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Pro/Cons for Sigma 12-24 II & Canon 16-35 II

Started Nov 28, 2012 | Discussions thread
Robert Sheldon Senior Member • Posts: 2,272
Re: Pro/Cons for Sigma 12-24 II & Canon 16-35 II

vvv14 wrote:

What are your opinions? I hardly expect anyone to own both but do you think Sigma is sharp enough? Do you have to crop to compensate for distortions? Is Canon just ok or is it top class L glass as the name (and the price) suggests? Is it a no brainer to buy this third-party lens when Canon has the best? Or am I throwing money at Canon when there’s a much wider zoom out there with similar IQ?

Cheers!

I own both the Canon 17-40 and the Sigma 12-24 Mk II.  When I need a wider lens than the Canon (quite often when photographing covered bridges) I use the Sigma.   Stopped down the softness in the corners is gone.  To correct for distortion I use PTlens and never have had any significant loss of the image.  Now, perspective distortion is an other story on loss of image space but that is what you have to work with all UWA lenses, including primes.

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