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sigma 10-20 any good ?

  • 01-05-2010 8:15pm
    #1
    sikahunter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 258 ✭✭


    just wondering if any one here has one and what do you think of it im hoping to get one soon thanks


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  • #2
    sunny2004
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,538 ✭✭✭sunny2004


    sikahunter wrote: »
    just wondering if any one here has one and what do you think of it im hoping to get one soon thanks

    Great lens at a good price..
    there was a thread a while back discussing it if I remember correctly..


  • #3
    AnimalRights
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,067 ✭✭✭AnimalRights


    http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=298


  • #4
    Covey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,368 ✭✭✭Covey


    Great lens, as long as you know why you want it.


  • #5
    Kilree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 159 ✭✭Kilree


    Great landscape lens. Excellent quality.


  • #6
    Heebie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,302 ✭✭✭Heebie


    I love mine (Pentax mount)


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  • #7
    sikahunter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 258 ✭✭sikahunter


    a lot of people seem to love it id be getting it for landscapes mostly il keep an eye on adverts over the next few weeks


  • #8
    qwertz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,726 ✭✭✭qwertz


    One of my favourites. Bear in mind that there are two different versions of this lens but both are good. The older one (4-5.6) has a much more attractive price if you don't require the 3.5 throughout the whole zoom range.


  • #9
    Heebie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,302 ✭✭✭Heebie


    To clarify.. mine is the f4-f5.6 model.
    Heebie wrote: »
    I love mine (Pentax mount)


  • #10
    wersal gummage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,667 ✭✭✭wersal gummage


    yeah i have one and really like it.

    used for landscape so its nearly always on a tripod and with an aperture of 29 or 32.


  • #11
    CabanSail
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 9,047 CMod ✭✭✭✭CabanSail


    It's probably the lens I have on my camera the most. It seems to suit me for a lot of situations.


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  • #12
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,520 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    It's not very sharp wide open but it does't quite well.
    Great lens tho!


  • #13
    Heebie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,302 ✭✭✭Heebie


    Generally you're not going to be doing landscapes wide-open... and nothing is very sharp wide open.. that's part of the point of shooting wide open. =D
    5uspect wrote: »
    It's not very sharp wide open but it does't quite well.
    Great lens tho!


  • #14
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,520 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    Of course, but lots of people shoot at with f4-5.6 lenses wide open in Av mode without a tripod.


  • #15
    jpfahy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,039 ✭✭✭jpfahy


    My experience (and that of many others) with Sigma is that there can be a big difference between individual lenses. Their quality control isn't great apparently. Pick a couple of identical Sigma lenses off the shelf and one might be sharper than the other. Not to mention front or rear focus issues. When they are good they are very good and great value but you can also get stung with a bad one.
    Buy locally so you can test and compare....


  • #16
    sikahunter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 258 ✭✭sikahunter


    think il try to get one for a week to try i dont wanna be wasting money


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