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Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: mikekobal on June 04, 2009, 09:09:52 pm

Title: Compared: Sigma 24-70mm 2.8 EX DG HSM vs. Canon 24-70mm 2.8L vs. Nikon 24-70mm 2.8G Ed
Post by: mikekobal on June 04, 2009, 09:09:52 pm

I saw this very compact Sigma on display at Adorama, could not find a review on it, so I decided to test it against the Canon and Nikon. If you are in the market for a standard zoom lens and are wondering about the Sigma,
check it out, it will help you make a decision, hopefully )
top entry
http://www.mikekobal.com/blog (http://www.mikekobal.com/blog)
Cheers,
Mike

Title: Compared: Sigma 24-70mm 2.8 EX DG HSM vs. Canon 24-70mm 2.8L vs. Nikon 24-70mm 2.8G Ed
Post by: adam z on June 04, 2009, 11:45:10 pm

Quote from: mikekobal

I saw this very compact Sigma on display at Adorama, could not find a review on it, so I decided to test it against the Canon and Nikon. If you are in the market for a standard zoom lens and are wondering about the Sigma,
check it out, it will help you make a decision, hopefully )
top entry
http://www.mikekobal.com/blog (http://www.mikekobal.com/blog)
Cheers,
Mike

I had a flick through a camera magazine yesterday which had a review. Sounds like it is almost as good as the Nikon, and I assume better than the Canon. I will have to actually read the review properly to know what it said for sure. Am about to read the link you posted.

Title: Compared: Sigma 24-70mm 2.8 EX DG HSM vs. Canon 24-70mm 2.8L vs. Nikon 24-70mm 2.8G Ed
Post by: davewolfs on June 05, 2009, 03:26:21 pm

Can you say California   Nice review.

Title: Compared: Sigma 24-70mm 2.8 EX DG HSM vs. Canon 24-70mm 2.8L vs. Nikon 24-70mm 2.8G Ed
Post by: mikekobal on June 05, 2009, 05:27:18 pm

ja, Kalivornia. why?

Title: Compared: Sigma 24-70mm 2.8 EX DG HSM vs. Canon 24-70mm 2.8L vs. Nikon 24-70mm 2.8G Ed
Post by: Paul Sumi on June 05, 2009, 05:59:59 pm

Quote from: mikekobal

ja, Kalivornia. why?

Say, you must know our governor  

Paul

Title: Compared: Sigma 24-70mm 2.8 EX DG HSM vs. Canon 24-70mm 2.8L vs. Nikon 24-70mm 2.8G Ed
Post by: mikekobal on June 06, 2009, 10:56:07 am

haha, we are from the same town.

Title: Compared: Sigma 24-70mm 2.8 EX DG HSM vs. Canon 24-70mm 2.8L vs. Nikon 24-70mm 2.8G Ed
Post by: GMC Photographics on June 06, 2009, 06:03:12 pm

Quote from: mikekobal

I saw this very compact Sigma on display at Adorama, could not find a review on it, so I decided to test it against the Canon and Nikon. If you are in the market for a standard zoom lens and are wondering about the Sigma,
check it out, it will help you make a decision, hopefully )
top entry
http://www.mikekobal.com/blog (http://www.mikekobal.com/blog)
Cheers,
Mike

Thanks for posting this.
I have a good copy of the Canon and I used to own the older Sigma version (non-HSM) and i have tried a Nikon version for a few mins. To be honest, I think there's a bigger difference between photographers than there are between the optics of these lenses. It's a bit like comparing 70-200/2.8's, they are all very much the same optically. What did occur to me theough was the build difference, weight and size difference between them all.
The Sigma is really cheap feeling, the Nikon felt very professional and the Canon was excellent too.
Some forums will have you thinking that the Nikkor is a far better lens than the Canon oe Sigma but the truth is that there is very little between them.  

Title: Compared: Sigma 24-70mm 2.8 EX DG HSM vs. Canon 24-70mm 2.8L vs. Nikon 24-70mm 2.8G Ed
Post by: bokane on June 08, 2009, 07:41:45 am

check out the reviews at this site (best for lenses that I have seen):
http://www.photozone.de/ (http://www.photozone.de/)

Bernard