Another Sigma 10-20 question

[Walt]

:cuckoo: I`m thinking of getting the Sigma 10-20 for landscape stuff, which seems to be the direction my limited experience seems to be pulling me.
This might be a dumb question but how does this lens stand up regarding being used for other types of photograpy
(that doesnt really make sense to me and i now what i mean) :shrug:

[Albedo]

I've only had it a day or two, but it's been on my camera non-stop. I've used it for landscapes mainly, but I did do a little bit of street photography (to force myself to get closer to my subjects!) I need practice because you have a MASSIVE space to fill up in order to make an interesting image, but it works fine in theory.

What sort of photography were you thinking of?

Btw, it's possible to see all images tagged with any lens on flickr. There are around 50,000 (I think) tagged as having been taken with the 10-20... might be worth a look!

[Walt]

Difficult to say what else i would want to use it for really, but i suppose it can do lots of things if you are prepared to move about a bit, gardens, buildings and the like spring to mind.

[reddeathdrinker]

It's great for wide shots in cramped areas too...

[Tulipone]

http://www.pbase.com/chrismead/image/101343860.jpg

I don't have the 10-20 but a tamron 11-18 so maybe not that useful an answer, but here anyway!

These wideangle lenses take some getting used to - initially you get too much sky or pavement as its a shock to see that much. When you realise that you need to be far closer than you'd ever imagine you are getting there.

I love mine - when I want that effect. Its a fun thing to do and when I put it on the camera it tends to stay on for a while. Sometimes the angles, especially of buildings gets to me.

If you can afford a fun lens, go for it. Does it fit with the other lenses you have?

[Walt]

It's great for wide shots in cramped areas too...:clap:

Thats very handy,how often is a shot spoiled by not being able to get far enough away from the subject without some piece of crap creeping into the viewfinder.

[mobilevirgin]

Yes, at 10mm you need to be careful you haven't got your feet in the shot. :)

TBH - if you're thinking of rural landscapes you may find its a bit wide sometimes. But for urban landscapes, then it really cannot be beaten (I'm not comparing Sigma / Canon etc - just a comment on the usefulness of the range [1]). I think it can be a really creative lens and sometimes nothing else will do.

It can also be cool for street photography too because often people will notice you're taking the pic but have no idea they're in the frame.

[1] I've got the Canon 10-22mm - I love it. But from what I've read, the Sigma's a decent lens as well.

[Walt]

http://www.pbase.com/chrismead/image/101343860.jpg

I don't have the 10-20 but a tamron 11-18 so maybe not that useful an answer, but here anyway!

These wideangle lenses take some getting used to - initially you get too much sky or pavement as its a shock to see that much. When you realise that you need to be far closer than you'd ever imagine you are getting there.

I love mine - when I want that effect. Its a fun thing to do and when I put it on the camera it tends to stay on for a while. Sometimes the angles, especially of buildings gets to me.

If you can afford a fun lens, go for it. Does it fit with the other lenses you have?

Nice shot there, ye it fits in well just below the 18-55 kit lens

[Dogfish_magnet]

These are from the sigma 10-20mm

http://www.toddjones.co.uk/tpweb/lotus3.jpg

http://www.toddjones.co.uk/tpweb/lotus1.jpg

http://www.toddjones.co.uk/tpweb/lilly.jpg

http://www.toddjones.co.uk/tpweb/morgan1.jpg

[Tulipone]

Nice shot there, ye it fits in well just below the 18-55 kit lens

I was possibly less that 30cm away from the board when I took the photo - it's that tight.

Chris

[Tulipone]

http://www.pbase.com/chrismead/image/101458162.jpg

A quick example of barrel distortion. I know you can clear some of it, I don't usually find that I have done a terribly good job at it.

Chris

[Walt]

:thumbs: Well i think thats answered my question looks like its a very worthwhile investment.
Thanks all

[wez130]

indoor shots are great on the 10-20 too :D

[davekiddle]

A couple of shots....

http://davekiddle.zenfolio.com/img/v3/p762765776-4.jpg

http://davekiddle.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p474928305-4.jpg

Great lens, lots of fun but quite difficult to use well though (well I think so!)

Have a look at this: http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/how-to-use-ultra-wide-lenses.htm

[gman]

Well Pete proved me wrong in that it can be used for Street Photography and it allows an awful lot of a scene to be captured in one go resulting in some great images. The general feeling on here seems to be that it's a great lens. I'm off to Leith in Edinburgh tomorrow to do some photography and Calumet is right around the corner - it's going to take a lot of will power to stay away! hehe