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Archive 2014 · Sigma 18-35 Anyone Using it on a D7100?

  
 
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Sigma 18-35 Anyone Using it on a D7100?


So tempted...

Heading on vacation for two weeks and I have a chance to buy this new for $700.

Will it really be better than my 16-85 for landscapes?

Has anyone actually used it on a high resolution DX body?




Feb 21, 2014 at 05:59 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Sigma 18-35 Anyone Using it on a D7100?


I bought one for my wife… but we haven't had time to use it just yet. And I have the 16-85 as my primary travel lens, and love it.

Prelim findings is that it's got a pleasant bokeh, and within it's focal range, it renders images beautifully. but those are just images we shot at home to set it out.



Feb 21, 2014 at 01:15 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Sigma 18-35 Anyone Using it on a D7100?


Its the best lens every made for DX bodies. Period.

The only short coming is the limited focal range.

It's sharper than anything else out there including the 17-55 F2.8.



Feb 21, 2014 at 03:26 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Sigma 18-35 Anyone Using it on a D7100?


If it's as good as the Ssiggy 35 f1.4, be careful. You may cut your eyes open looking at how sharp the pix are.


Feb 21, 2014 at 04:15 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Sigma 18-35 Anyone Using it on a D7100?


Have a friend who raves about, but he won't let me borrow it.


Feb 21, 2014 at 05:16 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Sigma 18-35 Anyone Using it on a D7100?


I dunno. While at $100 bucks off i'd buy it. But don't buy it for the sole purpose of vacation going cold with it IMO.

Its 10 ounces heavier. No VR. My first outing with it was bad. I wasn't prepared for the weight difference and how i had to change my shooting style back to being slow and stable again rather than run and gun.



Feb 21, 2014 at 05:30 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Sigma 18-35 Anyone Using it on a D7100?


I guess you could use it for landscapes...
Critical sharpness:
at 18/20mm is f2
at 24/28mm it's f2.8
at 35 it's f4
No improvement after f5.6 throughout the zoom range.
Impressive on the D800 (you want pixels) 24 > 35mm
My primary use is pub crawlin'/events/ambient peeps.
$700 is a steal, they're hard to come by at retail.



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Feb 21, 2014 at 05:51 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Sigma 18-35 Anyone Using it on a D7100?


Will, good to see your input! Could you offer some examples when used on D800, plz? At least one wide open...


Feb 21, 2014 at 06:02 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Sigma 18-35 Anyone Using it on a D7100?


This was just portable crap on my iPad, that was handy. I'll post something tomorrow...it's beer thirty!
Found a 1st outing grab and the obligatory 100% crop SOOC. I love this sucker.



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100% crop SOOC




Feb 21, 2014 at 06:05 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Sigma 18-35 Anyone Using it on a D7100?


Here a shot

Sundial




Feb 21, 2014 at 06:58 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Sigma 18-35 Anyone Using it on a D7100?


You can literally say no DX lens Nikon makes compares to it. I'm pretty darn sure it also outresolves the 24-70 F2.8 G. Weight wise very similar to the 24-70.


Feb 21, 2014 at 11:02 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Sigma 18-35 Anyone Using it on a D7100?


Found a D800 sample...












Feb 22, 2014 at 07:50 AM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Sigma 18-35 Anyone Using it on a D7100?


trenchmonkey wrote:
Found a D800 sample...


Just WOW!



Feb 22, 2014 at 08:34 AM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Sigma 18-35 Anyone Using it on a D7100?


Crazy beyond words, that a DX zoom is sharper than the FX 28 f1.8G prime wide open...
I'm still keepin' mine for going 'light' Gonna play around with it at ~20mm in 1.2 crop mode.
That's a FOV of 24mm (the zooms very sweetest performance is 18-20 f2. Mind boggling, eh?!



Feb 22, 2014 at 08:55 AM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Sigma 18-35 Anyone Using it on a D7100?


Yep got mine last week.Love it..Alot of fun.







Feb 22, 2014 at 09:10 AM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Sigma 18-35 Anyone Using it on a D7100?


Think we're gonna be needin' a Sigma hat...for the grandbaby



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Feb 22, 2014 at 09:17 AM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Sigma 18-35 Anyone Using it on a D7100?


Will, your SOOC images always amaze and inspire me, especially seeing as I'd rather be out shooting than PP. Just got the Sigma 24-105 F/4, what a sweet chunk of hardware and glass. Going to see if I can do it justice on my D800...




Feb 22, 2014 at 09:43 AM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Sigma 18-35 Anyone Using it on a D7100?


Lenses like this make the crop sensor bodies a whole new camera.


Feb 22, 2014 at 11:15 AM
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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Sigma 18-35 Anyone Using it on a D7100?


an Example of how stupid sharp this lens is with d7100.The first shot is 26mm the second is a HUGE crop.
the bridge is 10 miles away and the tower 14.You can even see the ducks in the foreground..Unreal for a zoom.

















Feb 22, 2014 at 09:04 PM
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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Sigma 18-35 Anyone Using it on a D7100?


I've been thinking about this lens, off and on. I do shoot at night a lot. I also travel quite a bit. Here's a few thoughts. Yes, the lens seems to be very sharp, BUT if you aren't using a tripod my own experience is a very mediocre lens used on a tripod is likely going to be sharper than a better lens handheld. For my night shooting I always use a tripod (and about 80% of my day shots too.) I want sharpness and my own experience is the most important thing for that is a tripod. If you don't use a tripod much, I just don't think this lens is going to knock you over, especially compared to the 16-85mm VR. While that second lens my not ultimately be quite as sharp, it DOES have VR. My hunch is that if you aren't using a tripod, the VR lens will probably trump the non-VR lens. Just my own experience.

Second thing is I looked at it as a travel lens. It doesn't have much range, meaning you will need a second lens. That means more lens changing, a heavier camera bag, more fiddling with your camera. For me, it doesn't sound as good for travel because I am trying to REDUCE the number of pieces I carry, not increase it. The lens also doesn't have VR, meaning for best results I will want to carry and use a tripod. All in all, the 16-85mm VR looks like a better travel lens.

After nearly two decades of almost daily photography, using a very wide variety of gear in a very wide variety of places, I've come to think that the single most important consideration for a lens is NOT how sharp it is, but how well it fits your style and what you shoot. An obvious example: the Nikon 300mm f2.8 VR is one of Nikon's best and it has excellent sharpness. But it's a poor choice for weddings. It's a poor choice for downtown street shooting. Think carefully of how you use your gear, and what you shoot. In the end that's more important--how USEFUL it will be.


Kent in SD



Feb 23, 2014 at 02:36 AM
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