Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS USA

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The Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye is a full-frame fisheye auto focus lens that fills the entire 35mm negative with a full 180 degree diagonal field of view. This unique autofocus lens enables you to create a variety of unusual compositions even when shooting ordinary subjects.

The improved DG lens coating reduces flare and ghosting, which is a common problem of digital cameras, and also creates an optimum color balance.

Since most Digital SLR cameras use a smaller image sensor size (APS-C) than 35mm film cameras, 180 degree angle-of-view can not be obtained with Digital SLR cameras. With those cameras only the center part of the frame is used, therefore, peripheral distortion will be very small.

The super wide angle of this lens makes it ideal for use with digital SLR cameras, providing a focal view of approximately 23mm.

Accepts removable gelatin filters in a holder near the rear of the lens
Optical material used in this new lens are lead and arsenic free ecological glass
Performance
Focal Length 15 mm
Aperture Maximum: f/2.8
Minimum: f/22
Camera Mount Type Canon EF
Format Compatibility 35mm Film / Full-Frame Digital Sensor
Canon (APS-C)
Angle of View 180°
Minimum Focus Distance 5.9" (14.99 cm)
Magnification 0.26x
Maximum Reproduction Ratio 1:3.8
Groups/Elements 6/7
Diaphragm Blades 7
Features
Image Stabilization No
Autofocus Yes
Tripod Collar No
Physical
Filter Thread None
Dimensions (DxL) Approx. 2.9 x 2.78" (7.37 x 7.06 cm)
Weight 11.71 oz (332 g)

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Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS
 
4.7

(based on 24 reviews)

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Pros

  • Strong construction (13)
  • Consistent output (12)
  • Lightweight (12)
  • Durable (8)
  • Easily interchangeable (8)

Cons

  • Slow focus (4)

Best Uses

  • Landscape/scenery (11)
  • Night photography (8)
  • Weddings (7)
  • Low light (6)
  • Sports/action (5)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Pro photographer (7), Photo enthusiast (5), Semi-pro photographer (4), Semi-professional (3)
    • Was this a gift?:
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5.0

GREAT Lens

By Eddie C

from Dunedin, FL

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        Comments about Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS:

        I love this lens, it provides great range of view and very sharp. So worth the price...compares to much more expensive lenses...........YEAH

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        5.0

        GREAT Camera Lens! Colors and contrast!

        By Ungvar Studio

        from Sayreville, NJ

        About Me Pro Photographer

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        Pros

        • Consistent Output
        • Durable
        • Easily Interchangeable
        • Fast / accurate auto-focus
        • Lightweight
        • Nice Bokeh
        • Rugged
        • Strong Construction

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Indoors/Low Light
          • Landscape/Scenery
          • Night Photography
          • Video
          • Weddings/Events

          Comments about Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS:

          Great LENS - makes colors brighter and pictures more contrast! Very good one!

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          5.0

          Great Lens

          By SJPhoto

          from Cleveland, OH

          About Me Pro Photographer

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • Consistent Output
          • Lightweight

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Weddings/Events

            Comments about Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS:

            I wanted a fisheye for shots here and there in wedding photography but didn't think I needed the pricey Canon. Has worked great so far.

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            4.0

            Solid lens for the $$$

            By Rich L

            from NJ

            About Me Pro Photographer

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            Pros

            • Consistent Output
            • Great color

            Cons

            • Slow Focus

            Best Uses

            • Landscape/Scenery

            Comments about Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS:

            As a wedding photographer, we don't use this lens a lot, but when we do we are always pleased. Great color, great image quality

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            5.0

            love it

            By fannybunda

            from Berkeley, CA

            About Me Photo Enthusiast

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            Pros

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Indoors/Low Light
                • Night Photography
                • Quirky effects

                Comments about Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS:

                I was going to get the Canon 15mm for my 5DII, but was impressed with reviews I read for the Sigma. So far I can only confirm them. The Sigma seems to be just as sharp and gets the same great colors. It has two advantages over the Canon: the lens hood protects the lens better than the Canon cap. (BTW: it's not more difficult to get on and off unless you think you have to remove the lens cap first). It also has a closer minimum focal distance, which can be useful at times.

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                5.0

                A must have lens!

                By Tanker Chief

                from Okinawa, Japan

                About Me Photo Enthusiast

                Verified Buyer

                Pros

                • Consistent Output
                • Easily Interchangeable
                • Fast / accurate auto-focus
                • Lightweight
                • Strong Construction

                Cons

                  Best Uses

                  • Indoors/Low Light
                  • Landscape/Scenery
                  • Macro Photography
                  • Night Photography
                  • Weddings/Events
                  • Wildlife Photos

                  Comments about Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS:

                  After years of debating, researching, and stalling, we purchased our first fisheye lens, and it is everything we hoped it would be! It has changed how we look at the world around us. Everything from our kids, to the ocean, to the back yard is seen in a new and refreshing way.

                  The lens itself is durable and light and comes in it's own well built case. Even though you can't put a lens cap on it, it does come with a type of shroud that goes around the built in hood, and on that it has a lens cap. So as long as you put that shroud on after use, you're good to go. The picture quality is awesome, especially with our full frame Canon 5D Mark II.

                  I really don't have anything negative to say about this lens, it's a great lens. I will say though, that I think it's a bit pricey, but we knew that going in so we saved and budgeted for it. Sometimes you have to bit the bullet!

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                  5.0

                  Really cool!

                  By KyleLawrence-RealBean

                  from Vancouver, Canada

                  About Me Pro Photographer

                  Verified Buyer

                  Pros

                  • Consistent Output
                  • Durable
                  • Easily Interchangeable
                  • Lightweight

                  Cons

                    Best Uses

                    • Landscape/Scenery
                    • Night Photography
                    • Sports/Action
                    • Video

                    Comments about Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS:

                    This lens is great! I get some really cool shots with it and it fills the entire frame on the Canon 5D MkII.

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                    4.0

                    Good Lens for Spherical Panoramics

                    By Mr Ted

                    from Beavercreek, Ohio

                    About Me Pro Photographer

                    Verified Buyer

                    Pros

                    • Strong Construction

                    Cons

                    • Slow Focus

                    Best Uses

                    • Panoramic

                    Comments about Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS:

                    Bought this lens to use primarily for shooting Spherical Panoramics. Reduces the number of shots I need to take to about 16, but still provides high resolution.

                    Lens not as sharp as my Canon L lenses, but not bad. To this point, I've generally been stopping down to f8. More flare than I'd like, but acceptable. Focus is slow, but I generally shoot with manual focus anyway.

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                    5.0

                    Will learn to use

                    By Vinny

                    from Boston

                    About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                    Verified Buyer

                    Pros

                    • Lightweight

                    Cons

                    • Dangerous front element

                    Best Uses

                    • Landscape/Scenery
                    • Weddings/Events

                    Comments about Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS:

                    The pics are coming out nice. It's about the efect, not the quality of the pictures. But the contruction seens good.

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                    4.0

                    A must have lens

                    By Will K.

                    from Modesto, Ca

                    About Me Photo Enthusiast

                    Verified Buyer

                    Pros

                    • Consistent Output
                    • Durable
                    • Fast / accurate auto-focus
                    • Rugged
                    • Strong Construction

                    Cons

                    • noisy AutoFocus

                    Best Uses

                    • Landscape/Scenery
                    • Macro Photography
                    • Night Photography
                    • Weddings/Events

                    Comments about Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS:

                    The 15mm f/2.8 EX DG is built like a tank. This lens is best used for special effects. Although it distorts pictures a bit, but when they are fixed with photoshop, they still preserve the detail and sharpness. The lens has a noisy autofocus; I wouldn't use it while vows are being said at a wedding. Best use for Landscape and close ups (great depth of field on close ups). Overall, the lens is great, compact and strong.

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                    5.0

                    Fun Lens!

                    By Paisley Owl

                    from Wadsworth, Ohio

                    About Me Pro Photographer

                    Verified Buyer

                    Pros

                    • Consistent Output
                    • Easily Interchangeable
                    • F28 - opens up wide
                    • Strong Construction

                    Cons

                      Best Uses

                      • Indoors/Low Light
                      • Landscape/Scenery
                      • Night Photography

                      Comments about Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS:

                      I bought this lens primarily for vacation photography - which I haven't been able to use it for yet, as it is November and I vacation in the UP of Michigan!However, I have got brilliant shots of our church's band and some fun, crazy ones of my kids with it so far.

                      This lens is sharp and seems to focus fine to me. (I'm still getting used to it - I had a couple focus mishaps the first day...I'm sure there is a bit of a learning curve with it!) I'm sure Canons new diagonal fisheye has better performance, but for the price this one can't be beat. I just couldn't justify the price I would pay for the Canon lens for a lens that I will primarily be using for 'fun'. (I had also got wonderful pictures with Sigma's 10-20mm before I switched to a full-frame camera, so I knew I would be happy with this lens.)

                      Opening up to 2.8 is great, too as I will be doing a bit of astrophotography with it.

                      The edges are distorted a bit, something I wanted in this lens. I have read some complaints about the distortion, but if you buy a fish-eye that's what you are looking for, right? Anyway, I was!

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                      5.0

                      Great for Skydiving

                      By Weaves

                      from Monterey, CA

                      About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                      Verified Buyer

                      Pros

                      • Consistent Output
                      • Durable
                      • Easily Interchangeable
                      • Fast / accurate auto-focus
                      • Lightweight

                      Cons

                        Best Uses

                        • Sports/Action

                        Comments about Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS:

                        For photographing skydiving (Tandem Jump students) this lens is perfect. Fixed focus length eliminates inadvertent "zoom" in freefall while autofocus and fisheye provide the perfect picture while flying close enough for great video

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                        4.0

                        Worth every penny

                        By Burt

                        from Port-Louis Mauritius

                        About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                        Verified Buyer

                        Pros

                        • Consistent Output
                        • Nice Bokeh
                        • Strong Construction

                        Cons

                        • Difficult to Clean

                        Best Uses

                        • Indoors/Low Light
                        • Landscape/Scenery
                        • Night Photography
                        • Video
                        • Weddings/Events
                        • Wildlife Photos

                        Comments about Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS:

                        Bought this Lens cause i wanted a very wide angle lens to capture mainly landscapes. The 24mm of my standard zoom was not enough for me on my 5dMkII.

                        Pros: Light, Solid (metal build), superb IQ, sharp, good color balance, gives dramatic scenes. Nice close focusing. Flare resistant. the 2.8 aperture is nice when in low light.

                        Cons: Some Chromatic aberration near corners, no weather sealing, no protective filter can be use, should handle with care.

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                        5.0

                        Fantastic Lens

                        By Skystrider17

                        from Northern Virginia

                        About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                        Verified Buyer

                        Pros

                        • Nice Bokeh
                        • Strong Construction

                        Cons

                          Best Uses

                          • Indoors/Low Light
                          • Landscape/Scenery

                          Comments about Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS:

                          I'm an amateur photographer and was looking for a new lens to add to my lineup, it was between this and a prime telephoto, I am extremely glad that I chose this! The distortion is amazing, and is so much fun to play with. Taking shots of even ordinary every day things becomes instantly amazing. The focal length is a huge boon to shooting as well, as you can literally get inches away from your subject and still be able to focus in on it. It definitely takes some getting used to as objects appear much farther away in the viewfinder than they actually are. The lens is built solidly and I have no major gripes with it. It is unfortunate that you can't put a filter on it to protect the lens, but that's a trade-off you'll have to be willing to make. Overall this is a fantastic lens, and I highly recommend it!

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                          5.0

                          Allows me to experiment new compositions

                          By alexleekt

                          from Vancouver, BC

                          About Me Photo Enthusiast

                          Verified Buyer

                          Pros

                          • Lightweight
                          • Rugged

                          Cons

                          • No filter thread
                          • Poor lens cap design
                          • Slow Focus

                          Best Uses

                          • Landscape/Scenery
                          • Macro Photography
                          • Weddings/Events

                          Comments about Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS:

                          I use this lens for landscapes and walk around.

                          The minimum focus distance is why I chose this Sigma over the Canon version. I'm glad I did so because the fish eye effect is so much more exaggerated when you are closer to the subject.

                          What isn't so great is that the lens cover and adapter is rather difficult to get on and off. This makes a speedy swap difficult.

                          Nonetheless, this lens gives me opportunities to try new compositions. I bought it so I can learn to see the world differently. Loving it so far!

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                          (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

                           
                          5.0

                          Great lens for its money

                          By fedorbazhenov

                          from Moscow, Russia

                          About Me Photo Enthusiast

                          Verified Reviewer

                          Pros

                          • Durable
                          • Flare-resistant
                          • MFD is only 15 cm
                          • Padded case included
                          • Rugged
                          • Sharp when stopped down
                          • Strong Construction

                          Cons

                          • Sigma AF inaccuracy
                          • Too soft wide open

                          Best Uses

                          • Landscape/Scenery
                          • Night Photography
                          • Portraits
                          • Travel
                          • Video

                          Comments about Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS:

                          I decided to buy an autofocus fisheye lens for my Canon 5D and there was a question whether to buy original EF 15/2.8 or to choose Sigma instead. I found the original Canon lens to be inferior due to its build quality. The only original Canon fisheye feels like a toy: its focus ring has significant play, AF is noisy and slow and overall build quality resembled me of cheap EF 35/2 lens.

                          Sigma comes with a nice padded case that put most Canon L lens bags to shame. Sigma build quality is excellent: there is no play of focus ring and lens feels rock solid.

                          I found Sigma too soft wide open if used for landscape pictures wide open. Also strong vignetting is obvious until closed to at least f/4. Surprisingly if used as macro lens it produces sharp images at center even wide open, but macro uses are very uncommon with this lens.

                          Also it turned out that it has visible back-focus and I had to manually adjust my 5D Mk II to -12 for that lens.

                          However if stopped to f/4 this lens starts to produce usable images and at f/8 it is very sharp everywhere except extreme corners.

                          Chromatic abberations are pronounced, but for lens that wide it is normal.

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                          5.0

                          Very fast and sharp!

                          By JERM

                          from Colorado

                          About Me Professional

                          Verified Buyer

                          Pros

                          • Consistent Output
                          • Durable
                          • Easily Interchangeable
                          • Lightweight
                          • Quick Focus
                          • Sharp Focus
                          • Strong Construction

                          Cons

                            Best Uses

                            • General Use
                            • Landscape Photography
                            • Special Effects
                            • Sports/Action

                            Comments about Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS:

                            This lens is very sharp, and offers a very wide field of view. The image quality is outstanding! I've been using this for a couple of weeks on my full-frame 5D and this lens is spectacular!

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                            4.0

                            Amazing Lens

                            By kixymellows

                            from NY

                            About Me Semi-Professional

                            Verified Buyer

                            Pros

                            • Consistent Output
                            • Easily Interchangeable
                            • Lightweight

                            Cons

                              Best Uses

                              • Sports/Action

                              Comments about Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS:

                              Skydiving Photos

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                              (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                               
                              4.0

                              Great for parties, indoors, and kids

                              By ALLPhoto

                              from Florida, USA

                              About Me Hobbyist/Enthusiast

                              Verified Buyer

                              Pros

                              • Lightweight
                              • Strong Construction

                              Cons

                                Best Uses

                                • Special Effects

                                Comments about Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS:

                                Had a chance to play with this lens at some events. Really good for some effects types of shots and really really good for a high perspective shot, either on a pole or from a balcony. It's so wide that sometimes it's tricky to get everything really really sharp when wide open/dim shooting because farther objects and people are quite small in the viewfinder. Distortion is not as pronounced with FOV crop sensor, so some may say just looks like a cheap lens. Want to try it out on a 5D soon. Very fun up close, probably it's strongest suit is to get close to babies and have interested parents in the background - be careful - close is within grabbing distance!

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                                5.0

                                I'm loving it

                                By Ro Bueno

                                from São Paulo, Brasil

                                About Me Semi-Professional

                                Verified Reviewer

                                Pros

                                • Durable
                                • Easy To Clean
                                • Lightweight
                                • Sharp Focus
                                • Strong Construction

                                Cons

                                  Best Uses

                                  • Sports/Action

                                  Comments about Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS:

                                  I'm using this lens for urban sports photography and sometimes to do some internal photography.
                                  The image comes with a very sharp focus, i love the quality of this lens!
                                  I think the worst part is that it distorts the walls too much to use it in Arquitectural photographs.
                                  I've been with Sigma Fisheye for 2 years now and it's still perfect.
                                  Just Love it!

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