Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Lens
Morning Folks,
I see that B & H Photo is now accepting preorders for the latest Sigma creation. Any one interested in such a lens ? I've only seen one preview of it, and apparently the images were sharp at the wide and long end. Unfortunately, they didn't say whether or not any of them were taken wide open. [url]Http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/967344-REG/sigma_18_35mm_f1_8_dc_hsm.html[/url]
Have a good day
Jim...
I see that B & H Photo is now accepting preorders for the latest Sigma creation. Any one interested in such a lens ? I've only seen one preview of it, and apparently the images were sharp at the wide and long end. Unfortunately, they didn't say whether or not any of them were taken wide open. [url]Http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/967344-REG/sigma_18_35mm_f1_8_dc_hsm.html[/url]
Have a good day
Jim...
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But it's still a 1.8 zoom, and that's cool!
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I have the 17-50 2.8 (Tamron) as well, but I believe 1.8 opens up more night opportunities, not to mention the extremely thin dof.
Have a good day
Jim...
You can probably use it on ff, but it would vignette like crazy. Might create some interesting, artistic wise, images. Here's a shot I took about 9 yrs ago using a Sony F717 and a tc.
Have a good day
Jim...
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Sigma-18-35mm-f-1.8-DC-HSM-Lens.aspx
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looks good, just some slight vignetting on full frame
You have to go to this page in order to see the FF performance at different focal lengths:
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Comparisons/Sigma-18-35mm-f-1.8-DC-HSM-Lens.aspx#FULLFRAME
With the hood on and at the wide setting, vignetting is pretty strong. Take the hood off and it's not the worst I've seen, but still obvious.
FF vignetting is least at the 28mm through 35mm settings and without the lens hood.
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You simply shouldn't think of it as competition to a 17-50 2.8 range lens. That's just not what it does. It is a prime lens that can zoom. And as such, it is the best thing since sliced bread. Actually forget that, sliced bread has got NOTHING on this puppy...
The focal range is perfect for general photography in low light, candids, the "hey can you take our picture?" type stuff. Before, I always hated the "hey can you take our picture?" times of a wedding day, but now with this lens I feel liberated to shoot both creative artistic shots, and the obligatory stuff all with the same lens. I know that f/1.8 on crop is probably still roughly equal to f/2.something on full-frame, as far as DOF is concerned, but either way it is just a gorgeous and fun lens to shoot with.
The focal range is almost perfect for landscape photography; I would have *killed* for it to be a 16-24mm or 15-24mm APS-C lens. But honestly this is mostly just because of my hobby in star trails and night timelapse filming; really as a general nature / landscape lens it fits beautifully in among other lenses such as the 10-20 or 11-16 range, and maybe with the likes of the gorgeous Sigma 50-150 2.8 on the long end I would have a totally complete crop-sensor outdoor photography kit!
The bottom line is that I would buy this lens in a heartbeat if I weren't currently so tied down to a full-frame system for wedding photography. On a Nikon D7100 or a Canon 70D, this lens will truly sing...
The OTHER bottom line is that I absolutely cannot wait to see what they do for the full-frame range, and what the "Art" series brings in the near future in general. Sigma is IMO currently the most innovative lens designer in the industry, surpassing both Canon and Nikon's stale old concepts of aperture and zoom range...
A full field review and test will be coming in the next few days to SLR Lounge, as usual... :-)
=Matt=
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Great to hear some more love for this lens!
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