Sigma 14mm f/2.8 EX HSM RF Aspherical Ultra Wide Angle Lens for Minolta and Sony SLR Cameras

by Sigma

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000501T3
• Item model number: B0000501T3
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Color Name: Minolta

CL) INT) 14MM 2.8 EX F/MIN AF

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a wonderful piece of glass, January 4, 2001

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"trolloftrollcorner" (AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sigma 14mm f/2.8 EX HSM RF Aspherical Ultra Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras (Electronics)

To echo what is said about the new release SIGMA lenses - WOW.

Canon look out. I was shopping for a new toy for XMAS and settled on the CANON 14mm F2.8L lens. It was very nice but for the price hard to justify. I asked for an eval of the Canon and this, the Sigma alternative at 1/3rd the price. Head to head testing of the lenses on my Canon EOS 50 (ELAN) using ISO 200 film resulted in the Sigma producing a crisper image with better definition and colour saturation. Both lenses have a little "flattening" of the image at the edges as they try to compensate for curvature but the Sigma in my opinion is closer to true. Neither lens had any trouble Auto-Focusing during the day (Canon felt a little faster). The Sigma was a little unsure of itself on when I went for a night/bulb exposure of the starscape. Switched to Manual, set for infinity and away we went. My only other issue with the Sigma is the lens hood is not quite big enough where the Canon is spot on. Still you have to be looking really hard for faults to find them.

Tooling around with the lens has been lots of fun. I had never considered using the lens for indoors shots but it is magic. Architecture photography is going to be a new thing for me I think.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Lens!, September 1, 2007

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Michael Sibley "BearTracksMedia" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sigma 14mm f/2.8 EX HSM RF Aspherical Ultra Wide Angle Lens for Nikon SLR Cameras (Electronics)

The Sigma 14mm f2.8 is a great lens. It does a good job of keeping line straight. As others have stated you need to stop down (5.6 or higher) to keep sharp focus. That's the case with most very wide angle lenses. It is difficult to focus as others as said. That's just the nature of very wide angle lenses. If you shooting something up close then let the auto-focus do it for you. It you want to make certain it's in focus then measure (the old fashioned way). I've shot numerous projects with this lens and find to be major player in the very wide angle lens field. I've shot home exteriors, home interiors, art gallery interiors and even food with this lens.

My only issue with this lens is that it does not handle blowout hot spots well. It tends to shift the color on the fringes of the hot spot to the yellow. You just need to be careful not blowout hot spots which why I gave 4 stars instead of 5 stars.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mine is fine..., April 3, 2007

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S. Mason (Indyucky - USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sigma 14mm f/2.8 EX HSM RF Aspherical Ultra Wide Angle Lens for Nikon SLR Cameras (Electronics)

As another reviewer said earlier, sometimes the QA from Sigma is hit or miss. I have had the same experience in the past. The last 2 Sigmas I have tried have been fine (14 and 150 macro) My copy of this lens for Nikon is pretty nice (sharp, decent contrast if you keep light off the front element, fast accurate focus) on digital bodies. The HSM on mine is just as quiet as any of the AF-S Nikon lenses I have. I still prefer Nikon in general, but for the limited use I have for this lens, it has worked nicely.

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