Jo
28-04-2008, 12:36
Having had this little beauty for a few days now, can I just say that I love it! :D
It has opened up a whole new world for me, and I didn't even think about it when making the choice.
Before I got it on Friday evening, my togging days were planned around the fact I can't walk far (I'm talking more than 10 paces is very difficult). So everywhere we planned to go had to be somewhere where parking the car right next to the subject was possible, or more recently, wheelchair accessible if we hired one.
This threw up many problems, especially when it came to Landscape, and architectural togging, as all the good views and buildings were either road side (too close with 50mm) or fields away, which would involve walking. But now! ... we can park right next to the building or landscape and I can snap away, getting the whole building in one shot, instead of doing a stitch of about 20 shots :lol:
My mind is whirring now with the possibilities. My village church is one place that will be on my hit list, as it is close to the road with no space to get the whole thing in one shot with any other lens. But I should be able to get it in perfectly with the 10-20mm :D
I also discovered it has one more benefit I hadn't thought of :lol: My mum hates having her picture taken, and has been known to throw things at people pointing a camera her way. But yesterday I sat next to her and pointed the camera at the window in her living room. She had no idea that I could get her in shot, so she didn't flinch *snigger*. So I got one of probably only a few shots in existence of my mum with a natural smile. I just wish I had thought the shot through more with regards to settings as It was way too dark. But I didn't want to mess around and make her suspicious so I made do:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2084/2446029245_f49e799d23.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jojos-mojo/2446029245/sizes/l/)
The ease of use is brilliant. I must get a UV filter for it soon though, as I am very nervous about scratching the domed lens :eek:
So there you have it ... if you don't already own a Sigma 10-20mm, go and buy one right now :D
It has opened up a whole new world for me, and I didn't even think about it when making the choice.
Before I got it on Friday evening, my togging days were planned around the fact I can't walk far (I'm talking more than 10 paces is very difficult). So everywhere we planned to go had to be somewhere where parking the car right next to the subject was possible, or more recently, wheelchair accessible if we hired one.
This threw up many problems, especially when it came to Landscape, and architectural togging, as all the good views and buildings were either road side (too close with 50mm) or fields away, which would involve walking. But now! ... we can park right next to the building or landscape and I can snap away, getting the whole building in one shot, instead of doing a stitch of about 20 shots :lol:
My mind is whirring now with the possibilities. My village church is one place that will be on my hit list, as it is close to the road with no space to get the whole thing in one shot with any other lens. But I should be able to get it in perfectly with the 10-20mm :D
I also discovered it has one more benefit I hadn't thought of :lol: My mum hates having her picture taken, and has been known to throw things at people pointing a camera her way. But yesterday I sat next to her and pointed the camera at the window in her living room. She had no idea that I could get her in shot, so she didn't flinch *snigger*. So I got one of probably only a few shots in existence of my mum with a natural smile. I just wish I had thought the shot through more with regards to settings as It was way too dark. But I didn't want to mess around and make her suspicious so I made do:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2084/2446029245_f49e799d23.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jojos-mojo/2446029245/sizes/l/)
The ease of use is brilliant. I must get a UV filter for it soon though, as I am very nervous about scratching the domed lens :eek:
So there you have it ... if you don't already own a Sigma 10-20mm, go and buy one right now :D