p.1 #1 · Is Sigma 10-20 too slow for wedding photography?
I'm going to buy a Sigma 10-20 (or 12-24), but I'm not sure it is fast enough... Saturday I shot with 6-8eV and I prefer not to use more than iso800 on 300D/350D.
What do you think about it?
p.1 #2 · Is Sigma 10-20 too slow for wedding photography?
Depends what you want to use it for. I keep a Sigma 10-20 in my kit and use it at least once for every wedding. It makes fun portraits, but you have to watch for warped heads. It get's great background shots that fall away. I'm very pleased with my copy of the Sigma 10-20.
But is it fast enough for hand held reception shots under natural lightning? Nope. I use a fast prime for that. The wide angle is far from my primary lense, but it's a tool to be used.
There are several folks on this board who use ultra wide angles and I feel it makes a worthy addition to any wedding kit.
p.1 #3 · Is Sigma 10-20 too slow for wedding photography?
This is my latest favorite lens. Most of the time I shoot two bodies... one with the 10-20 and the other with a 70-200L IS.
I use the 10-20 on a 20D, but I'm at ISO1600 the majoriy of the time unless outdoors. If you can get away with flash and dragging the shutter a bit you might be able to pull it off at alower ISO.
The best price I've found on a new unit is at Sigma4Less. If you do get it and don't like it, you should be able to sell it on the B&S and recover most of you expense.
p.1 #4 · Is Sigma 10-20 too slow for wedding photography?
Thanks Broyer and Takurpic for your answers.
The other lens that I use for weddings is a 28-70 f2.8... and I was wondering if it would be better to keep it and buy a Sigma 10-20 or to sell it and buy a Sigma 18-50 f2.8 (or Tamron 17-50 f2.8 or Tokina 16-50 f2.8). I would work with two cameras anyway (300D+350D or 300D+30D).
Matt
Sep 12, 2006 at 09:11 AM
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p.1 #5 · Is Sigma 10-20 too slow for wedding photography?
That's funny, I am almost in the same situation. I have a Tamron 28-75 2.8 and a Sigma 7--200 2.8 and I was looking for something wider. I was considerting selling the 28-27 and getting the Sig 18-50 or Tam 17-50. I really don't want to sell the 28-75 but it is just not wide enough to shoot an entire wedding with to me.
p.1 #6 · Is Sigma 10-20 too slow for wedding photography?
I would not give up your 28-70 for a 10-22. I think that you might find that you can usually back up to get wider angle. But the distortion of this lens sometimes is not worth the extra. I usually use the 10-22 at a wedding about 2 times...If you are going outside after the ceremony on a nice sunny day it makes a great lens for getting everyone watching the B/G getting into the getaway car. The other time is when I have used this to get some dance floor shots from above.
p.1 #7 · Is Sigma 10-20 too slow for wedding photography?
wisephotos wrote:
I would not give up your 28-70 for a 10-22. I think that you might find that you can usually back up to get wider angle. But the distortion of this lens sometimes is not worth the extra. I usually use the 10-22 at a wedding about 2 times...If you are going outside after the ceremony on a nice sunny day it makes a great lens for getting everyone watching the B/G getting into the getaway car. The other time is when I have used this to get some dance floor shots from above.
I'm not going to give up my 28-70 for a 10-22, but for a 16(17)-50... the 10-22(20) would work with the 28-70.
p.1 #8 · Is Sigma 10-20 too slow for wedding photography?
movingex wrote:
That's funny, I am almost in the same situation. I have a Tamron 28-75 2.8 and a Sigma 7--200 2.8 and I was looking for something wider. I was considerting selling the 28-27 and getting the Sig 18-50 or Tam 17-50. I really don't want to sell the 28-75 but it is just not wide enough to shoot an entire wedding with to me.
Is the Tokina 16-50 available yet?
I don't think it is available yet, surely not in Europe, maybe in Japan.
Sep 12, 2006 at 02:53 PM
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p.1 #9 · Is Sigma 10-20 too slow for wedding photography?
I too want a wider lens for backgrounds and panoramas so this is good info.
How is that sigma 10-20? As in sharpness, and focus, etc?
I currently shoot 2 bodies (20D/30D) with sigma 18-50 2.8 on one and tamron 70-210 2.8 on the other. I've been considering the tokina 12-24 F4 (nice lens) but 10 is a good bit wider than 12...
As for the 28-75, started way back on my 300D with a (cheap) 28-80 and found both ends lacking in focal length (too wide and too short, recpectively). Now I'm thinking of a good one for receptions as I'm findng 50mm a bit short (depends a lot on the hall though)
