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Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 Anonymous
Hey guys, my lens came in, and it's sex.
Starting with FUCK YEAH GREEK LETTERS
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>> Anonymous
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For those who still remember, I was agonizing between this and the 50/1.4, but I'm still not sure this was the right choice.

But one thing that I do know is that the build quality is awesome. It's kinda slippery when you want to mount it to the body because of the free rotating focus ring in auto focus mode.

Also, front element is not as huge as expected.

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>> Martin !!ve2Q1ETWmJH
>>169988
Cant really compare to the 50/1.4
They're different lenses.

But still, a nice buy you've got there!
>> Anonymous
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Looks awesome on my Eos 5, but has weird ergonomics.

The zoom ring is a little close to the body, so it feels like your hands are kinda cramped.

People love to bitch about the Sigma MF switch + pull ring, but I find that it's perfect for me.

I flip on MF switch if I want to meter the scene without the focus distance changing, and I take the shot. Never out of focus.

Manual focus ring feels almost like my 100/2.8, but rotation angle is only about 30 degrees. Shit sux, but I don't expect to actually use it a lot.

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>> Anonymous
more samples, less product shots
>> Anonymous
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Reading the reviews, I expected this lens to be xbox huge and be really unwieldy since i'd never used the canon equivalent.

However, I've been using the 100/2.8 for months now, so it really was not impressive size wise. The too are basically the same size, without hood.

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>> Anonymous
I think you made a good choice, but that's just me. PJ work makes the zoom lens preferred.

What kind of stuff does OP typically shoot?
>> Anonymous
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>>169994

I'll get to shooting newspaper on walls in a couple hours.

I am really only interest in the 50-70 range wide open. Let me finish my gear mastication.

I've been using the 35/2 on my xti for months, so I'm very used to the noise level and accuracy which is essentially the same as the sigma. Giant whirr sound, but is accurate and fast. No one notices outside.

Also, dwarfs the prime.

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>> Martin !!ve2Q1ETWmJH
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>>169994
not my photos.

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>> Anonymous
>>169999
I shoot mostly normal panos, some portraits, and I am trying to get used to shooting streets. I shoot for fun, so I'm still experimenting but I know what I don't like; UWA.
>> Anonymous
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>>169994

OP here.
Quickly shot some stuff outside in available light.
Unleveled, uncroped, straight extracted jpg from Breezebrowser. Complaints will be ignored.

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>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
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I also have some quick kitchen shots.

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>> Anonymous
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And I know how much /p/ loves flower macros.

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>> Anonymous
>>170000

Wide-angle, FTW. All the PJ pros do it.
>> Anonymous
>>170018

Only wide on full frame.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>170025
38mm-equiv is moderately wide.

Also, he's shooting it on an EOS 5, which is full frame. And even would be if there were a 'd' at the end.
>> Anonymous
the close ups look good

but the outdoor shots are pretty poor
>> Depressed Cheesecake !wFh1Fw9wBU
>>170028
>38mm-equiv is moderately wide.
wat
>> $19.99 !OSYhGye6hY
how much was it?
>> Anonymous
>>170033
Somewhere shy of 35 to 39mm equivalent is considered moderately wide. Somewhere more than 28mm but less than 35mm is just plain wide, 40-60mm is normal
>> Anonymous
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>>170034

The seller got all flustured about a hair in the lens, so the price was $275 plus $12 shipping.

Also, more boring flowers

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>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>170041
What he said.

It's certainly not wide like 28mm-equiv is wide, but it's also certainly on the wider side of normal.
>> Anonymous
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Multiculti

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>> Anonymous
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Arguing in my gear threads?

DO IT FAGGOT

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>> Anonymous
i just say normal wide
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>170051
That works.
>> Anonymous
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I'm done for tonight.

If anyone can recommend a test that will allow me to measure contrast and sharpness at 2.8 I wouldn't mind it, but so far, it seems like I've gotten a rare sharp copy.

So i'll leave you with this.
Lightly Processed

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>> Anonymous
>>170099

But the real life shots from afar are less than impressive though. The tree ones.
>> Anonymous
>>169987
What kind of brand is Theta?
>> Anonymous
>>170126
learn your greek alphabet.
>> Anonymous
>>170126
2/10
>> Anonymous
>>170130
>>170131
hawhaw Im sorry that was fail