DX Wide Angle Shots Sigma 10-20mm

Here are a couple of the shots taken in Petra, Giza and Cairo. For the cheapest option, the Sigma really seems to be a good option. Sharpness never feels like an issue, nor does low light. However, some thought needs to be given before each photo to ensure you have taken into account the warp that will appear at the edges, particularly in the corners. For some reason on my lens this is most evident in the top right hand corner.

The first view of the Treasury at Petra. It was truly an amazing sight.

Apparently the whole building was carved from the top down out of the mountain. Look closely and you will see a lot of design that in the UK is believed to be of Victorian origin. 

Back in the UK

Well after an amazing holiday in Egypt and visit to Jordan, I am now back in the UK. My last post ended up being slightly inaccurate. I could not find a copy of the Tokina 11-16mm anywhere at all. In fact after scouring all the shops in the UK I could only find a single copy of the Sigma 10-20mm. With only hours to go before I left for Egypt I decided to purchase it and see how it did.

These were my first images after getting the lens. They were taken as test pictures while still in the UK:

Well I was very happy with the colour and the sharpness of the image, but having been aware that there would be some warp in the corners, I was pretty disappointed to see how badly this affected the sun in this image.

This was much better but it has got me thinking already about how this might affect images where straight lines are evident in the corners. Over the next couple of weeks I was able to take a large number of shots using the widest setting and in the main I think the images were pretty good. The Sigma 10-20mm certainly does not suffer any issues with low light. In fact quite the opposite, in the Mosque of Mohammed Ali there was almost too much light.

More pictures to be shown in the Egypt section.