Rdutch 0 #1 July 11, 2003 Im in the process of buying a Canon D10, and I was looking into lens's. I curently use a 28 on my rebel2000. And I know that wont work to good because of the 1.6 conversion. I looked at the sigma 15 fisheye, and I read here it is a good lens, but I dont know if I want the fisheye effect always. I noticed sigma makes a non fisheye 14 but it is a lot more expensive. Is it worth paying the extra for the non fisheye lens? And are the sigma lenses any good? I know no matter how good a camera is, if the lens isnt then you dont have a good camera. Im also considering buying a good lens for ground photography, anyone have any ideas on what I should consider buying? Thanks Ray Small and fast what every girl dreams of! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #2 July 11, 2003 I've got the 14. Beautiful lens, expensive and heavy. I've know someone with the 15 nice, fisheye effect is not as bad as you might think. Less expensive and lighter. I have samples of both and I'll post them as soon as I get to my home computer. My 2 cents: The 14 and 15 are REALLY wide even on the 10D with the 1.6 multiplyer. You might think about a 20 especial if you shoot things like tandems, or over the top RW. What are you using for a wide angle on you video, and are you concerned with having them close to matching? The 20 from Canon is realy a nice lens, it's on my list of thing to pick up soon.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #3 July 11, 2003 Ray, I've got the Canon 20 on mine. It's a nice lens and works well for tandems and RW. All the air stuff on my shutterfly site was with my 20. I really like DiabloPilots 14, it is really cool, but dude! you have to be right on top of stuff! The 20 is very similar the the 28 (it's actually a 32) on the Canon. On the ground I have the 28-200 Canon. It's very effective for swoopers. Setting up the focus points is important. That's one thing about the 10D. You just really have to read the f*cking book. Many times. One other thing? On the 20, it seems to need the lens hood pretty bad. Light leaves those little spherical light-blobs on the images if you don't use the lens hood. BUT, if you have the hood on, it casts a very big shadow on your subject if you use the on-camera flash. So prepare yourself to also get a 550EX flash fairly soon. That flash is muy smart. The great thing about the camera is you learn all this really fast shooting hundreds of instant gratification shots a day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rdutch 0 #4 July 11, 2003 Quote What are you using for a wide angle on you video, and are you concerned with having them close to matching?. Im currently using a diamond .03 for 4way and everything else. For Tandems I use the sony .06 (30 mm) Because I zoom during the pre jump and post jump filming, and the diamond wont let you. But I am not really concerned with how close they match, im used to flying for a pic while shooting video. And with the digital, Im sure I will be able to dial it in in a fe jumps due to the amount of pic's I can take during a jump. Thanks for the offer on the pic's I would like to see them, before I spend $700 on a lens, I would rather buy the 15 and maybe a lens for ground shooting. Thankyou Ray Small and fast what every girl dreams of! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fasterfaller 0 #5 July 12, 2003 Go for the 14mm . I did a shit load of test shots with both and the 14mm was the better of the two . The model I got was the sigma 14mm f2.8 aspherical ex auto focus . BTW don't let a salesman tell you the tamron lens is just as good . Is it worth the extra $$ , HELL YEAH . For ground shots I use a 24-70 f2.8l canon and a 70-200 f2.8l canon . This should just about cover all your needs . If you can afford the 2.8 versions do it as it is well worth it . I also want to add that on the 14mm everything past 5 feet or so is infinity on the focus ring so if you are past the 5-10' mark in distance the shots will be good . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fasterfaller 0 #6 July 12, 2003 You can pick this lens up on e-bay for 628.00 from hotbuys . That is $250.00 less than everyone in Phoenix . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #7 July 12, 2003 QuoteThanks for the offer on the pic's I would like to see them Here you go... sml968 and sml 971 is the 14, sml969 and sml970 is the 15 Damn' its a pain to get these small enough to upload....---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blazetailman 0 #8 July 16, 2003 Ray, I think if you are using the .3 to film 4way, the 15mm sigma wil be fine. Sounds like filling the frame won't be the problem. The 14 mm would be a large hunk of glass to be a workhorse lens. The 15 is consiiderable smaller, lighter, cheaper, with only a little of wide angle distortion on a few shots of the horizon. Other than that, my opinon the 14 is overkill for 90% of skydives.www.canopyflightcenter.com www.skydivesac.com www.guanofreefly.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
