Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens for Select Canon EOS SLRs

Comments about Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens for Select Canon EOS SLRs:

Don't think twice if you're a landscaper.

Comments about Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens for Select Canon EOS SLRs:

This extra 3mm makes a huge difference.

Comments about Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens for Select Canon EOS SLRs:

For the price, this lens has performed beautifully - even better than expected. The distortion is there but can be dealt with to some extent. CA is kept to a minimum and sharpness is very good. One of the useful aspects of this lens is the ease of including foreground in landscape work, providing a greater sense of depth. Construction is a little plasticky.

Comments about Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens for Select Canon EOS SLRs:

The lens works good after i learned how to use it. One thing I noticed, and i'm not sure if it's just the lens I got or if it's like this on every lens, is when i'm zooming in and out in manual the lens makes a scraping/grinding sound.

Comments about Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens for Select Canon EOS SLRs:

It's great to indoor and weddings. good to big buildings picutes with perpective effect.

Comments about Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens for Select Canon EOS SLRs:

I have only shot a few test shots, it's sharp, well constructed, everything moves with silky smoothness and it feels strong. Distortion is well controlled, and even more so after using lens corrections in lightroom. The hood is a bit strange but works, I may glue the hood to the sleeve. I have just seen a filter system for this lens expensive but works with 165mm square filters. 1.2 seems to be the strongest Hitec ND filter available, shame would like to see an ND 3.All in all a great lens

Comments about Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens for Select Canon EOS SLRs:

Could not justify the cost of Canon's 8 - 15mm, but saw good reports of this lens. Have shot only a few test shots but am very impressed, distortion a low to begin with and even better after using lens corrections in Lightroom. Lens is not that fast but I will probably use this at f8 or f11 most of the time so that is not relevant. Build quality is very good, lens feels well built, everything moves with silky smoothness. Hood is a bit weird but works, I may glue the lens hood to the sleeve. I have just seen a wide angle filter system for this lens so if need be that is solvable, admittedly at a price. The only filter that I might need would be an ND 3. All in all this appears to be a great lens.

Comments about Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens for Select Canon EOS SLRs:

I've been wanting an ultra wide angle lens for some time, and when I saw this lens went 2mm "wider" than other brands, I decided to rent one for a trial. I instantly fell in love with this lens and bought one. It opens up such new oppertunites for creativity. The image quality is good, and it has better edge sharpness than I experienced with other brands. I've used it for indoor photography, low light, night, and landscape. It has good flare resistence, especially when the sun falls into view (which is often with such a wide view!). Focus is fast and accurate. Used with a Canon 60D.

Comments about Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens for Select Canon EOS SLRs:

1) this lens WILL work on a 35mm film SLR --provided it is effectively used as a 15mm/16mm 'prime' (14mm or wider, vignetting)2)a FILTER can be fitted -- there is a lens hood, and a 72mm filter will screw on to the lens hood3) magnificent lens --- vertical lines are vertical, straight lines are straight, perspective is phenominal4) i use mine on both a canon 600D, and also as a 16mm 'prime' on my old reliable EOS-5000 SLR.

Comments about Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens for Select Canon EOS SLRs:

Only good things about product and store

Comments about Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens for Select Canon EOS SLRs:

I can now create only what I could imagine before. This lens is unbelievable. The first word out of your mouth after viewing through this lens will be 'WOW'. So far I have no complaints with my purchase. Service from B & H has been the best.

Comments about Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens for Select Canon EOS SLRs:

I've been using Sigma Lenses for the past 20 years with excellent results. I read a recent review stating, "The 8-16mm lens is not a walk around lens" I visited the Chicago Botanic Gardens carrying the 8-16mm Sigma Lens, without this lens I would not have been able to compose with the same unrestricted field of vision as I witnessed with my own eyes. So I beg to differ. It's a great lens and I would recommend it anyone interested in scenic photography.

Comments about Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens for Select Canon EOS SLRs:

The 8mm setting gets those wide angle that I need for landscapes shots.

Comments about Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens for Select Canon EOS SLRs:

I use this lens for Large Subjects - everything from cars to countryside. The wide angle is easily manipulated to produce some distortion when desired, but keeping a reasonable distance controls the 'stretch' at the edges of the frame and center-bulge. Anything person-sized or smaller will likely be bent out of shape at the widest regions when close-in. By no means is this "fast glass", but the 8-16 still does OK in low light, partially because it's grabbing light from such a large area. at ISO 1600, and with a sharpshooter's hand, you can get crisp single frames at a 13th or even 10th of a second at dusk or indoors - stationary subjects only, of course. Construction is impresssive and solid, although the combination of built in petal hood & 2-part cylindrical lens cap/sleeve can be inconvenient to wrangle when swapping lenses - which you will have to do, unless shooting with a 2nd rig, as this is not a "walking around" lens by any stretch (see what I did there?!) of the imagination. Zoomed in to 16mm, the peripheral distortion and very mild vignetting will be significantly reduced, but you are still left with a fairly wide, slow lens, so you'll need to pack at least a fast prime as well. I have added the 8-16 to a loadout that includes a 17-50, fast 50, and 70-300; it has been a very strong addition to my gear bag. I've already gone back to a few favorite locations and reshot subjects I was already happy with, and the 8-16 really brought these big shots home in a way my other lenses just can't match.

Comments about Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens for Select Canon EOS SLRs:

Bought this lens after considering several others, but the 8 -16mm zoom appealed to me and kept bringing me back. Best purchase I've made in a wide angle zoom. Great focus - spot on with no distortion. My primary use is in landscape photography and I've been impressed with this lens. It meets or exceeds all my expectations.

Comments about Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens for Select Canon EOS SLRs:

I could not believe the clarity in the detail of this lens at 16mm compared to the details provided at 18 mm in my 18-200 mm kit lens. I am now spoiled and have to upgrade my mid-range zoom.

Comments about Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens for Select Canon EOS SLRs:

I've just purchased the lens and so far I am very pleased with it. Very well built, solid picture quality.

Comments about Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens for Select Canon EOS SLRs:

Amazing piece of glass, worth every penny.

Comments about Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens for Select Canon EOS SLRs:

For Landscape, Arquitechture, CloseUps with lots of Background.... Just use your imagination.

This is not an Eyefish lens, it's a rectilinear wide angle.

Comments about Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens for Select Canon EOS SLRs:

This is a great lens for the price. My photos are very clear looking and I love the extreme wide-angle without making it look like a fish-eye. I wish there was a way to get a filter on, but the glass has a special coating that it does look like there is a UV filter on it. Image stabilization would be nice, but I haven't noticed my photos to be blurry from shake. Overall I'm happy with my purchase.