My sigma 24-70mm f2.8 showed up thsi afternoon....

Chase

And i really like it....only a couple of gripes that just need getting used to....REALLY stiff zoom ring, weird AF/MF clutch mechanism, and it extends when going wide angle and shortens when zooming in. :dunno

But my copy looks sharp at f2.8 and really tack sharp at f4 or so, and doesnt exhibit any of thet front focusing i hear a lot of people complaining about.

ziggy53

Chase,


Fantastic! Please keep us informed as I am interested in the same lens as the standard zoom for a Rebel XT.

ziggy53

Chase

ziggy53 wrote:

Chase,


Fantastic! Please keep us informed as I am interested in the same lens as the standard zoom for a Rebel XT.

ziggy53

It is a big mutha, and unless you have a grip, is gonna look like a telephoto on an XT....let me try and borrow my brothers cam for some pics to show you....

Chase

http://chase.smugmug.com/gallery/582592

There are some pics of this monster. Those are 9 quarters sitting on the front lens cap. You can barely see the camera when someone is pointing it at you.

Overall first impressions are good, but i need to use it for me to really tell........

KA0TVO

Chase wrote:

http://chase.smugmug.com/gallery/582592

There are some pics of this monster. Those are 9 quarters sitting on the front lens cap. You can barely see the camera when someone is pointing it at you.

Overall first impressions are good, but i need to use it for me to really tell........

Holy bazookas batman!!

That IS a big one!
Post some photos when you can.

Mongrel

Chase, I'm awfully sorry to tell you this man but,
that quarter shot is BACKFOCUSED!!! hmmm guess you'll have to return it





Seriously, congrats on the new lens-now take some pitchas' and come back and show us


Hey, my 200th post at Dgrin

Chase

KA0TVO wrote:

Holy bazookas batman!!

That IS a big one!
Post some photos when you can.

There are two quick photos i snapped in that gallery now of a fedex post it note stack, one at f4 and the other at f5.6 i believe.

Chase

Mongrel wrote:

that quarter shot is BACKFOCUSED!!! hmmm guess you'll have to return it





Seriously, congrats on the new lens-now take some pitchas' and come back and show us


Hey, my 200th post at Dgrin

Blame my brothers sony f717 on that one. Pictures on on their way, including some wide open ones at 70mm and 24mm

Chase

Okay so the pictures are up.....it does look a bit soft at 70mm and f2.8, and maybe a little at 24mm, but stopped down it is wonderful....anyways i have heard the canon one aint so great at f2.8 either.

Last time i checked $1100 > $370



Though that 82mm tiffen UV filter set me back 40 bucks.

ziggy53

Chase wrote:

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Though that 82mm tiffen UV filter set me back 40 bucks.

Chase,

Are these samples taken with the filter attached?

ziggy53

Chase

ziggy53 wrote:

Chase,

Are these samples taken with the filter attached?

ziggy53

Yup. It went on right when i took the lens out of the packaging and i dont plan on taking it off for most of its life. Why?

IanZ28

Chase wrote:

Okay so the pictures are up.....it does look a bit soft at 70mm and f2.8, and maybe a little at 24mm, but stopped down it is wonderful....anyways i have heard the canon one aint so great at f2.8 either.

I checked some of your photo's.......it appears as if they are taken at 1/10th of a second at ISO 200. I'm sure you had it on a tripod. But, a couple of pics at higher shutter speeds and at a range of apertures may be a little more helpful in determining the lens characteristics.

I too am compairing a few lenses......looking to get the 20d - (just waiting for a newer version to come out to knock prices down a little) - and a good 3 lens set. I'm not rich so, it's a toss-up between the 3 lenses in this range. Specifically the one you have and the Tokina.

thanks in advance......hope your having fun with it!

Ian

Chase

IanZ28 wrote:

I checked some of your photo's.......it appears as if they are taken at 1/10th of a second at ISO 200. I'm sure you had it on a tripod. But, a couple of pics at higher shutter speeds and at a range of apertures may be a little more helpful in determining the lens characteristics.

I too am compairing a few lenses......looking to get the 20d - (just waiting for a newer version to come out to knock prices down a little) - and a good 3 lens set. I'm not rich so, it's a toss-up between the 3 lenses in this range. Specifically the one you have and the Tokina.

thanks in advance......hope your having fun with it!

Ian

Actually, there wasnt one taken below 1/50th of a second, and that was at 24mm. Most were between 1/100 and 1/160

Anyways, I am really loving this lens, and it looks and feels pretty "pro" too.

IanZ28

Chase wrote:

Actually, there wasnt one taken below 1/50th of a second, and that was at 24mm. Most were between 1/100 and 1/160

Anyways, I am really loving this lens, and it looks and feels pretty "pro" too.

oops.....your completely right! I'm very sorry. I saw .001 and thought 1/10th of a second on the shots I was looking at. I shoulda looked twice before posting.