sigma Art Series Lenses
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- Continuity0
By all accounts, these A-series lenses are nothing short of terrific.
That said, I don't know about this whole dock business, seems incredibly fiddly. Also, I've not had good experiences with third-party lenses in general, my camera body having a fit and not recording the image.
- deathboy0
I have the 18-35 for my t2i. Had to use the usb dock to get it to focus right. And not entirely sure i have it perfectly dialed in on the 35mm end. I blame my low end body... waiting for a 7d mark II
- cruddlebub0
i am asking as i am getting a whole new kit, have used sigma before and don't have any issues with them, read stellar reviews for both the 35mm and the 50mm.
i love prime lenses and would likely get both and a 24-70mm. i already have a 70-200mm 2.8f sigma and its a beast!
- HijoDMaite1
I bought the 18-35mm f/1.8 for my Canon 70D, super sharp, great color, incredible build quality, gorgeous lens!
then the problems started...
super heavy for my style of shooting, I walk around a LOT, street photography, reportage and landscapes mainly. it was also annoying to have such a giant barrel in length and girth for only a 18-35mm range you would think i was carrying a huge telephoto with the size of the lens. So it wasn't really stealth when it came to street photos.
Then the main issue. I had the hardest time shooting this lens wide open at 1.8 I mean very hard. To the point where I started to do some testing and I figured there was a front focus issuse or back focus I don't even know. Then I started to use the micro adjustment feature on my 70D to try and fix this problem and it didn't really work. I called Sigma about this and they pretty much told me it wasnt the lens and I could ship it to them and they would fix, calibrate, clean and do everything at no cost, great customer service. So I never found out what my issue was. Maybe it was just the fact that it's very hard to shoot hand held portraits at 1.8 and get tack sharp eyes. I don't know.
This got so annoying, plus the fact that I had to deal with the mother effin crop factor so this lens was actually only 28.8mm - 56mm
it just was not wide enough I was always left wanting a little more width in my shots.So I said fuck it, I put bot the camera and the lens up for sale on craigslist.
Sold the 70D in two days for about 100 less then I paid for it.
The Sigma lens sat on craigslist for over a month. I paid $875 cash and had it as low as $675 with still no takers. It's really hard to recoup your money on third party lenses. The lens was in flawless shape and still no takers.
I finally decided I am going Full Frame canon and I will never look back.
I found somebody to trade the Sigma lens straight up for a new Canon 24-105mm f/4L and I bought a used Canon 5dmk2 with the money from the 70D.
I absolutely love it. Still a little heavy set up but now I have true 24-105mm "L" quality glass and weather sealed setup.
I will tell you that my bro-in-law bought the 35mm 1.4 Art Lens for his Nikon 7100 and he ended up taking it back too. He was expecting a nice little 35mm that he could walk around with and when it came it was also a tank super big and heavy.
p.s. I never shot video with it.
here are some shots I took with the 70d + 18-35mm combo:
- cruddlebub0
Man the 35mm is awesome! Can't wait to get my mitts on the 50mm! Out of stock at the moment! Estimated to be with me in September! Hurry...
- what body u using with?HijoDMaite
- canon 6Dcruddlebub
- http://www.bhphotovi…deathboy
- i've already paid for it... and i'm in the uk. I paid £699 which is really good over herecruddlebub
- oh. well enjoy when you get it.deathboy
- but thanks dude...cruddlebub
- PhanLo0
Not an art lens but I just ordered the Sigma 16mm 1.4
I have a panasonic 25mm 1.7 kit lens that I use mostly but the shorter focal length and larger aperture will be super handy.
- garbage1
I was curious about getting one for the Fuji, but they kind of seem like gimmic lenses that are better suited for dicking around and would be a liability in professional settings.
- I was talking to a mate the other day and he said some of his friends had swapped out Canon lenses for Sigma ones on their shoots.PhanLo
- I like the idea of a 1.4 and being able to get photos in low light. The Panasonic equivalent is nearly 3 times the price.
Will post some photos when it arrives.PhanLo - Updates please!garbage
- Will do! i think for me it will be a step up no matter what as I've only recently got a decent camera, but for a professional, it might be a drop in quality.PhanLo
- they are great lenses. better in some cases. I rock canon and i find the 24-105 better canon version. the 70-200 is such a small difference vs canondeathboy
- on the II vs sigma. at half cost. so worth it. Find a canon on wide zoom is still better with a the 16-35 f4. Never used the III 2.8 vs.deathboy
- also have the sigam 50 1.4 double price fo canon 1.4. Worth every penny. Havent used the 1.2 canon but so very happy im not sure i care too.deathboy
- You should post some photos Deathboy.PhanLo
- i have in the past. still have a bunch of salkantay trek stuff to go through just haven't had the time. busy designing real world stuff like mudroomsdeathboy
- backyards, bookshelves, office shit between work. and im pretty sure i lean towards over engineering everythingdeathboy
- eh excuse sucks... some i went through for a guy at the park who never got to see the mountains when he hiked it 20 years ago https://imgur.com/a/…deathboy