Sigma 12-24mm EX DG - Popeye

[monk3y]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5172/5453980372_b2e993b918_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenang/5453980372/)
HAB-6500 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenang/5453980372/) by bee_tee_double_you (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevenang/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5220/5453986144_37095e9cb2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenang/5453986144/)
HAB-6515 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenang/5453986144/) by bee_tee_double_you (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevenang/), on Flickr

[monk3y]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5051/5457288221_4e02e45000_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenang/5457288221/)
Boracay-6767 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenang/5457288221/) by bee_tee_double_you (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevenang/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5011/5457901234_d6445fd6f8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenang/5457901234/)
Boracay-6759 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenang/5457901234/) by bee_tee_double_you (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevenang/), on Flickr

[Jim Schemel]

5D @12mm f22 1/8s hand held
-Jim

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5134/5472354718_3c6168f158_b.jpg

[arentol]

Jim did you go with f/22 in order to get the shutter speed to 1/8 so you could blur the car, or did you use f/22 for some other reason?

[Jim Schemel]

Jim did you go with f/22 in order to get the shutter speed to 1/8 so you could blur the car, or did you use f/22 for some other reason?

It was to get the blur, i also used iso 50
-Jim

[dannybritton]

My 40D and 12-24 do Vegas!!

http://www.dannybrittonphotography.com/img/s3/v26/p712330750-5.jpg

http://www.dannybrittonphotography.com/img/s1/v21/p844613335-5.jpg

Please pardon the watermark:(

[TheAnt]

I think this might be the perfect UWA for my 1D2. If I wanted to use filters, such as ND's and CPL's, would it be possible to use with this lens?

[Tony-S]

You can use them at 20mm on a full-frame camera, but anything less will give you vignetting.

[jacobsen1]

I think this might be the perfect UWA for my 1D2. If I wanted to use filters, such as ND's and CPL's, would it be possible to use with this lens?

NDs are easy, use panels. CPLs are tricky because they need to be massive or you need to zoom in a bit. Not sure on a 1.3 crop where that number is, but it's close to 20mm on FF.

http://www.benjacobsenphoto.com/2010/gear/filters-for-lenses-that-cant-take-filters/

[TheAnt]

NDs are easy, use panels. CPLs are tricky because they need to be massive or you need to zoom in a bit. Not sure on a 1.3 crop where that number is, but it's close to 20mm on FF.

http://www.benjacobsenphoto.com/2010/gear/filters-for-lenses-that-cant-take-filters/

THank you!

[echo]

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/Music/Record-Producers/Chris-Fielding/a-chris-fielding-foel-studios/1229098039_gqiHv-XL.jpg

[neilbui]

Just got the 12-24 today. First test shot gives me lot of confidence in this lens.
Canon 5D 12mm @ F5.6 ISO 800

http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/n552/lacsong/IMG_1230.jpg?t=1302296901

[il Dottore]

Another shot of my favourite lighthouse... :)

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/6756/img9973crop2.jpg

[il Dottore]

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/9017/img99911200crop.jpg

[il Dottore]

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/3917/img9993800.jpg

[il Dottore]

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/920/img0434e.jpg

[echo]

A few recent ones with this lens at 12mm

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/Music/Recording-Studios/Chestnut-Studios/i-df7cnHr/0/XL/a-chris-young-chestnut-studios-XL.jpg

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/Music/Recording-Studios/Chestnut-Studios/i-M6LZZhP/0/XL/a-chris-young-chestnut-studios-XL.jpg

:) Mike

[dannybritton]

Mike I like these!
Care to share your lighting setup?

[DM1975]

I just bought one of these, and I should have it middle of next week. I can not wait to try it out as all of these images are fantastic in this thread.

[echo]

Mike I like these!
Care to share your lighting setup?

Hi Danny,

The first one has 3 x 300w Ianiro Guliver lights, one with gel, two with diffusion. The second has one 300w lamp behind the subject and one to my left (hence the annoying shadow). :)

Mike

[dannybritton]

Great job Mike!!
Really like the colors!!

[philthejuggler]

http://www.philhackettphotography.com/img/v25/p737808531-5.jpg

[philthejuggler]

Am I the only one posting here?

#1:
http://www.philhackettphotography.com/img/v26/p804089570-5.jpg
#2:
http://www.philhackettphotography.com/img/v26/p660178835-5.jpg

[DM1975]

Very nice. Give me a week or two and I will post some too. I just got mine and love it.

[echo]

Am I the only one posting here?

#1:
http://www.philhackettphotography.com/img/v26/p804089570-5.jpg
#

You're not the only one posting here. Great photo! :)

[philthejuggler]

You're not the only one posting here. Great photo! :)

Thanks! I'll keep posting and hopefully others will join in!

http://www.philhackettphotography.com/img/v17/p739042271-5.jpg

[philthejuggler]

http://www.philhackettphotography.com/img/v25/p687411139-6.jpg

[DM1975]

Very cool

[DM1975]

Still getting used to the lens and trying to find some good places and objects to shoot, but here is a few that I have so far.

http://smorrowphoto.smugmug.com/Photography/Cityscapes/Trains/i-hgrp9GC/0/L/IMG0396-L.jpg

http://smorrowphoto.smugmug.com/Photography/Cityscapes/Trains/i-7BbkqKc/0/L/IMG0402-L.jpg

http://smorrowphoto.smugmug.com/Photography/Cityscapes/Trains/i-WxXbwLn/0/L/IMG0408-L.jpg

[DM1975]

Here is the first photo I took using this lens. I had just unpacked it.

http://smorrowphoto.smugmug.com/Customerphotos/family/i-NbjjCjJ/0/L/IMG0289-L.jpg

And my oldest boy in his natural habitat...

http://smorrowphoto.smugmug.com/Customerphotos/family/i-rXXSDWC/0/L/IMG0858-L.jpg

[dannybritton]

One from this weekend.
National Cowboy Hall of Fame
http://www.dannybrittonphotography.com/img/v25/p246061824-5.jpg

[dannybritton]

Another one:
http://www.dannybrittonphotography.com/img/v4/p970780480-5.jpg

[philthejuggler]

http://www.philhackettphotography.com/img/v22/p425580136-5.jpg

[il Dottore]

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/3793/img0566vs.jpg


http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/7597/img0560ff.jpg

[philthejuggler]

http://www.philhackettphotography.com/img/v19/p788196995-6.jpg

[ATAMAH]

Another one:
http://www.dannybrittonphotography.com/img/v4/p970780480-5.jpg
Nice! :cool:

[dannybritton]

Thanks atamah!
I really like this lens!

[DM1975]

I can't wait to get a full frame camera body so I can take advantage of this lese. I really love it so far. It may not be the sharpest, but it still makes some fantastic images.

[gagakango]

Picked one up thanks to this thread, will post pics one day.

On a side note the camera store had it listed on their website for 1069 Canadian but it was 900 in the store.

[echo]

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/Children/The-Kids/i-LKx7qr5/0/XL/mikey-maddy-7486-XL.jpg

My little lad testing out the sofa in the new photo edit suite )aka the shed at the bottom of the garden).
12mm at f/8

[RaKLeZ]

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/4813/ftlr.jpg

[Matthias46]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6782859031_03ba5c7762_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthias46/6782859031/)
Veduta di Bolzano (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthias46/6782859031/) di Matthias Egger (http://www.flickr.com/people/matthias46/), su Flickr

[echo]

Two recent ones at 12mm

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/Music/Record-Producers/Simon-Efemey/i-pC9d6D2/0/XL/simon-efemey-2568-XL.jpg

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/Music/Record-Producers/Simon-Efemey/i-mh7FZDQ/0/XL/simon-efemey-2508-XL.jpg

[tomcat7886]

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/3793/img0566vs.jpg


http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/7597/img0560ff.jpg

Oo wow. :D

[va_rider]

I just got my 12-24 today... I traded my 8-16 to MrLA for this one... I was planning to purchase the 12-24 II... but in the little bit of playing I did this afternoon, I think I'll be happy with Version I of this lens....

It's all rainy and crappy outside... so I've just been attacking my wife with it so far...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7247/6999353994_b2f1ee5b9a_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/trovatoam/6999353994/)
IMG_0778 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/trovatoam/6999353994/) by Trovatoam (http://www.flickr.com/people/trovatoam/), on Flickr

[dannybritton]

^^^^^^
Wow!! That's really wide!!
Looks good!!

[p360]

subscribing

[biffstephens]

The 12-24 is probably my favorite lens to play with...


594678

[p360]

Is this the latest version of the lens, Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 AF II DG HSM?

[biffstephens]

Is this the latest version of the lens, Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 AF II DG HSM?

In my case no.....I picked up a copy on FM for 550

[p360]

^ Thanks.

[va_rider]

I took the lens out yesterday to see how well flare was controlled and how it handled color/contrast rendition in direct(harsh) sunlight....


Here, the sun is just out of frame in the top right...
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7038/7150158165_859d7febce_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/trovatoam/7150158165/)
IMG_0792 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/trovatoam/7150158165/) by Trovatoam (http://www.flickr.com/people/trovatoam/), on Flickr

and here, the sun is front and center.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7207/7004066328_a1fab9f468_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/trovatoam/7004066328/)
IMG_0793 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/trovatoam/7004066328/) by Trovatoam (http://www.flickr.com/people/trovatoam/), on Flickr

I was amazed at how well the lens handles flare, and how much detail it manages to pull, even in direct sunlight. The bottom shot is at f/8 with no lens corrections applied in post, and the top shot is wide open at 12mm with lens correction applied. One thing I've noticed is that with lens correction applied in Lightroom, the entire frame tends to end up at about +1 EV compared to not having the lens correction applied. I think perhaps the lens correction is a bit overdone in trying to remove vignetting.

[thatkatmat]

I have the version 2 (there's no thread for it that I can find), it's a really fun lens, if there is one lens that I think takes some time to get to know, for me, it's this one. Can't just shoot it like most my other lenses. It handles direct sunlight really well, but lights to the sides of the lens will introduce flare....It's pretty darn sharp for an ultrawide, but sharp really isn't what this lens is about. I saw a video (HERE) (http://youtu.be/Y0s2Q_JlPcE) from Ben Jacobsen (jacobsen1) on you tube showing how to rig this lens for filters and I'm for sure gonna give it a go (Thanks Ben, you're a real inspiration)......I have really fallen for this lens, it's like having a smart girlfriend.....I really have to think about what I'm doing before I do it.....Here's a few all on my 5DmkII...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7103/6984808782_820e018f61_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8153/6991131864_07d278e2af_b.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ftUGffKUOnE/T69FkKTQO_I/AAAAAAAADuc/BlyiGc9IduE/s1024/IMG_2793.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-4JsfcyLthkc/T69FYo46K7I/AAAAAAAADt8/sgLeW-ZDnPM/s1024/IMG_2814.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JM0gDRbTxbk/T69FffAoyRI/AAAAAAAADuM/PgBxokYIiHM/s1024/IMG_2800.jpg

[echo]

Still works for portraits - wish it were sharper etc but it's very good though and great fun. A couple from the last few weeks:

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/Music/Recording-Studios/Rimshot-Studios/i-GKPSBKj/0/X2/rimshot-studios-mike-thorne-X2.jpg

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/Music/Recording-Studios/Rimshot-Studios/i-8bDvK4Q/0/XL/rimshot-studios-mike-thorne-XL.jpg

[RaKLeZ]

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