24mm Club - Any and All 24mm

ChristianRock · 10-06-2019, 04:32 PM

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

agreed, plus it definitely needs a hood, which is on the way...

Sigma did something they called the "Perfect Hood" for it, is that what you got?

I find that regular tulip 52mm hoods work well with my 24mm 2.8 lenses. Like you, I use them on APS-C.

**pepperberry farm** · 10-06-2019, 05:00 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by ChristianRock

Sigma did something they called the "Perfect Hood" for it, is that what you got?

I find that regular tulip 52mm hoods work well with my 24mm 2.8 lenses. Like you, I use them on APS-C.

aye, I have a Perfect Hood on the way for her....

**pepperberry farm** · 10-06-2019, 07:04 PM - **3 Likes**

Scout · 10-07-2019, 02:07 PM - **1 Like**

Hello, I use a rubber hood, a cheap circular one, half extended because of the wide angle. I find it much more efficient on apsc than the original one, designed for FF.
I agree it's a must have for this lens ...
Nice shots Pepperberry

**pepperberry farm** · 10-10-2019, 11:18 AM - **3 Likes**

now with the OEM hood:

**pepperberry farm** · 10-10-2019, 11:18 AM - **2 Likes**

today's round of thunderstorms

**pepperberry farm** · 10-10-2019, 11:20 AM - **1 Like**

chrysanthemums

ChristianRock · 10-10-2019, 12:27 PM - **1 Like**

And here I thought I didn't want another 24mm lens! That Sigma is wonderful...

But here's a 24mm you're also familiar with - used to be yours

Vivitar (Cosina) MC 24 2.8:

**pepperberry farm** · 10-10-2019, 12:58 PM

Originally posted by ChristianRock

And here I thought I didn't want another 24mm lens! That Sigma is wonderful...

But here's a 24mm you're also familiar with - used to be yours

Vivitar (Cosina) MC 24 2.8:

ah, the long-lost Viv 24...

this Sigma 24 tends to over-expose, like most lenses (I think it's actually me) but has a nice close-focusing MFD and accurate AF...

it'll probably come up as the Single In lens next month...

ChristianRock · 10-10-2019, 01:03 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

ah, the long-lost Viv 24...

this Sigma 24 tends to over-expose, like most lenses (I think it's actually me) but has a nice close-focusing MFD and accurate AF...

it'll probably come up as the Single In lens next month...

I look forward to seeing all you can do with it!

And it's not you. Sigma manual focus lenses always over-expose (and yours is a manual focus era that was ported over to the AF era because it was so good), the more you stop down the more they over expose. I had a Sigma UC 70-210mm that over-exposed by at least a stop at f/5.6 and 2 stops by f8. It was awful. And we're not the only ones to have seen this, it's been brought up at other times in this forum.

**pepperberry farm** · 10-10-2019, 01:18 PM

Originally posted by ChristianRock

I look forward to seeing all you can do with it!

And it's not you. Sigma manual focus lenses always over-expose (and yours is a manual focus era that was ported over to the AF era because it was so good), the more you stop down the more they over expose. I had a Sigma UC 70-210mm that over-exposed by at least a stop at f/5.6 and 2 stops by f8. It was awful. And we're not the only ones to have seen this, it's been brought up at other times in this forum.

gotcha - early on, I had a Sigma Mini-Wide (28/2.8) that I could never really get into the groove with.... that's probably where I started my anti-28mm lens stance...

(:

Snapppy · 10-10-2019, 06:27 PM - **4 Likes**

I just found this thread and love it, it may be my top lens thread so far, which makes me think I'm right when I thought that wide angle was my jam. Awesome pictures everyone. Thanks for sharing.

I originally bought this Bower/Rokinon/Samyang 24mm 1.4 lens for astrophotography, but it quickly found another surprising use: portraits. But not really normal portraits, because on full-frame the distortion can be enough to make faces look large and limbs small if too close. It works best for environmental portraits, where you want to capture people and their surroundings to tell a story. I'll let a couple of my example pictures explain what I mean.

I also do have several astro examples with this lens, but I'll save that for another day and another post

Scout · 10-11-2019, 02:11 PM - **4 Likes**

K70 + Sigma Super Wide II macro

Ile de Saint-Cado (Fr)
The second shot is a mistake (3200 ISO by shiny day) turned into B&W

**pepperberry farm** · 10-13-2019, 05:10 AM - **1 Like**

while I am enjoying the Super-Wide II, this 24mm lens is probably my favorite of the AF bunch...

Scout · 10-13-2019, 05:40 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

while I am enjoying the Super-Wide II, this 24mm lens is probably my favorite of the AF bunch...

Very nice !
Don't you think it is a very good overall photo tool (macro, landscape, close up, ...), small and light, a sort of swiss knife ...
35 mm equivalent, and yours is autofocus too, what else

(I thought it was the super wide

... nevertheless very nice)

10-06-2019, 07:04 PM - 3 Likes	#258
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,625 Original Poster	K-3 with Sigma Super-Wide II 24mm f2.8

10-10-2019, 11:18 AM - 3 Likes	#260
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,625 Original Poster	K-3 with Sigma Super-Wide II 24mm f2.8 now with the OEM hood:

10-10-2019, 11:18 AM - 2 Likes	#261
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,625 Original Poster	K-3 with Sigma Super-Wide II 24mm f2.8 today's round of thunderstorms

10-10-2019, 11:20 AM - 1 Like	#262
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,625 Original Poster	K-3 with Sigma Super-Wide II 24mm f2.8 chrysanthemums

10-13-2019, 05:10 AM - 1 Like	#269
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,625 Original Poster	K-3 with Sigma 24mm f1.8 EX DG while I am enjoying the Super-Wide II, this 24mm lens is probably my favorite of the AF bunch...

10-06-2019, 04:32 PM	#256
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,910	Originally posted by pepperberry farm agreed, plus it definitely needs a hood, which is on the way... Sigma did something they called the "Perfect Hood" for it, is that what you got? I find that regular tulip 52mm hoods work well with my 24mm 2.8 lenses. Like you, I use them on APS-C.

10-06-2019, 05:00 PM - 1 Like	#257
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,625 Original Poster	Originally posted by ChristianRock Sigma did something they called the "Perfect Hood" for it, is that what you got? I find that regular tulip 52mm hoods work well with my 24mm 2.8 lenses. Like you, I use them on APS-C. aye, I have a Perfect Hood on the way for her....

10-07-2019, 02:07 PM - 1 Like	#259
Scout Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 583	Hello, I use a rubber hood, a cheap circular one, half extended because of the wide angle. I find it much more efficient on apsc than the original one, designed for FF. I agree it's a must have for this lens ... Nice shots Pepperberry

10-10-2019, 12:27 PM - 1 Like	#263
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,910	And here I thought I didn't want another 24mm lens! That Sigma is wonderful... But here's a 24mm you're also familiar with - used to be yours Vivitar (Cosina) MC 24 2.8:

10-10-2019, 12:58 PM	#264
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,625 Original Poster	Originally posted by ChristianRock And here I thought I didn't want another 24mm lens! That Sigma is wonderful... But here's a 24mm you're also familiar with - used to be yours Vivitar (Cosina) MC 24 2.8: ah, the long-lost Viv 24... this Sigma 24 tends to over-expose, like most lenses (I think it's actually me) but has a nice close-focusing MFD and accurate AF... it'll probably come up as the Single In lens next month...

10-10-2019, 01:03 PM - 1 Like	#265
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,910	Originally posted by pepperberry farm ah, the long-lost Viv 24... this Sigma 24 tends to over-expose, like most lenses (I think it's actually me) but has a nice close-focusing MFD and accurate AF... it'll probably come up as the Single In lens next month... I look forward to seeing all you can do with it! And it's not you. Sigma manual focus lenses always over-expose (and yours is a manual focus era that was ported over to the AF era because it was so good), the more you stop down the more they over expose. I had a Sigma UC 70-210mm that over-exposed by at least a stop at f/5.6 and 2 stops by f8. It was awful. And we're not the only ones to have seen this, it's been brought up at other times in this forum.

10-10-2019, 01:18 PM	#266
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,625 Original Poster	Originally posted by ChristianRock I look forward to seeing all you can do with it! And it's not you. Sigma manual focus lenses always over-expose (and yours is a manual focus era that was ported over to the AF era because it was so good), the more you stop down the more they over expose. I had a Sigma UC 70-210mm that over-exposed by at least a stop at f/5.6 and 2 stops by f8. It was awful. And we're not the only ones to have seen this, it's been brought up at other times in this forum. gotcha - early on, I had a Sigma Mini-Wide (28/2.8) that I could never really get into the groove with.... that's probably where I started my anti-28mm lens stance... (:

10-11-2019, 02:11 PM - 4 Likes	#268
Scout Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 583	K70 + Sigma Super Wide II macro Ile de Saint-Cado (Fr) The second shot is a mistake (3200 ISO by shiny day) turned into B&W

10-13-2019, 05:40 AM - 1 Like	#270
Scout Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 583	Originally posted by pepperberry farm while I am enjoying the Super-Wide II, this 24mm lens is probably my favorite of the AF bunch... Very nice ! Don't you think it is a very good overall photo tool (macro, landscape, close up, ...), small and light, a sort of swiss knife ... 35 mm equivalent, and yours is autofocus too, what else (I thought it was the super wide ... nevertheless very nice) Last edited by Scout; 10-13-2019 at 05:45 AM.

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