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Advantages of a Sigma prime lens over a zoom

Primes are sharper. It’s nearly always simpler to build sharper glass when it's not necessary to contend with multiple elements that move. When contrasting a quality prime and a quality zoom, most often, you’ll find the prime to be sharper Quicker. High quality primes are fitted with fast maximum apertures such as f/1.2, f/1.4, f/1.8. As of now, no one has created a zoom this quick no matter the focal length. Faster apertures allow you to shoot at lower ISO (and thus lower noise) as the illumination becomes low. Or to handhold in very poor light. See a fast aperture example below. a handheld ISO 3200, 1/6 shot made possible because it was captured at f/1.4 which is wide open. The visible skylight is actually moonlight. This amount of brightness would have been impossible with a zoom using a slower aperture setting.

A Shallower depth of field. Although this becomes undesirable if you shoot landscapes or architecture, where everything needs to be in sharp focus, although for just about all other types of shooting, isolating the subject is a major key to great images. Feb 17, 2011

Moonlight Totally Dark Photo

Moonlight Totally Dark Photo

APS-C Lenses - Serious Vignetting on Film an Full Sensor Cameras
Sigma 4.5mm f2.8 EX DC Circular Fisheye HSM. The very first Circular type Fisheye Lens designed exclusively for use on APS-C DSLR cameras, The Sigma 4.5mm F2.8 EX DC HSM An autofocus circular fisheye with a 180 degree viewing angle in every direction. It was exclusively engineered for DSLR cameras that have an APS-C image sensor. When mounted on DSLRs having an APS-C size sensors, it creates circular images totally within the frame. Typical internet price: $775.00. Nov 18, 2011
Sigma 10mm f2.8 EX DC Fisheye HSM - Typical internet price: $570.00,
Sigma 30mm f1.4 EX DC HSM - The Sigma 30mm EX DC HSM is a large aperture F1.4 lens that presents a standard angle of view almost identical to the human eye. when used on an APS-C camera. The 30mm focal length that is similar to 50mm in a 35mm film format There are two SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass elements plus a hybrid aspherical lens, that offers a paramount correction for every type of aberration Equipped with HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor) system This big aperture standard lens was wholly created for digital SLR cameras using an APS-C size image sensor Dec 10, 2010. Typical internet price $439.00,
Film and Full Frame Camera Lenses - Also Work on APS-C Lenses
Sigma 8mm f3.5 EX DG Circular Fisheye - Typical internet price: $679.00.
Sigma 15mm F2.8 EX DG DIAGONAL Fisheye - . Typical internet price: $750.00.
Sigma 20mm F1.8 EX DG Typical internet price: $519.00.
Sigma 24mm F1.8 EX DG Aspherical Macro i-Typical internet price: $449.00.
Sigma 28mm F1.8 EX DG. The Sigma 28mm f/1.8 EX is an marvelous prime lens from a light sensitive perspective. On both digital SLR and 35mm film SLRs, I have been awed with the optical quality. Wide-open at f/1.8, it is yet more or less equal to the Nikkor 50mm f/1.8, which is to some extent short in contrast, but nevertheless resolves quite a bit of detail on the focal plane. Stopping down one or two stops, as with nearly all lenses, definitely results in more contrast and sharpness, and this lens delivers rather superbly, equivalent to the renowned 28/2.8 AI-S Nikkor for sharpness both up-close and at infinity. . Dec 10, 2010Typical internet price $349.00:
Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM - Typical internet price: $445.00.
Sigma 50mm F2.8 EX DG MACRO . Typical internet price: $279.00.
Sigma 70mm F2.8 EX DG MACRO. Typical internet price: $387.00.
Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM Lens s.
Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG MACRO - Typical internet price: $479.00.
Sigma 105mm F2.8 Macro OS Sigma has updated their 105mm EX DG macro lens to the 105mm EX DG OS HSM version. Adding to the features of the original, the updated lens sports Sigma's optical stabilization (OS) system, to provide better hand-holding lens performance. Also it's compatible with all of Sigma's APO Tele-Converters. There's also true 1:1 macro capture featuring floating focus for superb optical quality at all focal ranges. Mar 6, 2011
Sigma 150mm F2.8 EX DG Macro
Sigma 150mm F2.8 EX DG MACRO - An exceptionally compact and lightweight telephoto lens with a large aperture, featuring the capability to shoot life-size macro images. You can now to capture up to 1:1 close-up life size photos. The f/2.8 large aperture makes it the ultimate prime lens for DSLRs as well as SLR film cameras. It is completely congruent with every Nikon Digital SLR camera including the D40s, D60, D3000, D3100 D5000 and D5100. The power arrangement for the lens provides crucial correction against chromatic lateral aberration for which is an acute problem for digital cameras. Typical internet price: $729.00. Apr 11, 2011
Sigma 180mm F3.5 EX DG HSM APO Macro - Typical internet price: $799.00.
Sigma APO 300mm F2.8 EX DG HSM - Typical internet price: $2,999.00.
Sigma 500mm f/4.5 EX DG IF HSM APO -Typical internet price, $4,999.
Sigma 800mm f5.6 EX DG HSM APO - Typical internet price, $9,999.

Discontinued Sigma Prime Lenses
Sigma 8mm f4 EX DG Circular Fisheye. MSRP: $579.88
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