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Liquidpics
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Registered: Jun 14, 2005
Location: United States
Posts: 1107
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Review Date: Jun 24, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $450.00
| Rating: 10
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Sharp Sharp images- focusing distance is close- you can get right up to you subjects nose. WA is nice on the 1D Mark II- 18mm f/2.8. It has HSM so it's nice and quite. Excellent build. It's a prime at a great price!
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nothing worth mentioning
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This lens is a great value for the money! You can get them used in mint condition on online auctions now. It's versatile and can be used on a full frame camera or one with a crop factor.
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 Jun 24, 2005
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agaleati
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Review Date: Feb 13, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $750.00
| Rating: 8
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A veru sharp lens indeed. This lens is well built, sharp, and contrasty.
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Feb 13, 2005
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spartan123
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Registered: Nov 9, 2003
Location: United States
Posts: 3683
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Review Date: Jan 16, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Very well built, great photo's.
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none
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Even though I do not use mine a lot, when I do need the extreme wide angle this lens comes out. Very nice photo's. Watch out for your feet in the photo's 
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Jan 16, 2005
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justruss
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Review Date: Sep 29, 2004
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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WIDE! Close Focus, good control of the usual WA problems. Nice double hood.
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Flares like crazy. Some CA, but overall very well controlled.
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On a 1.6 crop camera this thing is a miracle worker. The first time I looked through the lens I nearly fell over and definitely had a little rush. The build quality is extremely high and the focusing is smooth. Gorgeous front element and once I get the lens less than 7 inches away (yes it stays focused to about 4 inches) I get a nice semi-fish thing going on that gives a great effect. Ability to create nice out of focus areas and small DOF.
Like any WA, but more than most (it's wider and faster afterall) this thing flares super easily. I too am learning to take shots with one hand so that the other can block the sun... which is highly effective when the sun is out of frame, even with the extended hood attached. I've though about adding a piece of cardboard or something to the hood because it seems that all it needs is half an inch in the right place and it wouldn't cause vignetting.
I'm not convinced of the ability of a 6mp camera to make good landscapes without stitching, but this lens does perfrom nicely at that capacity. Where it really stands out, however, is in shooting interiors or cramped corners. The low light ability, great lack of distortion and super wide perspective allow some truly stunning interior shots. I echo that your clients will love it.
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Sep 29, 2004
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clonardo
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Review Date: Jul 6, 2004
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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Color rendition, close focusing distance, build quality
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flare, flare, and more flare. also, not sharp below f/5.6
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I managed to pick one of these up cheap used, so I'm not going to list the price. It's certainly nice and wide, and is helping me build my experience using an SLR with one hand. Why, you ask? It's because I have to constantly shield the lens from any light sources.
That being said, the color rendition and exagerrated perspective are great. It was money well-spent, I think.
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Jul 6, 2004
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matthewg
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Registered: Jun 23, 2004
Location: United Kingdom
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Review Date: Jun 23, 2004
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Probably the best wide angle I've ever used! Not Cheap but worth every penny of it and the clients.... they just love it!
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be careful of photographing too close up, becomes quite distorted
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Go out and buy one! Sod the cost, your clients will lovvvvvvvvvvvvvve it!
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Jun 23, 2004
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MikeBinOKlahom
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Review Date: Jan 17, 2004
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $650.00
| Rating: 6
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The affordable way to get wide-angle on a consumer DSLR. Decently sharp, and focuses very close. But I've only used it on a Canon D60 and 10D, so can't address performance on full frame cameras.
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Susceptible to flare, and with a fair amount of distortion--The flare is inherent in this type of lens, not a flaw of the Sigma itself. The bulbous front lens is fragile, and unfortunately the lens cover seems to easily come lose. But I haven't had a disaster with the lens yet.
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It's affordable (though not cheap). It's very, very, very wide. It has a peculair two-part lens cap that is prone to come loose. It has reasonable image quality on a cropped consumer DSLR. The close focus lets you do a sort of wide-angle macro (not truly macro, of course).
I recommend it if you want a really wide-angle lens, but I'd try a 20 or 24mm first.
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Jan 17, 2004
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Lensman99
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Review Date: May 26, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $800.00
| Rating: 10
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Build quality is excellent, barrel distortion and lens flare well-controlled, ability to go really wide with a 10D!
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Gel filters
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I too have only used this lens on the 10D with its 1.6x focal length factor, where it's very short 14mm (22mm EFL) is a welcome addition to my lens collection. It has definitely expanded my photographic horizons with the 10D, and of course would do the same for any of the non-1x D-SLRs. Its build quality is impressive and the front lens element is gorgeous. I am quite pleasantly surprised at the control of lens barrel distortion, aberrations and lens flare. The "petal" lens hood seems effectively designed and the lens cap clever as well. Sharpness is very good and quite usable at f/2.8. I value its close focusing ability.
The only negative I have found is having to use gel filters. Fortunately, I make minimal use of filters and never have liked the uneven effect of polarizing filters with super wide lenses.
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May 26, 2003
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Kyle Yates
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Review Date: Mar 30, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Excellent for D30/D60/10d/1d -- barrel distortion certainly acceptable and in general well built for the price
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Will find any available stray light (but MUCH better than the Sigma 17-35 in this regard).
Filters -- horrible gelatine rear mounted filters if you have to use them (due to bulb shaped front)
Defects show with a 1Ds of course
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On a non full frame camera this Lens is certainly a very adequate performer giving some semblance of real Wide Angle shooting to D30 / D60 / 10D and 1D users. At F8 the performance is definitely on a par with Canon's at a very significantly cheaper price.
Here's an example shot into the light with a D60 hand held Iso 200, 1/90 at F8
http://www.1kyle.com/sigma14.jpg
Distortion is fairly minimal and can be corrected in PS.
On a 1Ds it's defects become obvious but 14 MM on a full frame is really extreme wide angle and normally there would not be a lot of demand for this type of Lens
All in all -- for a non full frame camera - best bang for buck you can get if you want something approaching decent wide angle and without having to re-mortgage the house -- but work within the Lens limitations.
You won't be disappointed.
If you try it on a 1Ds you probably will be disappointed -- especially if you still capture your feet in the frame -- suprisingly easy to do on this wide angle @ full frame..
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Mar 30, 2003
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stan_g
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Posts: 232
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Review Date: Mar 30, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $800.00
| Rating: 6
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real wide-angle for 1.6
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heavy
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Had this lens for several years and when you need it, it does the job. With a D30/D60/10D it gives true super wide. Focuses very fast. No alternative this wide at a resonable price until the Sigma 15-30.
I lucked out and got a good one. VERY close focus.
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Mar 30, 2003
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mike kobal
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Registered: Feb 12, 2003
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Posts: 497
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Review Date: Mar 30, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $800.00
| Rating: 6
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only sharp true wide angle available for 1.6x sensors at a reasonable price.
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distortion, flare, weight.
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got it for the 10D. not usable on the 1Ds. absolutely not usable below 5.6.
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Mar 30, 2003
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