C100: Anyone used the Sigma 10-20mm?

MattRobertson

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This seems to be like a relatively un-popular lens, for whatever reason, but I rented it from lensrentals and really enjoyed it. I have rented the canon 10-22mm and really wasn't a fan of it. It has good controlled distortion, but the corners are very poor, and the build quality is pretty lackluster, and it just never seemed very sharp to me. The reviews on the sigma 10-20mm f3.5 seem to indicate that its not very sharp, however my eyes seem to be telling a different story, not sure if I rented a really good copy? But it really seemed quite sharp enough. I like the range of 10-20 much better than the tokina 11-16mm which is pretty much limited to only ultrawide. That extra 4mm on the tight end can be very useful for run and gun. The build quality on the sigma is awesome too. What are you guys on this forum using for wide solutions on the c100/300? Honestly, coming from m43 it seems like there were alot of good options for wides out there (which seems crazy since its a 2x crop), but the slr magic 12mm f1.6, voigtlander 17.5mm f.95 (although thats a 35mm equiv), panasonic 7-14mm f4, olympus 12mm f2, etc were all awesome. It seems like a crapshoot trying to find an awesome wide angle for APS-C. Maybe i'm crazy, but there just doesn't seem to be any easy no-brainer purchases out there.

EDIT: Couple super quick ungraded screen grabs from the Siggy 10-20mm I got today.

Wide end:

Sigma 10mm.jpg

Long end:

Sigma 20mm.jpg

2nd edit: Not sure why these are showing up as super compressed, uploaded full size grabs but they are showing up as super compressed for some reason.
 
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I really enjoyed the 10-20 3.5 my friend has. It has great color and a great look.

I didn't like the focus ring, but that could've just been his copy as well.

I have the 11-16 and really like that, but like you said, it really is interesting how much those extra 4mm can do for you

I also really enjoyed the macro function of the sigma. You can get super close at 10mm and just make things look HUGEEEEE and way distorted.

Pretty cool lens
 
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