Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM Lens for Nikon 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 Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
Digital camera Review: An awesome lens
Summary: 5 Stars
(also posted for the Canon version)
I have been using the lens with my Nikon D70 for over a year, and I am very happy with it. I use the lens for most of my day to day shooting.
(+) 10mm focal length - Yee haa! One year after, and I still can't get the smirk off my face. Even with the accompanied pincushion distorsion (see below) the 10mm focal length is simply a joy (Nikon's zoom only goes as wide as 12mm, 12 is noticable narrower than 10).
(+) Optical quality - is very good as far as I can judge. There is a pretty noticeable pincushion distorion at the 10mm end, but I understand all ultra-wide zooms suffer from the same phenomena. The distorsion at 12mm focal length is far less noticable.
(+) Build quality - no complaints. except for this lens I also own Sigma's 30mm f/1.4 lens (which has disappointing optical performance IMO). 30mm's optical issues aside, - both feel solid and stable, no loose rings or levers or anything like that. Sigma does an excellent job here.
(+) HSM focusing works very well, my guess is that Nikon would be as good or perhaps slightly better. One of the other non-Nikon alternative uses the screwdriver blade type auto focus rather than ultrasonic motor (the built it ultrasonic AF is way nicer to use).
All the negatives or 'cons' if you will, are right there in the data sheet, no unpleasent surprises whatsoever. The lens is big and heavy but so is the competition (Nikon). I wish it could go a little further to say 22mm or 25mm, but again - I knew it won't, before I bought it. As a Nikon owner I don't really think there a significantly better choice, if you own a Canon DSLR body though, then the EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens may be a better choice.
5 start with no hesitation, no other DSLR lens I know gives so much value for the money! (except, perhaps, for that 10-22 canon lens, which is the forbidden fruit for us Nikonians).
Digital camera Review: Awesome lens!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am pleased overall with this lens. It is very wide, you will be surprised with the photos you can take. The only downside is this lens is a bit slow at f/4-5.6, although I'm sure most people won't be using this lens at night. Also the zoom feels funky at ~17-20, it seems almost sticky at that range. Otherwise excellent!Digital camera Review: Awesome super-wide angle lens
Summary: 5 Stars
SIGMA doesn't seem to be a third-party lens company any longer. I do like this super-wide angle lens. Considering its price, the sharpness as well as color are awesome. Also, it is very quiet by hypersonic motor. In comparison of TOKINA 12-24, it has 2mm more but 2mm is quite big in the crop body (Nikon x1.5). If I have to mention its drawbacks, I would say that this lens is applied only to the digital SLR camera and its aperture is f/4-5.6.Digital camera Review: Best low budget wide angle
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this lens a few weeks ago and so far I'm very pleased with it's performance. The picture quality is excellent, and the handling is great. And it balances well with my Nikon D300 (although it's a bit too light to be perfect).
I have to admit that I'm no expert in judging lenses, so therefore I read a lot of tests and reviews before I chose this lens. So if you are too lazy to do the same, take my word for it. This is repeatedly a test winner.
If you look for a reasonably priced wide angle zoom as an addition to you standard zoom, this is a very good (the best?) choice.
Digital camera Review: Better then I expected!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This lens was something that I was not going to buy. I tried it out and found that the range was incredible and the quality was what you expect from Sigma. It was worth it for me!!! Worked perfect on my D70!!!