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The Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 II DG HSM is a wide-angle lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2011 to 2018 (discontinued). The focus is done by Ultrasonic AF Motor (Ring-USM), it does not have image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 703 €;
82 users have given it an average vote of 9.2 out of 10.
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This lens is available with the following mounts:
Canon EF: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Canon EF.
Nikon F: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Nikon.
Sony A-mount: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Sony A-mount.
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Cons: Maximum aperture, border sharpness, inability to accept filters.
Opinion: It is embarrassing to admit that I own three ultra-wides at the moment, of the three I think that this lens is the least sharp but that is not to say that it isn't sharp, the sample images below show that the sharpness of this lens is more than adequate to make wonderful images. The other two lenses being the Canon 16-35 f/4 IS and the Tokina 16-28 f/2.8 are just a bit sharper. The Sigma does things that the others can't because of the 12mm wide focal length, it delivers great photographs and until the Canon 11-24 came out it was the widest rectilinear zoom lens available for full frame cameras. Personally I do not care to spend the money for the Canon 11-24 and based on some of the reviews that I have read about that lens I am not certain that it would be a better performer than the Sigma. Some of the outstanding points about this lens is that color rendering and contrast is very good, and distortion is very well controlled. Distortion is evident at 12mm but by 16mm where most ultrawides are at their widest distortion is minimal. One very big plus for me is that I own both Canon formats, full and crop frames, with this lens in my bag will never feel the need to buy an array of lenses cover both cameras, the wide end of this lens is still plenty wide on my crop frame camera and the lens covers me up to 24mm where my 24-70mm lens pics up. I recommend this lens for those who want to get really really wide or who like me own both formats and don't always carry your full frame camera body.
Pros: Center-middle-border resolution, low CA, well bulit.
Cons: The FX corners can not reach too high resolution. Lens cap.
Opinion: Widest rectlinear UWA for Nikon FX. Generally very good image quality. Just the FX corners can not reach too high resolution.
Acceptable size, weight and price.
I use ND1000 filters often. For me, the size is important. From 15mm, a normal 82mm filter is usable with some DIY modification.
A little mistake from the designers. The lens cap can slips down, because do not have any lock.
I recommend this lens.
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Pros:It costs little and goes really well, excellent quality of materials
Cons:Maybe not bright. Maybe
Opinion:Then it's a really fun optics that brings so many closer to a creative photo in the FF, given the costs, attention we always talk about the ver. II, and above all unwieldy then to be FF, I read everything... but maybe it is true not mind-blowing at the edges but more than enough, to be superior it takes so much cache. and then the others weigh a lot and after a while you get tired. In its lightness this optics makes very sharp photos and I personally use it between 12 and 18 mm , I have never had problems of dark corners, indeed even at full opening it defends well. I have no doubt from an indomitable admirer of fixed optics a nice 10 and praise to this Sigma.
Pros:definitely crazy full frame lens,right weight and little flare in my absent specimen
Cons:the cap for apsc is easily removed with the risk of losing it, you can not mount normal filters
Opinion: churning out photos other than any excellent 24mm in very tight environments my specimen is perfect engraves up to the edges always focuses quickly I did not find any defect the files are very workable with PS I recommend to have it always in the bag BUT WARNING always try the alignment of the lenses if you find it for 350 degrees take it
Pros:Covered field angle, distortion absent at 17mm and not excessive to other focal points, construction, image quality
Cons:Flare, lampshade, compatibility with the latest Canon reflexes
Opinion:After owning the 17-40 f4 L of Canon and buying a Rokinon (Samyang) 14mm, being looking for something wider, that could somehow get me into the scene as I did in aps-c with the Samyang 8mm, I sold both optics and bought the Sigma 12-24 II. The difference in field is there and compared to the Rokinon the quality is abissally better. The Rokinon has never exalted me for both distortion and sharpness at the painful corners even at f11 or more (perhaps problems of centering my specimen). With the Sigma, fortunately, I did not encounter the problem of the bottom left corner, complained by Claudio Ricci, indeed has a very good focus that does not suffer from F/B focus with 6d (old) or 5d mark III, the IQ is excellent already at full opening and improves naturally closing to f8-11. The construction is granite and I noticed a good resistance to the dirt of the front lens, perhaps due to a good protective coating. Flare is a problem that in a wide angle with such coverage there is everything, but I do not see it as invasive as described by someone. The thing that bothered me the most about this optics is the accommodating made for the lampshade, it would have sufficed even a cap like that of the 8mm or the 14mm Samyang (although they are not the maximum they are always better than this). With the latest Canon reflex cameras (80d, 6d markII and maybe a few more) I noticed that the AF is inconsistent and often goes out of focus, while with Live-view it is perfect. In this regard, currently having a 5d mark III and 6d mark II II I use it almost exclusively with the first and in live view or manual with the second. However, we are very happy with the particular images that he can give to 12mm.
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