Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM ELD SLD Aspherical Super Wide Angle Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

This is my new favorite lense for landscape shots! Images are sharp and beautiful. This is my first wide angle lense so I’m loving it. It’s pretty fast, though I did have some issues with catching waves rolling in. Did seem to be a bit of lag. It is so good at capturing sun rays and I’m super impressed with the image quality and color. Love it!

For the price, this lens is amazing! It's well-made and performs well. It's sharp even wide open, except in the corners. It sharpens up substantially by f/5.6 and is amazing at f/8. A little bit of distortion, buy that's inevitable with such a wide lens, and you can easily clean it up in post-processing. I was considering this lens, the Tokina 11-20, and the Nikon 10-24. After doing my research, I concluded that this was the lens to get, although some say that there is a risk of getting a bad copy. I did not get a bad copy, and I am extremely satisfied.

It is perfect for photographing buildings!

I have taken this lens from the glaciers of Alaska, to the wild Oregon Coast to the open plains where the night skies are perfect for photos of the milky way. I have recently started using it for interior photos for real estate. It has performed well. It is solidly built and produces sharp images. As with any wide angle lens, the distortion can be quite pronounced. The one issue it has is that it can be slow to lock focus. I do not use it for wildlife or action shots so for me this is not a problem but if you did need a lens that finds and locks focus quickly, this would not be the lens you would want. Sample image included taken with an entry level Nikon APS-C body.

If your looking for a Ultrawide angle lens for a decent price the Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 is a good choice. It is not a fisheye so straight lines will remain straight. However the same caveat that applies to all wide angle lenses applies here. Do not photograph people to the sides of the frame with this lens as you will likely get distortion. It's best to photograph people in the center with any ultra wide lens. For others that are new to wide angles like myself, one of the pieces of advice I came across when shooting with a wide angle lens is to try and get close to your subject. With such a wide angle the viewer may become detached from the subject so it's good to have something in the foreground to draw you in. What's important to note about this lens is that it has a wider aperture of 3.5. This is good if you plan on shooting indoors or in low light situations. This isn't a prime lens with a fixed focal length but rather a zoom lens that is a bit more versatile. I have a Nikon D5100 and the newer Nikon wide angle I had seen wouldn't work on my camera body. This lens will work with F-mount cameras. You can check Amazon at the top by searching for your camera model for compatibility. Also worth mentioning is it does have a focus motor and will auto focus. However it does not have image stabilization which while unfortunate isn't really a necessity. The build quality of the lens is pretty nice. It is a bit on the heavy side, but it feels solid. It also comes with a petal hood to prevent sun flare and a padded lens case. On a DX camera it's worth noting that the 10-20 mm is actually 15-30mm due to crop factor. The only real downside to this lens is that while photos tend to be sharp in the center of the image across all apertures, the corners can become a bit fuzzy. If you want sharper corners you may need to stop down F-8, or F-11. EDIT: I have had the chance to use this lens on a recent trip to Ireland and have decided to share some of the shots taken with this lens. The lens can create some nice sunburst effects as well! I was so pleased with how this lens performed in Ireland. I shot a lot of landscape shots right through the window of the tour bus setting a fast shutter speed. I did get some glare at times, which I may have been able to reduce with a polarizing filter. The lens is great for getting an entire building into the frame of an image, or for some truly stunning landscape shots. If you can't afford to invest a $700-$1000 in a wide angle lens, for the price the Sigma 10-20 F/3.5 is a good lens for the price.

Es lo esperado, muy bueno y llego en perfectas condiciones.

El parasol no corresponde a la medida del lente, aunque el producto decía nuevo, la caja del empaque era una blanca genérica, por lo demás bien

The lens fit on my Canon 3200 perfectly as expected. It definitely made a huge difference in my photos without creating too much distortion (no fish eye effects just a nice wide angle view.) I have included 3 views of one of my listings so you can see the difference between the widest angle with the kit lens and the widest angle with this Sigma 10-20mm lens. Please note that the lighting was different the day I used the Sigma lens and those pics were edited for viewing online, but not cropped. I hope they help you decide if this is what you are looking for. I had the most difficult time getting an answer to what lens would be good for real estate, I am glad I went with this one. It seems to be perfect for my need and it is at a good price point for a beginning lens.

Después de 2 semanas de estar usando a diario este lente puedo opinar que realmente tiene un gran desempeño. Con una hiperfocal a poco mas de 3 mts, se consigue dejar en foco toda una escena desde los 1.6 mts hasta el infinito. Enfoque rápido y silencioso, muy poca distorsión y viñetas casi imperceptibles en los bordes. Ciertamente estoy feliz de haberlo adquirido y desde ahora será un compañero inseparable de viajes.

Ich habe mir ein Ultraweitwinkelobjektiv gekauft um schöne Urlaubsaufnahmen zu machen und mich fotografisch einfach weiter entwickeln zu können. Mal etwas anders zu machen! Nach den zahlreichen überwiegen positiven Rezensionen/ Testberichten entschied ich mich für dieses Objektiv und wurde wie erhofft nicht enttäuscht! Verarbeitung: Absolut erstklassig, wirkt stabil und sehr sauber verarbeitet, macht einen wertigen Eindruck! Abbildungsleistung: Bei 10mm wie erwartet und anderen auch schon beschrieben Verzerrungen an den Rändern, aber ab 12mm und einer Blende 7.1 nicht mehr der Rede wert. Auch bei 10mm ist das meiner Meinung nach kein Mangel, da es sich eben schon um ein ULTRAweitwinkel handelt. Die Farben wirken ansprechend und stehen dem Kit-Objektiv der Nikon D7200 (18-140mm Nikkor) im nichts nach. Es finden sich immer wieder chromatische Aberrationen welche sich aber durch die Bearbeitung der Bilder in Lightroom oder Photoshop mit einem Mausklick entfernen lassen. Für mich also absolut kein Problem. Bei direktem Gegenlicht entstehen Flares / Blendenflecken. Diese entstehen aber sogar bei meinem wesentlich teureren Tamron 70-200 2.8 G2, da hilft nur Standort wechseln bzw. nicht ganz frontal gegen die Sonne fotografieren. Blende 3,5 war in meinem Fall absolut ausreichend, da ich Nachtaufnahmen sowieso nur mit Stativ mache und meistens auch der Schärfe zu liebe mit einer geschlossenen Blende (5-8) fotografiere. Einen Bildstabilisator vermisse ich hier überhaupt nicht, es gelingen auch ohne scharfe, nicht verwackelte Fotos! Ich verwende das Objektiv an einer Nikon D7200 und fotografiere im RAW Format. Einsatzgebiet: Gewusst wie, kann man dieses Objektiv meiner Meinung nach in allen Bereichen der Fotografie einsetzen, wenn man kreative Ideen hat und die Verzerrung mag, bzw. gerne damit arbeitet/ spielt. Ich wurde also keinen Falls enttäuscht sondern im Gegenteil, es ist eine riesen Freude einen so gewaltigen Bildausschnitt auf ein Foto zu bekommen. Anbei ein paar Urlaubsbilder von mir um euch zu Zeigen was dieses Objektiv alles kann. Die Panorama Aufnahmen wurden aus mehreren Fotos zusammen gefügt. Aber Freihand (Tageslicht) fotografiert. Die Nachtaufnahmen natürlich mit Stativ. Ich hoffe meine Bewertung konnte euch helfen, falls Ihr Fragen habt könnt ihr euch gerne melden!

Cada día más y más esperar encontraros a gente con objetivos Sigma ante Canon y Nikon. La razón está en que están haciendo unas lentes de una calidad altísima a unos precios muy competitivos. Lo mejor de este objetivo diría que es su gran definición, sobre todo a 13 y 14 mm y a números f cercanos al 3.5 4. Es además un objetivo con una construcción robusta y parece muy muy sólido a diferencia de otros d esu rango de precio como los Tamrom. F fijo a todas las distancias focales lo cual es importante tenerlo en cuenta. Incluye un parasol, una bolsa para llevarlo tapado y una tapa para la lente. Y sí también tiene cosas malas, no es una lente de 1500 euros por algo pero en mi opinión se pueden evitar y una vez qeu se acostumbra uno a trabajar con la lente son facilmente evitables. Estos problemas son una gran deformación sobre todo al utilizar un encuadre vertical en los extremos. Es esperable al usarlo a 10mm (16mm)10x1.5 y aberración cromática en las esquinas sobre todo verde y rosado que se soluciona a f grandes pero que siempre están ahí. Pero tranquilos qeu con Lr o cualquier otro software de adobe se puede correjir el perfil de lal lente y se hace casi invsible. Disponte a gastarte un dinerito en algún filtro alemán de 82mm para proteger el buen cristal de la lente. Conclusión: Por este precio dificilmente encontrarás algo mejor y si lo encuentras será alguna lente Sigma nueva con el paso del tiempo.

Superbly clear glass. High quality precision build. Wide aperture for great light. Gave it mediocre versatility rating simply because a super wide angle lense is mostly only good for wide angle. As a realtor taking lots of interior and HDR pics, this lense helped make my presentations outstanding. Probably made me tens of thousands of dollars. Love this lense.

I'm neither a professional photographer, or serious hobbyist when it comes' to photography, but I bought this after researching on many forums the best lens for architectural photography and urbex, in anticipation for a trip to Chernobyl. I shortlisted the Sigma, Tamron and a couple of others, I also looked at buying used lenses or hiring them, the 2nd hand cost of these is not far from cost when new, and the prohibitive cost of hiring (especially since the area is a bit of an unknown) made buying this an easy decision. This lens generally seems to cost the same from most retailers, but I prefer to buy from Amazon given their service. In most reviews this lens seems to beat the others on the market, comes highly recommended and is well priced in comparison to Nikon's alternative. It's well built, nicely finished and the autofocus motor is nice and quiet, it comes with a soft case, petal lens hood and lens caps too - although I invested in a UV filter to protect the lens surface from scratches. Worth mentioning if you haven't used this type of lens before, it's worth researching how to use it and how to get the best pictures before you take the plunge, I can get some reasonable results despite being (almost) a novice. I use this on a Nikon D5300 with absolutely no issues, and good results, it now lives on my camera instead of the kit lens supplied.