This weeks pics with Sigma 10-20

With the Tokina 10-17 I have been borrowing off Peter Mooney off in the Bahamas, I have had to find another lens to use. As I had a Sigma 10-20 for some land based stuff I decided to use that. As I didn't have a port extension for it, its in my Aquatica housing as is with an 8" dome, here are some of the results

One of the boats staff members bubble ringing

Anemonefish with eggs

My litle turtle friend

Self portrait with Lionfish

Regards

Gary

Thanks for posting these Gary.

I have been wondering about the 10-20. Everyone is busy gushing over the 10-17 but hardly a peep on the 10-20. I like the images people have been getting with the Tokina, especially at its widest ... but was leaning toward a rectilinear lens like the 17-70 ... this lens semms to have the best of both ? What did you think of it?

cheers

Leander

I prefer the sigma for surface stuff as I'm not a big fan of the effect the fisheye has on the straight lines of man made structures.

The Sigma as I was using it was a little soft around the edges, but I assume that is caused by not having an extension ring on my dome.

I am a big fan of the Tokina 10-17 as I love the close focus of the lens which the Sigma just doesn't have.

Regards

Gary

Hi Gary,

Some of the photos seem a bit soft - I wonder whether that is a property of your downsizing program (which generated the web-sized images), the lens or the dome port ?

Have you had the chance to compare the 10-20 and the 10-17 side-by-side ? That would be interesting!

I'm assuming its because I'm not using a port extension that the edges are soft. The focus of the 10-20 isn't as fast as the 10-17 and no where near as close.

I use Photoshop to down size my images

Regards

Gary