( 3 reviews )
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jul 28 2008
I was looking for a lens that would be 36mm on APS-C crop camera and the 24mm would be it. The fastest Nikkor lens of this would be the Nikkor 24mm f/2.8, and I wanted something faster, so the choice would be the Sigma 24mm f/1.8 lens. This lens is a full-frame lens, and works on the FX bodies like D3 and D700. Hence, buying this lens does give you a warranty for future full-frame cameras when you get one. When I read various reviews of this lens, people either liked it or hated it, and when I got one for myself, I realized why. My had a front-focusing problem which made the pictures a bit soft. A fren of mine had one with a back-focusing problem. A trip to the Sigma Service Center to calibrate the lens took care of the focusing issue. This lens has good contrast. The rendition of skin tones are a bit different from Nikkor lenses, and sharpness is alright. It does have a bit of CA wide open. The macro (or close focusing) design of this lens is also a cool feature where you can go to about 1:2.7.
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Posted: May 3 2008
The idea if having a wide angle macro was incredibly appealing to me. Getting a couple inches away from a subject with that exaggerated wide angle can produce incredibly engaging results. I love the creative possibilities of this lens. Great! Plus that it's a 1.8 allows you to shoot hand held at night with ambient street light. The price is great. The build is very good, not a tank like my Nikon 105mm but very good. It doesn't feel cheap at all. Getting from automatic to manual focus, you need to switch the camera but also disengage the focus ring on the lens by pushing it towards the front of the lens or toward the camera body. This is not a big deal like some other reviews have brought up. At 1.8 the lens is a little soft, but only a little. If you're used to the Nikon 14mm lens for 1500 bucks you might be a little let down. But the lens sharpens fine at 2.5 or so. No concern at all the more you close it down. The creative possibilities, the price, the quality build and the speed of the lens FAR out weigh the small softness issue for me. If you want a wide angle macro, for the price this is HIGHLY recommended. I love it and I've using it exclusively on my f100.
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Posted: Aug 16 2007
I love this lens. The only time it comes off my D80 is when I need a zoom lens. Otherwise, this is a great almost all in one lens. It is a bit slow in the focusing department compared with my Nikon 18-135 but it is much sharper than all my othe lenses. Produces great bokeh at 1.8
