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wow I had no idea the 14-24 and 24-70 were. nice.

some from vacation last week:
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4 more with my son on the beach:

wow...those ultrawide shots are from the 14-24? really nice...

12-24mm

jacobsen1 wrote in post #10202515
12-24mm

SIGMA? ahahaha wow!!! much better because its cheaper thanks. your photos definitely cemented the 12-24mm on my wishlist.

Nice shots Ben!

#6 is beautiful, I could see that as a 24x36 gallery wrap.

monk3y wrote in post #10202621
SIGMA? ahahaha wow!!! much better because its cheaper thanks. your photos definitely cemented the 12-24mm on my wishlist.

yep, siggy. I had the 14-24mm and "downgraded" to afford/fund the 24G...

BBrat wrote in post #10202931
Nice shots Ben!

#6 is beautiful, I could see that as a 24x36 gallery wrap.

thanks, that's the sole HDR in the group, I need to work on a better edit of it to hide the ghosted leaves in the treeds, but with the backlit tree it's about the only option. I'm going to try to exposure blend/mask it as well though, I'm just not that good at it yet. GNDs didn't work well with that setup.

Ben, did you ever get the 24?

not yet...

stiiiiiiil backordered at adorama.

Ben. those are amazing shots. I always wanted a bit wider than the 24-70. 14-24 is nice but I want to use filters. and besides. the commander in chief is keeping an eye on the budget. I thought of nikon 16-35 but those sigma shots are really great.
do you have any vignetting at 12mm?
what about filters. any problem with it? fit/vignette

thanx

if you stop down there's no vignetting issues, but the filters are the same PITA as the 14-24mm, you have to DIY:
http://gear.benjacobse​nphoto.com …s-that-cant-take-filters/

OK, I got my 14-24 back from Nikon.
Says typical stuff like adjusted AF, checked and cleaned, etc. Nothing major was noted.

It's definitely better than before, but I still see some issues at 14mm, specifically when using the outer AF points. Again not nearly as bad as before, but it's still seems to be back focusing when I am using the outer AF points. Same deal on both my D3 and D700, so what are the chances that it's the cameras?

At 24mm I think the lens is performing close to max potential, regardless of which AF point used.

So I guess I am now wondering if this is just a limitation at 14mm with this lens and the less accurate outer AF points on the D3/D700. All my lenses are somewhat softer when using the outer AF points. This is not to say it's soft. For instance, my 70-200VRII is sharp enough all around, but when pixel peeping I can definitely see that things are sharper when using the center AF point. On the 14-24 this seems to be accentuated to a point where it's pretty obvious even at regular viewing sizes at 14mm.

Going to shoot with the lens over the weekend, then decide whether I want to return it again...

^Excellent images Ben. Where did you go for vacation?

'Sup Julian. Dropping in to spy on us?