first sigma 17-70 shots

My lens came today hoorah, and had a couple of hand held tests, first impressions are the speed in which it focusus is excellent,,, nice sharp pics but I myself need to learn how to use it!

oh yes this might sound like a stupid question but how do you crop at 100%?

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Love the color tonality on these, The Sigma is a lill on the warm side, but that's how I like it! Good stuff and enjoy your new toy!

Looks good

I like the 17-70 alot. www.pbase.com/evandavi​es/sigma_17_70

100% crop just means that you cut the image to a certain size instead of scaling it.
So you end up with a smaller portion of the original image.

Nice examples!
Bugga! wish I could decide between this and 17-50 f2.8.......

I love that second picture!

Love both of them. Congrats on the new lens.

Excellent Pictures!! Glad to hear others enjoying and taking beautiful pictures with this lens. I know I love mine.

Nice, the second shot caught my eye as well. Like so many others here, I love my 17-70!!

sheep dog wrote in post #2162422
Nice examples!
Bugga! wish I could decide between this and 17-50 f2.8.......

Unless you specifically know you NEED the fixed f/2.8 and don't need the reach of the 70mm then that 17-50 looks great. I almost got it. I wanted a good walk around lens and although I love shooting with a 50mm it limits me a little for general use and the 70mm reach was worth it to give up the fixed f/2.8.

Nice images! I dig the warm cast of Sigma lenses. Nice bokeh going on there. Kool statue!

Those are very nice pics. Great example of what the lens can do.

I'm trying to talk a friend into getting this lens with the 30D but he's eyeing the Canon 17-40 f4 because of the double rebates

Cheers guys and gals as I said they were just quickies out of the box as I was that excited to get a feel for it,,, hopefully this weekend I can get out and about and take some landscapes so look out for me in the landscape forum, especially December when I go to prague for a few days for the xmas markets!!!

i'm glad i picked up a 17-70 a few months ago. its been on my camera 90% of the time. the price/quality for this lens is great!...you can't go wrong.

4x4rock wrote in post #2162893
Those are very nice pics. Great example of what the lens can do.

I'm trying to talk a friend into getting this lens with the 30D but he's eyeing the Canon 17-40 f4 because of the double rebates

Unless you already know your needs or have other lenses that you need to complement then I personally think that the 17-40mm, although it is outstanding, can be limiting in range for some. For me it would be and I would find myself changing lenses more often than I would like. The beauty of the 17-70 is the range of the lens and the fact that is stays pretty sharp all the way around. I have not seen any soft focus or soft edges of any kind.

Rebates and double rebates are nice but I am not letting them dictate my spending or swaying my opinions. If I am interested in something on the rebate then great but it's not the end of the world if I don't cash in on double rebates. I got my 30D on the rebate and I don't think I will be getting any Canon lenses that qualify for rebate. I just ordered my 50mm f/1.8 and I see other Sigma's in my future. If anything, I am hoping to get a 580 EX as my double rebate item.

MeNiS wrote in post #2162932
i'm glad i picked up a 17-70 a few months ago. its been on my camera 90% of the time. the price/quality for this lens is great!...you can't go wrong.

I could not agree more. I can see this lens staying on my 30D most of the time.