08-25-2016, 06:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-25-2016, 06:43 PM by Brightcolours.)
It has to do with the optical design, that no UD is used. The design choices, probably with price.
Sigma does use "UD" glass in their lens:
![[Image: 635-lens-construction_0.png]](https://www.sigmaphoto.com/sites/default/files/635-lens-construction_0.png)
![[Image: lens-aspherical-sgv.jpg]](https://www.sigmaphoto.com/sites/default/files/lens-aspherical-sgv.jpg)
![[Image: lens-fld-sgv.jpg]](https://www.sigmaphoto.com/sites/default/files/lens-fld-sgv.jpg)
![[Image: lens-sld-sgv.jpg]](https://www.sigmaphoto.com/sites/default/files/lens-sld-sgv.jpg)
It does not "magically" make corners great:
![[Image: 635_mtf-chart.gif]](https://www.sigmaphoto.com/sites/default/files/635_mtf-chart.gif)
Sigma does use "UD" glass in their lens:
![[Image: 635-lens-construction_0.png]](https://www.sigmaphoto.com/sites/default/files/635-lens-construction_0.png)
![[Image: lens-aspherical-sgv.jpg]](https://www.sigmaphoto.com/sites/default/files/lens-aspherical-sgv.jpg)
![[Image: lens-fld-sgv.jpg]](https://www.sigmaphoto.com/sites/default/files/lens-fld-sgv.jpg)
![[Image: lens-sld-sgv.jpg]](https://www.sigmaphoto.com/sites/default/files/lens-sld-sgv.jpg)
It does not "magically" make corners great:
![[Image: 635_mtf-chart.gif]](https://www.sigmaphoto.com/sites/default/files/635_mtf-chart.gif)