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Sigma AF 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC macro - Review / Test Report - Sample Images & Verdict |
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Lens Reviews -
Canon EOS (APS-C)
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Sample Shots
Ok, finally here're some sample shots taken with the EOS 350D (RAWs converted via RSE 2006).
Click on a thumbnail to view the original file (opens in a separate window). Please note that the originals are FULL SIZE samples
(=several megabytes) thus requiring a significant amount of bandwidth so please take care of the limited resources here.
| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
70.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/4.5 @ 1/1600s |
| Size |
2311x3471 |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
70.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/10.0 @ 1/800s |
| Size |
2311x3471 |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
17.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/10.0 @ 1/1000s |
| Size |
2311x3471 |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
17.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/10.0 @ 1/250s |
| Size |
2311x3471 |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
30.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/10.0 @ 1/400s |
| Size |
2311x3471 |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
70.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/10.0 @ 1/800s |
| Size |
2311x3471 |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
70.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/8.0 @ 1/640s |
| Size |
2311x3471 |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
36.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/8.0 @ 1/800s |
| Size |
2311x3471 |
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Verdict
Sigma has positioned the AF 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC macro in one of the
sweet spots of the market. It is priced beyond the (usually pretty
crappy) kit zooms yet it still remains within the reach of budget
shoppers. Even better than that it delivers a performance which
matches and sometimes even exceeds more expensive lenses. This
includes the in-house competition (AF 18-50mm f/2.8 EX) as well as
genuine brand lenses (such as the Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 USM IS).
All in all the lens has only one really weak spot - 17mm at wide-open
aperture where the extreme border performance is soft and vignetting
is quite pronounced (but still not worse than the direct competition).
At medium aperture settings the delivered quality is very impressive.
Combine that with the quite decent build quality and fast AF and
it doesn't need a genius to foresee that this lens will be a quite
hot seller.
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