Sigma 17-70

[s88]

this len is pretty popular in overseas, you can see people discussing it frequently in forums and comparing it to 17-40L lens. It is also getting pretty good review in photography site.
http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/len...2845/index.htm

Anyone using this len here, can share your experience? what is the latest price?

[oTaRu]

i also quiet interested in this lens... hope CSers help out in answering

[htthach]

well, I have one
to me, it's sharp and the range is great, the macro also great, never worry abt minimum focus.
BUT
that's because i never touch an L lens hahaha so my opinion might not be correct

[sclau19]

Originally Posted by htthach well, I have one to me, it's sharp and the range is great, the macro also great, never worry abt minimum focus. BUT that's because i never touch an L lens hahaha so my opinion might not be correct

What is the price for this lens? Care to post some pic for viewing. thanks

[Prismatic]

Tried out the lense recently, it's a pretty good multipurpose lenses. The sharpness is good enough for casual shots and light enuff to carry around. However despite improvements in Sigma's focusing speed, it won't be as fast as original canon lenses, so takes a bit getting use to.

[htthach]

this is the 100% crop (with 8 mpx sensor)
to me it's sharp enuf lah
not sure about the L lens sharpness though (coz i never use one)



or this

[studiolabmaster]

sigma qc tend to have problem!!!else its good .
do test it on your dslr before u perchase.i got a bad copy with major backfocus problem,but its now resolved cos send it together bak to sg sigma to do a calibration.

[oTaRu]

i hear that the quality for the lens from sigma will get weaker after 2-3 yrs... is it true? i hope to get this lens when upgrading to dslr...

[iboey]

whats the price like ?

[htthach]

now 500 for new i guess
(cos haft year ago it's 599 for new)

[kkhh]

Brand new is still ard $600 including GST.

[fmonkey]

$560 the least

[boogle]

TK Foto quoted me 585 over the phone but no stock currently and agent is also out of stock. You can get the $600 price at John3:16 or TCW (based on 1 week ago info). TCW is grey set. 1 yr warranty at TCW itself.

If you want to check focussing, the following site has a simple to use test. With a good friendly shop, they may even allow you to do a quick test in the shop I think. Just print out and bring along the chart.

http://focustestchart.com/chart.html

[block306]

What about this one :Tamron SP AF17-50mm f/2.8 Di-II LD for Canon?

[studiolabmaster]

Originally Posted by htthach this is the 100% crop (with 8 mpx sensor) to me it's sharp enuf lah not sure about the L lens sharpness though (coz i never use one)

i believe u are using a slower speed, if not test your len with focus chart.think yours got a back/front focus.............

[dr34mc4st3r]

i got a sigma 17-70 for my KM 5d....surprisingly good @ wide open!!! 17mm @ f2.8 sharpness is good, better if stopped down.

70mm @ f4.5 see this link: http://picasaweb.google.com/cyjphoto...19524352652738

i posted that photo as it is, no sharpening or anything. 100% view shows the thing still damn sharp

surprisingly good lens. not to mention the 1:2.3 macro is good enough for most uses!

[solomon76]

Originally Posted by dr34mc4st3r i got a sigma 17-70 for my KM 5d....surprisingly good @ wide open!!! 17mm @ f2.8 sharpness is good, better if stopped down. 70mm @ f4.5 see this link: http://picasaweb.google.com/cyjphoto...19524352652738 i posted that photo as it is, no sharpening or anything. 100% view shows the thing still damn sharp surprisingly good lens. not to mention the 1:2.3 macro is good enough for most uses!

hi hi looks good

[dr34mc4st3r]

Originally Posted by solomon76 hi hi looks good

hi hi ..buy?

[solomon76]

Originally Posted by dr34mc4st3r hi hi ..buy?

yupz no have deals leh.. :P
out of stock a lot of places

[solomon76]

Hi hi how is the performance in low light ?