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Dave
Pixalo Crew
Registered: July 2005
Posts: 15642
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Review Date: Tue June 6, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £330.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Very Wide Angle, well made & produces super sharp Shots
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Cons:
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Some distortion of image at edges at 10mm, but can be corrected easily in Photo Shop
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I spent a considerable amount of time crawling the web for reviews on Wide Angle lenses. In the end I chose the Sigma. Main reasons are listed in this thread on the very subject :- http://www.pixalo.com/community/came...ens-11217.html
Example shots I have taken with the Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM lens here :- 40
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Warspite
Feet under the table
Registered: September 2005
Location: Newcastle Sunderland Middlesbrough (UK)
Posts: 1736
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Review Date: Wed June 7, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £271.34
| Rating: 9
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Very wide with quick focus and nice build quality. Price
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Bit soft on the edges but this is to be expected. 77mm filter.
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Like Dave, spent alot of time weighing up the alternatives, those being the Canon EF-S 10-22, Sigma 12-24, Tokina 12-24. Basically I was after ultra-wide so the 12+ lenses were disgarded, and I had heard that Canons offering was not really worth the extra cost.
Always read good reviews regarding the Sigma and so far not dissapointed, its very sharp in the centre and gets a little softer on the edges, and gives good contrast.
Build quality it good - feels solid and has weight which gives it balance, also. Its quick to focus and is quiet in use.
Price is a bargain if you get a good sample.
Comes supplied with lens case and a lens hood.
Shame it takes such a large filter size, at 77mm it could be expensive to accessorize.
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evilowl
Been here a while
Registered: September 2005
Location: London village
Posts: 376
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Review Date: Thu June 8, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £330.00
| Rating: 8
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Wide
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A little soft at the edges
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W I D E !
A lot wider than my Sigma 12-24 but not as sharp at the edges of the frame, could possibly be my sample but I'll be keeping it anyway.
Not really had much chance to play with it yet, am looking forward to getting intimate with it shortly. Will be mainly using it for architecture and urban shots in London - you often cannot get far enough away from subjects to get the angle you want so it will come into it's own.
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daveyuk
Forum Regular
Registered: July 2005
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 1173
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Review Date: Wed September 27, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £305.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Very very wide view
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None that I can think of.
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I bought this lens mainly for seascapes as I'm lucky enough to be able to see the coast line of Lowestoft almost anytime of the year and as the beach is ever on going expance of sand I thought this lens would be just the job and I'm very pleased to say it does all that I ask of it and more. As I found out with a few shots of some cloudy skies as this lens also gives a slight curving at 10mm which in some cases can add a little something extra to your image.
With Sigma's top notch EX glass and HSM giving near silent AF makes this a very pleasent peace of kit to use. I have also found that this lens can give that extra little something to motorsport photography in as much hairpin corners make for very good areas to use this lens as you may be able to get the whole of the corner in the one shot at 10mm and with that slight curving adding something extra.
What's in the box.
10-20mm lens.
Petal shaped lens hood.
Padded lens bag.
warranty paper work.
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Sonsey
Pixalo Crew
Registered: October 2005
Location: N. Ireland
Posts: 7260
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Review Date: Tue December 5, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £270.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Nice and WIDE.
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Cons:
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A touch soft at the edges.
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I've had this lens for several months now and I've continued to be impressed with it. Build quality is good with the lens having good weight and handling along with a smooth movement to the controls.
The all important picture quality is also good, with colour, saturation and general sharpness all being up to the standard of a lens of this price. Only a slight softness at the very edges of the frame lets the side down a little, however reviews of it's competitors have also said the same thing.
If your in the market for a wide angle lens for your 1.5x/1.6x crop factor DSLR then this lens must be on the shortlist, especially for the price.
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Dave
Pixalo Crew
Registered: July 2005
Posts: 15642
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Pentaxbuff
Getting Comfy
Registered: October 2007
Location: Québec, Canada in a small town reputed to have the second most beautiful sunsets in the world!
Posts: 176
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Review Date: Tue July 8, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Lightness; clarity; ease of use.
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Cons:
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Not HSM for Pentax but ... great!
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Not HSM, for Pentax that is, but I just love the superb clarity of that lens.
Quiet, nevertheless.
It is very light and the results have been sepctacular (for me).
I was somewhat undecided at the beginning as to whether this would be a good addition to my equipment but now, I am truly pleased.
JP
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Want to see why, then look at these shots to wet your taste spuds 
