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Re: Nikon 10.5mm or Sigma 8mm
- AYRTON - (avi) 2007-Apr-19 17:05:00
You know what ...
If you can get both !
It's worth :-)
I have one of each and btw, to get a lens like those ones here in
Brazil it cost you at least 40 % more for a smugled on ... if you
want a *legal* one paying all the country taxes, it's just 100 %
EXTRA on top of what you'd pay in the original country (most of the
time = USA)
I use the 8mm a lot for my News Coverage of events and etc...
I never make a zenith one, never.
It's 4 around only and in case you need a nadir, them take it, but I
prefer to add my Logo to all my VRs and this makes me getting back
more Clients.
On the nikkor 10,5 I do need to have 6 around and one for zenith
In case I need a nadir would be one more
I'm using Nikon cameras of course :-)
Take care
AYRTOn
On 19/04/2007, at 12:52, Keith Martin wrote:
> Sometime around 19/4/07 (at 07:59 -0700) Aykut Erdogdu said:
>
>> Hi everyone;
>> I have got a Nikon D80 and now I would like to buy a new Nikon
>> 10.5mm or Sigma 8mm. for my newly started panoramic photography
>> studies. Would anyone help me in deciding which one to choose?
>
> I made that choice myself back in January 2006. I was tempted by the
> Sigma 8mm too, but in the end I decided that the quality of the
> Nikkor 10.5mm was worth the extra cash and the slightly higher
> minimum number of shots required for a full 360. I've been *very*
> happy with it, too.
>
> (In particular, using that with the 360Precision 'Absolute' head has
> been sheer delight, both in the reliability of the head and the
> optical quality of the lens. Great combination.)
>
> Of course, there are a lot of panorama photographers here that use
> and like the Sigma 8mm - this is just what I ended up getting and how
> it has worked out for me.
>
> k
>
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