New Prime Lens - Recommendations?

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Hey Guys,

I currently have a kit lens, and a 50mm 1.8 i have a 600d, but i want something pretty special i use it a lot for product photography, but im wanting to get into wedding/family portraits

What would you recommend, i've been told a sigma 30mm 1.4? or a 85mm 1.4?

I dont know what direction to go!
 
Well my kit lens is dead pretty much it has a fault, so i just have a 50mm 1.8 so i want something thats a bit more zoomed out and sharper! better built i want a real go to lens to keep on the body for everyday walking about and also shooting indoor family portraits etc

The 50mm is just to close!
 
What do you guys think of these 2 lenses?

Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 EX DC OS HSM
Sigma 85mm f1.4 EX DG HSM

or do i go canon 85mm 1.8 / canon 17-55 2.8?
 
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al4x said:
I think you should go with 17-55mm 2.8

Why I didn't (and it was a close call)
I have 10-22mm
Have 50mm 1.8
Wanted the creativity of f1.4 35mm over the versatility of zoom.

I personally think 85mm is too long for your purposes. I love my 100mm macro 2.8 but it's very very long on a crop body

Anything 30-50mm seems good for portrait
The 17-55mm covers this completely and is meant to be very very good in all regards
I still want to try one (especially if it is faster to focus than me sigma)
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So the canon version rather than sigma?
 
Ive read a lot of reviews that the Sigma matches the Canon for a lot less of the price, im so confused on what to go for! Eek!

im very tempted on the Sigma 18-35 1.8 too! also love the look of the Sigma 35m 1.4! not enough cash haha
 
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al4x said:
If he really doesn't need the bottom the then the 24-70 is probably better.
It's literally do you want 50-70 or 17-24.
Id personally go with 17-55mm I think if I had to choose one and that was it. If I had to choose 2 nice lenses it would be 10-22 and 24-70mm.
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Im struggling to justify the 17-55 canon though for the price compared to the sigma version at 17-50... its basically half the price new? i could get the sigma 17-50 and the canon 85mm 1.8 for the price of the Canon 17-55
 
Phal said:
It's a good lens but Canon stuff is never cheap :/ MPB might be worth a check since they're a little cheaper.

You can compare reviews etc but tbh there's no substitute for trying them out yourself at a shop if you've got one nearby?
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I live in Doncaster, no shops about anymore might have to travel!
 
Phal said:
Either that or order two and return one if you've got enough cash to temporarily own both? Make sure there's no returns charges if you do hehe :)

There's a Canon EF-S 17-55mm F2.8 in the members market here for sale but the price is only a little cheaper than the MPB ones.
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Tbh i'd prefer to buy new, sounds daft i've always been the same just looking at online reviews now of all the options! What a difficult game!

is the body i've got adequate enough the 600d?
 
dannyjo22 said:
Let's cut to the chase, you would have to be mental to attempt a wedding with a 600D, a 50mm 1.8, a kit lens and a choice of any of the lenses we are discussing.



It doesn't matter, people are going to keep going round in circles and you sound like you need to learn the lesson so many of us did. Buy cheap buy twice. You have convinced yourself you can get 2 for 1 and despite the advice being opposite to what you hoped you are still attacking that line of thought. You will buy the cheaper lenses and 6 months from now they will be on the MM.

We have all done it ;)
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I've taken everything you have all said go for the Canon but I'm aslong what the major difference is between that and the sigma because most of the reviews have mentioned the signa as an option for half the price and that there's not much in it so I'm trying to be convinced otherwise? I don't have the money to buy twice
 
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