Sigma 35mm f1.4....?!!

Rojin · 29 May 2013 at 08:44

Paul11 said:
Indeedy

just reading some people getting copies that they are sending back. fingers crossed i get a good one .....

Do Onestop still not deal with returns on back focus etc?

Rojin · 29 May 2013 at 13:35

Yeah lens can be off, and so can a body. Sometimes that can cancel out, sometimes it makes it worse!

Also because of the affordability of Sigma lenses, you do get a lot of people shooting with a wide aperture lens for the first time. My favourite is when they complain of front focusing issues, yet when they post a test shot you can see they are shooting from an elevated position to the test target. So of course the in focus floor will be nearer due to the angles at play...

Rojin · 29 May 2013 at 13:38

Paul11 said:
im sure canon have their bad copies too and from what im reading the sigma is better than the canon and much cheaper too

worth the risk for me, lots of people are saying how much they love this lens

also, you can buy from a supplier that does let you exchange them if your not happy, if you want to pay slightly more

Yeah there are plenty who have sold the 35L for the Sigma. I'll be buying mine in the UK as my 1Ds2 doesn't have MA and I like the 3 year manufacturers warranty. It's about £90 extra, but worth it for me.

Rojin · 7 Jun 2013 at 20:24

Balb0wa said:
Got one of these coming £502 delivered, import

Trust me please

Rojin · 12 Mar 2014 at 15:00

Well I'm considering selling my Sigma to get the 35L, low light AF performance isn't that great on my old 1Ds2. It's the 2nd I've had and both have been the same. I've picked up the USB dock to have a fiddle but can't see it making that much difference.

Rojin · 12 Mar 2014 at 16:41

jonneymendoza said:
It is a challenging lens @f1.4

Not particularly, being a 35mm. The problems I have are due to it failing to focus with my outer AF points in light that the 35L didn't (and other lenses I have such as the Sigma 50). It's okay with the middle AF point but I don't use that very often so it doesn't suit me.

Rojin · 12 Mar 2014 at 17:00

mrk said:
Supreme low light focusing here although that's on the 5D3. Doesn't matter what AF point is used in most cases.

Yeah, I don't fancy upgrading to a 5D3 just to use one lens though

I've been discussing it on other forms, some have the same issue but it seemed plenty are happy. I've got the dock now and I've updated the firmware. That hasn't made any difference though. I'll dial it all in on my 7D and see if that improves things for both cameras. I think It's just a limitation of an old body and new 3rd party lens (the Tamron 150-600 just released has loads of issues with the 7D and mkIV).

Rojin · 30 Mar 2014 at 02:24

I want to love my Siggy 35, but the AF is ****e. I pretty much always go for the Siggy 50 instead (even though it's not as sharp wide open). I'm looking forward to the new Siggy 50, I just hope it has better AF than the 35...

Rojin · 31 Mar 2014 at 16:57

Huge headz rulez!

Jennie by jj_glos, on Flickr

Rojin · 8 Apr 2014 at 17:54

Rojin · 15 Apr 2014 at 13:05

You cannot change the difference in focal length and field of view by walking backwards and forwards. There is a lot more to it than that. I prefer the look of a 50mm myself when outside, but like the 35mm inside.

Rojin · 15 Apr 2014 at 14:14

Or you can stick it on a crop camera for a faux 50...

Jennie by jj_glos, on Flickr

Rojin · 16 Apr 2014 at 10:49

ElDude said:
I got around to trying the USB Dock last night. Of course the bloody thing doesn't work. Most annoying.

What doesn't work? Mine wouldn't update the firmware until I also made a small change on the AF side (which I just reset afterwards).

Rojin · 16 Apr 2014 at 18:51

Yeah I assume you've downloaded the software? :

http://www.sigma-global.com/download/en/

Rojin · 28 Apr 2014 at 08:04

British and Midland Championship Apr 2014 by jj_glos, on Flickr

Rojin · 29 Apr 2014 at 19:33

I'm still after a nicely priced 2nd hand 35L, I do better with 35L AF. The Sigma is fine for now though.

Rojin · 30 Apr 2014 at 09:41

ElDude said:
*dangles spare 35L & runs off*

Rojin · 4 May 2014 at 10:02

THC_SsSsSnake said:
MRK are you Robbie?anyway those head shots of the girls look great but it says on the info was taken with 35mm,yet 35mm is not supposed to be good for closeups so how do you do it?do you take from further away then crop in close?i started a thread because i want the 35mm sigma and the 85mm canon for portraits but if its possible to get great shots like yours with a 35mm then why waste my money on buying both?
thanks for any help

Do you really not see the distortion in the second shot? The same shot with an 85mm would look much more natural. Having a 35mm and 85mm is a nice setup, plenty of wedding photographers just use those two lenses for the majority of their work.

Rojin · 4 May 2014 at 10:35

englishpremier said:
Well presumable lens profile correction is turned on, though the lens only distorts 0.2% anyway. The Nikkor 85 1.4 has 0.1% distortion, so their isn't much in it.

It's not specific lens distortion that's the issue, it's the distortion you get from a wide angle 35mm lens (balloon face) compared to an 85mm lens.

Barrel/pin cushion distortion etc. is a completely different thing and not really an issue with either lens.

Rojin · 4 May 2014 at 12:11

THC_SsSsSnake said:
oh thanks guys,no Rojin i didn't see the distortion but i will go and have a close look.so best thing is get both then
thanks

I've only done a quick Google, but if you scroll down on this link there is a comparison shot between 35mm and 85mm for portraits:

http://learnphotographywithtomgrill...lenses-introduction-to-focal-lengths.html?m=1