Sigma 14mm F2.8 EX Aspherical A-mount lens review by homo07

homo07#2776 date: Sep-25-2007
sharpness: 4 color: 4 build: 5 distortion: 4 flare control: 2 overall: 3.8	tested on: film camera: APS-C: 6MP; 10MP; 12MP; 14MP; 16MP; 20MP; 24MP full frame: 12MP; 24MP; 36MP; 42MP; 61MP
ownership:	I own this lens
compared to:	Sigma 17-35/2.8-4 EX, Minolta 24/2.8, Canon 14/2.8 II
price paid:	440 Euro (new)
positive:	Very well built. Heavy. Good contrast and nice colors. Very good sharpness. Excellent handling. Price. Minimal focal distance.
negative:	Flare. Rear filter set up (I dont like it). Distortion (just to have mentioned it)
comment:	Generally a very good lens. Sharpness and contrast is good, stopped down very good, of course with an unavoidable decent to the border. On a digital body (crop) its nearly negligible, on film it might be troublesome...I shot some reportages and it didn´t matter anytime. The flare is the very huge problem of this lense, because of the really big front element. Shooting outdoor against the sun might be a problem. Stopping down doesn´t help, so you have to live with that. In general I am very happy with that lens and I just can recommend it. For ultra wide it is an excellent solution for minolta/sony-bodys. Of course it can´t take on the excellent lenses from Canon or Nikon( sorry for that), but...who cares for that price ... ;)