The Sigma EX 12-24

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Hi,

Has anyone tried this lens? I was thinking of getting it for my EOS

PDW

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"PDW" <Spam@zen.co.uk> writes:
> Has anyone tried this lens? I was thinking of getting it for my EOS.

If you google for reviews, you'll find very mixed reports. Some
are downright euphoric, others complain about "softness".

When I was considering it, I read a large number of reviews. I found
one site (can't find it now) with full size crops from a complex
street scene (street signs, newspaper stands, etc.) - and even the
corners seemed to be very, very crisp and sharp. Judging from that
particular set of images - it looked like an incredible bargain.
But other samples I've seen show a lens that just fall apart at the
corners.

So - it looks like Sima has quality control issues with this one.
The good samples are very, very good - and the bad samples are really
bad.

If/when I buy this one (I'm tempted) I would not buy online, but
would go to a b&m store and actually try out the samples they have
in stock to make sure that it's a «good» one.
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- gisle hannemyr [ gisle{at}hannemyr.no - http://folk.uio.no/gisle/ ]
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When you say you live in the real world, which one are you referring to?

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"Randall Ainsworth" <rag@nospam.techline.com> wrote in message
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> In article <q5vfbmml80.fsf@viisi.ifi.uio.no>, Gisle Hannemyr
> <gisle+njus@ifi.uio.no> wrote:
>
>> So - it looks like Sima has quality control issues with this one.
>> The good samples are very, very good - and the bad samples are really
>> bad.
>
> Sigma has quality control problems with all of their products.

They always have.

John

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"Randall Ainsworth" <rag@nospam.techline.com> wrote in message
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>
> I can only speak for myself and my professional career. I never wasted
> my hard earned money on Sigma products. And none of my friends still in
> the business do either.

SO what you are saying is you really have no knowledge of Sigma lenses at
all. Just condem them from hearsay and conjecture. Nice one Randall.

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Dennis Bradley wrote:

> Thought I would come back to the photo groups after a long absence.
> However, having seen that Mr Ainsworth is still around verbally abusing
> anyone who dares mention Sigma, I won't stay for long.

Huh? R.A. is like a whiney child. Irritating but not something to get angry
over. Like all whiney children he is best ignored such that he eventually
learns how to behave. Probably your news reader can filter him out if you can't
do it yourself.

Cheers,
Alan


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"PDW" <Spam@zen.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Has anyone tried this lens? I was thinking of getting it for my EOS

Error99'd on my Rebel when I tried the lens at Samy's in LA last spring.

I bought the Sigma 15" fisheye instead. Not too fishy on the Rebel with the
1.6x.

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> Has anyone tried this lens? I was thinking of getting it for my EOS
Michael Reichmann is testing a Canon EF-S 10-12mm lens on his page
(http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/lenses/Canon-10-22mm-test.shtml)
and a small part of this test is about comparing it with the Sigma lens.

Martin

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"RichA" <rander3127@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> >From what I've been able to gather, the Fuji S3 seems to offer the
> lowest
> noise and widest dynamic range of the current crop of SLRS. Is this
> accurate?
> Also, are the Olympus 300 and E1 the only SLRS with the ultrasonic CCD
> cleaner?
> Thanks!
>
I can't find a review of the S3, just previews, which is odd for a camera
that was announced back in Feb. But DPReview only has a preview, and
Steve's Digicams doesn't list it with their reviews. So I can't really
comment on which has the lowest noise, but the 20D Canon has set the
standard for less than full size sensors, as far as noise goes. I've heard
that the Fuji is supposed to set new standards for dynamic range, due to its
odd primary/secondary arrangement of pixels.
And, yes, the two Oly bodies are the only ones with the sensor cleaner.

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