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 price, ruined by faulty construction
Summary: 1 Stars
I had read many of the reviews on Amazon and the Net before buying this lens. While most of them were good, a small percentage mentioned that they had received lenses that were soft, or highly distorted, etc. It appeared a small percentage were of poor or faulty construction. I decided to take my chances, as this was an exceedingly good price for a wide angle lens.
When I got it, I put it on my Canon, and took a few test pictures of my wife. Hmm, there was significant distortion, but that was a fact of life with Wide Angles. I then took it with me on a trip to Colorado for three weeks for Business. I took most of my pictures with my new wide angle, trying to get a feel for it. Given that I am a highly amateur shooter, I did not review them until I had returned home and uploaded them on my desktop. When I did I was shocked. Almost all of my pictures were out of focus. But not completely out of focus. A small, circular area in the center was sharp. Everything else around the edges was out of focus. Horribly so. The left side worse than the right. I was landscapes with fairly consistent distances at small F-Stops, so depth of field was not the problem.
After examining the pictures, I returned the lens. I think I will save up for a Canon 10-22 for my next foray into wide angle lenses.
The service was great, the lens was heavy and felt solid. My only problem was the faulty optics, which, for a lens, is a pretty big problem!
Digital camera Review: Great price; takes nice, sharp photos
Summary: 5 Stars
Very pleased. I was torn between the Canon wide angle and this one. Can't imagine that the Canon one is $300+ better. This lens takes very sharp, clear pictures with my digital Rebel. An excellent value.Digital camera Review: Great value for money.
Summary: 4 Stars
This lens is the only super wide zoom available for DX DSLRs.
You get what you pay for, and a little more !
Digital camera Review: Great wide angle for less money than Nikon or Canon
Summary: 5 Stars
The lens works as expected.
Focusing is quiet, fast, and crisp.
Lens is lightweight, yet solid to the touch.
Middle and Edges are crisp.
Distortion isn't garish despite extreme wide angle.
Close focusing distance is accurate.
There's some talk of Sigma's having poor focusing. I shoot landscapes at F16 at all times with this lens, and have no issues what-so-ever. Images are crisp and as expected. However, I cannot speak to imperfect focusing which would be more evident at lower f-stops.
Digital camera Review: Great wide angle lens for the money!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a Nikon D60 which right-off-the-bat limits which lenses you can use because it has no motor in the body. I really wanted a wide angle lens for an upcoming trip to Hawaii so I started investigating and all the Nikkor wide-angle lenses that would work with the D60 were well over $1000. So a friend turned me onto the Sigma 10-20mm and after seeing what it could do for a very reasonable price, I bought it. Now, I have some amazing pictures of Hawaii!
If you have a D60 and want a wide angle lens, do yourself the favor a save the $600 or so dollars and get yourself this lens.