Monday, November 24, 2008

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 -- how sharp?

Well, I took a few minutes today to test this lens against the Nikkor 18-200mm VR II. Here are photos of the Nikon lens box I just took 2.5 meters away, handheld, 100% cropped. I used the built-in flash and a shutter speed of 1/60 secs at 70mm. The f/2.8 photo was taken twice ... same softness.

The focus is on the end of the letter 'r' of Nikkor on the Nikon box.

Sigma @ f/2.8:


Sigma @ f/4:


Sigma @ f/5:


Nikkor @ f/5 (maximum aperture at 70mm):


Sigma @ f/8:

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