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01-19-2009, 02:02 PM   #16
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QuoteOriginally posted by massimoganassi Quote
Hi! i'm new!
This is my first time in this forum.
I'm a happy owner of a k20d, and in these days i'm thinking on buying a super wide-angle lens.
I'm thinking on Sigma 10-20, but I need your help.
Does anybody know if this lens for pentax DSRL has the HSM or not?

Thanks guys!
It doesn't have HSM, at least not the one I tried at a local shop. But who needs focussing at 10mm f/4 DOF will be roughly from you nose to the moon at any focussed distance

01-20-2009, 12:37 AM   #17
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Welcome Noisychip.

About wide angle lenses.
landscape lenses don't even need autofocus :P haha
just a hige tripod and a cup of coffie.
is the sigma 10-20 EX? heavier built?
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QuoteOriginally posted by losecontrol Quote
Welcome Noisychip.

About wide angle lenses.
landscape lenses don't even need autofocus :P haha
just a hige tripod and a cup of coffie.
is the sigma 10-20 EX? heavier built?
I think it is EX (not DG, though, so for crop sensors only ) and relatively heavy.
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I think it is EX (not DG, though, so for crop sensors only ) and relatively heavy.
Nice to hear! the EX is the range of better lenses at sigma right?

The new sigma 50 1,4f EX had wonderful reviews I hope that the pentax DA*55 can get the same

Regards Emil

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I love the build quality of the 10-20
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I love the build quality of the 10-20
Ok, that's great Diego.
I will maybe buy that one.
cheapest price around 400€.
is it much or cheap for be that lens?

Thanks

regards Emil
01-20-2009, 05:38 AM   #22
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The Sigma 10-20mm and the DA 21mm are both excellent choices. I can't see how HSM (whatever) is important for landscape purposes.

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I can't see how HSM (whatever) is important for landscape purposes.
I thought the same. I almost prefer manual-focus so I don't even have to think about the autofocus bother me trying to capture the photo
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I am using the Sigma 10-20 all the time for landscapes, if I don't reach for primes. It is versatile, well made and has very good image quality. It is comparetively small for its reach, which for me is a big plus. The Pentax 16-50 I recently got, also is an excellent performer and I adore the silent SDM drive. But as others already wrote, for landscapes, AF is of no importance.

I very much doubt, we'll ever see the Tokina 11-16/2.8. So far no recent Tokina lens was released with Pentax mount. And if Pentax had co-developped that lens (as was the case with several other Pentax/Tokina lenses), I guess, we would have already seen the Pentax incarnation.

Older lenses, that would be very good choices include all flavours of the Pentax 15/3.5 wide angle, which is simply stunningly sharp (but prone to flare). Also of interest might be the old 16/2.8 fish-eye lens, which isn't too fishy on the APS-C sensor and needs distortion correction, but is very sharp for such a lens. There are also some older K and M wide angles, on which I can't comment, which have good reputations.

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QuoteOriginally posted by losecontrol Quote
Ok, that's great Diego.
I will maybe buy that one.
cheapest price around 400€.
is it much or cheap for be that lens?

Thanks

regards Emil
I believe it's around the same price here where I'm from

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QuoteOriginally posted by axl Quote
I'm another member of Sigma 10-20 club. As for HSM/USM whateverSM, it doesn't bother me too much. I usually (95% of shots) use it on 10mm f5.6 MF on 1m mark. Results: didn't have many bad shots. It's really sharp and it's FOV is great. Plus it's CA and PF are very well controled.
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Totally agree with you Axl.
This lens is very "forgiving" I found.
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