Sigma 10-20 Lens review

[arnabbanerjee]

I am thinking about buying this wide angle lens (Sigma 10-20) -

there are very few reviews on the net. I am wondering whether anyone

here bought this lens yet (I am sure that many already did) - so

like to know your experience with that. Thanks in advance

[yakim_peled1]

<p> <i> </i> </p>

<p> <a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00DUd8">http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00DUd8</a> <b></b> </p>

<p> <i> </i> </p>

<p> <a href="http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic2/273263">http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic2/273263</a> <b></b> </p>

<p> <i> </i> </p>

<p> <a href="http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic2/273718">http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic2/273718</a> <b></b> </p>

<p> <i> </i> </p>

<p> <a href="http://forum.deviantart.com/galleries/photography/479864/">http://forum.deviantart.com/galleries/photography/479864/</a> <b></b> </p>

<p> <i> </i> </p>

<p> <a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00D8Q4">http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00D8Q4</a> <b></b> </p>

<p> <i> </i> </p>

<p> Google is your friend...... HTH.</p>

 

 

<p>Happy shooting, <br>

Yakim.</p>

[arnabbanerjee]

Thanks Yakim...but I have already seen those pages using Google. I am looking to listen about experiences/results from PN members who have used it. Thanks anyway for your help though

[tom_phillips4]

I have been trying wide zooms on my Canon 300d at my local dealer, to work out which work best.

 

I've now tried a couple of Sigma 10-20's with varying results. The first 2 weeks ago was Sigma UK's demo copy which would not let me take photos below 14mm and massively over exposed pictures in the P-mode. The second I subjectively tried yesterday at my local Canon dealer, in comparison with the Canon 10-22, Sigma 18-50 and my 300d 18-55 kit lens.

The 10-22 is somewhat sharper and gives faster shutter speeds for the same Av than the 10-20, which still over exposes little at -2/3EV but has a wider FOV (Zoombrowser indicates 17mm at the 20mm setting) and shows less perspective distortion.

 

At the focal lengths that overlap, the Sigma 18-50 is as sharp as the 10-22 (while still over exposing a little), whilst my kit lens, which seems a good copy and sharper than my 50/1.8 prime (!), is the same as the 10-20.

 

I'm not a manual setting expert, so all settings were what the 300d gave, but subjectively the 10-22 is the best, but it isn't worth the ?170 ($300) price difference in the UK - now if I can convince my son to buy the 350d with it's ?75 discount voucher, then the 10-22 it will be.