Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras | 
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| Brand: Sigma
Category: Photography
Buy New: $479.00
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Rating:  226 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Optical Zoom: 2
Maximum Focal Length: 20
Minimum Focal Length: 10
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 3.5 x 3.5 x 3.5
MPN: B0007U00XK
Model: B0007U00XK
UPC: 000851262015
EAN: 0085126201555
ASIN: B0007U00XK
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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Super wide-angle lens designed for Nikon digital SLR cameras | | • | Hyper Sonic motor | | • | 10 to 20 mm focal length | | • | 14 elements in 10 groups | | • | 3 special low dispersion and 3 aspherical lens elements |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Designed exclusively for Nikon digital SLR cameras capable of wide-angle photography, the Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 lens is a powerful tool for landscape photography and other wide-angle applications. The lens offers an ultra-wide angle of view of 94.5 to 56.8 degrees, with three special low dispersion (SLD) glass elements and three aspherical lenses providing optimum image quality throughout the entire zoom range. The lens also incorporates a Hyper Sonic Motor (HSM) to ensure quiet, high-speed autofocusing in addition to full-time manual focusing. Other features include a close focusing distance of 9.4 inches, a non-rotating lens barrel that perfectly suits the petal-shaped lens hood (included), and a one-year warranty. Specifications
- Focal length: 10-20mm
- Maximum aperture: f/4-5.6
- Lens construction: 14 elements in 10 groups
- Angle of view: 94.5 to 56.8 degrees
- Number of diaphragm blades: 6
- Minimum aperture: f/22
- Minimum focusing distance: 9.4 inches
- Maximum magnification: 1:6.7
- Mount: Nikon
- Filter size: 77mm
- Filter size: Petal-type hood
- Dimensions: 3.3 inches in diameter and 3.4 inches long
- Weight: 17.5 ounces
- Warranty: 1 year
Product Description
Sigma provides the new ultra-wide angle zoom lens from 15mm and this lens is the first of its kind in the world. It can be useful for images of landscapes, large buildings, group photographs or even more. The perspective that changes with the angle-of-view gives picture an extraordinary feeling. Delicate compositions can be adjusted by lens zooming and this is helpful for close-up photography. Provides deep depth of field with its short focal length for amazing photographic expressions. This ultra-wide zoom lens covers a large wide-angle range from 15 mm to 30 mm. With a minimum focusing distance of 30 cm(11.8 inches) throughout the entire zoom range, it is an ideal lens for Digital SLR Cameras. It incorporates hybrid aspherical lens in the front lens group to minimize distortion and astigmatism, and molded glass aspherical lens in the rear lens group to minimize spherical aberration. Minimization of the distortion is a most important issue for zoom lens, but Sigma has succeeded, to provide image quality with minimal distortion by employing aspherical lenses. This lens in corporates an internal focusing system, which eliminates front lens rotation. Since focusing do not change its overall length, this lens is easy to hold and use. Also it is allowing the use of a Petal-type Hood. The lens also incorporates Dual-Focus (DF) mechanism. It is easy to hold the lens, since the focusing ring does not rotate during auto-focus, yet it provides adequate focusing torque of the focusing ring during manual focusing of the lens.
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Great wide-angle. September 6, 2010
Randy (Nodak)
This is a magnificent lens. True it is a little bit fuzzy around the edges of the picture, but I tested a Canon and it did the same thing. I feel for HALF the price this is at least a much greater value than the Canon 10-22 I tested. It is a great little lens for the price. I am sure there is a better wide-angle out there but I know that I would tell anyone interested to get this Sigma over the Canon.
I never use auto-focus (why I bought SLR in the first place) so I can't tell you if it does its job well or not. Working manual, however, it does an A job.
 Very Sharp September 5, 2010
C. stevens
I wasn't expecting it to be so sharp. Very nice construction quality and great zoom range.
Fantastic! August 12, 2010
Dave E. Khor (San Francisco Bay Area)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have a Nikon D90 with the 18-105mm kit lens. The 18-105mm was adequate for most applications but for indoors and wide-open landscape pics, it can be a challenge. So, I started researching on wider angle than 18mm. With a budget of around $500, it came down to this Sigma, Tokina 11-16mm and Tamron 10-24mm. Based solely on the reviews here in amazon.com and a couple of other reputable online stores, I quickly ruled out the Tamron. Back then, the Tokina was $200 more than the Sigma (now I'm seeing a store listing it for $599). The Tokina is a f2.8 - very tempting offer but for me, I forsee most of my applications requiring both width and DEPTH, so f2.8 is nice to have but not a real deal-breaker.
The Sigma has the 10mm and 17-20mm range advantage over the Tokina's 11-16mm. Eventhough there were a few reviews about bad copies of Sigma, I went ahead and bought one, knowing I can always exchange it until I get a good copy. I bought mine here(but not sold by amazon.com - it was 47th St Photo).
I can say I am very impressed with the build, material and image qualities of my Sigma. In fact, all 3 qualities were better than my Nikkor 18-105mm kit and to be fair in my comparisions, all pics were taken in the 18-20mm range on both the Sigma and Nikkor.
I highly recommend this Sigma.
Read dpreview before you buy July 28, 2010
J. Huang (New Haven, CT USA)
Mechanically well constructed. Come with pinch-type lens cap and hood, as well as boxy carrying case you can thread onto a belt or rigging.
I wasn't going to spend extra money for the Canon glass since I anticipate using this lens only occasionally. I figured I'd go with the Sigma over the Tamron because the Tamron is a 77 mm filter while the Sigma shares a 72 mm filter with my main everyday lens. I fully read the review on dpreview about the lens' performance at various apertures, but I wasn't prepared for how soft the picture looked at 10mm F4! Don't rush to return your lens if you're surprised by the poor quality of the test shot, try F11 or F13 where the lens performs the best. This does mean that I'll have to be more thoughtful capturing a landscape than just setting the aperture to F22 and firing away. No quality problems in my copy when stopped down, unlike other mentions here.
Sigma 10-20mm July 26, 2010
ameliaPerry00
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This lens is amazing, strong, durable, and makes some awesome picture. I am an amateur photographer and bought this lens for a trip to Wyoming. I have a Nikon D60 but it is a beast and this lens makes my pictures look professional. I have taken some amazing pics of Yellowstone, Devils Tower, and the mountains of Wyoming. The quality of the picture sometimes lacks, but nothing that can't be fixed by photoshop or lightroom and for less than 500 bucks it is one cheapest and best wide angles you can get. You can also take some very interesting close up pics (for example I take close ups pics of my pets) with this lens but you have to have an external flash.
I say this lens is durable because it has been dropped twice. Once on the concrete path at Devils Tower, it got knocked out of my coat pocket while changing lens and the second time got knocked of the car seat and then stepped on by somebody that wasn't paying attention and the filter got smashed into a million pieces. So to say the least it has been through a lot. but it still works perfectly which is a miracle in itself.
If you are like me and don't have much money and want a wide angle lens this is a the way to go and you will not be disappointed. I recommend you buy it a filter for protection (Zeikos sells a 77mm for 8 bucks and it is what saved my lens) and it comes with it's own case so keep it in it's case when not in use.
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