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 10/14/2004 08:28:05 AM · #1
I think i'm going to buy this lens but was wondering if anyone has any thoughts or comments on this??

Pics would be great as well!

Thanks in advance.
Sam.
 10/14/2004 09:27:54 AM · #2
Or for that matter, the Nikon 12-24mm. I'm interested in seeing if anyone has commments on that one too as well as the Sigma. Switched to digital and have no wide-angle now either. I have the Sigma 24 to 70 and that's a good lens so I'm hoping the 12-24 is good too. If you buy it, post some pics and let us know your thoughts.
 10/14/2004 09:38:05 AM · #3
Not quite as wide, but have you looked at the Sigma 18-125? It seems to have gotten some good reviews in the forums of DPReview and from associates. The tradeoff on the low end gets you better range. I haven't bought in yet myself, but I'm close.
 10/14/2004 09:48:33 AM · #4
You can see sample photos from the following links. Just refresh for random images

Sigma
Nikon

edit: not sure about Canon - I was looking up on these a while ago because I was thinking of getting one

Message edited by author 2004-10-14 09:50:06.
 10/14/2004 09:56:31 AM · #5
I have the Sigma 12-24 and I think it kicks ass:











All of these were shot with the Sigma 12-24 @ 12mm
 10/14/2004 10:24:09 AM · #6
don't have any pic really to show, but the lens is nice and i like mine alot. I know setzler has one too and i am sure he could uplaod some pics for you to look at. I will ask him if he will.
10/14/2004 10:29:20 AM · #7


And this is how it looks on a Nikon :-)

-danny
 10/14/2004 10:31:21 AM · #8
I got the lens and used it for about 3 months. Overall I was pretty happy with its performance. The distortion is still pretty bad on the edges and it's unusably soft unless stopped down to f8-11. If you plan on doing flash photography, you'll need to buy a slave flash as the lens will cast a nasty shadow with the built-in flash.

I recently sold mine and went with the similarly priced Canon 17-40mm f/4L lens. It's not as wide as 12mm but it does go up to 40mm which works better as a general purpose wide angle lens for me. (And when I eventually do go full frame digital it'll be really nice.)
 10/14/2004 10:40:06 AM · #9
Here are some additinal links to some 12mm photos with the Sigma 12-24 lens...

//www.pbase.com/jmsetzler/image/28083413
//www.pbase.com/jmsetzler/image/28083401
//www.pbase.com/jmsetzler/image/34994159
//www.pbase.com/jmsetzler/image/34510189
//www.pbase.com/jmsetzler/image/34733910

Here is a good comparison:

//www.pbase.com/jmsetzler/image/27801864 - 28mm view
//www.pbase.com/jmsetzler/image/28083411 - 12mm view from same point.

You can also look at this pbase link and see a large number of photos made with this lens. You may not know if any of them have been cropped from their original view though...

//www.pbase.com/cameras/sigma/1224_4556_ex_dg_asp_hsm

Message edited by author 2004-10-14 10:43:55.
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