previously I have tried Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6, and quite happy with the lens.

When I created this thread, Sigma 8-16 hadn't been announced yet. Sigma 8-16 is 2mm wider, but has more distortion than Sigma 10-20.

 

[Kenneth67C]

If you have logged in and never made a vote before, you should be able to vote.
:think:

Previously I have tried Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6, and quite happy with the lens.

When I created this thread, Sigma 8-16 hadn't been announced yet. Sigma 8-16 is 2mm wider, but has more distortion than Sigma 10-20.

It seems you have to hit 50 posts before you can vote. :embrass:

A lens with that wide a focal length (8-16) means that almost everything you take will be distorted in some way.

The 10-20 has a bit more flexibility in that at the longer focal length, its still quite usable as a normal wide angle.

 

[jeff7id]

It seems you have to hit 50 posts before you can vote. :embrass:

A lens with that wide a focal length (8-16) means that almost everything you take will be distorted in some way.

The 10-20 has a bit more flexibility in that at the longer focal length, its still quite usable as a normal wide angle.

I just know that we need not less than 50 post to make a vote ... :think:
Yeah, 10-20 mm lens has more flexibility.

With Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6, the distortion is not so visible at 20 mm (its longest focal length), which is pretty useful.
Compared with Sigma 8-16mm f4.5-5.6, at 16mm (its longest focal length), unfortunately some distortion is still visible there.

 

[Ben Ang]

For prime lens (fixed focal length), the widest you can go is only 14 mm.
14 mm is the limitation of Ultra Wide Angle lens in Full Frame Body :

Sigma 14mm f2.8 EX Aspherical

Nikon 14mm f/2.8D ED AF

Tamron SP AF14MM F/2.8 Aspherical (IF)

Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM

For Canon and Nikon lens, you can find easily in the market.
For Tamron and Sigma, I am not so sure. Rarely see this lens in Singapore.

nikkor 13mm f5.6

also got sigma 12-24 for fullframe. pls let us know how the sigma 8-16 fares. looks like a nice range =)

 

[jeff7id]

nikkor 13mm f5.6

also got sigma 12-24 for fullframe.

Ha..Ha, I should miss this 13mm Nikon prime lens for FX.
A beautiful lens indeed :lovegrin:

 

[daredevil123]

nikkor 13mm f5.6

also got sigma 12-24 for fullframe. pls let us know how the sigma 8-16 fares. looks like a nice range =)

13mm. Gosh. That monster. Isn't it like super rare?

Saw a copy of the 15mm in peninsular. Listed at 1.7k.