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benudkow
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Registered: Sep 15, 2005
Location: United States
Posts: 83
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Review Date: Jan 17, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $430.00
| Rating: 10
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Fast AF, great build quality, amazing color and contrast
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None
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This is an amazing lens. I looked at the Tokina 12-24 and the Canon 10-22 as well, but the Canon was way too expensive and the Tokina was just not wide enough (I want 10mm!). I am so glad I saved $300-$400 on the Canon and got the Sigma instead.
AF is super quick, but it doesn't really matter how quick it is since everything over 3 feet is focused at infinity anyways. 
I've used this lens for artistic architectural shots and it's amazing what this lens will do with a 30 story skyscraper. You can stand on the same side of the street as the building and get the whole thing in the frame. Mind you parallel lines will converge, but it makes for a neat effect.
This lens also takes some of the most fun portraits you'll ever see. I wouldn't take photos of your wife/girlfriend since it distorts the face, but it's a lot of fun with friends, kids and pets.
All photos taken with this lens have the most vibrant colors and are sharp even in the corners. I never thought I'd like a lens as wide as this as much as I do, but this is my new favorite lens. It makes me look at things with a whole new eye, and it's crazy how much you can fit in an image from just 6cm away.
Don't listen to the Tokina folks who swear by that lens. So what if it's a constant f/4? Go buy this Sigma and you'll never look back.
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 Jan 17, 2006
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Glassbottle
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Registered: Jan 17, 2006
Location: South Africa
Posts: 567
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Review Date: Jan 17, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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Cheap, sharp, good flare resistance for an ultrawide, good build quality
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Slow max aperture, some vignetting wide open at 10mm, uneven distortion (but minor and correctable with PTLens)
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I have to disagree with the first poster... My lens is sharp, even wide open. It also displays remarkable flare resistance for an ultrawide. Build quality is excellent. Focus and zoom rings were stiff at first (seems to be a Sigma tradition) but soon eased up with use.
Those who complain of distortion need to understand the difference between perspective distortion (common to all wide angles, and one of the reasons you buy them) and oddball lens distortion. This lens does display a minor amount of the latter, but it's easily fixed with the free PS plugin PTLens, and it's not apparent in the vast majority of pictures.
For me, this lens was the answer to a prayer -- a good-quality ultrawide for 1.6x crop factor at a reasonable price. Sigma has a winner here. Points off only for the slow max apertures. Overall, highly recommended.
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Jan 17, 2006
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speedfile
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Registered: Jan 10, 2006
Location: United States
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Review Date: Jan 14, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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I can't think of another better than this, all i need is this and 28-135 IS for anything !
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Nothing. the distortion......
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I can't think of another better than this, all i need is this and 28-135 IS for anything !
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Jan 14, 2006
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Melt
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Location: Greece
Posts: 58
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Review Date: Jan 7, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Really wide / Great Optical Performance
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I always use it stopped down to f8-f11 mainly for landscape work. Great sharpness, colours and optical performance for such a wide angle lens. I'm totally satisfied...
Don't forget to use the lens hood and be careful with the sun (flare)...
Highly Recommended
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Jan 7, 2006
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jeep
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Registered: Mar 23, 2005
Location: United Kingdom
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Review Date: Jan 5, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Build quality, Optical quality and price
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None so far
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I've owned this lens for about 4 months now. I'm very pleased with the results. Matches my 17-40L in quality when stoped down a couple of stops. After I'd bought it, I saw an in depth test report for the lens, head to head with the Canon 10 - 20mm, complete with MTF charts, the reviewers opion was, that optically there was little to choose between them, the Canon lens has a bigger maximum aperture, so is slightly faster. But the Sigma is half the price. (Amateur Photographer Magazine December 2005 UK)
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Jan 5, 2006
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felixlo
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Registered: Sep 2, 2005
Location: Canada
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Review Date: Jan 5, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $350.00
| Rating: 9
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Very Sharp at all stops, Compact, HSM, Solid Build, Price
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none compared with the price you paid for!
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Overall a very good lens for extra-wide angle for my 20D.
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Jan 5, 2006
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MagentaJoe
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Registered: Jan 4, 2006
Location: Canada
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Review Date: Jan 4, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $450.00
| Rating: 9
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Wide Angle, Sturdy Build, Padded Bag, Petal Hood, Nice Finish, Low CA, Fast quiet focus (HSM)
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1.6 Digital Only, cannot use built in flash at shorter than about 17mm
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Exactly the wide angle I was looking for. Of course there is some distortion. It is a wide angle afterall! This lens has much less distortion than you might think especially at 10mm. I am very happy with it as I EXPECT distortion. There is no such thing as a lens this wide without distortion so the distortion is not a negative aspect of this lens but a plus when used correctly.
What you do get is a nice bright clear lens with a top notch build and a super wide angle of coverage. Very minimal CA and I have no issues to note in regard to low light AF.
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Jan 4, 2006
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herion
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Registered: Apr 23, 2005
Location: United States
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Review Date: Jan 3, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $319.00
| Rating: 9
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Sturdy build, EX finish, HSM, rapid AF, none to negligible CA at all apertures and lengths
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Slightly pricey thin CPL needed to prevent vignetting
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I had been waiting for the Sigma 10-20 to be released since I did not like the plasticky feel of the Canon 10-22. I nearly got one at B&H, but they had sold out a mere 15 minutes before I arrived. As it turns out, another store down the street had one. Just one. I fell in love with this lens as soon as I put it on my 20D. Sharp, sharp pictures, great contrast and saturation, and no front/back focusing. The HSM works perfectly - quiet and fast - and as with the CA, there is little to no distortion. Sigma has really come through with a superb WA for 1.6x DSLRs!
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Jan 3, 2006
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incdigital
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Registered: Aug 2, 2005
Location: United States
Posts: 226
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Review Date: Jan 3, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $349.95
| Rating: 9
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Perfect UWA Zoom for 1.6x crop camera, Very Sharp at all stops, Compact, HSM, Solid Build, Price
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Light fall off wide open till F8 or even F11, Dark in viewfinder...hard to MF in low light, takes a while to break in zoom and focus ring
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It has a few problems as stated above...the dark viewfinder i find the most anoying of them. The light fall off i expect w/ UWA zooms so that doesnt bother me much. Overall i highly recommend this new sigma lens. The sharpness is outstanding wide open and even better stopped down. The 10-20 and 30 1.4 sigmas are great new additions to any photogs camera bag.
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Jan 3, 2006
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Asmodeous
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Registered: Aug 9, 2005
Location: Australia
Posts: 139
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Review Date: Jan 3, 2006
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Recommend? no |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 3
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Build quality, 10mm focal length, included bag & hood, Price.
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Heavy distortions that change depending on focal length making correction difficult. Chromatic aberations. Poor resolution, soft corners, sigma lens cap, af/mf focus switch.
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A lens that will quickly disappoint. The odd shaped distortion curves made leveling my shots difficult so I had to level my shots and try to correct the distortions in post editing. This made post processing slow as the distortion changed depending on the focal length. The lens displayed soft corners, more prominent in the corners where the distortion was most prominent, top left hand corner in my copy.
Detail in my shots was very poor. Compared to the Canon kit lens, 18mm on the kit lens, 17mm on the sigma, distant building windows, sign boards, symbols where quite legible with the kit lens but where unreadable blocky chunks with the sigma. (back to back from tripod, same F stop and time of day)
Chromatic aberations where to be expected I guess. Everywhere though not bad enough to show in prints up to 5 x 7. Larger prints could be done after editing to correct the chromatic aberations.
So what does this lens have going for it? Price and 10mm. This lens would suit somebody who is happy with small prints, but totally unsuited if you want to blow your images up to a decent size.
In the end I returned the lens to the store of purchase for exchange on another, dearer lens. Been happy ever since!
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Jan 3, 2006
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8.90
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