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

SDK^ · 23 Aug 2014 at 10:24

Nice and want

Vertigo · 23 Aug 2014 at 10:36

Been after one for months after I rented a 35L. Sold my two remaining EF-S lenses to fund it so my lineup now looks like this:

Canon 50 f/1.4
Canon 24-70 f/2.8L
Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS II
Canon 100 f/2.8L
Sigma 35 f/1.4

Longer term plan is now to swap the 7D out for a 6D so I have two FF bodies. Will keep the 40D as an emergency backup as it's not worth selling now really.

SDK^ · 23 Aug 2014 at 12:50

Not worth selling a 40D? It worth about £160-£180!! Sell your 7D and 40D and you're almost there for a 6D.

Vertigo · 23 Aug 2014 at 13:05

That was actually my original plan but, with the 40D only worth sub-£200, I'm wondering if it's worth more to keep it as a spare.

SDK^ · 23 Aug 2014 at 13:07

I had a 40D and still have two 20D's. I never use them because the full frame quality is so much better.

Cleisthenes · 23 Aug 2014 at 13:08

Stop saying how good FF is

I have my 7D but all I want is FF now!!

Vertigo · 23 Aug 2014 at 13:13

SDK^ said:
I had a 40D and still have two 20D's. I never use them because the full frame quality is so much better.

Yeah. Last wedding I did at the end of May, I took nearly 2.5k shots with the 5D and under 100 with the 7D

Need a second body of course but don't feel like using the 7 really, hence the plan to get a 6.

(sorry Cleisthenes)

Vertigo · 25 Aug 2014 at 13:58

Does anyone know if there's a way to get Lightroom to show the correct name of the lens in the image info rather than just a generic "35mm"?

I presume this is what's being recorded in the EXIF of the images but then how does LR recognise the lens at all as it still applies the correct profile for it.

Raymond Lin · 25 Aug 2014 at 14:00

Vertigo1 said:
Does anyone know if there's a way to get Lightroom to show the correct name of the lens in the image info rather than just a generic "35mm"?

I presume this is what's being recorded in the EXIF of the images but then how does LR recognise the lens at all as it still applies the correct profile for it.

I do know it'll say more stuff if it's a Canon lens.

I have a feeling that is more to do with the Camera knowing it is a Canon lens to begin with when the photo was taken and that was written into the metadata as opposed to LR knowing what lens it is.

Vertigo · 25 Aug 2014 at 14:13

Oh yeah all my Canon lenses are fine. What I don't get is, if LR can work out what the lens is in order to apply the correct profile, why can't it display the correct name in the picture info.

Vertigo · 6 Sep 2014 at 12:10

Sorry if this has been asked but I ain't wading through 1000+ posts to check

Does anyone here have the Sigma dock? Would you recommend it? How tricky is it to use, what with having to keep moving between the dock and camera to check settings? Do the adjustment points/marks in the Sigma software correlate to the micro-adjust on Canon bodies?

Rojin · 6 Sep 2014 at 15:22

I bought one as the 1Ds2 doesn't have MA, but I didn't have to use it in the end! I used it to update lens firmware and had a look at the adjustments. It all looks pretty simple to use. I don't know if the scale matches the Canon in body MA.