Sigma 20mm F/1.8 owners - is it really THAT soft @ F/1.8? *SAMPLE PICS 100% CROP*

Pics taken @ 1.8 and 8 on AV mode with an XT Rebel with a Tiffen CPL filter.
My camera has some very slight front focusing issues but its not that big of a deal.

I'll let the pics do the talking.

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It looks okay for 1.8.

There is no point to using f/1.8 in bright daylight anyways

These images are too big for the forum. 800pixels on the longest end max per forum rules.

bump

looks fine, on a bright day.. its gona happen

I'd advise more practice with it before writing it off completely.

looks fine to me.

This lens is number three on my list and my list only has three numbers (it had better stay that way). I refuse to let this post bump it to number two. If I like it the 17-40 may be on its way out and I rarely sell stuff off.

That last post was a desperate attempt to catch up to suzy's post count. We have both been here for about the same time.


So is this post,......... also the wine.

The one with the flower looks decent at 1.8 which makes me think it should be useable, but those 2 street shots look pretty bad to me. Perhaps it has trouble focusing at longer distances? I'd give it a bit more time to make sure it's the lens and not technique.

Mine was soft enough that it is now gone. My 17-55 was sharper at 20mm and 2.8 than the sigma at 2.8. I did not see the value of keeping a f/1.8 lens around that wasn't useful (to me) until about f4.

Quad wrote in post #2179479
That last post was a desperate attempt to catch up to suzy's post count. We have both been here for about the same time

Who cares about post counts?

If you're concerned, send it in! A cheap way to figure out if it's the lens, body, or you.

Ouch! Test 5 is brutal haha. I really want this to shoot in low light.... perfect focal length for me but I dunno now....

KevC wrote in post #2180179
Ouch! Test 5 is brutal haha. I really want this to shoot in low light.... perfect focal length for me but I dunno now....

Errr.......Because ONE person posted a thread about potentially iffy performance? Seriously? Just to get this straight, this ONE person has caused you to doubt the lens?