Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras by SIGMA
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Digital camera reviews of Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras
Digital camera Review: Great wide angle!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this lens because it was cheaper than the Canon version, and won an award in europe for the best consumer lens of it's kind. I use it with my Canon 30D digital SLR. It's very sharp, and feels great when shooting. Great Wide angle if you don't have one. Please note that this lens will ONLY work with a corresponding DIGITAL SLR.Digital camera Review: Great wide angle, solid feel
Summary: 4 Stars
This lens has an impressive wide angle capability. I recently took some pictures of a showroom and got ooh's and aah's from my colleagues. I'm very happy with its performance so far in that regard, although I had to take away .5 stars for an occasional lack of crisp focus. Even with high f-stops, low ISO, and a tripod, it was difficult to get sharpness across all the areas of the shot, in every shot. To be fair I have more experimentation to do before the full verdict is in. I'm also biased from working with some nice prime lenses that are very sharp.
The build quality and feel is superb. It is solid and has that feel-good heaviness to it that sums up quality components. The price for the value also gives it a leg up on its more expensive substitutes... which aren't perfect either.
Digital camera Review: Great wide-angle.
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a magnificent lens. True it is a little bit fuzzy around the edges of the picture, but I tested a Canon and it did the same thing. I feel for HALF the price this is at least a much greater value than the Canon 10-22 I tested. It is a great little lens for the price. I am sure there is a better wide-angle out there but I know that I would tell anyone interested to get this Sigma over the Canon.
I never use auto-focus (why I bought SLR in the first place) so I can't tell you if it does its job well or not. Working manual, however, it does an A job.
Digital camera Review: High Quality Doesn't Have to Equal High Cost
Summary: 5 Stars
I wanted an ultra wide angle lens for my new Canon EOS 40D, but I didn't have the money to purchase a high cost Canon ultra wide lens. Careful research kept pointing to the Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DS HSM lens. At 4 to 5.6, this lens is slightly dark, but for an outdoor lens I figured lighting wouldn't be much of an issue. With a range of 10 to 20mm I decided this lens would offer very wide shots and near fish-eye creativity capabilities.
I always buy only Canon lenses, but I don't buy the professional level models. After all, I am a photo hobbyist, not a professional photographer. Well even though I really wanted to purchase a quality ultra-wide angle lens, I was low on funds due to recently over spending on Christmas gifts for my friends and family. Although I wanted to buy a Canon ultra-wide, I just didn't have that kind of cash. I read several rave reviews on this Sigma 10-20mm lens so I ordered one up. I haven't had it very long but I have taken several photos with this lens and so far I am quite impressed. At 10mm you do get some curved distortions, giving a bit of a fisheye effect. This can be good or bad, depending on what you are looking for in your shot. As another reviewer pointed out, this effect can make clouds look wonderful. This is an EX series Sigma, with a super fast HSM auto focus. The focusing is quick and accurate. The filter size is 77mm, which is HUGE, and filters can be quite expensive, but for what you save on the cost of the lens you can afford to invest in quality UV and polarizer filters. This lens is also fairly light weight and very classy looking. The shiny gold ring is a nice touch indeed. I also really love the fact that this lens comes with a lens hood and a nice padded case.
I only have a couple of minor complaints, neither of which would cause me to reduce my rating. First and most distracting is the fact that the focus and zoom rings are reversed, compaired to the Canon lenses, so I find myself constantly adjusting focus when I mean to adjust zoom. This is something that I will get used to and certainly does not affect the overall quality of the lens. Secondly, with the lens stored in its squarish, padded case, it makes the whole package a bit large and I cannot fit it in my camera bag.
So, with all of this being said I have to give this Sigma EX series 10-20mm lens a solid 5 stars. The optics produce quality photographs, the overall feel of the lens is perfect, and the price is substantially less than the closest Canon equivalent. 5 stars may seem a bit high to some people, who feel that only the most perfect, professional lenses deserve this high of a score. But I feel that the quality and performance of this lens merrits a perfect score. For the average consumer photographer there just isn't a better ultra-wide lens on the market today. It even scores better than the Canon ultra-wides! I couldn't be happier with my new Sigma EX 10-20mm, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for an excellent ultra-wide lens.
Digital camera Review: I LOVE IT!
Summary: 5 Stars
Awesome lens for a great great price! I did a lot of research prior to purchasing and a lot of people were extremely happy with the Sigma 10-20 lens over several others and I see why. I'm loving it and regret nothing about it.