Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM vs Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM

[jdbcreativity-portfolio]

Hello,

 

I'm looking into purchasing a wide angle lens for my 20D. (I recently

acquired the awesome 24-70mm 2.8L and sold my 17-85 IS USM) so need

something for the wide end.

 

Has anyone used either of these lenses, the sigma 10-20 and/or the

Canon 10-22?

 

The Canon has 2mm extra on the telephoto end, and is a tad faster, but

costs over $200 more. I've heard that the Sigma is built better and

also includes a lens hood, which the Canon does not.

 

Any suggestions?

[andy_van_eynde]

keep in mind that the Sigma might no longer work on your next body!

 

Check out :

 

http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/canon_1022_3545/index.htm

 

http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/sigma_1020_456/index.htm

 

or

 

http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=221&sort=7&cat=27&page=2

 

http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=298&sort=7&cat=37&page=2

 

 

 

 

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-S-10-22mm-f-3.5-4.5-USM-Lens-Review.aspx

[lester_wareham]

I have the Canon. I find it well built and sharp. The build quality is about the same as a good but non-L prime. Take a look at it in a shop if you are worried.

[bill_fouche]

Here's Bob Atkins's comparison of wide-angle zooms for DSLRs:

 

http://www.photo.net/equipment/wideangle-dslr.html

 

This question gets asked a lot. Try searching the site for more info.

[mcgarity]

Any hood built to accomodate a 10mm focal length is likely to be pretty useless. They are too shallow to physically protect the front element or to provide any shielding. I purchased the lens hood for the Canon and wish I had saved my money. Its a joke. I would bet just about any amount of money the one Sigma supplies is just as bad.

[rogernoel]

I have had the 10-20mm Sigma Lens for five months. Absolutely no problems with the exception, when I don't maintain the camera level there is fair distortion, not unusual for this focal length. I use the hood as well and a circular polarizer. It is very smooth to use and I have no complaints. Pop Photography, Outdoor Photography and now Shutterbug have all had articles that discussed this lens. I have three Canon lenses and they are quality for sure, but so is this Sigma lens. Good Luck.

[Brad_]

<I>Has anyone used either of these lenses, the sigma 10-20 and/or the Canon 10-22?</I>

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<a href= "http://www.citysnaps.net/Alcatraz10-15-05">These prison pix</a> were taken

with the 10-22. And most pix on my website under the <a href= "http://

www.citysnaps.net">Recent Images</a> category were also snapped with the 10-22.

[bobatkins]

http://www.photo.net/equipment/canon/efs_10-22/

[JeffOwen]

I have the 10-22 Canon on my 20D and just love it. I use a slim UV filter with no hood and have found no problem. I find that I can easily reduce the distortions you get on verticals by not having the camera level by simple PS adjustment.

[jayhai]

I find the sigma to have a very strong build. Its performance has been good, I'd say it

performs the weekest in low light. Pictures are not too sharp, and sometimes are dark. but I

am happy with it and the pictures that it has made. I think I made the right choice over the

canon. I didn't like the way it felt.

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<a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=537014">Some more samples</

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[kennyahn]

I struggled over this for the past month or so and then decided on the Canon. Yes, it's $200 more, but I consistently read better reviews on the Canon over the Sigma. I think they are both great lenses but the Canon reviews I read made it worth $200 more. Besides, if I were to spread out the cost of this lens over the next year (I plan to use this lens for way more than a year), we're talking about like 50 cents a day more. Stupid reasoning perhaps but I'm happy with my Canon.

[david_lau3]

Above all the other comments, the Canon has USM focusing. Mine is not just fast but absolutely no hunting even under very dim lighting. To me just this benefit worths the extra $.

[praveen murthy]

I bought the Sigma, my first non-Canon lens in 13 years and ownership of 8 or 9 canon lenses. I am quite happy with it in all respects. The reason I went with teh Sigma instead of the canon is that the sigma will at least mount on all EOS, and not just EF-s ones. My thinking is that if someday I upgrade to a 16 mpix full grame, I could still technically use this lens and crop out the dark parts. May or may not happen, but I liked the idea of being able to do it versus not at all.

[ron c sunshine coast,qld,a]

I've used my brothers sigma 10-20 a little. From the comparisons i did with other lenses i'm thinking it's best described as a 'mid range' lens in image quality terms.

<P>In other words it's certainly a step up from kit lenses but it's certainly not an L class lens either.

<BR>Hopefully that helps FWIW