Lens brands and recommendations.
Jun 8, 2013 00:34:45 #
Can you give me some help on lenses for Canon. I know the Canons are good. What I need to know is the quality of the following brands and your recommendations. Sigma, Rokinon, Tamron. Any experience with these and your views. Thanks
Jun 8, 2013 01:36:38 #
kemosabe wrote:
Can you give me some help on lenses for Canon. I know the Canons are good. What I need to know is the quality of the following brands and your recommendations. Sigma, Rokinon, Tamron. Any experience with these and your views. Thanks
First choice: Canon
Next choice: Sigma, Tokina, Tamron
Last choice: Quantaray (out of production)
Jun 8, 2013 04:55:09 #
Sigma seems to be the best alternate to OEM lenses from what I read in here.
read reviews, go to camera shop with your body and screw one on, shoot it for yourself, see what you like
read reviews, go to camera shop with your body and screw one on, shoot it for yourself, see what you like
Jun 8, 2013 08:19:56 #
Jun 8, 2013 08:21:16 #
kemosabe wrote:
Can you give me some help on lenses for Canon. I know the Canons are good. What I need to know is the quality of the following brands and your recommendations. Sigma, Rokinon, Tamron. Any experience with these and your views. Thanks
Every manufacturer makes good lenses and makes "less good" lenses...you can't make a blanket statement like a "good brand" or a "bad brand".
It's MUCH more useful to say "I'm looking for an Xmm lens...are there some recommendations?"
Jun 8, 2013 19:39:40 #
Jun 9, 2013 05:30:14 #
I have a Tamron 18-35 and a Sigma 300 mm 2.8nd am happy with them. Use on Nikon
Jun 9, 2013 05:38:30 #
Read the reviews .Many high quality brands out there . Buy what you need for the kind of photography you do...nature ,portraits etc. Budget usually dictates what you can buy ...I wait and save up for all my equipment needs. I shoot bth Canon and Nikon ...like both!
Jun 9, 2013 08:07:07 #
jwpulliam
Loc: New Harmony, In
I have had both Sigma and Tamron lenses and both brands seem to have good performance. If you are planning to or have a full frame unit, then I would invest in the canon L lenses. They have some nice features that make them worth the investment. The three that I invested in are the 24-105 IS, 17-40 and 70-200 IS. All are f/4 and aren't to heavy like the f/2.8 units. Also, they are not quite in the second mortgage on the house cost category. I did move from a 40D to a 5d for a ful frame unit and am glad I had the L lenses when I made the switch.
Jun 9, 2013 08:13:08 #
Jun 9, 2013 08:44:47 #
sirlensalot
Loc: Arizona
More bad technique than bad lenses out there. Top of the line lenses usually worth the money no matter the brand. Rokinon, which is made by Samyang, is branded under many names which include Rokinon, Bower, Samyang, Vivitar. Great lenses if you like manual focus.
Jun 9, 2013 09:36:01 #
I own several Sigma lenses, and find them very good to outstanding. Sigma lenses, as a rule, compete well with Canon lenses, but at a lower price. Note that in recent years, Sigma has begun charging more for its lenses, which increase I presume suggests Sigma management has determined its quality lenses can still compete even at higher prices.
In general, however, you will want to evaluate any given lens as suited to your use of it, while considering lens quality and price.
A number of Websites review lenses with objectivity to help photographers gain an understanding of a lens's quality and performance.
The information at these Web sites will help you decide which lens to choose.
http://www.photozone.de/
http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/index.php
http://www.lenstip.com/Main_page
http://www.dxomark.com/index.php
http://www.photodo.com/
Good luck.
In general, however, you will want to evaluate any given lens as suited to your use of it, while considering lens quality and price.
A number of Websites review lenses with objectivity to help photographers gain an understanding of a lens's quality and performance.
The information at these Web sites will help you decide which lens to choose.
http://www.photozone.de/
http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/index.php
http://www.lenstip.com/Main_page
http://www.dxomark.com/index.php
http://www.photodo.com/
Good luck.
kemosabe wrote:
Can you give me some help on lenses for Canon. I know the Canons are good. What I need to know is the quality of the following brands and your recommendations. Sigma, Rokinon, Tamron. Any experience with these and your views. Thanks
Peaks, Zion NP
Jun 9, 2013 11:52:12 #
I have both the Sigma 10-20 and 18-250 lenses. Each is solidly built, produces sharp photos and is competitively priced against like Canon lenses. I am very satisfied with them.
Jun 9, 2013 12:19:32 #
The independant makers have both low line and high line (tier) lenses. If you stick to each's top line you are fairly safe but not 100% ....
Jun 9, 2013 13:54:38 #
They are all capable. I personally don't like Sigma lenses. In all I had 10 different Sigmas and I got rid of all of them.
The optics are quite decend but I've never had one that was focusing right. I had the 50-500 for example and went thru 3 copies, but all of them were junk in my opinion. But I have heard that Sigma is finally improving on their AF accurracy
The optics are quite decend but I've never had one that was focusing right. I had the 50-500 for example and went thru 3 copies, but all of them were junk in my opinion. But I have heard that Sigma is finally improving on their AF accurracy
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