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03/25/2010 11:57:12 AM · #1 |
Looking at getting a wideangle in the near future (Got a birthday coming up, that's always a good excuse!) The popular Canon 10-22 is outside what I can justify, so I have been looking at the offerings from Tamron and Sigma, which I can pick up on Amazon for between $400 and $500 US.
DPReview finds issues of different kinds in both of them. They say the Sigma 10-20 has an odd distortion pattern at the short end that is hard to correct. They say the Tamron 10-24 is a little softer wide open and needs to be stopped down for best results, but has surprisingly low distortion for this kind of lens. Overall they rated the lenses fairly close to each other, each having different strengths and weaknesses.
In the real world, a discussion I saw on Flickr recommends the Sigma over the Tamron and a quick look at the equipment pages here on DPC shows 477 owners of the Sigma in the Canon mount, 401 of the Nikon and only 4 owners of the Tamron, none of them with the Canon version.
Opinions?
Message edited by author 2010-03-25 11:57:43. |
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03/25/2010 12:12:45 PM · #2 |
| Well, I was just getting ready to send you over to FredMiranda.com but nobody has reviewed the Tamron over there at all. Plenty of Sigma reviews (85% positive). |
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03/25/2010 12:15:08 PM · #3 |
I have the Sigma - and I absolutely love it. The distortion's pretty much gone at 12mm, but to be honest, I absolutely love it because of the distortion. It's extremely clear, to boot.
Message edited by author 2010-03-25 12:15:18. |
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03/25/2010 12:18:49 PM · #4 |
| Hmmm...PopPhoto reviewed the Tamron and had better distortion results than most others. |
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03/25/2010 12:22:07 PM · #5 |
| I just bought this one: Tamron SP AF 10-24mm F3.5-4.5 Di II LD for Nikon and I love it. I don't see much distortion at all. |
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03/25/2010 12:27:48 PM · #6 |
I have been struggling with the same issue, except in a Nikon mount. Based on all of the reviews, I have ended up with the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 which I have had for about a week now. I was concerned about the short zoom range, but the sharpness is supposed to be the best of the 3, and it's distortion is supposed to be very good. It's achilles heel is supposed to be CA, which supposedly the Sigma excels at. Limited shooting so far has yielded very good results. Sharpness and color saturation/contrast appear to be excellent. I have not done any semi-rigorous checking of the sharpness claims yet. Build quality is top notch.
In real world shooting, I imagine any one of these lenses will give very good results. I know that there are some amazing images on the site using the Sigma.
I wish that I had a Sigma in hand to try out also. I don't have any dealers locally, so my only option would be to order a Sigma and return whichever lens that I was least happy with.
Message edited by author 2010-03-25 13:35:33. |
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03/25/2010 12:54:09 PM · #7 |
| Sigma has upraded this lens, pricey. |
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03/25/2010 09:59:25 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by caba:
Sigma has upraded this lens, pricey. |
Yes, but you can still EASILY get the 4-5.6 if you want to.
I love my Sigma. It's probably the most enjoyable to shoot with. The Sigma, my Tamron 28-75, and Nikon 85mm 1.8 are probably the most fun overall, but for completely different applications.
The distortion is there, and I agree, it's fun to use.
I can't speak for the specific Tamron, but on the whole, my Sigma 10-20 is built better than the Tamron I own and one's I've seen.
I'll admit I do wish it was faster, but to me, 3.5 isn't really all that much faster to justify that much of a price increase.
Keep in mind the Sigma 4-5.6 takes 77mm filters and the constant 3.5 takes 82mm. Filters=not cheap.
Message edited by author 2010-03-25 22:01:32. |
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03/25/2010 10:07:22 PM · #9 |
| I have the Sigma and absolutely love it. Sharp, clear and no CA's. Some distortion on the widest end, but you learn to work with it. |
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03/28/2010 10:49:26 AM · #10 |
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03/28/2010 11:39:23 AM · #11 |
| The Sigma seems to be the popular choice of most DPC users. I love mine and I'm impressed by the solid build quality as well as the image quality. Which ever one you choose, you'll soon be wondering how you ever managed without it! |
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03/28/2010 12:07:03 PM · #12 |
| Sounds like the Sigma is the option I can be sure of being happy with. Now I just need to keep an eye out for the right deal. Thanks for all the info. |
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