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03/09/2005 08:58:20 PM · #1 |
| Has anyone ever ordered from Sigma4less.com? I'm thinking about ordering either the 20 1.8 EX or 15 2.8 fisheye from them and their prices are quite a bit less than B&H. Does anyone have any opinions on either of these lenses? Thanks! |
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03/09/2005 09:04:08 PM · #2 |
Originally posted by Tuckersmom:
Has anyone ever ordered from Sigma4less.com? I'm thinking about ordering either the 20 1.8 EX or 15 2.8 fisheye from them and their prices are quite a bit less than B&H. Does anyone have any opinions on either of these lenses? Thanks! |
I think there was another thread going about this a couple days or a week ago.
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03/09/2005 09:08:41 PM · #3 |
| Thanks - don't know how I missed that on my search - duh :) Okay, I'm not getting a warm fuzzy feeling about Sigma4less, but anyone have any opinions on either of the lenses? |
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03/09/2005 09:16:42 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by Tuckersmom:
Thanks - don't know how I missed that on my search - duh :) Okay, I'm not getting a warm fuzzy feeling about Sigma4less, but anyone have any opinions on either of the lenses? |
You can't go wrong with the 15 2.8 fisheye, but for a few dollars more (actually about 100) you can get the 8mm f4.0 EX Circular Fish-Eye which will give much stronger fish-eye FX especially while using a DSLR with a crop factor.
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03/09/2005 09:38:08 PM · #5 |
I don't own either of these, but both are well thougt of. the 20/1.8 is very well-respected, and is one I'm also considering, since it's wide, fast, and the optical quaality is supposed to be very good.
The 15 fish is a grat alternative for wide. I use the Canon version, i think the Sigma version is supposed to be very similar optically. You do run the risk of eventually having to have a Sigma lens "rechipped" if you upgrade to a newer Canon body and Canon has changed something in the communication protocol between lens and camera. Sigma does not have a license for this and has reverse-engineered the protocol, therefore as new Canon bodies are introduced, they are forced to update old lense to make them work (sometimes).
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03/09/2005 10:34:37 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
... You do run the risk of eventually having to have a Sigma lens "rechipped" if you upgrade to a newer Canon body and Canon has changed something in the communication protocol between lens and camera. Sigma does not have a license for this and has reverse-engineered the protocol, therefore as new Canon bodies are introduced, they are forced to update old lense to make them work (sometimes). |
I have heard this before but not explained so well. Thanks. How about Tamron? I have two of their lenses.
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03/09/2005 10:40:09 PM · #7 |
| Thanks for the info Kirbic - I've never heard of that, something to consider because someday I will want to upgrade. |
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03/09/2005 10:41:58 PM · #8 |
| I have the sigma 15 fisheye and I wish I would have bought the canon. For some reason it does not auto focus well when I use it. So when I am shooting a wedding and I can't focus as fast as I need to I can not use the fish eye because most of them come out soft (only on auto) On manual I have been very happy with the results |
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