Comments on Hin's Tech Corner: Sigma 28mm f/1.8 II in Mid-Autumn Festival Night

Yes, I like the lens especially that I get a good ...

2009-11-20T22:36:10.321-08:00

Yes, I like the lens especially that I get a good used copy with a reasonable price under $150.0. This prime is all plastic and it does not have the good build quality that you find in other lenses in Sigma Ex series. I will suggest NOT to hold your expectation high on the build quality. Though I find it dependable with fast speed, lightweight, reasonably good sharpness. I find color good but it can be better.

so, all in all, do you like the 28mm? im consideri...

2009-11-19T19:59:00.111-08:00

so, all in all, do you like the 28mm? im considering getting one.

Thank you to both of you. You two use your lens a...

2009-10-09T23:38:08.264-07:00

Thank you to both of you. You two use your lens as tool and a great partner in taking good pictures. If I ever get my 2nd 31mm, I would put it to the most use to get its money worth with memorable pictures.

Scuffs are good! It's like the saying 'scars are ...

2009-10-09T09:50:22.702-07:00

Scuffs are good! It's like the saying 'scars are better than tattoos because they have a better story...'

unless the scar is from a horrific accident in where you lost family members and now you have a tattoo in remembrance... hmmm...

yea go ahead and get those little pouches...

Nice shots, Hin. I especially like this one. As y...

2009-10-06T09:24:38.522-07:00

Nice shots, Hin. I especially like this one.

As you know, I own the Sigma 24mm f/1.8 EX DG. It's a lot bigger than your older version, using 77mm filters (the 28mm EX DG uses the same body as the 24mm). In comparison, the Pentax 31 Ltd is tiny. Oh, and my 24mm also reports f/1.7 to the camera when wide open; this must be a glitch in the Sigma aperture encoding.

I also suffered from ELUF (Expensive Lens Using Fear), but I am trying to get over it. To do that I am using the 31 Ltd as my normal prime and it stays on my K10D most of the time.

The other day I saw its first scuff mark :-( But, I spent good money buying that lens, and the only way to make that expenditure worth it is to use the damn thing. The most expensive lens is the one that stays at home and is never used!

I also discovered a scuff on my Cosina 55mm f/1.2. What I've figured out is that these marks are caused by the lenses rubbing against each other in the camera bag, not by the lens actually being used (unless you drop it). I am now buying little pouches for my metal primes so as not to scratch them in the camera bag.