Digital BW, The Print

I don't think anyone feels that Sigma make poor lenses.

It's just ironic that you can get Sigma, Tokina, Tamron and Canon lenses for 
Canon, but only Sigma for a Sigma-mount camera.

On Sunday 17 Mar 2002 11:27 pm, Mark Tucker wrote:
> --- Jerry Olson <jerryolson@...> wrote:
> > Don't dismiss Sigma to harshly. I've used many sigma
> > lenses over the years and they are every bit as
> > sharp as nikon and canon, if you get their pro
> > glass.
>
> I have a friend who also feels this way. He owns
> several ultra wide angle Sigma pro lenses. He says
> they're tack sharp.
>
> I think what that company is suffering from is a
> stigma from many years ago, back in the 70s and 80s,
> when there probably WAS a difference in quality. But
> I've been told that in recent years that they've
> certainly caught up.
>
> What a feather in their cap for them, that they are in
> bed with Foveon. This one thing alone will catapult
> their name and perception leaps and bounds.
>
> I, too, bet that there are several people at Nikon and
> Canon who are polishing off their rear-view mirrors
> right now. It's now a three-horse race.
>
> I can't find that URL from Stephen Johnson, who tested
> the Foveon on his kids and wife, but they're stunning
> images, even on the web.
>
> -MTucker
>
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