p.2 #2 · Sigma 10-20mm HSM - I finally put my hands on it!!!
Some cons now: not much - the lens cower is much worse than original Nikon design - you'll have big problems to attach and dettach it whet the tulip lens hood is on.
Another thing is that one of the lenses I tried had some problems with electric contacts and apreture info. From dealer's attitude I saw that it can be a "sometimes happens" issue so watch this out when buying.
p.2 #3 · Sigma 10-20mm HSM - I finally put my hands on it!!!
Is it me or do the peoples heads on the left and right look horribly distorted (widened)? I'm talking about the 10mm shot. Maybe best used on landscapes.
p.2 #4 · Sigma 10-20mm HSM - I finally put my hands on it!!!
It's definitely not for making realistic portraits of people putting their nasty distorted heads near the edge of a picture while you're using 10mm....
... yes they are distorted, but this is 10mm !!!! Extreme wide almost around your head!!!
p.2 #5 · Sigma 10-20mm HSM - I finally put my hands on it!!!
Now that I look at all the pictures I see this test is not mistake free from my side. All shoots were made on tripod, but with apreture settings at f/11 there were sometimes 1/15 shutter speeds. Also take under consideration that focusing distances were close to shortest focal length ranging from ~1 to 3.5 ft.
Strange to see now that one of the best 100% crops is "mid left"
I'm happy to see that by this time almost 1000 people watched this thread - I feel my time was not waisted... But I'd also appreciate some comments from your side...
near the edge of a picture while you're using 10mm....
!!!! Extreme wide almost around your head!!!