Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM - Wigma

[Olegis]

Yes, I used to use the Channel mixer as well, but CS3 has built in B&W with several presets that represent the use of filters in the film days - without losing light during exposure, of course. I now only carry two filters with me - CPL and ND. Here's the B&W pane with and without the pull-down.

It really looks nice, kind of like the Imaging factory plugins for B&W conversion.

[voxefx]

Take it everywhere =)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/91/219665001_81a43fb0f8_b.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/76/219664602_d66fc42350_b.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/69/219664289_baa96a68a2_b.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/77/219662410_dd152b1cd6_b.jpg

[bagtagsell]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1212/525819732_ae3b98dc3d.jpg?v=0

[canuck_newbie]

Take it everywhere =)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/76/219664602_d66fc42350_b.jpg



Were you at the bar during happy hour just before you took this shot? Man, that's one crooked horizon ;)

In your first pic - there seems to be some softness in the people at the bottom of the shot. Would that be motion blur?

My Siggy is on order :D

[cmo]

Never missing from my bag. When traveling, first I pick it, then I’m thinking what else I need (beside camera)

[steve535]

from about 3 weeks ago.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/241/454474778_487aa03a59.jpg?v

[Logan7]

S2000, right?

[Wazza]

http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/blogpics/maori_bay.jpg
@11mm
A great lens, however possible selling soon, if I upgrade to a 5D or 1D III

[steve535]

he sold that car last week for a good buck.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/246/454474770_452be6ec85.jpg

[Gobbi]

hi Guys, just bought the mighty Sigma 10-20. Please tell from your experience at witch apperture you can get the best sharpness. Also add your thoughts what level of sharpness is at f/4.0 and at f/11 and beyond? how the lens perform at 20mm as compared with the 10 mm mark? in other words what is the best option to get a sharpest landscape photo out of this lens!!!! your answers will be Highly appreciated. thanks!!!

[angryhampster]

hi Guys, just bought the mighty Sigma 10-20. Please tell from your experience at witch apperture you can get the best sharpness. Also add your thoughts what level of sharpness is at f/4.0 and at f/11 and beyond? how the lens perform at 20mm as compared with the 10 mm mark? in other words what is the best option to get a sharpest landscape photo out of this lens!!!! your answers will be Highly appreciated. thanks!!!



I've found that f/7.1 is the sharpest aperture for 10mm shots. I rarely shoot 20mm so can't help you there. For landscapes, use f/11-f/13 to get everything in focus, and focus just before infinity.

[canuck_newbie]

love that shot!

Mine is on it's way from B&H as I type!

http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/blogpics/maori_bay.jpg
@11mm
A great lens, however possible selling soon, if I upgrade to a 5D or 1D III

[snevs]

I got mine today. These are some of my first pictures.

I added some PP to this one get a more dirty result.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1281/532815186_1331d24d20.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/snevs/532815186/)

And something more relaxed

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1094/532815222_e58d702f52.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/snevs/532815222/)

I went out last night and hard a little bit of a hard time to not overexpose the sky in the second one.

[canuck_newbie]

Got mine today - didn't do much with it, other than test the lens. Am going out tomorrow aft to run it through it's paces.

Focus seems to be spot on - did the ol' newsprint test with a tripod and mirror lockup. No problems there.
Distortion is noticable, but I think managable - will just have to be careful about certain shaped objects on the edges of the frame.
I did notice some fairly significant CA (well, significant at 100% crops) at 10 mm with the aperture wide open. I stopped it down to about 7 and the CA went away. No noticable CA at 14 mm or above with the lens wide open either (didn't test 12 mm).

So far I'm pretty happy with the lens - hopefully the light is good enough tomorrow to really see what it can do.

[G35Driver]

Heres a couple I took, I love this lens
http://luis452.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p332349379.jpg

http://luis452.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p22641305.jpg

http://luis452.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p987611330.jpg

[madpup]

A great lens, however possible selling soon, if I upgrade to a 5D or 1D III

Wazza i also bought the 5D, but i was so impressed with the sigma that i kept the 300D just for that lens.

ps: Good luck with the move, what part of kent are you moving to.

[RestedTraveler]

Here are a couple of fairly recent ones taken with this lens:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/213/467893689_7979b36825_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/467893679_a1ce577f83_b.jpg

This is my favorite lens, by far!

[Wazza]

love that shot!

Mine is on it's way from B&H as I type!


Thanks, and good luck with the new lens. :)

Wazza i also bought the 5D, but i was so impressed with the sigma that i kept the 300D just for that lens.

ps: Good luck with the move, what part of kent are you moving to.

Thanks, I'll be staying next to Danson Park, Welling. Pretty close to London.
Are you in Kent yourself?

[Concorde Rules]

Just love the photos in this thread!!! Thats why i've decided to get one!

What filters do you use? Im thinking 77mm CPL Hoya Pro 1 Super HMC?

Any tips on filter selection?

[justisnmnz]

http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/blogpics/maori_bay.jpg
@11mm
A great lens, however possible selling soon, if I upgrade to a 5D or 1D III
Everytime I see that picture I want to fly out to the coast and setup the tripod. :D

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/4585/65113copyinfra2fz4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[ZJChaser]

Just got home from a cruise to cabo with my gf, here isone of the many I took with the 10-20

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/ZJChaser/2007-06-07-10%20Cabo%20-%20Cruise/IMG_7622-1copy.jpg

[00silvergt]

The 10-20 isn't EF-S. It has a smaller image circle, but it will still mount. You can crop out the black edges if you take a 15mm shot with a 5d and have an extremely wide 7-8mp shot still. I think anything down to 13mm is usable on a 1D. I plan on using my 10-20 with my 35mm camera this fall.


Exactly, It is my understanding that only Canon uses the EF-S, Electronic Focus - Short back focus.

Sigma uses the DC designation, meaning it cropped for 1.5x and 1.6x cameras, for "optimum" performance. :)

[angryhampster]

Exactly, It is my understanding that only Canon uses the EF-S, Electronic Focus - Short back focus.

Sigma uses the DC designation, meaning it cropped for 1.5x and 1.6x cameras, for "optimum" performance. :)



Correct. Any other EOS-mount lenses made by third-parties will *fit* any EOS cameras, but they may have a black ring around the edge.

restedtraveller, what kind of polarizer are you using for those shots? I want to get one but I want to make sure the effect is even.

[alankey]

Just got mine last week, so happy with it:D

http://alanlavery.com/images/Sport/garigaldim.jpg

[xpsentity]

I've been wanting to buy this lens for months.

So, it came back in stock at B&H today, and I grabbed it up. AGH how I hate spending money!

From what everyone says, I'll never regret it though! :lol:

[Linkzi]

Alankey - Nice work!

[Choderboy]

A couple of shots to show the distortion (or lack of)
First pic at 20mm , 2nd at 10mm

[bagtagsell]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1349/544811603_7d1ca3517e.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1153/544787291_48565f2b2f.jpg

[Gobbi]

first shots with my new Sigma :)

http://photos.photosig.com/photos/94/69/2006994-7bf61c04b4041793.jpg

http://photos.photosig.com/photos/40/74/2007440-5e1129d1056ea2cc.jpg

http://photos.photosig.com/photos/84/76/2007684-2a6c0565f87e2c95.jpg

[Gobbi]

oh, few more:

http://photos.photosig.com/photos/84/94/2009484-914c1f7f58f8b2c2.jpg

http://photos.photosig.com/photos/37/08/2010837-65ae715e5f082a01.jpg

http://www.ljplus.ru/img3/g/o/gobber/IMG_0121_lj.jpg

[Olegis]

Gobbi, your pictures are stunning.

[Gobbi]

Olegis, i am personally still dissapointed. i feel the lack is still in techical parameters not speaking even on creative skills. but i seriously up to improve it bit by bit, every day :))

[00silvergt]

Gobbi, that's pretty modest of you. I find those pictures totally captivating. But one is one's most critical critic. It does make you work harder. Keep up the good work and please share some more.

[angryhampster]

Olegis, i am personally still dissapointed. i feel the lack is still in techical parameters not speaking even on creative skills. but i seriously up to improve it bit by bit, every day :))



What kind of GND filter are you using? I love the fishing boat.

[nostalg1a]

whoa! those photos are amazing! now it's really time to buy one! ;)

[Tee Why]

Wigma Rocks!

[Gobbi]

00silvergt, nostalg1a - thanks!
angryhampster - boats are in my top list too!

I use Cokin P system for filter holding. it's simply great thing once you know
how to handle it. you basically buy the metal ring for every lens size filter
i have 2 - 77 and 67 mm. and then attach a plastic holder which could hold
up to 3 square filters. they are very inexpensive if to compare to single glass
filters but they do the job. may be there is a set-back in terms of the best
possible quality, i do not know, but for me this is the thing.

I usually use ND4 and gradient ND filters but there are many more of them
to experiment.

[Gobbi]

this is how the cokin P system looks like:

https://ssl.kundenserver.de/www.21-photo.de/shopdata/smimages/2/catalog_18_CokinCreativeFilterSystemP_215x214.jpg

you got to have them. no regrets.

[barP]

gobbi, you and oleg are both showing some very nice work! the black and your bw conversions especially, and since i also just bought a wigma, they make me want to run out and start shooting right now!

oh, and i agree about the cokin system.

wp.

[Cap0ne]

Like i'm always saying, great lens for portraits :D

Me and a friend in a running train :)
http://www.fototarget.ro/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=28294

[Dorman]

Gobbi, those are just awesome man - everytime I go in to an UWA thread I leave wanting one. D'oh!

[Matt Peters]

http://www.car-vidz.co.uk/gallery/data/media/22/framed.jpg

[Linkzi]

Matt - That is one precious photo that will last forever!

[willy b]

WOW! Gobbi your shots are amazing, I really wish i wasn't a student, and i had money

[Matt Peters]

Matt - That is one precious photo that will last forever!

Even the kids found it funny! Hehe

[theague]

Is this in Washington?? :shock: that's really nice!!

Here are a few that I took a few weeks ago. This is probably my favorite lens, it's just great!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/rparchen/Photography/Landscape/IMG_6385.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/rparchen/Photography/Landscape/IMG_6376.jpg

[XTshooter]

These aren't nearly as nice as what's already been posted, but here are two of mine with the Sigma from Yosemite.

[Tee Why]

Wigma at it's best, at 10mm. Getty Center.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/81750180-L.jpg

At the Getty Villa.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/97475171-L.jpg

[joruiz]

Pleaaseee Tee Why... post larger versions! those are amazing!

[Concorde Rules]

http://www.concorde-photos.co.uk/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=158

All shot with the 10-20mm :) :D

Sharp IMO.

[turbodude]

Wigma at it's best, at 10mm. Getty Center.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/81750180-M.jpg

At the Getty Villa.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/97475171-M.jpg



awesome pics, great composition. and the first images colors explode out at you. Great job!

[Tee Why]

Pleaaseee Tee Why... post larger versions! those are amazing!
Thanks, it's done.
Some more from the Griffith Observatory.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/108633707-L.jpg

That's downtown LA in the background.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/109717407-L.jpg

Some knock this lens, but I don't get them.

[Tee Why]

Here is a steamer coming at you, can you say "wide?" With the wigma, yes you can.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/135278292-L.jpg

One of Queen Mary at night. You can get really dramatic compositions with this lens.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/125868469-L.jpg

Power of the Wigma compels you... Power of the Wigma compels you... Power of the Wigma compels you...
:)

[Logan7]

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/Loags/Bridge.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/Loags/Trav.jpg

[ANIGAV inc.]

hmm, i've been seriously considering getting this lens before the 17-70......stupid hobby taking all my money i don't have!

[Nis01]

Shots with the 10-20:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c194/Nis01/Italy/Italy-6-13-07111copy.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c194/Nis01/Italy/Italy-6-13-07178.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c194/Nis01/Italy/Italy-6-13-07085.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c194/Nis01/Italy/Italy-6-13-07090.jpg

[nostalg1a]

Beautiful shots! Did you use a filter with this?

[barP]

yet another kind of fun you can have with the wigma, if you're willing to get in close...

http://barP.smugmug.com/photos/168975873-L.jpg

wp.

[Tee Why]

yet another kind of fun you can have with the wigma, if you're willing to get in close...

http://barP.smugmug.com/photos/168975873-L.jpg

wp.
Whoa, looks dangerously close.

[nostalg1a]

That IS close! Very nice!

Here's one of my test shots with my 10-20mm.
Nothing big... Done in the backyard.

:)

[barP]

:D

very close! lots of trust going on there.

truthfully, that's also shot freehand. no way to look thru the viewfinder at that range/angle. takes a lot of shots to get it right, but you get some fun stuff.

wp.

[TeamSpeed]

My contribution now that my coworker finally returned my lens back to me...

[the_incubus]

has anyone ordered their 10-20 from amazon?

[justisnmnz]

has anyone ordered their 10-20 from amazon?
I ordered mine through Amazon.

[the_incubus]

did it come with hood and case?

[MGW172]

It can also make unusual portrait lens. I just wish I had centered them up a little better but sometimes that wide angle makes it hard to do that.

[justisnmnz]

did it come with hood and case?
Yep, came with the full hood, case and everything in the box in it's little plastic baggy.

[the_incubus]

thanks

[justisnmnz]

No problemo.

Here's one, I was no more than 5 inches from that flower. :D

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/1653/526070copyne1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Cap0ne]

Do you guys have some strange flare with it ? Something like beams, vhen you shoot directly in to the sun, or other powerfull light source.

[justisnmnz]

Actually, that's one of my main complaints. It's quite difficult to acheive a nice flare with this lens, something about the certain elements give it a weird effect.

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/310/1226145copycopypn0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[00silvergt]

Nice.

[Ferco]

lol the "wigma' never heard that one before;
Here are a couple of mine:

Arthur's Seat; Edinburgh:

http://ferco.smugmug.com/photos/133877062-L.jpg

A small stream down at Kipford in Galloway:

http://ferco.smugmug.com/photos/139574732-L.jpg

And finally a shot from down at my holiday house- In Galloway:

http://ferco.smugmug.com/photos/158744016-L.jpg

[Cap0ne]

Actually, that's one of my main complaints. It's quite difficult to acheive a nice flare with this lens, something about the certain elements give it a weird effect.

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/310/1226145copycopypn0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


Yup, that's what i was talking about :)

[Reminisce]

http://a962.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/98/l_5248caf66d4706fc79efe09e203728f1.jpg

[the_incubus]

idk i just got one and took a pic straight out of the box at 10mm. i could barley make-out the face of the person it was not clear and was focused on the face!!!!

[barP]

idk i just got one and took a pic straight out of the box at 10mm. i could barley make-out the face of the person it was not clear and was focused on the face!!!!

post the picture...

wp.

[Chris R/T]

Wow, this thread makes me want one!

[Zwiz]

11mm, f/8, 3 shots HDRed.
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/1318/arbre3hdr7741nd4.jpg

[kevindar]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1293/805836617_02a51d9b64.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/335981635_fcebfc7d24_b.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/117/255894601_3074b46e84_b.jpg

[Cassie]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/335981635_fcebfc7d24_b.jpg


WOW, very nice, I know you have this hanging somewhere:)

[Zilly]

kevindar is that light painted on the clif side?

[nyy]

Looks like that "blooming" effect you would see in an hdr photo.
Beautiful photo, btw, just a tad too sharp for my taste.

[AngryCorgi]

Someone please post a shot with the 10-20 on a 1.3x crop body. ;)

[kevindar]

Cassie, thank you, you are right. I have it hanging in several places, including my house, my secretaries office, (at her request) and one of my associates house. Its a landmark lighthouse in Palos Verdes, California, about 10 minutes from where I live.
Zilly, you are correct also. I did do some paining with light. If recall, I painted with white light and boosted the saturation selectively.
NYY, you are also correct on both accounts. It is an HDR image to start with, and even then the rocks were a little dark, and I had to do a little paining with light. The rocks and water are a little over sharpened. I corrected that some on the printed image.
This is the only 30X20 inch print I have done, and looks pretty decent.

thanks for the positive feedback. The 10-20 is really a great lens.

[the_incubus]

I just got mine.heres a shot staight out of the camera. When i shoot landscapes its great but portraits come out really soft.

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa310/estimated-prophet/IMG_5007.jpg

[kevindar]

And one of Grand Canyon, although this was done at 20mm, F8, so was possible with a host of other lenses.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/223/510412083_7ec88ecb25_b.jpg

[tdp]

Cassie, thank you, you are right. I have it hanging in several places, including my house, my secretaries office, (at her request) and one of my associates house. Its a landmark lighthouse in Palos Verdes, California, about 10 minutes from where I live.
Zilly, you are correct also. I did do some paining with light. If recall, I painted with white light and boosted the saturation selectively.
NYY, you are also correct on both accounts. It is an HDR image to start with, and even then the rocks were a little dark, and I had to do a little paining with light. The rocks and water are a little over sharpened. I corrected that some on the printed image.
This is the only 30X20 inch print I have done, and looks pretty decent.

thanks for the positive feedback. The 10-20 is really a great lens.


Howdy Neighbor! I'm in San Pedro :)

I have the 10-20 coming tomorrow. I'm pretty excited. I keep checking UPS's website to see if the shipping/delivery has been updated.

[kevindar]

Howdy Neighbor! I'm in San Pedro :)

I have the 10-20 coming tomorrow. I'm pretty excited. I keep checking UPS's website to see if the shipping/delivery has been updated.

Hi TDP! San Pedro is a cool place. I had some good Italian food there a while back. Was in a restaurant which could have been straight out of Supranos. I think you will like this lens a lot. Not just for landscape, but also in tight quarters.

[nyy]

Cassie, thank you, you are right. I have it hanging in several places, including my house, my secretaries office, (at her request) and one of my associates house. Its a landmark lighthouse in Palos Verdes, California, about 10 minutes from where I live.
Zilly, you are correct also. I did do some paining with light. If recall, I painted with white light and boosted the saturation selectively.
NYY, you are also correct on both accounts. It is an HDR image to start with, and even then the rocks were a little dark, and I had to do a little paining with light. The rocks and water are a little over sharpened. I corrected that some on the printed image.
This is the only 30X20 inch print I have done, and looks pretty decent.

thanks for the positive feedback. The 10-20 is really a great lens.
Well don't use the lens too much, I'm already broke as it is :lol:

[Linkzi]

A few from Hana, Maui @ 10mm.

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u291/Linkzi/Beach/_MG_1687-Edit.jpg
I did have to straighten the poles on the left with PSCS3 so it reduced the frame.


http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u291/Linkzi/Beach/_MG_1640-Edit-1.jpg

[rparchen]

Linkzi,
Nice shots from Hana. I was actually there just a few weeks ago (I have that same shot from your second picture but the weather sucked). Here are a few from the road the Hana taken with my Sigma 10-20mm.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/rparchen/Photography/Travel/Hawaii/Hana1_900.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/rparchen/Photography/Travel/Hawaii/Hana6.jpg

[da_teacher]

Linkzi,

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/rparchen/Photography/Travel/Hawaii/Hana1_900.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/rparchen/Photography/Travel/Hawaii/Hana6.jpg
AMAZING! Were these HDR shots?

[Tareq]

AMAZING! Were these HDR shots?

same i think they are HDR.

[rparchen]

Yep, they are both HDR's. The first one sort of had to in order to get anything other than the sun exposed correctly. The second one could have been done with a single exposure without any issues though.

[Linkzi]

rparchen - Hey, great minds think alike. :lol: I'm sure many folks have the same location shots as I have your second shot too. Hana is the wet area of the island so weather is an issue. I'm not having luck with PSCS3's HDR so I will have to try Photomatrix. You seem to have a great handle on your HDRs; care to share your bracketing levels? Thanks!

[rparchen]

I used five images, spaced from -2 to +2, and merged them with photomatix. It all depends on the metering of the scene though. I could have easily used a few extra stops to prevent the sun from blowing out in the first pic. I know the words natural and HDR don't generally appear in the same sentence but keeping the sun blown was how I remember the scene and it looks more natural to me.

But back to how cool this lens is, here is another shot overlooking a small village on the way to Hana.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/rparchen/Photography/Travel/Hawaii/Hana8.jpg

[stenchlord]

Not sure if this will work being hot linked from my deviant art account...

I was hoping the negative space benefited the image... if you click on it, it's also in 2560x1600 for wallpaper size :p

Comments would be appreciated if you can :)

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs17/f/2007/213/1/5/Light_in_the_Darkness_by_stenchlord.jpg (http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs18/f/2007/213/6/c/Wall___Light_in_the_Darkness_by_stenchlord.jpg)

[justisnmnz]

Just a quick snap at 20mm. I've found that my lens is tack sharp anywhere below infinity. But at and around infinity it just gets incredibly soft. Would calibration solve that problem?

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/2161/200708080124copy2cc7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[ZekaG]

Mine got into my hands not too long ago, so here are some samples. I like it so far...
In the 2nd shot, I was only a couple feet away or even less from the car...

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/5764/10201fl5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/5397/10202zc4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[ZekaG]

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs17/f/2007/213/1/5/Light_in_the_Darkness_by_stenchlord.jpg (http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs18/f/2007/213/6/c/Wall___Light_in_the_Darkness_by_stenchlord.jpg)

Looks much better in LARGE. I kind of like it, due to the lack of light...

[Mr-Beama]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1192/962554856_3ffcd1f7fc.jpg
swalecliffe skatepark near whitstable uk

http://flickr.com/photos/mrbeama/sets/72157600329323137/

[justisnmnz]

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/6236/200708130806copy2tj4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

100% Crop
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/5917/100cropjk6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


20mm
f/6.7

[the_incubus]

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/6236/200708130806copy2tj4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

100% Crop
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/5917/100cropjk6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


20mm
f/6.7

you should get that checked out. :D

[grank303]

Just got this lens yesterday (thanks mainly to this forum). Loving it so far....


http://www.greg-jones.ca/beer.jpg

[00silvergt]

Here's one I did and played around with in Photomatix for HDR with Tone mapping:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/00silvergt/580hdrtm.jpg

[JiggyNS]

How does this lens work with a CPL set at 10mm? Is there a strong polarizer effect in the blue sky?

Can somebody post a photo?

[ANIGAV inc.]

does anyone have shots with this lens + a hot shoe flash? I'm interested in how shots look at 10mm.

[_aravena]

^It's interesting at night outside without a diffuser. Looks like a UFO is landing.

[angryhampster]

does anyone have shots with this lens + a hot shoe flash? I'm interested in how shots look at 10mm.




http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/angryhampster/misc/kittah.jpg


kittah :) That's with my joe demb big flip-it attached to the flash as well.

[00silvergt]

How does this lens work with a CPL set at 10mm? Is there a strong polarizer effect in the blue sky?

Can somebody post a photo?

Jiggy, it kinda changes a bit with the tone mapping and the merge for HDR, but I used a CPL for that photo. I would use a CPL (expensive one at that for 77mm) every time I shoot outside on a sunny day. It looks fine at 10mm. What did you want to know?

[DizzyV6P]

I just got back from 3 days of Paris and 11 days of Cruising the Med on the Disney Magic :) I borrowed my friends Sigma for this trip. I think I'm gonna get one myself. I love this lens!
No PP at all!

http://images29.fotki.com/v1005/photos/5/54353/5307302/IMG_3605-vi.jpg

http://images28.fotki.com/v988/photos/5/54353/5307302/IMG_4114-vi.jpg

I got some glare from the sun on this shot, but I can't figure out where that little "bubble" in the upper right hand corner is coming from!
http://images29.fotki.com/v1007/photos/5/54353/5307302/IMG_3944-vi.jpg

Except for the first shot, the other 2 I had a cheap Quantaray ND-4 filter on the Sigma. Since it was a "borrowed" lens, I wasn't about to spend big bucks on a better set of filters ;)

[00silvergt]

Wow, very nice.

[JiggyNS]

Jiggy, it kinda changes a bit with the tone mapping and the merge for HDR, but I used a CPL for that photo. I would use a CPL (expensive one at that for 77mm) every time I shoot outside on a sunny day. It looks fine at 10mm. What did you want to know?

I read in a book that UW lenses may show too much color change from one part of the sky to another due to the large amount of sky they capture.

I'm interested in buying this lens for landscape photography, and would like to retain the blue skies and green foliage that you only get with CPLs!

[00silvergt]

I read in a book that UW lenses may show too much color change from one part of the sky to another due to the large amount of sky they capture.

I'm interested in buying this lens for landscape photography, and would like to retain the blue skies and green foliage that you only get with CPLs!

I do notice that with the CPL, the sky is not darkened evenly throughout. There will be spots that look like the CPL did not darken, but it can be due to my relative angle to the sun. I know with a CPL ideal angle is 90 degrees.

Also, on a crop cam your apparent FOV is longer of course, so it may not be bad as what your book said. 10mm is like a 17mm FOV.

[JiggyNS]

... yea, the angle of camera view to the sun will modify the CPL effect

so is this problem bad enough for you to take off the CPL or no?

[00silvergt]

Well it makes the sky look uneven in color. PP can probably fix it, but I get part of the sky that deep dark blue and spots the regular color. It may be my CPL, it is a decent one, nothing very fancy though. Hoya 77mm CPL.

[Grey56]

How are people comparing this lens to the Tokina 10-17? I'm interested in both of them, but obviously only *need* one. Thanks.

[Tee Why]

This is a comparison of the wigma vs the Pentax 10-17mm fish (same as Toke 10-17) on a Pentax camera. But the fov and the feel of the images should be the same.
http://www.pbase.com/alinla/1017_vs_1020

[Grey56]

This is a comparison of the wigma vs the Pentax 10-17mm fish (same as Toke 10-17) on a Pentax camera. But the fov and the feel of the images should be the same.
http://www.pbase.com/alinla/1017_vs_1020


Thanks for the link - based on their examples, the Tokina looks more fishy and the Sigma maintains its straighter lines. Why is this? Please forgive my ignorance! Thanks.

[00silvergt]

Thanks for the link - based on their examples, the Tokina looks more fishy and the Sigma maintains its straighter lines. Why is this? Please forgive my ignorance! Thanks.

I can totally be wrong, and I'll deserve it because you did direct that question to Tee Why, but to take a shot at it, I'd say because the Tokina is a Fisheye lens and the Sigma is not, but a UWA. Optically, they are different even though their focal lengths are similar. That or the 'Flux Capacitor' of the Sigma was not 'fluxing'? ;)

[Cap0ne]

I forgot i have this beautiful lens in my bag. Till yesterday when i need it. And i realised i still love it :D

http://www.fototarget.ro/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=32344

http://www.fototarget.ro/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=32345

[JiggyNS]

Is it normal for this lens to be a bit soft on the corners at 10mm on a cropped camera (like an XT)? Maybe when fully open?

Here is a crop of an image i got from a seller and I can't tell if its a soft copy of the lens or maybe there's a smudge on the lens or what...

Somebody have any idea?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1112/1222574120_dbc2e807b7_o.jpg

[Cap0ne]

If that's a crop from 100% than it looks ok to me.
And it's normal for UWA to be a bit soft on corners (field curvature and distorsions) ;)

[Pixels]

A great lens!

[JiggyNS]

If that's a crop from 100% than it looks ok to me.
And it's normal for UWA to be a bit soft on corners (field curvature and distorsions) ;)

i understand.. but looking at Pixels' image above, i dont see any distortions that match the one I showed. judging by his exif, his settings can't be any better suited for distortions, yet he has none.

[implayaz9]

where can i get this lens for a good price?

[00silvergt]

Here's one of my first attempts at panning with the Wigma:

[Tee Why]

Here's one of my first attempts at panning with the Wigma:
Uh oh, looks at those soft corners, better send it in. :)
I kid, I kid... I edited the image a bit too.
201207
As for the fisheey vs wigma thing. A fisheye in order to give a wider field of view of 180 degrees diagonally, they do not correct for the distortion, so the image is curved.

A rectilinear lens like the Sigma corrects for the distortion to a large degree at the cost of less wide field of view.

Just gotta pick what works for you. Generally a rectilinear lenses tend to be more versatile as fisheye lenses are too fishy at times and are more of a trick shot lens you use to get one fishy shot to stand out. I wouldn't do landscapes with them for this reason.

[angryhampster]

where can i get this lens for a good price?



Keep an eye out on the sell forum on here. Sigma4less.com may have them in stock if you don't mind buying 'grey' m arket lenses.

[00silvergt]

Tee Why, TY. That looks cool!

[Tareq]

where can i get this lens for a good price?

good price? how much you mean?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?shs=Sigma+10-20&ci=0&sb=ps&pn=1&sq=desc&InitialSearch=yes&O=RootPage.jsp&A=search&Q=*&bhs=t

$500 isn't that much, if so then try used or gray as mentioned.

[00silvergt]

good price? how much you mean?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?shs=Sigma+10-20&ci=0&sb=ps&pn=1&sq=desc&InitialSearch=yes&O=RootPage.jsp&A=search&Q=*&bhs=t

$500 isn't that much, if so then try used or gray as mentioned.

Consider the Canon version will run you $100 > .

[Tareq]

Consider the Canon version will run you $100 > .

I was going to recommend Canon when it is about $100 difference.

[00silvergt]

I was going to recommend Canon when it is about $100 difference.

A bit more than a $100. I think about $180?

[Tareq]

A bit more than a $100. I think about $180?

I ordered canon with about $640 when the codes were working, very long time ago, first order i did from B&H in the past and the lens was with another lenses i've ordered that time so maybe the shipping for it was less then a lens itself.
Now we don't know how much the budget to buy one of those UWA lenses so we can advice which one to go with, even Sigma 12-24 or Tokina 12-24 i heard they are great [I have Sigma 12-24 as my second lens after Sigma 70-300 and my kit lens in the past including sigma 17-35 which i sold because i got 16-35L].

[mcmadkat]

Nice picture, you make me wish for home. There is just something about the UK, the grass is just greener there. And the chocolate is better too.

Yes, that is because it rains for 361 days a year giving us 4 days to admire our green lawn.

And I agree, our chocolate is good!

Now where did I put my umbrella........

[ipschoser1]

Here's a few of my Wigma shots...

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1367/1304139700_ad37ee58e4_o.jpg


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1253/1303227107_01e2225159_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1036/1304088992_83719d2114_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1265/1303141845_81161d36ef_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1249/1303185675_fcb9bf383c_o.jpg

[willy b]

Ips that 3rd and 4th shot are brilliant, dam i want this lens sooooo bad. I just can't justify it

[ipschoser1]

Ips that 3rd and 4th shot are brilliant, dam i want this lens sooooo bad. I just can't justify it

Thanks my friend.

I hope a Wigma comes your way soon. :) It's truely a great lens!

[Olegis]

A few more from recent trip to Santorini (Greece) -

1.
http://www.pbase.com/olegis/image/84855611/original.jpg


2.
http://www.pbase.com/olegis/image/84855612/original.jpg


3.
http://www.pbase.com/olegis/image/84914229/original.jpg

[Robin Wall]

My next lens for sure. Great shots everyone.

[JiggyNS]

Wicked images in this thread!

I just did a quick test with the wigma's edge sharpness vs. aperture, if anybody is interested.

[ click ] (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=3872512&postcount=12)

[angryhampster]

I hate the person that came up with the term "wigma." THat is the most lame nickname I've ever heard.

[LucyRoberts]

Had this lens in my possesion about a week now and I LOVE it!

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1291/1318479962_14bce1a946.jpg

[_aravena]

I hate the person that came up with the term "wigma." THat is the most lame nickname I've ever heard.

Ditto. I just BPAMed someone for using the term. It's 10-20 still since no one came up with a decent nickname.

[Zilly]

Ditto. I just BPAMed someone for using the term. It's 10-20 still since no one came up with a decent nickname.

still carnt belive you bpamed me

think you should send me your wigma as compensation

[05Xrunner]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a224/05Xrunner/Oakland/IMG_5181.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a224/05Xrunner/Oakland/IMG_5162.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a224/05Xrunner/Oakland/IMG_5113.jpg

[Tareq]

Seems this lens is nice, should i replace my Canon 10-22 with this? hehe

[joruiz]

Seems this lens is nice, should i replace my Canon 10-22 with this? hehe


if you already have the Canon... why would you? :confused: