The Sigma 10mm Fisheye Lens is designed primarily for digital Single Lens Reflex cameras with APS-C sized sensors. For Canon and Nikon that represents their 1.6x and 1.5x Crop digicam techniques. The Sigma 10mm Fisheye is a full body diagonal, which means 180 diploma FOV is squeezed into an oblong body Scrum.
Sigma makes mounts for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax and the Olympus Evolt Digital SLR’s with their smaller 2x Crop sensors.
Sigma has for a very long time been a number one third get together lens supplier; within the fisheye lens division Sigma has stuffed within the niches that Canon and Nikon have uncared for. Canon and Sony customers have in all probability been probably the most grateful as a result of they do not make a fisheye lens designed for APS-C sensors. Many Nikon shooters who personal the D40, D40x, D60, D3000, and the D5000 have turned to this lens as a result of these cameras do not have built-in focus motors and neither does the Nikkor 10.5mm Fisheye Lens.
Picture high quality of the Sigma 10mm Fisheye
The Sigma 10mm is an expert grade lens at an inexpensive value. Photos are clear and sharp – though slightly smooth across the edges when absolutely opened up at f/2.eight. Distinction and coloration saturation are proper on the cash. Briefly, the Sigma takes nice footage, simply as you’d anticipate with any excessive caliber prime lens.
Sigma’s finished a reasonably good job of decreasing ghosting and flaring with its Tremendous Multi-Layer lens coating. Chromatic aberration (coloration fringing) isn’t a lot of a difficulty both though that additionally depends upon which digicam system your utilizing the Sigma 10mm with. Nikon is clearly the winner in terms of Chromatic Aberration.
Product Options of the Sigma 10mm Fisheye
With a weight of virtually 17 ounces, three.three inches lengthy and three inches in diameter, the Sigma 10mm is slightly heftier than related lenses put out by Canon or Nikon. That is due principally to Sigma’s built-in Hypersonic Motor which runs Sigma’s tremendous quick and silent Auto Focus system.
The Sigma 10mm Fisheye Lens has an in depth focus vary of 5.three inches from the rear of the lens which suggests you will get as shut as three/four of an inch to your subject material. I do not suggest anyone get that shut with a fisheye lens for the straightforward motive you could’t use protecting filters on the entrance lens factor of any fisheye lens.
The Sigma’s quick and quiet Auto Focus responds fairly nicely to most low light conditions with out an excessive amount of “hunting” happening. When taking pictures in dim light and low distinction conditions you’ll be able to simply swap over to guide override by activating the AF/M swap on the higher left facet of the lens barrel.