Wide lens for landscapes.

[MattUK]

Originally Posted by silversnapper1

Got the Sigma and it is probably the most used lens in my bag. Bought it after spending loads of time researching and then seeing a test in a magazine comparing all of the various 10-20 lenses and this one came out top, even beating the f3.5 version from Sigma.

Just noticed your comment Steve. My research showed the f3.5 was better quality though. I'd be interested to see that review if you can link it?

[rbarry]

Originally Posted by MattUK

Just noticed your comment Steve. My research showed the f3.5 was better quality though. I'd be interested to see that review if you can link it?

Matt,
Was the overall result down to price rather than optics?
Given the f3.5 may have marginally superior glass, have you benefitted from the slightly faster speed of your version? Some may not recognise that a 1/2 stop increase in aperture would ever benefit a landscape lens, but on a cloudy dark day I imagine it may just make the difference.

[silversnapper1]

Originally Posted by MattUK

Just noticed your comment Steve. My research showed the f3.5 was better quality though. I'd be interested to see that review if you can link it?

Hi Matt,

The comparison was in a magazine article at the beginning of last year. Unfortunately, to store my magazines for future reference, I tend to keep only pages that I think may be useful in the future so when I checked when this question was raised previously I found that I had chucked that part of that magazine out.

[MattUK]

Originally Posted by rbarry

Matt,
Was the overall result down to price rather than optics?
Given the f3.5 may have marginally superior glass, have you benefitted from the slightly faster speed of your version? Some may not recognise that a 1/2 stop increase in aperture would ever benefit a landscape lens, but on a cloudy dark day I imagine it may just make the difference.

Given that I shoot at the sweet spot of 10mm f/11, and I haven't tried the f4 version, I can't really tell if I've benefited from it. I just wanted max image quality for my budget

[polarmagnus]

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