Your Views on Sigma 24-70 2.8 EX DG

[noelie_023]

O as what ive heard, ang gunitanan sa focus ug zoom ang ma pak2x ang pintal or mu burot ang rubber. thats why uban tao, ila ng pustun ug rubber.

ahhh mo burot diay?? unsaon pag butang ug rubber sa focus ring og sa zoom ring?? hhee

@phat hehe mao gli mag 3rd party ko kay dli ma kya ang L wui.. pobre ayu ta. hehe.. mag 3rd party ko hopefully ma dayun.. heheh

[jojobanana92400]

^^ Wala sad koy idea sir, unsaun pag sud sa rubber. ask around lang sad. hehehe...

[alucard_x]

Bought this lens before, but eventually replaced it with a Nikkor 17-55mm f2.8

My take: (this is based only my experience with this lens)

Pros
- Great alternate mid zoom @f2.8
- Good handling is similar to a 17-55mm f2.8


Cons
- Mahal kaayo ang 82mm filters
- Built quality for me is not that great.
- This is not weather sealed compared to my 17-55mm but I've heard of rumors of paint coming off but mine it did'nt.
- @24mm is a bit soft and there is a bit of vignetting but not noticeable.


My verdict this is a good mid zoom and not sure how it would perform on a full frame body. But for a DX body I would suggest getting a second hand 17-55mm f2.8 or if you don't need that f2.8 might as well stick with a kit lens. When you buy a Sigma its like buying a box of chocolate "you'll never know what you'll get". Bitaw when you decide getting this lens be sure to test this thoroughly cause there are reports that some have defects. I have couple of sigma's (24-70 f2.8, 105mm f2.8 Macro and 70-300mm) before but I never experience any defects at all. But it's better to be safe than be sorry.

[noelie_023]

Bought this lens before, but eventually replaced it with a Nikkor 17-55mm f2.8

My take: (this is based only my experience with this lens)

Pros
- Great alternate mid zoom @f2.8
- Good handling is similar to a 17-55mm f2.8


Cons
- Mahal kaayo ang 82mm filters
- Built quality for me is not that great.
- This is not weather sealed compared to my 17-55mm but I've heard of rumors of paint coming off but mine it did'nt.
- @24mm is a bit soft and there is a bit of vignetting but not noticeable.


My verdict this is a good mid zoom and not sure how it would perform on a full frame body. But for a DX body I would suggest getting a second hand 17-55mm f2.8 or if you don't need that f2.8 might as well stick with a kit lens. When you buy a Sigma its like buying a box of chocolate "you'll never know what you'll get". Bitaw when you decide getting this lens be sure to test this thoroughly cause there are reports that some have defects. I have couple of sigma's (24-70 f2.8, 105mm f2.8 Macro and 70-300mm) before but I never experience any defects at all. But it's better to be safe than be sorry.

thanks sir sa insyt.. bitaw sir.. mao na ako buhtn na ako sa testngn sir....dli lang ko mo palit og mahaln na filter (UV).. kay palit ko generic filter lang for protection.. sa front part.. mao sad na ila ingun.sir.. daghn mga defects sad na mga copies.. better ako dyud suwayn..thank you sir..

sir in terms of iq.. ok ra ba cya?? naa ka sample shots gamit imu sigma 24-70 2.8 sir??

[jerald]

subscribing.. =) planning pud..hehe

[noelie_023]

subscribing.. =) planning pud..hehe

hehe lagi.. mag 3rd party lang ko kay dli ko ka afford sa L.. hehe... hopefully ma dayun. hehe

KINSA NAAY SAMPLE SHOTS SA SIGMA 24-70 2.8 thanks

[alucard_x]

thanks sir sa insyt.. bitaw sir.. mao na ako buhtn na ako sa testngn sir....dli lang ko mo palit og mahaln na filter (UV).. kay palit ko generic filter lang for protection.. sa front part.. mao sad na ila ingun.sir.. daghn mga defects sad na mga copies.. better ako dyud suwayn..thank you sir..

sir in terms of iq.. ok ra ba cya?? naa ka sample shots gamit imu sigma 24-70 2.8 sir??

Here are some samples. Unretouched only resized for web viewing.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2696/...f9cc1db6_o.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/...10787ff4_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2797/...e6e6b1ef_o.jpg

[noelie_023]

Here are some samples. Unretouched only resized for web viewing.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2696/...f9cc1db6_o.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/...10787ff4_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2797/...e6e6b1ef_o.jpg

hehe wla ka anang portrait sir.. sample shots sa portrait using 24-70?? thank you sir.. sa pag post sa pics ^^

[alucard_x]

hahah, might as well search images on the web. About the IQ, I would suggest Google the lens image quality on the net. Dli ko kaayo gear head to know the techies of a lens but for me its sharp.

[tapsikret]

got this lens for sinulog.. have not used it that much after sinulog..