Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: Cornfield on October 17, 2016, 02:51:53 am
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I bought the Sigma 24-105 just before leaving for a two month trip around Australia. Two days into the trip and I am horrified at the performance of the lens sharp in the middle of the frame and rubbish at the edges and corners. I bought the lens based on three positive reviews but have just read a review by Lloyd Chambers published last week and he found the same problems. Anyone else have this lens?
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Sounds like you have a faulty lens. Any chance of a decentered element?
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I bought the Sigma 24-105 just before leaving for a two month trip around Australia. Two days into the trip and I am horrified at the performance of the lens sharp in the middle of the frame and rubbish at the edges and corners. I bought the lens based on three positive reviews but have just read a review by Lloyd Chambers published last week and he found the same problems. Anyone else have this lens?
I've been using the Sigma Art 24-105mm for well over a year and have experienced the same characteristics you describe. The middle area is very sharp but the corners are terrible, much worse than my older Nikon 24-70mm. It's really quite a problem and limits when I'm able to use the lens. Hopefully there will be an improved 'Mark II' sometime in the not too distant future.
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Hi Lawrence, thanks for your reply. I can't live with a lens that performs as poorly as this. Today I have used it in DX mode on a d800 and results were great!
I hope this thread will prevent some members from buying this lens for full frame work.