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

D.P. · 22 Apr 2014 at 16:18

Janesy B said:
Saying you should shoot wide open is like saying you should always shoot at 1/250th of a second or always use ISO 400.

exactly.

You should always shoot at the aperture that gives the DoF required and desired, that might be f/16, f/4 or f/1.4 and anything between or even narrower.

One of the worst mistakes I see is people shooting everything wide open just because they can and get an effect they couldn't replicate on their P&S. There are times and places to shoot wide open, there are times and places to stop things right down, there are times and places where middle apertures (f/4.0-f/8) make the most sense. Pick the aperture to achieve the desired outcome.

Raymond Lin · 22 Apr 2014 at 16:20

Even i don't shoot wide open all the time

Look! F/14 !

D.P. · 22 Apr 2014 at 16:26

^^^ love the colours in the water!

Raymond Lin · 22 Apr 2014 at 16:40

Ta, another F/14. I actually have a pano of this to be stitched when i get back. I don't dare trying to do it on my old C2D MBP.

Vertigo · 22 Apr 2014 at 22:54

Ignore, wrong thread

mrk · 22 Apr 2014 at 22:56

Wrong thread.

jonneymendoza · 22 Apr 2014 at 23:56

D.P. said:
exactly.

You should always shoot at the aperture that gives the DoF required and desired, that might be f/16, f/4 or f/1.4 and anything between or even narrower.

One of the worst mistakes I see is people shooting everything wide open just because they can and get an effect they couldn't replicate on their P&S. There are times and places to shoot wide open, there are times and places to stop things right down, there are times and places where middle apertures (f/4.0-f/8) make the most sense. Pick the aperture to achieve the desired outcome.

tbh i was only kidding

im too experience to actually believe in saying a load of tosh LOL

shooting at f1.4 on a FF is challenging by itself and i dont always shoot at that aparture.

D.P. · 24 Apr 2014 at 14:44

Sigma Art 24mm f/1.4 In October:
http://photorumors.com/2014/04/22/sigma-24mm-f1-4-art-lens-coming-in-october/

Yes please!

Please Sigma, can you make me an 18mm f/4.0 TS and 400mm f/4.0 (or 300-600mm f/5.6)

mrk · 24 Apr 2014 at 14:44

Oooh, a 14 to 17mm prime please!

Raymond Lin · 24 Apr 2014 at 15:06

I'll take one too

ElDude · 24 Apr 2014 at 22:11

As soon as I saw that news the other day I immediately put on hold my want of the 50mm

I've been covering Focus Wales this week, mainly with my 35mm to force me to use things differently. Bit easier as I have a press pass for every venue in the area

It is definitely a very nice lens and feels more like the 85L when using it.

On a side note, I discovered something new last night. Magenta LED lighting directly pointed at you, makes AF not work. AT ALL. Never experienced that before with normal magenta lighting (my mates band had normal lighting and LED but it's never been an issue before) but last night by a stage, it wouldn't even hunt for focus in a small region like you usually see in that event, but just went fully back and forth. I thought the 35 art was at fault so switched to my 85L whilst cursing the lens, thinking I'd have to sell it, and the same thing happened. When I came to process the photos this morning, they were all showing a colour missing from the exposure, as if it was a shadow.

Tried to replicate it tonight with another mates lighting set up and two separate gigs lighting, but nothing. I need to find out what the lights were at the event last night!

mr tommo · 25 Apr 2014 at 09:41

Both at f1.4 from last weeks Wedding. Not got around to going through all of them yet I'm sure I'll have more to add over the weekend as I pretty much kept the 35mm on all day.

Raymond Lin · 25 Apr 2014 at 09:57

^^ The Ashes.

mr tommo · 25 Apr 2014 at 10:22

Indeed, didn't think you were from around these parts?

Raymond Lin · 25 Apr 2014 at 10:35

mr tommo said:
Indeed, didn't think you were from around these parts?

I shoot all over, been there twice.

mr tommo · 25 Apr 2014 at 10:39

Cool. Really nice venue, wasn't a fan of the dance floor area however. Looks a little new build compared to the awesome features in the rest of the barn!

Raymond Lin · 25 Apr 2014 at 10:41

mr tommo said:
Cool. Really nice venue, wasn't a fan of the dance floor area however. Looks a little new build compared to the awesome features in the rest of the barn!

They flip the dance floor back and forth.

Once they had it in the big open barn bit, the other time they had it in the loe ceiling part. I am not sure who decides.

mr tommo · 25 Apr 2014 at 10:56

Raymond Lin said:
They flip the dance floor back and forth.

Once they had it in the big open barn bit, the other time they had it in the loe ceiling part. I am not sure who decides.

Ah that would be much better. Will have a peek through your blog at the Ashes ones

jonneymendoza · 25 Apr 2014 at 11:08

good lord, sigma pwning the prime market! STEP UP CANON!!

ElDude · 26 Apr 2014 at 13:36

Have to say I'm loving this 35 art now. As I mentioned the other night, it really feels more like the 85L the way it reacts. Done 7 bands and some other stuff over the last 3 nights, and annoyingly we were supposed to interview Gary Delaney last night but something went wrong and it's had to be rescheduled. His stand up is ace

Now I've got to go back out to an art exhibition, and maybe a few more gigs. I'm knackered! Oh and Norman Lovett is here too, so I'll see if I can get in there. He's at comic con here tomorrow too.