louis_tseng Posted March 25, 2000 Share Posted March 25, 2000 I am considering a zoom of this range. I have been reading the reviews of the Nikon 17-35mm f2.8. I have not been able to read reviews of the Sigma lens. Does anybody have any experience with this lens. The price difference of about $1000 seems to justify a little research before I make a decision. Thanks for your answer. <p> louis- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_ung Posted March 25, 2000 Share Posted March 25, 2000 I was also interested in this lens a few months before so I have done some research on it. The conclusion is, when compared with EF17-35f2.8L, the sigma is more prone to flare, vignetting and the optical quality rated as very good instead of excellent for Canon one but it is rated as excellent when aperture approachs f8. If you can read Chinese, visit the site http://www.photosharp.com/sigma17-35mm.htm , there are other sites also discussing about the lens but most of them don't contain pictures for comparison. <p> Although it doesn't compare the Sigma with Nikon, but I am sure Nikon won't be inferior to the Canon so I think the information may be still useful. <p> I finally bought the Canon17-35, after five rolls of film with it, I am suprised how seldom I need the 17-24mm range, when I forced myself to use the 17mm, some pictures were poorly exposured because the angle of view was too wide and the shoot contained areas with several stops difference in terms of exposure. <p> I had expressed my feeling in the photo.net but my thread got deleted extra-ordinary fast so I can't recieve much attention. <p> For these extra-wide angle lens, you may also encounter difficulty in using C-PL, eg, my Cokin P size vignette on my 17-35mm even I have cutted the outer part of the mount, so I bought a slim version of Hoya C-PL/UV hybrid filter, but it costed up to US$149. <p> Therefore, my suggestion is really think about whether you really need the 17-24mm range or what you need is a 24mm, 28mm and 35-70mm...... <p> Anyway, wish you can make a good decision for yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sang_kim Posted March 26, 2000 Share Posted March 26, 2000 One place to ask is the Nikon Users Email List. WWW.nikonusers.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne_willis2 Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 i tend to use it lot so getting those primes makes no sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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