[Sigma 10-20 EX DC HSM] First-class super wide – Super price / performance ratio.
From H.P.
I’m usually only in the house owned Nikon lens on the spot, but given the much more expensive Nikon lens, which also offers less angle of view, albeit with constant light intensity, so I was still due to the much lower price for the Sigma decided. Because of the price, but also because of the fact that I photograph in various forums have numerous photos’ve seen that with this photo and have convinced me regarding image quality have.
Basically you have to remember that this is a so-called Superweitwinkelzoom which is of course just in terms of vignetting Verzeichnug and much more difficult to correct is, as a standard or a “normal” Wide without the cost of production to blow.
The lens is in a well-padded quiver with zipper supplied, consisting of a hydrophobic material, and in whose bottom and lid foam inserted, so that the lens is well fixed. A Gegenlicht-/Sonnenblende is included just like warranty card and item description.
Testimonials Vorrezensenten that the lens made entirely of plastic would be made, I can not understand. The lens is in very high quality production and is very much part of metal, not just what you feel when attacking, but when picked up. I’m just what the “attack” relates to a lens, very demanding. Personally, I have the beginner lenses, the manufacturer an abomination, because with the exception of the plastic lenses actually often pure, to the Sigma, this is the case not in any way.
The setting have no game, the focal length adjustment ring is neither too loose nor too strict, yet he resistors, but glides comfortably by 10 mm to 20 mm.
Absolutely fascinating Fokusierring of the analog feeling conveys. With a Wide and in times of AF is negligible, but still an amazing feature.
I particularly like the fact that the lens when adjusting the focal length its only marginally changed, and the aesthetics, if I use that term in the same breath with a lens permitted to remain. Since there is no tube, which at once from the interior of the optical drive and the whole thing into a long drawn, unansehlichen part way. * grins *
The Innenfokusierung causes the front lens and if you change the focal length, as well as the focus will remain immobile. Especially in the use of filters or intentions, this is practical. If, for example, just a polarizing filter is set appropriately, but then again the focal length changes, so “twisted” the polarizer again.
The imaging performance at open aperture at all focal areas in good to very good, even at the margin, must be designated. Dimmed at 8 aperture increases the sharpness again strongly. The lens has at least one aspherical lens, which is reflected in the image appropriately reflected, as is evident from the recordings can recognize.
The vignetting considers itself at open aperture surprisingly limited, and is never annoying, you can of course in hindsight is very easy using the software completely resolved.
It should be noted that the lens of the so-called “DC” lenses from Sigma counts, not for Vollformatkameras (24×36 mm sensor or analog) or digital cameras with a bigger sensor of APS-C is designed for. The lens is used in such cameras still would be strong vignetting and loss of image quality will result.
I’m absolutely thrilled by this lens, but what affects the distortion. Even at 10 mm is minimal. It goes without saying that the lens during recording according to the subject carefully aligned, because otherwise, by the strong emphasis on the foreground straight lines “tilt”, which by some mistake often is confused with distortion. From distortion is when a straight line crooked on the screen is displayed. Not to be confused with the aforementioned perspective distortion, all the wide and super wide-angle lens is common.
My Nikkor VR 18-200 mm at 18 has a clearly visible barrel distortion. The Sigma 10-20 has even at times of 10 mm is not nearly as much distortion, but also slightly barrel. However, one should therefore from 18-200 not a bad think, finally, is there a difference if you have a Zweifachzoom or Elffachzoom must be correct. Conclusion is that the 18-200 architecture for wide-angle shots with only limited, the Sigma 10-20mm is safe to use.
The ultrasonic motor is fast and quiet, but a track louder than that of the Nikon 18-70 and 18-200 lenses, but the noise is never “interfere”.
The only two negative features of the Sigma lens are:
The lens cover and the rear cover! The front cover does not particularly good condition and mounted in the rear cover is more than Fummel anzuschrauben.
Both will soon be against the original Nikon parts. I do not understand how to build great lenses, but the covers can be scamp. * laughs and shakes his head *
The lens itself, however … five stars! Thank you Sigma.
PS: To what extent is there within the lens series scatterings are, I can not say serial scatterings generally relate mainly Figure benefits, less the mechanical quality.
translated from amazon.de customer review.
