Reviews and Problems with Sigma 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM
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Overall 8
Expert Review
PhotoRadar
4 September 2012
Excerpt: Sigma's original 10-20mm f/4-5.6 ticked pretty much all the right boxes, and rapidly became a top seller for users of Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Sigma and Sony bodies
Excerpt: With a brighter f/3.5 aperture, the new Sigma 10-20mm lens will be better for low-light photographers. Priced at £440, does the new lens warrant the price tag?
Pros: Very good resolution, Good build quality, Excellent value, Low levels of Chromatic Aberrations
Excerpt: Sigma's widest nonfisheye and fastest ultrawide zoom, the constant-aperture 10-20mm f/3.5 belongs to the EX family of sturdily built, optically gifted Sigmas.
Excerpt: With a brighter f/3.5 aperture, the new Sigma 10-20mm lens will be better for low-light photographers. Priced at £440, does the new lens warrant the price tag?
Pros: Very good resolution, Good build quality, Excellent value, Low levels of Chromatic Aberrations
Conclusion: The new Sigma 10-20 mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM leaves us with mixed feelings. The build quality of the lens is certainly excellent, distortion is a little high at the wide end...
Excerpt: The Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM is available with lens mounts for Sigma, Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Sony DSLRs, and provides a 15-30mm focal range.
Conclusion: Sigma 10-20 mm f/3.5 turned out to be better than its predecessor in many serious aspects. We have really good speed now – in this category Sigma is only beaten by Tokina...
Cons: large chromatic aberration in the middle of focal lengths,, quite large distortion at the shortest focal length,, very large vignetting,, noticeable coma.