What use is a 10 20 sigma lens?

linola_c

Hello,

I have just a bought a new Canon SLR 450D and i have a 18 - 55 lens plus a 70 - 300 lens also.

I have been told the 10 20 lens is another good lens to have. Does anyone have any advice on this and what is it exactly for?

Thanks

GhostInTheRuins

It's a super wide angle lens.

Rb

Landscapes, Architecture and good for shooting inside too.

Thirdfox

Funny you should ask about it - I just bought a Sigma 10-20 for my Nikon a few weeks ago.

So obviously I'm no expert but I find it's good for:

Interior shots:


Perspective distorting shots:


Getting close and still "getting everything in" shots:


And just a general ultra wide angle:


I'm sure other more seasoned uwa lens users can provide better tips on its uses.

Kbeg3

I got one last April, can't say I have used it much:(

wersal gummage

if you dont know what it is for, then maybe you dont need one? spend the money on a trip to somewhere nice for a weekend instead and take a few shots while youre there?

it is only useful or necessary really if ya find yourself trying to zoom out a lot when you have the 17mm lense on.

i bought one as i often found the 17-55 wasn't wide enough for the shots i wanted.

punchdrunk

there's a new version of this lens on the way F3.5 the whole way through



looks nice!

Thirdfox

Looks expensive :P

There's a Tokina F2.8 11-16mm too...

CabanSail

I used my Sigma 10-20 a lot when shooting the Kilmainham Gaol project. All of the images I have in the exhibition were shot with it. Inside the Gaol it cryed out for a very wide lens.

The Sigma 10-20 is very wide but it doesn't have a lot of distortion like a fisheye of the same focal length would have.

MartMax

I guess wider lens makes stitching a bit less of work?



OP, I think super wide angle lens is a fun glass to play with. Lots of different perspective can be discovered. Also, simply you could fit more stuff in one composition.

AnCatDubh

need to be a little bit careful though with perspective depending on your composition. Moderately far things look really far and whilst it is great to get the wider view, it can sometimes ruin an awesome vista - this all the more noticeable if your composition has foreground elements as well as background.

One other issue is a wide angles ability to give a kid with the cutest button nose a hooter like a boxed out boxer (stretched and wide).

There is a skill to using wide angles and they have their time and place. Everyone will come differently to the subject and have their personal sweet spot as to where it gets used.

I haven't gotten a 10 - 20 and only shot as wide as 18mm and even at that I find you need to be careful as to how its best used. I have found if the physicality of a scene permits, you may be better moving back, perhaps staying at 50mm focal length, rather than going wide. But you may not be able to do so thus a wide is very important.

Having said all of that, in the right hands the results can be very impressive.

Cabaal

I love my 10-20 Sigma

mehfesto2

I bought one the other day on adverts - can't wait to get my hands on it.
this stuff convinced me that it was worth the airgead!

gandalf

Its a great lens if you want to get a whole building into a shot but are in the city and don't have the much space or opportunity to stand back from it to get it composed properly.




Obviously its a damn good lens for Landscapes


And of course great for different perspective shots.


Its a great lens but I tend not to use it as much these days as I have a Sigma 30mm f1.4 stuck to the front of my camera nearly all the time these days.

I'd recommend it as nice additional but not an essential lens to have.

icedcoffee

I consider it to be a great lens with many uses; including fun portraits.