Fisheye comparison, Sigma vs Nikon
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I'm debating one as well - would love to hear some thoughts.
personally i have had both. I prefer the sigma. it is the one i have now and will never let go of.
Pros for Nikon:
A little more flare resistent
Build
Cons for Nikon:
MFD is long when compared to 10.5 or sigma 15
Costly
Sigma Pros:
Comes with Bag
Sharpness on par with Nikon 16
MFD is 5" vs Nikons 8.5" and yes it make a difference
Can be had for $350-500 used
Cons for Sigma:
Less build quality
Sharp lens hood
funky lenscap thing
Both are good but for Fisheyes i really like to be able to get really close so i can get the fishy effect. and the Sigma beats out the nikon there. Image quality is on par with sharpness, color and contrast. AF speed is teh same, with sigma being slightly more noisy, but both are kinda noisy so it doesnt really matter.
Pros for Nikon:
A little more flare resistent
Build
Cons for Nikon:
MFD is long when compared to 10.5 or sigma 15
Costly
Sigma Pros:
Comes with Bag
Sharpness on par with Nikon 16
MFD is 5" vs Nikons 8.5" and yes it make a difference
Can be had for $350-500 used
Cons for Sigma:
Less build quality
Sharp lens hood
funky lenscap thing
Both are good but for Fisheyes i really like to be able to get really close so i can get the fishy effect. and the Sigma beats out the nikon there. Image quality is on par with sharpness, color and contrast. AF speed is teh same, with sigma being slightly more noisy, but both are kinda noisy so it doesnt really matter.
Would love to find one for this price.
be patient. i was able to snap one from Ebay at 364 shipped.
Not one of my best qualities.:biggrin:
I just got the Vivitar 8mm. It is a really good lens, but it's going to take me a while to get used to using it. It takes a different kind of eye for composition since it's so wide.
I've also owned both. I found that the Sigma had slightly sharper corners wide open, but stopped down the Nikon wins. However the Nikon had noticeably less colour fringing/CA than the Sigma, especially in the corners. I was able to get the Nikon from eBay at a good price, "new price" is a little too high I think. Also there is the joy of using original Nikkor glass, instead of 3rd party, but that is probably more a result of me psychologically trying to justify the higher price of the Nikon 16mm (although I didn't pay that much more since I bought a used one) :smile:
I haven't tried the Nikon 16mm, but I really like the Sigma. I find the build quality fine and most important I got it cheap used.
I used it a lot when travelling
In this thread I posted some samples from thailnd:
https://www.nikoncafe.com/vforums/showthread.php?t=176239
Here's some samples from Berlin
I used it a lot when travelling
In this thread I posted some samples from thailnd:
https://www.nikoncafe.com/vforums/showthread.php?t=176239
Here's some samples from Berlin
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$360 shipped from Adorama. 1 year warranty.
http://www.adorama.com/VV735NK.html
It gives a full 180 degree view on my D200. You can shave the hood and get it to work with FF too I hear. It's fully manual, but focusing really isn't that hard with the depth of field you get with this.
Just picked up a cheap Sigma 15 on the used market. It is everything mentioned in this thread, and much smaller than I expected. This plus the 50 1.8 should be a great stealth kit.
This is good to know as I shoot with a D200 as well. This looks great and when its time to purchase a fish-eye, this will be the one. The 10.5 is just too much $$ to justify itself.
Consider a shaved 10.5mm ? Nice circular image, switch to DX mode for horizontal...
I got a mint Nikon 16 fisheye mint for cheap off ebay. I was about to sell it, but then realized they're hard to find! So I'm keeping mine!
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