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I shot some comparison shots, to be the final part of my evaluation of my 16-35. I’m keeping it, and the 14-24 is up for sale. I shot these shots all from the same spot, on the same tripod, using the same D700 body with the same settings (auto WB, Aperture Priority, 0 Exposure Compensation). [...]

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** Update ** new post with much better comparison images here. FIRST IMPRESSIONS The lens is light and somewhat slender, but long. The rear element moves in and out quite a long distance with the zoom. The front element moves in a similar fashion to the 17-35, with a middle slider moving in and out. [...]

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The big day for this lens, after my review of it, was Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk this past weekend. I was really worried that this lens would not be satisfactory, since I own the Nikon 14-24 and think it’s the world’s greatest lens. Well, the Sigma is not quite that good, but I did get [...]

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I had an unfortunate mishap with my wide-angle lens, so I had to replace it. I chose to try the new Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 wide-angle lens rather than choose the Tokina 12-24 (sharp but still CA problems, odd AF/MF switching), the new Nikon 10-24 (initial reviews say that at 10mm the IQ is so bad [...]

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The great guys on the Digital Photography Life podcast raised some points that I found to be overly negative and not completely impartial. I wanted to rebut those points and raise an alternate perspective on these news items. I’m very intrigued by the Lumix G1 / Micro Four Thirds idea. I’m not ready to call [...]

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