Sigma 17-70, great lens (2 images)

[simonkit]

Managed to dodge the rain again today in an attempt to give my new Sigma 17-70 a try (on a Samsung GX-10). I'm extremely pleased with the results - contrast/sharpness & colour are very good indeed.

The only negative is that Sigma don't seem to have designed the lens to adjust the UK weather :)

A couple of "Welsh scenes" from today - apologies for the lighting but it's the only kind we've had here in the UK this year !!

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/STKITCHIN/_G101033.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/STKITCHIN/_G101009.jpg

[Moos3h]

Straight out of camera? Damn that's sharp.

Nice! Looking forward to some more shots soon!

Cheers,
James

[simonkit]

Straight out of camera? Damn that's sharp.

Nice! Looking forward to some more shots soon!

Cheers,
James

Sorry - not straight out of the camera, had some "web sharpening" applied using Photoshop plug-in Photokit Sharpener.

[wez130]

hmmm, a sample from the lens i'm debating, looks nice and sharp, and you lucky git, you loive amogst the best scenery in the UK :D

Where abouts in N wales are you?

[inophoto]

Lovely scenery you've got there. Congrats on the lens :)

I hear good things about the GX-10. How's it working out for you?

[simonkit]

hmmm, a sample from the lens i'm debating, looks nice and sharp, and you lucky git, you loive amogst the best scenery in the UK :D

Where abouts in N wales are you?

- Definitely am lucky to live near such great scenery, I'm in North Wales about 20 minutes from Llangollen / Vale of Clywd (where this was taken) & 1hr from Snowdon mountain.

A bit more on the lens -- I previously used the 18-55 kit lens & wasn't too happy with it - the 17-70 is a major step-up, I've only managed to take around 20 shots with it so far but my first impression was simply "WOW"

thanks

simon

[wez130]

nice one, will have to go try it out next week then, with a view to purchasing it, could you possibly do me a favour?, it has a macro facility of 1:2.2, could you take a sample shot at closest zoom (70mm) so i can see, preferably with a link to a full size image, that would be great if you could.

I used to go to N. Wales a lot, had friends who lived in Dwgyfylchi (nr. Penmaenmawr) and it was lovely around there, used to go up into the hills / mountain behind and get scared on the Sychanant pass (sp). (when i were a kid anyway)

[Wile E. coyote]

Tis a nice lens, had mine for a few months now, really impressed with it :).

[Geordi69]

I have this, and it is my day to day lens. It has been very reliable in a few situations where I wasn't!!

Cheerz:thumbs:

[simonkit]

Lovely scenery you've got there. Congrats on the lens :)

I hear good things about the GX-10. How's it working out for you?


I'm very impressed with the GX-10, my first DSLR having previously owned a "prosumer" - Konica Minolta A200.

Build quality is impressive, functionality is excellent - dual control wheels are a great idea - forgot to mention image quality, can't fault it - the detail in images is much improved over my old KM

simon