Sigma 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 (Nikon)
Nuno Ferreira dos Santos
Hi everybody!
I am thinking of purchasing a Sigma AFD 18-35mm f3.5-4.5 (aspherical) zoom
(Nikon mount) and would like to hear about your experiences with this lens,
both good and bad...
I have "tried" it (actually only handled it in a store for a couple of
minutes) and it seems to be well built, but I give much more credit to the
opinion of people who have actually used it in real conditions.
I would buy it (new) for about US$370.
Every comment will be most welcome. If possible, please also email (CC) your
response to me (it wouldn't be the first time I miss important posts due to
an unreliable news server...).
I thank you in advance,
Nuno Santos
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Nehpetsx
I am thinking about the same lens for my Canon A2E I would love any
comments on the lens.
Subject: Sigma 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 (Nikon)
From: Nuno....@inesc.pt (Nuno Ferreira dos Santos)
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 1996 18:03:34 GMT
Message-ID: <Dx9oH...@inesc.pt>
Hi everybody!
I am thinking of purchasing a Sigma AFD 18-35mm f3.5-4.5 (aspherical) zoom
(Nikon mount) and would like to hear about your experiences with this
lens,
both good and bad...
I have "tried" it (actually only handled it in a store for a couple of
minutes) and it seems to be well built, but I give much more credit to the
opinion of people who have actually used it in real conditions.
I would buy it (new) for about US$370.
Every comment will be most welcome. If possible, please also email (CC)
your
response to me (it wouldn't be the first time I miss important posts due
to
an unreliable news server...).
I thank you in advance,
Nuno Santos
I am thinking about the same lens for my
Scott Sherman
In article <51pdfu$i...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, nehp...@aol.com (Nehpetsx) writes:
> I am thinking about the same lens for my Canon A2E I would love any
> comments on the lens.
>
> neh...@aol.com
>
>
>
> I am thinking of purchasing a Sigma AFD 18-35mm f3.5-4.5 (aspherical) zoom
>
> (Nikon mount) and would like to hear about your experiences with this
> lens,
> both good and bad...
>
> I have "tried" it (actually only handled it in a store for a couple of
> minutes) and it seems to be well built, but I give much more credit to the
>
> opinion of people who have actually used it in real conditions.
>
> I would buy it (new) for about US$370.
>
> Every comment will be most welcome. If possible, please also email (CC)
> your
> response to me (it wouldn't be the first time I miss important posts due
> to
> an unreliable news server...).
>
> I thank you in advance,
>
> Nuno Santos
>
There is an article (review) of this lens in this month's "Photographic"
magazine. I don't remember specifics, but I was surprised at the positive
response they gave it overall with no real detractions at all.
Scott Sherman
steve_christensen
>> Hi everybody!
>>
>> I am thinking of purchasing a Sigma AFD 18-35mm f3.5-4.5 (aspherical) zoom
>>
>> (Nikon mount) and would like to hear about your experiences with this
>> lens,
>> both good and bad...
>> Every comment will be most welcome. If possible, please also email (CC)
>> your
>> response to me (it wouldn't be the first time I miss important posts due
>> to
>> an unreliable news server...).
>>
>> I thank you in advance,
>>
>> Nuno Santos
I have the Pentax K mount manual version of the Sigma 18-35 mm zoom and
I am very impressed with it. Sharp, lightweight, easy to use. I do mostly
scenics and nautical photography, and the lens has become my "standard" lens
for most purposes. It's not inexpensive, but I previously tried the Vivitar
17-28 mm zoom at one third the cost, and found the quality to be unacceptable.
Steve Christensen
Klaus Schroiff
Hi,
IMHO, this lens is trash !
In detail:
Bad contrast at all focal lengths.
Medium Sharpness.
Very warm (=yellow) color balance.
Distortion are good except with close-ups.
If you shoot for small or medium sized prints only this lens may be
Ok but totally inacceptable for slides.
Hope this helps
Klaus
Nehpetsx wrote:
>
> I am thinking about the same lens for my Canon A2E I would love any
> comments on the lens.
>
> neh...@aol.com
>
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Adrian Legg
In article <1996Sep18...@spcvxb.spc.edu> Scott Sherman,
sher...@spcvxb.spc.edu writes:
>Subject: Re: Sigma 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 (Nikon)
>From: Scott Sherman, sher...@spcvxb.spc.edu
>Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 20:23:10 GMT
>> comments on the lens.
>>
after a bait and switch deal from CCI - I originally wanted a Canon 20mm
but am easily lead. It's pretty much ok. I screw the aperture right down
and park it on a tripod, and it's so-so sharp. I haven't really enlarged
anything serious from it, but probably will give it a try soon. I've
never been confident about using a wider aperture with it - maybe I'm
unfair to it - and I actually like the distortion a lot.
It's expensive in filters (82mm), but I'm not getting vignetting from a
polariser. I'm glad now I got the zoom rather than the prime - the little
extra flexibility has helped with framing - my next prime will be a
tilt-shift, I think.........
And it's cheap.....
It's ok....
Hope this helps
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Alan Mersack
> Hi everybody!
>
> I am thinking of purchasing a Sigma AFD 18-35mm f3.5-4.5 (aspherical)
zoom
>
> (Nikon mount) and would like to hear about your experiences with this
> lens,
> both good and bad...
>
I have read several reviews and spoken with some directly. The universal
reply was "love those optics, HATE the construction". Several people
reported the front optic FELL OFF. On one web site, for a major cameral
brand, most third party lenses were evaluated. In no less than five places
were the words
--- NEVER BUY SIGMA ---
I am actively looking to purchase a couple (if $$ permit) of lenses
including a 70-200 or 300 zoom. The Sigma just felt cheap.
Well anyway, that is my two cents worth. Free advice is always worth its
purchase price.
Tom Alaerts
If you already have a standard zoom that begins with 28mm for general use,
I would rather buy a prime extra wide lange like a 20mm or if you want more
an 18mm. I also once read nice things about the tamron sp 17mm.
I think, but am not sure, the quality will be better. It will also be
leighter, a bit faster and smaller.
Dr Paul J Henney
> It's expensive in filters (82mm), but I'm not getting vignetting from a
> polariser.
Damm right...£35 for the skylight and £135 for a Hoya SHMC circ.
Polariser...could almost buy another lens :-)
pj
Daniel Knight
I've heard good & bad about Sigma. After poring over test reports in
Popular Photography, I elected to go with the Vivitar Series 1 19-35.
It's just a bit sharper (better SQF), just as wide (measures 19.1mm at
short end v. 19.4 or 19.5 for Sigma), and about $100 less costly.
In fact, the test reports on both the Vivitar and Sigma compared very
well with the Nikkor 20-35. Only the Tamron 20-40 seems to be a cut
above the rest -- and way out of my ballpark.
--
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