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So. \u00a0The last time I was fortunate enough to visit Europe, I took lots of lovely pictures all over the place. \u00a0(See Spring Forward<\/a>\u00a0in this blog.)<\/p>\n

However, there were many great photos I could NOT get because I did not have a wide-angle lens with me. \u00a0I kicked myself over and over for making this mistake, and vowed to not make it again. \u00a0(Always make NEW mistakes when possible, that’s my motto.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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So here’s my super sexy Sigma 10-20mm wide angle lens:<\/div>\n

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I love it real bad already.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get me wrong; the Nikkor 55-200 zoom I already have is a perfectly terrific lens, and it\u2019ll be going with me on the trip as well.\u00a0 But it\u2019s good for focusing in on things that are far away, like my youth and my dreams.\u00a0 You need a wide angle lens to get the more epic vistas you stumble onto while wandering around cultures that are more than 200 years old.<\/p>\n

This new Sigma has two unique properties.\u00a0 First, it takes pictures that are inherently more dramatic than ones taken with a conventional lens.\u00a0 Let me give you a couple of examples.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s my handsome friend Max on my balcony, shot with the Nikkor zoom:<\/p>\n

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And here\u2019s what he looks like shot with the Sigma:<\/p>\n

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Another example: \u00a0Here\u2019s the elevator in my building, taken with the Nikkor:<\/p>\n

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And here\u2019s what it looks like with the Sigma wide angle lens:<\/p>\n

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Now, if you’re not a trained photographer, you may have trouble telling the differences in the two sets of photos. \u00a0To help you, I’ll put them side by side, with the old Nikkor lens images on the left, and the new Sigma lens images on the right:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Look very closely. \u00a0Can you see how the images on the right just seem to pop a little more? \u00a0I know the effect is subtle, but I notice it and it makes me happy.<\/p>\n

The other cool thing the lens does is that it allows me to peer into the actual souls of the people I\u2019m photographing.\u00a0 At least that\u2019s what the brochure says.\u00a0 I look forward to experimenting with this feature, and I\u2019ll keep you posted!<\/p>\n

Comments welcome!<\/p>\n

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