Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM - Wigma [Archive] - Page 29

mn shutterbug

4th of January 2012 (Wed), 21:17

After viewing hundreds of these photos I'm glad I have one arriving Friday. I ordered it mainly for landscapes. The problem I have around here is trying find scenery worth shooting, especially in a winter without snow. I've seem some awesome landscapes shots on this thread.

guitarfish

4th of January 2012 (Wed), 21:23

Wide angles are for a lot more than landscapes! This page is a favorite of mine: How to Use Ultra-Wide Lenses (http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/how-to-use-ultra-wide-lenses.htm)

mn shutterbug

4th of January 2012 (Wed), 21:33

Wow Mr. Fish, that's a bunch of reading material. I saved it as a fave and will be going over it tomorrow. Thanks for posting the link.

JDM555

4th of January 2012 (Wed), 21:48

That link above does help. I like shooting landscapes too, but I guess only the person who shoots the landscape knows how amazing it is, but others view the image like a regular photo because they weren't there at the time of the picture, if that makes sense. Have to use the distortion to your advantage to give it a cool perspective. Lot of cool pictures can be had with the lens, I barely got mine and haven't had a chance to try it out.

Here's another photo, I like how the lines on the ground give that wide angle look.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6618667357_8d7e93c584_b.jpg

nccb

4th of January 2012 (Wed), 22:17

Does anyone on this thread regret not getting the Canon 10-22? I'm currently deciding between the two. How does the Sigma handle flare & do with starbursts?

mn shutterbug

4th of January 2012 (Wed), 22:22

DaveKosiba

5th of January 2012 (Thu), 07:02

Does anyone on this thread regret not getting the Canon 10-22? I'm currently deciding between the two. How does the Sigma handle flare & do with starbursts?

I had some issues and ended up exchanging for the Canon 10-22. I still think the Sigma is a great lens so you my want to do some research and see which will work best for you.

guitarfish

5th of January 2012 (Thu), 07:20

The link below is the first pic I took with the Sigma 10-20 when I got it (posted earlier in this thread). I was so close to the truck in this picture I could reach out and touch it. The 10-20 did an AMAZING JOB! I never would've thought to use a wide angle for a pic like this if I hadn't read the link I posted above on how to use wide angles.

Truck - first pic with Sigma 10-20 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=10879736&postcount=3163)

nccb

5th of January 2012 (Thu), 08:57

I had some issues and ended up exchanging for the Canon 10-22. I still think the Sigma is a great lens so you my want to do some research and see which will work best for you.

DaveKosiba - what kind of issues did you have? Just curious.

DaveKosiba

5th of January 2012 (Thu), 09:06

DaveKosiba - what kind of issues did you have? Just curious.

PM'd you, no need to have this discussion within the Wigma thread.

willy b

5th of January 2012 (Thu), 16:16

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6643518331_dc17400cea_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/2010in50mm/6643518331/)
05.01.2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/2010in50mm/6643518331/) by Will - B (http://www.flickr.com/people/2010in50mm/), on Flickr

RolyRatman

5th of January 2012 (Thu), 19:47

Just picked one of these up, looking forward to giving it a try out :)

mn shutterbug

5th of January 2012 (Thu), 21:06

Mine should be here tomorrow afternoon. I just got done looking thru the photos in my new National Geographic magazine and see quite a few photos were taken with an ultra wide.

Terry_Hill

6th of January 2012 (Fri), 05:27

I just finished the reading material posted (yep, already) and see that the writer recommends against using a polarizer with these lenses. Well, I have one coming. Maybe the polarizers have improved since that article was written? What say you?

It's not an issue with the quality of the filter but how the filter works. The affect of a polariser differs depending on it's angle to the light source and increases as you approach it's maximum at 90 degrees to the sun (shooting into the sun a polariser has no effect at all.). If you use a polariser on a standard to telephoto lens it covers a distinct area of the sky and so you get a uniform effect across the image. If you use a wide angle lens like this the field of view covers a variety of polarising effects so it can end up like you have fitted an ND grad sideways to the lens as the sky deepens in blue or differing levels of reflection are removed etc.

PINNACLE

6th of January 2012 (Fri), 12:34

Dicisions, dicisions I am glad I got my Sigma

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6642874255_a4333c4073_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinnaclephotolog/6642874255/)
No 4 of 366 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinnaclephotolog/6642874255/) by PINNACLE PHOTO LOG (http://www.flickr.com/people/pinnaclephotolog/), on Flickr

nccb

6th of January 2012 (Fri), 13:10

^ this one looks like a wall paper from windows :)

Fo real.

mn shutterbug

6th of January 2012 (Fri), 16:24

Sneaked out of work early today and got home before my wife saw the package. It's been a good day. I went out and took a few quick shots of the house and grass to test for sharpness. I'm happy to say, it was sharp from corner to corner and ege to edge. However, with the few shots I tried, my 30D displayed the aperture as 0.0 and turning the wheel did nothing. It also wasn't displaying the AF points. I had just got the 30D so I wasn't sure what to suspect, even though I had tested the 30D out a couple days ago. I then mounted a different lens on the camera and had no problem. I remounted this one and all was fine. The exif on the first pics when things were weird, displayed the Av as 1.$. That's right - 1.$. I'm thinking the lens wasn't making 100% contact with the body. Anyway, all is good, even though I'm not convinced yet to keep the cpl. If a person doesn't go too intense, it isn't real bad.

Fricks

6th of January 2012 (Fri), 21:17

Sad to see mine go but need some money if anyone interested a link is in my sig

323

7th of January 2012 (Sat), 00:21

food pics are always good :) ihop hash brown stackers

http://photos.team80d.com/Photography/Photo-A-Day-2012/i-vNBhQc9/0/XL/20120106-XL.jpg

ravickanth

7th of January 2012 (Sat), 04:21

Since getting this lens i believe the quality of my shots have gone up a notch :D

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6554680505_5ac9682613.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravickanth/6554680505/)

tomcat7886

7th of January 2012 (Sat), 09:07

nice processing ravickanth

mn shutterbug

7th of January 2012 (Sat), 16:04

I went out to play with my new baby today, and even though there is lack of scenery here due to no snow, green grass or leaves, at least I found out I love how the lens performs. The only pic cropped is the one of the goofy goat. He got a little too close and personal and I was afraid of him snotting up my lens, so there is some camera movement here. :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6655226639_2cd422ea91_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6655226919_f3c00617b8_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6655227217_aecf331b5f_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6655226791_bf1e0f3e27_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6655227059_3a35b2105f_b.jpg

Mike55

7th of January 2012 (Sat), 16:17

haha. I hope you cleaned the front element after that last one. ;)

RolyRatman

7th of January 2012 (Sat), 17:52

Dicisions, dicisions I am glad I got my Sigma

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6642874255_a4333c4073_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinnaclephotolog/6642874255/)

No 4 of 366 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinnaclephotolog/6642874255/) by PINNACLE PHOTO LOG (http://www.flickr.com/people/pinnaclephotolog/), on Flickr

Good to see another Tp 52 for 2012 member here :)

Love this sign post, I would like to put it on my bosses laptop as a desktop :)

pulsar123

7th of January 2012 (Sat), 20:28

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6656411335_6a3604de1b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/syamastro/6656411335/)
Nightmare (http://www.flickr.com/photos/syamastro/6656411335/) by syamastro (http://www.flickr.com/people/syamastro/), on Flickr

ravickanth

7th of January 2012 (Sat), 23:23

tomcat7886

7th of January 2012 (Sat), 23:43

sadako!

ravickanth

7th of January 2012 (Sat), 23:43

Another one from my recent trip with this lens, i had no problem hand holding this lens at a very low shutter speed. Also i get a lot of keepers with this lens:D

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6582445081_3d2bc3b066_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravickanth/6582445081/)
Taj Mahal Palace & Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravickanth/6582445081/) by Ravick@nth (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravickanth/), on Flickr

CameraMan

8th of January 2012 (Sun), 00:33

pulsar123

8th of January 2012 (Sun), 07:04

Wow! That is REALLY freaky! How did you set that up if you don't mind me asking?

It's just a lot of photoshopping. I made 4 shots of my daughter, standing on the white shelf, one with straight legs (head down), and two more with each leg against a wall. Then I moved her up to the ceiling with all the shadows, and carefully copied two bent legs with shadows, from other two shots. I used one flash bounced from a wall. The idea wasn't original - I was inspired by http://www.flickr.com/photos/lukesharratt/5487140983.

Mike55

8th of January 2012 (Sun), 08:09

That's great.

CameraMan

8th of January 2012 (Sun), 09:29

It's just a lot of photoshopping. I made 4 shots of my daughter, standing on the white shelf, one with straight legs (head down), and two more with each leg against a wall. Then I moved her up to the ceiling with all the shadows, and carefully copied two bent legs with shadows, from other two shots. I used one flash bounced from a wall. The idea wasn't original - I was inspired by http://www.flickr.com/photos/lukesharratt/5487140983.

I'll have to try that with my daughter. That's pretty neat.

pulsar123

8th of January 2012 (Sun), 09:50

These are the 4 original photos:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6659938055_06c79d0165_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/syamastro/6659938055/)http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7146/6659957377_011ac694ba_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/syamastro/6659957377/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6659976235_f5ebe1ac88_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/syamastro/6659976235/)http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6659995381_80f3431e1f_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/syamastro/6659995381/)

CameraMan

8th of January 2012 (Sun), 11:18

Heh, that's the same way I just did mine. Cool! I'm going to be busy for the next couple hours or so. :)

Darkwand

8th of January 2012 (Sun), 19:15

4 Minuter exposure, it sure got bright in the image i could barely see the camera.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6663248435_f34c2aaf5f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adurianj/6663248435/)
Open Air Church (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adurianj/6663248435/) by AdurianJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/adurianj/)

Darkwand

9th of January 2012 (Mon), 11:55

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6665886021_9b283bd125_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adurianj/6665886021/)
Åkers Canal (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adurianj/6665886021/) by AdurianJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/adurianj/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6665885759_1b88d7c57f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adurianj/6665885759/)
Åkers Canal II (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adurianj/6665885759/) by AdurianJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/adurianj/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6665885483_49e037f9e1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adurianj/6665885483/)
Åkers Canal III (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adurianj/6665885483/) by AdurianJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/adurianj/)

GabooN

10th of January 2012 (Tue), 19:38

Just got mine in the mail earlier today. Not sure how soon I will get outside to try it out, been busy working on grad school applications through until next week. Going on a snowboarding trip with in February with my buddies to Le Massif in Quebec, so I'd like to get some practice in with this lens prior to heading out there :)

Great build quality, compared to my other lenses, which wasn't a surprise, but welcome none-the-less.
I know from specs that the MFD is 24cm, but I didn't notice that marked on the lens anywhere like Canon lenses do. Not a big deal but I don't always remember each lens' specs if I'm swapping them out.

guitarfish

10th of January 2012 (Tue), 20:41

My backyard at midnight the other night, under a full moon. I put my 60D on a tripod, set it to manual mode, wide open aperture, and 30" exposure.
In the uncropped pic I can see stars. There's a planet on the right above the house, my neighbors with holiday lights on all nights.

I was amazed how much color came through despite how dark it was out.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/guitarfish/Photography/Backyardundermidnightmoon.jpg

willy b

11th of January 2012 (Wed), 03:47

Pulsar, that is a very clever shot, great work! Only thing that I would do is increase the contrast, to give it a more scary feel!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6674781627_22ebefa26a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/2010in50mm/6674781627/)
10.01.2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/2010in50mm/6674781627/) by Will - B (http://www.flickr.com/people/2010in50mm/), on Flickr

boingy

12th of January 2012 (Thu), 23:03

subscribed since an UWA is in my wishlist and this being one of the best bang for your buck!

boingy

12th of January 2012 (Thu), 23:04

Subscribed since an UWA is in my wishlist and this being one of the best bang for your buck!

EOlsenPhoto

16th of January 2012 (Mon), 22:23

Would you guys say this lens seams to be a bit flat on color with out any filters? I just received my copy from B&H and the IQ looks great (no real test yet), focusing looks good but I notice the color just seems to be a bit tuned down from say, my 70-200 f4L (which might not be a fair comparison). I do love the lens though. Very impressed by the build quality.

Thanks
Erik

Mike55

16th of January 2012 (Mon), 22:55

chainbreakr

17th of January 2012 (Tue), 02:55

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6713392665_0c615bd138_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tylerbrown/6713392665/)
The Canyon That Is Grand (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tylerbrown/6713392665/) by ChainbreakR (http://www.flickr.com/people/tylerbrown/), on Flickr

JersFocus

18th of January 2012 (Wed), 02:04

EOlsenPhoto

18th of January 2012 (Wed), 07:56

It has a different look than the F4 L's. It's more film-like and a touch warmer. A quick drag to the left on the Lightroom 3 tint slider will make it look like a Canon if that's your thing. I've come to actually prefer the film-like colors for UWA scenics.

Thank you for the response Mike. I am not necessarily upset with it, just surprised by the look I guess. I think a CPL will modify the look a quite a bit.

Erik

Mike55

18th of January 2012 (Wed), 14:18

Thank you for the response Mike. I am not necessarily upset with it, just surprised by the look I guess. I think a CPL will modify the look a quite a bit.

Erik

I use a CP on my 10-20 at all times unless there's blue sky showing at 12mm or wider. You get nasty, unfixable, uneven color saturation of the sky if you do (common on UWA with CP's at those focal lengths).

If you want to save a few bucks, the Kenko Pro-1 Digital 77mm CP is as good as any and you can get it for $67 here:

http://maxsaver.net/Kenko-77mm-PRO1-Digital-WIDE-BAND-Circular-Pol-Filter.aspx

This is known as "Hoya" in the states and goes for $150. And this unit has a very rugged build.

chainbreakr

18th of January 2012 (Wed), 16:56

Wow, this is stitched? :shock:

Thanks, Jer! Yes, it's a stitch of 4 photos. Well, technically 12 since each one is a 3 exposure HDR and then stitched in Photoshop. :)

randomguylite

19th of January 2012 (Thu), 17:21

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6722585903_6bc2a8b1ec_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/randomguymedia/6722585903/)
IMG_0044 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/randomguymedia/6722585903/) by Random Guy Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/randomguymedia/), on Flickr

adorabledan76

20th of January 2012 (Fri), 10:40

spent 8 days on vacation in cozumel mexico also went to tulum and playa del carmen amazing time took some great photos

UK_Tomcat_Fan

20th of January 2012 (Fri), 10:43

One from me:

Fantasy of Flight Museum - Florida:

http://widowmaker.is-a-geek.com/albums/Fantasy%20of%20flight%202012/normal_IMG_0051_copy.jpg (http://widowmaker.is-a-geek.com/displayimage.php?pid=1749)

adorabledan76

20th of January 2012 (Fri), 11:04

rented a car for 3 days drove all over the island

adorabledan76

20th of January 2012 (Fri), 11:09

the food in cozumel is awesome and can't beat 80 degree weather in january

adorabledan76

20th of January 2012 (Fri), 11:11

the water is so blue its unbelievable

adorabledan76

20th of January 2012 (Fri), 11:14

some pics in tulum mexico, wow what a beach

adorabledan76

20th of January 2012 (Fri), 11:17

some more in mexico

adorabledan76

20th of January 2012 (Fri), 11:20

some shots by punta sur in cozumel island so beautiful

adorabledan76

20th of January 2012 (Fri), 11:22

took some photos from the lighthouse in punta sur incredible view on a low tide day i was told you can see cuba from the lighthouse

adorabledan76

20th of January 2012 (Fri), 11:24

more from punta sur

adorabledan76

20th of January 2012 (Fri), 14:05

chen rio beach on the east side of cozumel island

adorabledan76

20th of January 2012 (Fri), 14:26

great place pina colada on the east coast off cozumel mexico

adorabledan76

20th of January 2012 (Fri), 14:28

some shots in punta sur

adorabledan76

20th of January 2012 (Fri), 14:29

the first is from the crocodile lake and the second is a view from the lighthouse in punta sur

muskyhunter

20th of January 2012 (Fri), 16:07

awesome lens!

wish i could get one.

CameraMan

20th of January 2012 (Fri), 16:20

the first is from the crocodile lake and the second is a view from the lighthouse in punta sur

Looks like you have a C-PL on that lens. If so, that's a great combination with that lens. I have one for mine too.

adorabledan76

20th of January 2012 (Fri), 22:11

Yeah I have a Hoya polarizor

stanclark

21st of January 2012 (Sat), 03:33

sigma10-20
http://www.mynetimages.com/90b64f583c.jpg (http://www.mynetimages.com)

CameraMan

22nd of January 2012 (Sun), 00:26

Yeah I have a Hoya polarizor

Yah! Nice, beautiful shots! I love that filter with this lens and partly cloudy skies!

john_h_ph

22nd of January 2012 (Sun), 04:32

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6739275237_360d1da72a_b.jpg

LucasCK

22nd of January 2012 (Sun), 04:49

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6730669495_2840148cf2_b.jpg

JersFocus

22nd of January 2012 (Sun), 05:08

more from punta sur

So many shades of blue! :cool:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6739275237_360d1da72a_b.jpg

Beautiful. Whats the yellow blur in the middle left?

john_h_ph

22nd of January 2012 (Sun), 05:16

Thanks JerlnCanada, that yellow color is the lens glare/flare.

EWR72

22nd of January 2012 (Sun), 15:03

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6744232699_a3a87f0885_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8249721@N05/6744232699/)
Tonight.......I waited for the sunset (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8249721@N05/6744232699/) by EWR72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/8249721@N05/), on Flickr

ryane67

22nd of January 2012 (Sun), 21:28

So I've decided I want this lens. Would you guys take the chance on a used one off ebay? I'm torn on the idea because of the apparent left side softness.

Thoughts?

guitarfish

22nd of January 2012 (Sun), 21:31

I bought mine on eBay. Buy from a reputable seller, ask questions about the lens before bidding, use Paypal for protection.

JDM555

23rd of January 2012 (Mon), 02:23

I wouldn't buy off eBay, I don't know why, but unless it's a great deal, I'd prefer to buy local where I can test it or off of here. Plus, most on eBay I've seen have been more expensive than what you can find here or locally.

EWR72, great shot! Very sharp.

ryane67

23rd of January 2012 (Mon), 05:16

yeah seems that 400 is about the going rate on there, maybe i'll just look to new since they so rarely come up on here. $80 is not a terrible premium to pay for a 4 year warranty.

JDM555

23rd of January 2012 (Mon), 18:26

yeah seems that 400 is about the going rate on there, maybe i'll just look to new since they so rarely come up on here. $80 is not a terrible premium to pay for a 4 year warranty.

$480 for new isn't bad. But there's a chance you can get a bad copy or one that has issues focusing and have to deal with Sigma, but then again a used lens that performs perfectly on one body doesn't necessarily mean it will work perfectly on another persons body. Some people don't register their sigmas, so some used lenses will include an empty warranty card, where you can register it and get the same 4 year warranty as if it was brand new.

ryane67

23rd of January 2012 (Mon), 19:34

JDM555

23rd of January 2012 (Mon), 20:51

Sounds great. Congrats on your new lens. It's a fun lens for sure.

highergr0und

23rd of January 2012 (Mon), 21:01

some pics in tulum mexico, wow what a beach

My favorite beach...... something just awesome about swimming in the shadow of those ruins

tomcat7886

23rd of January 2012 (Mon), 21:08

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6730669495_2840148cf2_b.jpg

Stunning

GregoryF

23rd of January 2012 (Mon), 21:55

Welp, I just bought one on amazon I can't wait to have some fun with something this wide :) Im sure it'll be great for the trip to China in March.

If I get one that's left-soft I'll just ask amazon for an exchange, they are typically very good about that sort of thing.

When you test it out, make sure that you are completely paralell to what you are shooting or you wil drive yourself crazy trying to decide if there is side softness. Best thing is if you think one side is softer than the other; shoot some shots upside down and check if the softness then shows on the flip side. Also keep in mind that a certain amount of corner softness is normal in UWA's.

tman2782

24th of January 2012 (Tue), 03:34

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6618586155_ddaa5331db_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetman/6618586155/)
St. Mathias Church, Goa (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetman/6618586155/) by The T-Man (http://www.flickr.com/people/thetman/), on Flickr

EWR72

24th of January 2012 (Tue), 14:42

Another one from the weekend but this time closer to the water´s edge.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6756420741_0e9ee3cebe_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8249721@N05/6756420741/)
Lanzarote seascape (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8249721@N05/6756420741/) by EWR72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/8249721@N05/), on Flickr

CameraMan

24th of January 2012 (Tue), 14:44

Nice shot but I don't understand the black bars on top and bottom... Maybe it's just me...

Amfamora

25th of January 2012 (Wed), 03:59

Been taking a break from Photography for a while now...... went for a wander down the local golf course today with the camera and my least used lens and took some random shots. Not least used cause I hate just cause I lost the passion for photography for a while.

No one playing today, Brisbane is about to flood again but found this golf ball in the bushes and setup a HDR image. Im a bit out of practise with my editing. :)

http://beamophotography.smugmug.com/photos/i-gzGbcXn/0/XL/i-gzGbcXn-XL.jpg

ryane67

25th of January 2012 (Wed), 21:15

Woo! got my wigma tonight, I can tell I'm going to have a lot of fun with this lens (as soon as I stop pixel peeping to be sure it's clean on the left side), It has a lot of potential. It's technically my first new lens, all others have been second hand so I'm pretty excited.

One of my two cats loves to jump from couch to couch, and I was just thinking the other day "I bet I can catch him in the act" as I had the 70-200 mounted to the camera on the tripod across the room, then I realized, I could get below him with this ultrawide! Nothing spectacular, just fun. I had to estimate and pre-manual focus, looks like I didn't get it quite right.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6763591145_c80c1e9dd3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryane67/6763591145/)
Jump! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryane67/6763591145/) by ryane67 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ryane67/), on Flickr

and one of my son, very sharp.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6763591101_c18ec6ac49_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryane67/6763591101/)
Would you like some? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryane67/6763591101/) by ryane67 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ryane67/), on Flickr

Mike55

25th of January 2012 (Wed), 21:16

Great catch on the leaping cat.

suptech

26th of January 2012 (Thu), 07:24

Hi Everyone.
Nice to join such GREAT photographers.
Here is my try with the Sigma 10-20:

My Crazy Dog
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6765428231_837dec534b_b.jpg

Sun City - South Africa
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6765516349_1d9e63c90a_b.jpg

Just playing around
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6765647307_ae7d2cbe86_b.jpg

stanclark

27th of January 2012 (Fri), 01:34

http://www.mynetimages.com/84d5cb8180.jpg (http://www.mynetimages.com)

http://www.mynetimages.com/de8c1e3674.jpg (http://www.mynetimages.com)

ryane67

27th of January 2012 (Fri), 05:15

http://www.mynetimages.com/84d5cb8180.jpg (http://www.mynetimages.com)

I like this.

Judging by the way the lights look, Im guessing you left the aperture somewhat open for these? Also, was that waterfall light-painted by you?

edit: nevermind, just tested for myself, I must have been thinking of how long exposure light sources looked on the 17-40, not this one ;)

stanclark

27th of January 2012 (Fri), 11:26

not painted...long exposure,no filters

chainbreakr

30th of January 2012 (Mon), 19:57

RolyRatman

1st of February 2012 (Wed), 03:26

Not long had my copy, bought it second hand and am very happy with it so far :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6787015297_d1d158eaaf_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roly_patrick/6787015297/)
Thomson B757-200 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roly_patrick/6787015297/) by o RATMAN o (http://www.flickr.com/people/roly_patrick/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6787014961_a6556ff2e6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roly_patrick/6787014961/)
TP Week 5 - Secure (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roly_patrick/6787014961/) by o RATMAN o (http://www.flickr.com/people/roly_patrick/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7165/6711689027_8ac2d8d25a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roly_patrick/6711689027/)
Suzuki star trail (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roly_patrick/6711689027/) by o RATMAN o (http://www.flickr.com/people/roly_patrick/), on Flickr

CameraMan

1st of February 2012 (Wed), 05:43

I was out and about yesterday with my 10-20mm I just love this lens!

I did a little HDR to this single image.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6800789165_51e5ffe7a6_b.jpg

Black & White is always a good thing too... This one I did in HDR too. Maybe I'll post it later. No time now. Gotta run the kid to school.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6800792031_d0e4769081_b.jpg

EWR72

2nd of February 2012 (Thu), 14:27

EWR - where was that shot taken? Nice stuff from everyone as always!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6713391997_d3e504c21e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tylerbrown/6713391997/)
El Tovar at night (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tylerbrown/6713391997/) by ChainbreakR (http://www.flickr.com/people/tylerbrown/), on Flickr
Hi Chainbreakr, it was taken in Lanzarote which is in the Canary Islands. Here´s another one with the Sigma 10-20mm.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6808018565_779226b314_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8249721@N05/6808018565/)
Stormy waters (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8249721@N05/6808018565/) by EWR72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/8249721@N05/), on Flickr

tomcat7886

2nd of February 2012 (Thu), 18:50

Scene of the Crash

5th of February 2012 (Sun), 17:58

From a trip last August to England. Roman Baths in Bath. f/9 at 10 mm with Lightroom PP. Thanks

Luckypenguin

20th of February 2012 (Mon), 07:38

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7179/6874944605_50897375ed_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicprins/6874944605/)
C50D-IMG_4649-PR Canon EOS 50D Glasshouse Mountains Australia (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicprins/6874944605/) by Nic (Luckypenguin) (http://www.flickr.com/people/nicprins/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7205/6900757423_97caff97ab_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicprins/6900757423/)
C50D-IMG_4657-PR Canon EOS 50D Glasshouse Mountains Australia (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicprins/6900757423/) by Nic (Luckypenguin) (http://www.flickr.com/people/nicprins/), on Flickr

50D_Illest

22nd of February 2012 (Wed), 22:49

http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae72/AaronCheng1991/IMG_9725.jpg

one of my favorite lens!

j-mar

24th of February 2012 (Fri), 13:19

^ Mine too! Just curious, what settings you had for this shot (sorry no exif plugin on this computer)? 20mm at f/5.6? I didn't realize we could get shallow DOF from this lens, love the look of it!

GregoryF

24th of February 2012 (Fri), 14:42

Looks like f4 @10mm. The trick is to get close.

john_h_ph

25th of February 2012 (Sat), 09:36

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7038/6928483953_43f7d56e2c_z.jpg

50D_Illest

25th of February 2012 (Sat), 12:51

^ Mine too! Just curious, what settings you had for this shot (sorry no exif plugin on this computer)? 20mm at f/5.6? I didn't realize we could get shallow DOF from this lens, love the look of it!

Haha thanks! it was F4.0 1/640 iso200, and i got pretty close to it

chainbreakr

26th of February 2012 (Sun), 02:18

Nice 50D! I've taken many up-close shots with this lens (buried somewhere in this thread) and it blows my mind every time!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6713391715_e0d8c0f7fc_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tylerbrown/6713391715/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tylerbrown/6713391715/) by ChainbreakR (http://www.flickr.com/people/tylerbrown/), on Flickr

Mike55

26th of February 2012 (Sun), 02:53

Killer shot, chainbreak.

A5forfighting

28th of February 2012 (Tue), 00:20

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7048/6788779388_a771ff5809_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/a5forfighing/6788779388/)
ND 110 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/a5forfighing/6788779388/) by A5ForFighting (http://www.flickr.com/people/a5forfighing/), on Flickr

john_h_ph

5th of March 2012 (Mon), 20:15

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7196/6952653223_a13c8becfc_b.jpg

Geoff_Shawcross

6th of March 2012 (Tue), 05:44

Great shot John!! Looks good and sharp with good colour.

What were the settings if you don't mind me asking?.....And where was it taken?

john_h_ph

6th of March 2012 (Tue), 10:00

Hi Geoff,

Thanks for liking my fireworks picture, this event was held in Baguio City, Philippines during flower festival.

below is the exif of photo;

Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 11
Av( Aperture Value ) 11.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 400
Auto ISO Speed OFF
Lens 10-20mm
Focal Length 10.0mm
Image Size 5184x3456
Image Quality Fine
Flash Off
FE lock OFF
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode Manual focusing
Picture Style Landscape
Sharpness 4
Contrast 1
Saturation 0
Color tone 0
Color Space sRGB
Long exposure noise reduction 2:On
High ISO speed noise reduction 0:Standard
Highlight tone priority 0:Disable
Auto Lighting Optimizer 0:Standard
Peripheral illumination correction Enable
Drive Mode Self-Timer Operation
Live View Shooting OFF

Geoff_Shawcross

6th of March 2012 (Tue), 10:03

Thanks for the info John! I'll have to try my hand at fireworks shots this year for Canada Day.....Maybe I'll have a few keepers this time......hehe.

sullivanrp

7th of March 2012 (Wed), 10:32

Loving my Sigma! Especially with a 10 stop, just recently picked one up and trying to get some use out of it and learn to expose correctly.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/6814684796_5435788dba_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpsullivan/6814684796/)
3.365 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpsullivan/6814684796/) by sullivan_rp (http://www.flickr.com/people/rpsullivan/), on Flickr

john_h_ph

7th of March 2012 (Wed), 11:21

my share ..

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7070/6808785754_6d33491222_b.jpg

ravickanth

12th of March 2012 (Mon), 09:36

Just for Fun:D

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7055/6830014838_086c70e78d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravickanth/6830014838/)
mooooooooooooo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravickanth/6830014838/) by Ravick@nth (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravickanth/), on Flickr

guitarfish

12th of March 2012 (Mon), 09:38

I love the cow :)

CSMFoto

12th of March 2012 (Mon), 20:13

Just finished this shoot and these by far have had the best outcome.

http://csmfotograffiti.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/mg_8733-edit.jpg

kfreels

12th of March 2012 (Mon), 21:48

I forgot how fun this lens is. I need to put it back on my camera and use it some! Love the mooo. :-)

ravickanth

13th of March 2012 (Tue), 09:15

The earlier mooo shot was when i was so bored and did not have any subjects near by :D

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6815853108_f4f9371c1a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravickanth/6815853108/)
----------[_]--- (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravickanth/6815853108/) by Ravick@nth (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravickanth/), on Flickr

kfreels

13th of March 2012 (Tue), 11:57

Wow. If you call that a lack of nearby subject material, I invite you to visit rural southern Indiana. Cornfields, power lines, and collapsing barns can only be shot so many times. I have to go at least a mile to find a cow or a clay pot. lol

But I have something else in the works for this lens. I do own a miata and I'm working on a car camera rig that I can mount my 7D to and drive down the road and take some shots of myself with the remote while driving. Hope to have the rig figured out in a couple days. I have the shots in my head - now just to make them real...I can't wait!

ravickanth

13th of March 2012 (Tue), 12:09

Vixen89

15th of March 2012 (Thu), 20:29

60D + 10-20:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/6986117161_87e5c914dc_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24290513@N06/6986117161/)
hidef-1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24290513@N06/6986117161/) by Vixxie PWI (http://www.flickr.com/people/24290513@N06/), on Flickr

OrangeImaging

18th of March 2012 (Sun), 19:20

Few Recents:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7200/6822191342_33317c3495_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangeimaging/6822191342/)
Weathered (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangeimaging/6822191342/) by Orange Imaging (http://www.flickr.com/people/orangeimaging/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7189/6793361454_bc725209e6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangeimaging/6793361454/)
The Barn (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangeimaging/6793361454/) by Orange Imaging (http://www.flickr.com/people/orangeimaging/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7060/6939472819_d7d5dd6db0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangeimaging/6939472819/)
The Barn - B&W (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangeimaging/6939472819/) by Orange Imaging (http://www.flickr.com/people/orangeimaging/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/6793534616_d4fb0d2244_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangeimaging/6793534616/)
Zion (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangeimaging/6793534616/) by Orange Imaging (http://www.flickr.com/people/orangeimaging/), on Flickr

flowrider

19th of March 2012 (Mon), 22:17

From Waikiki.
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6219/6996870125_e41dfbb49d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lowe_s/6996870125/)
IMG_3632.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lowe_s/6996870125/) by Flowbie (http://www.flickr.com/people/lowe_s/), on Flickr

GTV681

22nd of March 2012 (Thu), 02:34

hey all,
after 5 odd long years of wanting this lens i finally got my s**t together and got one.
one of my 1st shots with it,enjoy.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7047/6969326017_5c5f7665b3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotofletch/6969326017/)
2012-03-08 17-44-23 - IMG_7809DPPB1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotofletch/6969326017/) by GTV6FLETCH (http://www.flickr.com/people/fotofletch/), on Flickr

cheers
Adam.....

wilson01

22nd of March 2012 (Thu), 15:27

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/7001573053_81da2720d7_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilson_t/7001573053/)
Flickr WilsonT. (http://www.flickr.com/people/wilson_t/) WantSome? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilson_t/7001573053/)

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6211/7001096357_71e4479ec2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilson_t/7001096357/)
Flickr WilsonT. (http://www.flickr.com/people/wilson_t/) Downtown LA (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilson_t/7001096357/)

Mike55

22nd of March 2012 (Thu), 15:32

Great shots Sikario!

I love my Sigma 10-20 -

It's the only non-Canon lens I own.

Same here. Love it.

mannyboi

23rd of March 2012 (Fri), 04:16

First post in this thread!

Was originally looking to replace my 10-20 in advantage for the Tokina 11-16, but this lens seems to perform pretty well!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7276/6860931434_f7240f0dd7_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68703431@N03/6860931434/)
Ci (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68703431@N03/6860931434/) by MNYFOTO (http://www.flickr.com/people/68703431@N03/), on Flickr

kmlee1113

23rd of March 2012 (Fri), 22:51

duck at the Huntington Library in CA

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7192/7010076641_ebd2d80257_b.jpg

bassrebel

31st of March 2012 (Sat), 11:58

I just got this lens not too long ago...

here's my first picture with it...

http://i40.tinypic.com/ak8zn9.jpg

Rocky Rhode

6th of April 2012 (Fri), 08:15

Amazon deliverd as promised;

http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/Roc34ky/Sigma%2010-20%20EX/Boxes.jpg

Quick setup at the office -

http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/Roc34ky/Sigma%2010-20%20EX/TestSetup.jpg

And the results are?

http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/Roc34ky/Sigma%2010-20%20EX/Battery_Test_10-20.jpg

Three for three - Sigma comes through again

kfreels

6th of April 2012 (Fri), 09:52

Is that the 10-20 focused down to about 3 inches?

Rocky Rhode

6th of April 2012 (Fri), 12:19

Is that the 10-20 focused down to about 3 inches?

While I didn't check the exact measurement website says - Minimum focusing distance of 24cm (9.4”) at all focal lengths

I was pretty close to the min as I don't have a great deal of room with my desk at work being "U" shapped; iPhone photo from behind and above makes it look much closer.

kfreels

6th of April 2012 (Fri), 15:35

While I didn't check the exact measurement website says - Minimum focusing distance of 24cm (9.4”) at all focal lengths

I was pretty close to the min as I don't have a great deal of room with my desk at work being "U" shapped; iPhone photo from behind and above makes it look much closer.

I wonder if that is 9 inches from the sensor and not the front element. I haven't tried focusing that close with this lens. For some reason I thought this was more like 18 inches on this lens. My 17-70 "macro" does about 2.5" but this is news to me. I'll have to give it a try. :-)

Rocky Rhode

6th of April 2012 (Fri), 16:03

I wonder if that is 9 inches from the sensor and not the front element. I haven't tried focusing that close with this lens. For some reason I thought this was more like 18 inches on this lens. My 17-70 "macro" does about 2.5" but this is news to me. I'll have to give it a try. :-)

Looks like you are correct;

http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/Roc34ky/Sigma%2010-20%20EX/94inches.jpg

Makes the object 6" from the lens; that is pretty close for a non-macro lens.

http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/Roc34ky/Sigma%2010-20%20EX/UltraWide.jpg

Headed out tomorrow to shoot some wildflowers; will be interesting to see how this shines with a spacious mountain backdrop

kfreels

7th of April 2012 (Sat), 20:57

Looks like you are correct;

http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/Roc34ky/Sigma%2010-20%20EX/94inches.jpg

Makes the object 6" from the lens; that is pretty close for a non-macro lens.

http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/Roc34ky/Sigma%2010-20%20EX/UltraWide.jpg

Headed out tomorrow to shoot some wildflowers; will be interesting to see how this shines with a spacious mountain backdrop

Really cool. I really do need to get this lens out more often. `

Mitch.A

7th of April 2012 (Sat), 21:04

Good work guys .

After months of trying to convince myself that i don't really need it , i'll buy it in a couple of days :) .

ZJChaser

7th of April 2012 (Sat), 22:58

shot my first drift event today and since my 24-70 is dead I brought the 10-20 along with my 70-200...turned out alright i think

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7190/7056139647_558912876e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87411904@N00/7056139647/)
IMG_8588 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87411904@N00/7056139647/) by ZJChaser (http://www.flickr.com/people/87411904@N00/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7088/6910048400_511cd5b394_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87411904@N00/6910048400/)
IMG_9475 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87411904@N00/6910048400/) by ZJChaser (http://www.flickr.com/people/87411904@N00/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7240/7056132679_47ed1a243b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87411904@N00/7056132679/)
IMG_9149 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87411904@N00/7056132679/) by ZJChaser (http://www.flickr.com/people/87411904@N00/), on Flickr

kfreels

8th of April 2012 (Sun), 09:44

^^ Nice panning work.

TheDingo

8th of April 2012 (Sun), 19:02

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j343/05TLDINGO/ChrisEdit.jpg

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j343/05TLDINGO/_MG_5091.jpg

tomcat7886

9th of April 2012 (Mon), 06:42

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6211/7001096357_71e4479ec2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilson_t/7001096357/)
Flickr WilsonT. (http://www.flickr.com/people/wilson_t/) Downtown LA (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilson_t/7001096357/)

Fantastic. I like this shot. :D

pawelkoralus

12th of April 2012 (Thu), 03:55

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/7188/16053410.jpg

CameraMan

12th of April 2012 (Thu), 05:37

Really cool. I really do need to get this lens out more often. `

Me too!!!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7123/7065417133_fbfe27870f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alanmars/7065417133/)
Little Red Pickup (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alanmars/7065417133/) by CameraMan65 (http://www.flickr.com/people/alanmars/), on Flickr

OnTheMend

15th of April 2012 (Sun), 21:25

What filters are you guys using on this lense for everyday use if any at all? Haze, polarizer? New user but long time canon owner. Unfortunately I have neglected to use my camera for quite some time and have fallen behind on the digital side of things. so please excuse the noob post but want to order this lens with filters at the same time.

I have full set of filters for my film lenses but I know from research that the digital side was different when it comes to the haze and uv filters.