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- 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM lens allows enjoyment of super wide-angle photography and it is a very powerful tool for indoor shooting and landscape photography with APS-C size image sensors of digital SLR cameras.Wide angle of view (102.4 ° at 10mm and 63.8 °
- Three SLD glass elements are employed for effective compensation of color aberration, which is a common problem with super-wide angle lenses
- One piece of glass mold and two hybrid aspherical lenses, offer excellent correction for distortion, as well as all types of aberration.This lens is equipped with an inner focusing system, and the models which are equipped with HSM system provide quiet, h
- It has a minimum focusing distance of 24cm (9.4») at all focal lengths
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178 of 179 people found the following review helpful
Third party lens manufacturers are usually best given a wide berth if you want really good glass. This offering from Sigma is awesome. I use this lens professionally and regularly produce twenty inch wide prints. Chromatic abberation is minimal far less than expected from a lens offering this angle of view (15mm equivalent on 35mm). Barrel distortion is there at 10mm but this is no drawback after all the results from this optic are meant to be dramatic. I simply cannot fault the resolution from its use on my D200. Save money go for the Sigma over the Nikon equivalent you wont be dissapointed.
44 of 44 people found the following review helpful
When I bought this lens, my mate said to me "this is one of those lenses that surprise you. You start using it and you wonder how you ever got by without it..." How true this is...I'll briefly go through a few of the technical details on this lens as well as a few experience related finds.
Build quality:
This lens belongs to Sigmas 'EX' line of lenses, which are their flagship standard, optically and physically they are very well made and this lens is no exception. It is very compact, and quite heavy, giving it a tank-like build, you could probably drop this lens quite a few times and not have a problem. When zooming, the barrel extends by maybe 1cm, and the autofocus is really silent, manual focus isn't really used because most things tend to be in focus at 10mm anyway.
Optical Quality:
Very good. Very sharp, especially when stopped down to f/8 or so. There is sometimes a bit too much flare when there is a direct light source to the lens, but CA is well controlled and details are very sharp. One important thing I'll just point out is that this lens is NOT fisheye, and in fact lines are kept very straight all the way to the outer edges where they begin to curve, so this is a suitable lens for architecture and images can be post processed to look perfect. Colour rendition is brilliant too, and skies are always wonderfully deep. It does take some practise to get the exposure right because you get so much into the frame the sky/land balance can be tricky sometimes.
Extras: You get a Sigma EX pouch for the lens, which is durable and good quality, and you get a lens hood which in my opinion is absolutely useless. It's only to protect from light at the extremest angles, which isn't a lot of the time for me...
Build quality:
This lens belongs to Sigmas 'EX' line of lenses, which are their flagship standard, optically and physically they are very well made and this lens is no exception. It is very compact, and quite heavy, giving it a tank-like build, you could probably drop this lens quite a few times and not have a problem. When zooming, the barrel extends by maybe 1cm, and the autofocus is really silent, manual focus isn't really used because most things tend to be in focus at 10mm anyway.
Optical Quality:
Very good. Very sharp, especially when stopped down to f/8 or so. There is sometimes a bit too much flare when there is a direct light source to the lens, but CA is well controlled and details are very sharp. One important thing I'll just point out is that this lens is NOT fisheye, and in fact lines are kept very straight all the way to the outer edges where they begin to curve, so this is a suitable lens for architecture and images can be post processed to look perfect. Colour rendition is brilliant too, and skies are always wonderfully deep. It does take some practise to get the exposure right because you get so much into the frame the sky/land balance can be tricky sometimes.
Extras: You get a Sigma EX pouch for the lens, which is durable and good quality, and you get a lens hood which in my opinion is absolutely useless. It's only to protect from light at the extremest angles, which isn't a lot of the time for me...
29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
I must admit i ummmed and arrred over an UWA lens for a long time, i read magazines, forums, reviews, went to shops and tried them out and listened to professional advice. In my final line up was the Tokina 12-24 DXII, Nikon 10-24 and the Sigma 10-20. Now we'd all love Nikon glass as it has superior quality and all our kit matches! Unfortunately for me i wanted to go really wide so the Nikon 12-24 didn't cut it for me and the Nikon 10-24 was way out of my price range. That left the Tokina and the Sigma and after not hearing a great deal about the Tokina anywhere I finally decided to purchase this lens used from Amazon and parted with £320 of my hard earned cash.
Like other reviews have stated i won't run off the drivle that is the spec of this lens as you know already. On first impressions of this lens I was very impressed, the pouch it comes in is fantastic quality, foam lined with a zip top and woven nylon more than enough to protect it in transit.
The lens is heavy than you would expect but this gives a very nice feel and makes it similar to a pro lens. The finish of the lens is a very nice charcoal crystal black with a lustre feel, all words and lettering marked clearly. The lens comes with it's own bayonet lens hood as well which clicks on smoothly and is the same quality build and finish as the lens itself. Zoom and Focus rings are both very smooth and the lens is very quiet, there is hardly any vibration when focusing and i don't think this lens hunted once on a shot for me.
I took this lens with me to Paris for 5 days on a proper test drive, i knew there would be a fair few things there that id need an UWA lens for. I attached it to a D60 body i use as a walk around body and it performed brilliantly! The pictures i took are pin sharp and look fantastic, at around 14-20mm it makes a fantastic wide portrait lens aswell from 14-10mm there is barrel distortion as you would expect but this is quite nice and gives an added drama to pictures. The colour is superb and some shots look like a CirPol is attached when i only have a cheap UV filter attached. The lens is very fast as well and works in reasonably low light very well. The only drawback i found with this lens is there is occasional flare despite the hood being attached but i only found this when shooting in fierce summer sunlight at 10mm which is kind of expected, i really was pushing it to it's limits.
I wouldn't usually recommend a TP lens over Canon or Nikon glass but this little gem really did perform beyond expectation and it's well worth the price tag. I urge you to buy this lens if like me you were stumped on what to buy, i love this lens so much that i will probably keep it for a couple of years until upgrading to the Nikon 10-24. You will honestly not be dissapointed. I will always consider sigma when buying a new lens from now on. An excellent performer.
Like other reviews have stated i won't run off the drivle that is the spec of this lens as you know already. On first impressions of this lens I was very impressed, the pouch it comes in is fantastic quality, foam lined with a zip top and woven nylon more than enough to protect it in transit.
The lens is heavy than you would expect but this gives a very nice feel and makes it similar to a pro lens. The finish of the lens is a very nice charcoal crystal black with a lustre feel, all words and lettering marked clearly. The lens comes with it's own bayonet lens hood as well which clicks on smoothly and is the same quality build and finish as the lens itself. Zoom and Focus rings are both very smooth and the lens is very quiet, there is hardly any vibration when focusing and i don't think this lens hunted once on a shot for me.
I took this lens with me to Paris for 5 days on a proper test drive, i knew there would be a fair few things there that id need an UWA lens for. I attached it to a D60 body i use as a walk around body and it performed brilliantly! The pictures i took are pin sharp and look fantastic, at around 14-20mm it makes a fantastic wide portrait lens aswell from 14-10mm there is barrel distortion as you would expect but this is quite nice and gives an added drama to pictures. The colour is superb and some shots look like a CirPol is attached when i only have a cheap UV filter attached. The lens is very fast as well and works in reasonably low light very well. The only drawback i found with this lens is there is occasional flare despite the hood being attached but i only found this when shooting in fierce summer sunlight at 10mm which is kind of expected, i really was pushing it to it's limits.
I wouldn't usually recommend a TP lens over Canon or Nikon glass but this little gem really did perform beyond expectation and it's well worth the price tag. I urge you to buy this lens if like me you were stumped on what to buy, i love this lens so much that i will probably keep it for a couple of years until upgrading to the Nikon 10-24. You will honestly not be dissapointed. I will always consider sigma when buying a new lens from now on. An excellent performer.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Superb bit of Kit.
Superb bit of Kit. I wouldnt be without it now. Excellent for architectural photography. Highly recommended. I endorse all the good things others have said.
Published 26 days ago by Bristolrover
Three years and going very nicely!
This has been and remains a cracking lens on the front of my D90; sharp awesome pictures of the Milky Way, cutting across the night sky, Table Mountain, lit by the lights of Cape... Read more
Published 2 months ago by DT
Don't hesitate
I thought long and hard, its not a cheap lens.No regrets, sharp focus and vivid colour,Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX DC HSM Nikon fit lens its a dream, composition is fun. Read more
Published 2 months ago by shep@theagi.freeserve.co.uk
Gets the job done nicely!
Excellent addition to my gear, after studying reviews for a few months I settled on this lens as the price was right at the time of ordering. Read more
Published 5 months ago by mr dubya
Beautifully crafted - beautiful results
If you're looking for a wide angle lens for your Nikon, then you should really consider this offering. Read more
Published 8 months ago by M. Babb
Excellent lens
Put simply, I am very impressed with this product. On my Nikon D7000 it produces pin-sharp images across the full range of focal lengths, the zoom action is smooth and the... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Dr Glynn
Great Lens
I had been thinking about getting a wide angle for a while, and finally decided to go with the Sigma. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Jamie Smith
Great lens for landscape and interior
This is a great lens. Solid construction, good performance and delivers excellent images.
It is a great alternative to the Nikon, which costs almost double. Read more
It is a great alternative to the Nikon, which costs almost double. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Eugenio
Sigma 10-20 mm wide angle lens
Bought second hand - excellent as new condition. Would recommend seller if this is an example of his items in the future. Read more
Published 11 months ago by John G
Beware poor samples
I bought this lens 2 years ago for a Sony camera, and had to get a second copy, as the first was poor. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Murray56
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