My sigma 24-70mm f2.8 showed up thsi afternoon....

[Chase]

And i really like it....only a couple of gripes that just need getting used to....REALLY stiff zoom ring, weird AF/MF clutch mechanism, and it extends when going wide angle and shortens when zooming in. :dunno

But my copy looks sharp at f2.8 and really tack sharp at f4 or so, and doesnt exhibit any of thet front focusing i hear a lot of people complaining about. :D

[ziggy53]

Chase,


Fantastic! Please keep us informed as I am interested in the same lens as the standard zoom for a Rebel XT.

ziggy53

[Chase]

Chase,


Fantastic! Please keep us informed as I am interested in the same lens as the standard zoom for a Rebel XT.

ziggy53It is a big mutha, and unless you have a grip, is gonna look like a telephoto on an XT....let me try and borrow my brothers cam for some pics to show you....

[Chase]

http://chase.smugmug.com/gallery/582592

There are some pics of this monster. Those are 9 quarters sitting on the front lens cap. You can barely see the camera when someone is pointing it at you. :rofl

Overall first impressions are good, but i need to use it for me to really tell........:thumb

[KA0TVO]

http://chase.smugmug.com/gallery/582592

There are some pics of this monster. Those are 9 quarters sitting on the front lens cap. You can barely see the camera when someone is pointing it at you. :rofl

Overall first impressions are good, but i need to use it for me to really tell........:thumb
Holy bazookas batman!! :D

That IS a big one!
Post some photos when you can.

[Mongrel]

that quarter shot is BACKFOCUSED!!! hmmm guess you'll have to return it :dunno

:D
:D
:rofl

Seriously, congrats on the new lens-now take some pitchas' and come back and show us :thumb


Hey, my 200th post at Dgrin :clap

[Chase]

Holy bazookas batman!! :D

That IS a big one!
Post some photos when you can. There are two quick photos i snapped in that gallery now of a fedex post it note stack, one at f4 and the other at f5.6 i believe.

[Chase]

that quarter shot is BACKFOCUSED!!! hmmm guess you'll have to return it :dunno

:D
:D
:rofl

Seriously, congrats on the new lens-now take some pitchas' and come back and show us :thumb


Hey, my 200th post at Dgrin :clap :rofl

Blame my brothers sony f717 on that one. Pictures on on their way, including some wide open ones at 70mm and 24mm

[Chase]

Okay so the pictures are up.....it does look a bit soft at 70mm and f2.8, and maybe a little at 24mm, but stopped down it is wonderful....anyways i have heard the canon one aint so great at f2.8 either.

Last time i checked $1100 > $370

:dunno

Though that 82mm tiffen UV filter set me back 40 bucks. :wxwax

[ziggy53]

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Though that 82mm tiffen UV filter set me back 40 bucks. :wxwaxChase,

Are these samples taken with the filter attached?

ziggy53

[Chase]

Chase,

Are these samples taken with the filter attached?

ziggy53 Yup. It went on right when i took the lens out of the packaging and i dont plan on taking it off for most of its life. Why?

[IanZ28]

Okay so the pictures are up.....it does look a bit soft at 70mm and f2.8, and maybe a little at 24mm, but stopped down it is wonderful....anyways i have heard the canon one aint so great at f2.8 either.

I checked some of your photo's.......it appears as if they are taken at 1/10th of a second at ISO 200. I'm sure you had it on a tripod. But, a couple of pics at higher shutter speeds and at a range of apertures may be a little more helpful in determining the lens characteristics.

I too am compairing a few lenses......looking to get the 20d - (just waiting for a newer version to come out to knock prices down a little) - and a good 3 lens set. I'm not rich so, it's a toss-up between the 3 lenses in this range. Specifically the one you have and the Tokina.

thanks in advance......hope your having fun with it!

Ian

[Chase]

I checked some of your photo's.......it appears as if they are taken at 1/10th of a second at ISO 200. I'm sure you had it on a tripod. But, a couple of pics at higher shutter speeds and at a range of apertures may be a little more helpful in determining the lens characteristics.

I too am compairing a few lenses......looking to get the 20d - (just waiting for a newer version to come out to knock prices down a little) - and a good 3 lens set. I'm not rich so, it's a toss-up between the 3 lenses in this range. Specifically the one you have and the Tokina.

thanks in advance......hope your having fun with it!

Ian Actually, there wasnt one taken below 1/50th of a second, and that was at 24mm. Most were between 1/100 and 1/160 :dunno

Anyways, I am really loving this lens, and it looks and feels pretty "pro" too. :thumb

[IanZ28]

Actually, there wasnt one taken below 1/50th of a second, and that was at 24mm. Most were between 1/100 and 1/160 :dunno

Anyways, I am really loving this lens, and it looks and feels pretty "pro" too. :thumb
oops.....your completely right! I'm very sorry. I saw .001 and thought 1/10th of a second on the shots I was looking at. I shoulda looked twice before posting.