Lens review

Sigma 10 mm f/2.8 EX DC FISHEYE HSM

11. Summary

• high build quality,
• great frame centre picture quality at maximum relative aperture,
• very good against the light work,
• low coma,
• slight astigmatism,
• low vignetting,
• a possibility to use standard filters,
• silent and fast autofocus,
• rich accessory kit,
• three-year warranty with the possibility of extending it by two more years.

Cons:

• the standard filters adapter makes the lens’s field of vision significantly narrower.

The lens is undeniably a big success. I admit I really had to struggle to find any faults with it and I endeavoured to write about the adapter for the cap and the filter.

In all other categories the lens had results from “good” to “outstanding”. Buying the Sigma we get a very solid instrument with a long warranty period and brilliant optical and mechanical properties. Could you wish for more? Maybe only so everybody could afford it…

Sample shots:

Camera: Canon 20D Parameters: 10 mm, f/11.0, exp. 1/160 sec., ISO 200 File: JPG, 3504x2336 pix, 2.9 MB	Camera: Canon 20D Parameters: 10 mm, f/5.6, exp. 1/800 sec., ISO 200 File: JPG, 3504x2336 pix, 2.9 MB	Camera: Canon 20D Parameters: 10 mm, f/2.8, exp. 1/3200 sec., ISO 200 File: JPG, 3504x2336 pix, 2.6 MB
Camera: Canon 20D Parameters: 10 mm, f/2.8, exp. 1/2500 sec., ISO 200 File: JPG, 3504x2336 pix, 2.3 MB	Camera: Canon 20D Parameters: 10 mm, f/5.0, exp. 1/1000 sec., ISO 200 File: JPG, 3504x2336 pix, 2.9 MB	Camera: Canon 20D Parameters: 10 mm, f/7.1, exp. 1/250 sec., ISO 200 File: JPG, 3504x2336 pix, 2.7 MB
Camera: Canon 20D Parameters: 10 mm, f/10.0, exp. 1/160 sec., ISO 200 File: JPG, 3504x2336 pix, 4.9 MB	Camera: Canon 20D Parameters: 10 mm, f/4.0, exp. 1/1600 sec., ISO 200 File: JPG, 3504x2336 pix, 3.8 MB	Camera: Canon 20D Parameters: 10 mm, f/2.8, exp. 30 sec., ISO 800 File: JPG, 3504x2336 pix, 1.9 MB