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aVOLanche
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Location: United States
Posts: 144
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Review Date: Jul 13, 2010
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $400.00
| Rating: 10
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Bets UWA for the price
VERY wide compared to 12mm on 1.6 crop
Excellent build
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none
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This is the only non-Canon lens that I currently own.It's fantastic,especially at it's price.
I'd love to have the wider 8-16mm Sigma,but the price prevents that.
This lens is sharp,contrasty,great color,comes with a lens hood at a bargain basement price.
To be fair,I have seen some copies with decenterin issues(have seen 8-16mm Sigmas with the same).My advice is to buy from a dealer with a good return policy.When you get a good copy,you will be amazed!
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 Jul 13, 2010
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avilar
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Location: Spain
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Review Date: Jun 28, 2010
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 6
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Price, angle-of-view, zoom range, build quality, finish, size, fixed stupid lens-cap
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IQ in corners, focusing
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Have had mine for 4 days and still uncertain whether I have a good/average/bad copy.
Looks OK in centre at any aperture, but corners are disappointing, particularly the left hand side.
AF seems like a hit'n'miss affair, at least with my Nikon D90.
Should I try and exchange for another copy? Sample plus 100% crops from corners here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/avilar/sets/72157624379058390/
1/160 at f8.0, ISO200. EXIF says focus point was 2m which should get me from 0.5m to infinity DOF (according to dofmaster.com)
Good news is Sigma have finally fixed the stupid lens-cap issue: it is now center-pinch.
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Jun 28, 2010
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redblank
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Registered: May 3, 2010
Location: United States
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Review Date: May 3, 2010
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $479.99
| Rating: 10
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amazing wide angle with limited distortion, build quality
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none so far
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After my Sigma 17-70mm bit the dust (I think just finally wore it out -- I used it almost every day for 2.5 years), I decided it was time to replace it with an even wider model. Although the 17mm was great for architecture outside and pretty good for interiors, it was still not wide enough for tight interior spaces.
Needless to say, with this new 10mm lens, tight spaces are no longer a problem! I am amazed at how much more I can capture with the extra field of view.
Highly recommended for interior architectural photography.
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May 3, 2010
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mjbrownie
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Location: Australia
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Review Date: Nov 23, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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great range on a crop for natural landscapes and candid group shots, color rendition (in good light), nice chunky feel
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flare, limited to crop sensor
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Any lens that passes the ultimate amateur test of surviving a waist high drop onto a dirt track is worthy of a positive review. Still going strong. So consider this a reliability review.
I've had my copy a while now, initially I found the colors a lot more pleasant than my first lens (a 17-85 which has since been given away) when travelling.
It's also performed well in some extreme hot dusty days that I think were the cause of my other lens probs. I've seen two 17-85 lenses have AF's go on them so I'm interested in long use reviews. My experiences would make me inclined to recommend this lens over the Canon 10-22 counterpart thats still $100 more.
Quick example here (after the drop)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46203470@N00/4128054026/
My current expedition combo is a 300mm L + 1.4 tc for birds 10-20mm for (big) rocks.
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Nov 23, 2009
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Haring
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Location: United States
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Sep 11, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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good range if you happen to have a crop body
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not as good as the Canon L series
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Don't even think about it.
The picture quality is just lifeless....:(:(:( It is better to keep the kit lens! Ok. it is not that bad but you can not compare it to the Canon 17 40 L.
I sold it and bought a Canon 17 40L. What a big difference.
You can see a few pictures in the portfolio for real estate properties:
www.haringphotography.com
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Sep 11, 2009
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FatBoyAl
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Registered: Sep 4, 2005
Location: United States
Posts: 542
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Review Date: Aug 24, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $440.00
| Rating: 9
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Build, fast focus, sharp, excellent color
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Bit o' distortion, variable aperture
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I've had the Tokina 12-24/4 for both Canon and Nikon (non-af motor version), the 11-16/2.8 for Canon and the 10-17 fisheye, so I wasn't exactly new to UWA's. I wasn't thrilled with getting this lens, but I wanted a AF motor UWA (and the 12-24/4 mark II wasn't announced yet), which limited which lenses were available to me. I also didn't want to spend the money for the Nikon-branded 12-24. So in all respects this was a compromise lens.
Turns out, however, it wasn't much of a compromise. It's a terrific lens! Sharp, even wide open. Fast AF. Nice build. I'm really enjoying it!
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Aug 24, 2009
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HBOC
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Location: United States
Posts: 1222
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Review Date: Jul 17, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $250.00
| Rating: 10
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Sharpness, color, IQ, build, 77mm filters
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Wish it was a bit faster
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After reading some negative and so-so reviews, I had to look at my lens and make sure it was the same one I had. This lens is absolutely AMAZING! I had an EF-S 10-22mm a few years ago, and I would rate this lens sharper, IQ better and the build quality better than the 10-22mm. I do wish it had a bit longer reach and a litte faster.
I just bought this lens from a guy who was selling it for $250. It is absolutely sharp, right from the camera. I highly recommend this lens!
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Jul 17, 2009
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dlborges
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Location: United States
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Jun 21, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Crystal clear, sharp lens, incredible color, very fun and creative lens to use. Didn't realize its capability on landscape until I took it somewhere that I could truly connect the lens to creativity and scene.
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There are some negative reviews, but I beg to differ. Here's one of my favorite images taken in the incredible Monument Valley Utah. There's a thousand ways to screw this up, but I love the image and will recall the simplicity of using this lens in a situation when I didn't want to think about equipment. I was too busy being taken back by the breathtaking beauty of this immense landscape.
Judge for yourself:
http://dlborges.zenfolio.com/p199169325/h306f1491#h306f1491
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Jun 21, 2009
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proshot
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Location: Germany
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Review Date: Jun 14, 2009
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Recommend? no |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 4
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small and handy built size, good coating, little CA
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after 20 years of Sigma bias, the legendary non existent Sigma quality end control seems to be alive
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My advice to PRO users:
stay away from this product.
QC seems non existent, I am now on my 3rd item (!), and still
plagued by horrible decentering and quality issues.
Forts two were exchanged by Sigma themselves, but still not progress, so this lens is either ultra complicated to manufact, or Sigma doesn´t care at all.
Non usable through all focal lenghts.Back for refund.Sad.
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Jun 14, 2009
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zergkind
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Location: Russia
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Review Date: May 19, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $640.00
| Rating: 9
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wide angle, not flare prone, ability to use filters, tank-like build quality, price tag, complectation
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DC lens, not as sharp as sigma 12-24
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That was my upgrade out of 18-55 kit lens on canon crop sensor body. I bought this lens especially for creating panoramic pictures and made a choice between sigma and canon 10-22 based on reviews, price tags and complectation - lens hood and a pouch included in sigma's pack are useful. It's quite strong to flares as already mentioned in many reviews - so it's a big advantage for panorama creation. It has no CA on longer end (20mm) even wide open, though 5.6 is not very fast to call it 'wide open', imo 8]
I did not choose my specimen out of many copies, just went to a local shop and gave them money. Image quality was good enough to sell stock photographs. Though, now I'm with FF body and use sig 12-24 instead of this glass. Have to say that 12-24 is sharper, especially in corners. It also seems that I like pics from 12-24 more, mb FF sensor is the reason (5d2 vs 40d).
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May 19, 2009
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chempilot
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Location: United States
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Review Date: May 18, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $350.00
| Rating: 10
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ultra-wide, light, sharp, fast AF
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sun-flares, expensive 77mm filters
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i bought this lens used a year ago for my Nikon D70s and haven't been disappointed. the wide field of view really lends a lot of opportunities for creativity. it works well with landscapes or car shows. consistently sharp between f/8 to f/11. opened up it's sharp in ~90% of the frame.
i recently bought a Nikon D700 and was upset that i may have to sell it. just for grins, i tried it on the FF and for me it actually works really well. with the D700's in camera cropping option turned off, there is heavy vignetting, especially at 10mm, but i can always crop it out and eke out a slightly larger pic than with it on. of course, the pros and pixel-peepers will moan, but i'm not a pro. or a pixel peeper. :O)
some from the D70s:
http://www.pbase.com/chempilot/image/105202660
http://www.pbase.com/chempilot/image/105204559
http://www.pbase.com/chempilot/image/105950661
some from the D700:
http://www.pbase.com/chempilot/image/112535092
http://www.pbase.com/chempilot/image/112571123
http://www.pbase.com/chempilot/image/108157211
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May 18, 2009
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sankeycottage
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Location: United Kingdom
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Review Date: May 2, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Great range for DX mode - tack sharp at nearly all apertures - solid feel - very portable - good price.
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Lens shade is flimsy - no manual focus switch on lens.
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This is the only Sigma lens I now own. It is comparable to my Nikkors and has a superb range on DX mode. It is very sharp and has excellent contrast and colour rendition. Not very fast at f/4 - 10mm to f/5.6 - 20mm. But as I have a Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 and Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 it is used almost exclusively on my D9o and is perfect for this camera. Highly recommended!
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May 2, 2009
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