[panicos81]

Originally Posted by dryicerx

I have the sigma 8-16mm and it's scary wide and pretty sharp as well when stopped down a notch. In the wide end, even 1mm makes a huge difference, so that was my reasoning for going with that instead of the other ultra wides. My only complaint is the aperture which I think is a bit too limited, but then again that's asking for too much at that focal length and pricepoint.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=451984 has a video and photos I made with the Sigma 8-16mm lens (the front element and overall lens survived countless bugs splatters, slight rain and moisture like a champ... even though it wasn't made for that).

thanks man. some excellent photos you got there.
did you notice much distortion in the ones you took with the sigma wide open?

[dryicerx]

Originally Posted by panicos81

thanks man. some excellent photos you got there.
did you notice much distortion in the ones you took with the sigma wide open?

Minimal distortion... no fisheyeing effects and straight lines stay straight... it's a rectilinear lens.

For example, that video was shot at 8mm, and no distortion correction was done on that.