Sigma 14mm F2.8 EX Aspherical A-mount lens review by amantipa
 amantipa#6521 date: Dec-5-2009 | |
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| sharpness: 4.5 color: 3 build: 4 distortion: 5 flare control: 3 overall: 3.9 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | sony 16-105 Sigma EX DG 24-70/f2.8 sigma EX DG 24/f1.8 prime Minolta 28/2.8 |
| price paid: | 380 USD ebay |
| positive: | Low distortion rectilinear FF wide angle Sharpness wide open |
| negative: | Flare AF accuracy muted colors reports as 15mm |
| comment: | I've had a love vs "I'm not sure if I hate you" thing going with this lens for a while. The flare and focus comments from everyone are just a fact of life with this design. I don't use AF ever with this lens and for landscapes, buildingscapes and artsy that's just fine. Almost always requires some external shading like a card or your hand to control flare. The round adapter is NOT a shade, it's just for the cap. Then right when I think I'm going to sell it, I produce something really nice. My bottom line is that this is an art tool and requires a lot of TLC and attention to make it live up to it's potential but that potential can be really great, especially considering the almost complete lack of distortion on APS-C. It's only a little wider than my Sony 16-105 so I don't break it out unless I'm serious about spending some time trying to work a building or landscape. Still want to try it on FF. Colors need a little boost to match the Sony or old minolta glass. I think that a large box shade would be worth constructing. |
; 12MPrating summary
- total reviews: 14
- sharpness: 4.11
- color: 4.36
- build: 4.79
- distortion: 3.93
- flare control: 2.79
- overall: 3.99