Sigma 50/1.4 Art

I still like my current Sigma 50mm. I was going to sell it after getting the Sigma 35mm but I prefer the 50mm focal length especially when outside. I'll pick one up eventually once the price has settled down.
 
James J said:
Highly doubt I'll bother tbh. Its a nice lens but a very marmite focal length.
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I am not sure marmite is the right word, that can apply to every lens. Not every lens is loved by everyone. But I know what you are saying, I spent the last 2 weeks in Hong Kong with just the 50mm, although i have shot some nice images, I have found the 50mm quite a challenging lens to work with. May be because I am used to the 35mm so especially at the beginning I wanted to step back a lot. It got better towards the end for sure, so I agree to a point that 50mm may not be for everyone.

There are however times I prefer the 50mm over 35, like table decor shots.
 
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I would if I was intending to stay on crop and I have thought about it but on FF I wouldn't find much use for it. It's huge though 17-55 2.8 size. Kind of changes the idea of carrying a light prime or two :D
 
The lens needs MA, +9 on one 5D, +14 on the other.

Will do it to the lens itself when I get the dock tomorrow.

First impression are that it has low CA, nice bokeh, build quality is very good.

The hood however is not as nice.
 
Raymond Lin said:
I am not sure marmite is the right word, that can apply to every lens. Not every lens is loved by everyone. But I know what you are saying, I spent the last 2 weeks in Hong Kong with just the 50mm, although i have shot some nice images, I have found the 50mm quite a challenging lens to work with. May be because I am used to the 35mm so especially at the beginning I wanted to step back a lot. It got better towards the end for sure, so I agree to a point that 50mm may not be for everyone.

There are however times I prefer the 50mm over 35, like table decor shots.
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I had the same issue going the other way. I was used to shooting the 50mm so much that it took a while to get used to the 35mm. I still haven't really!
 
Rojin said:
I had the same issue going the other way. I was used to shooting the 50mm so much that it took a while to get used to the 35mm. I still haven't really!
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It's one of the reasons of the single lens trips, so I get to know the lens, learn about the lens, the focal length. It's good to work with all of them, if say one of them break at a job then you need to work with another focal length, you need to be at your best that you can at that too.
 
Raymond Lin said:
It's one of the reasons of the single lens trips, so I get to know the lens, learn about the lens, the focal length. It's good to work with all of them, if say one of them break at a job then you need to work with another focal length, you need to be at your best that you can at that too.
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Yeah I've left the 50 in the bag since I got the 35 to force me to use it and get used to it.
 
At The Gates said:
Not sure i could justify nearly £900 on this over the Nikon 50mm f/1.8 i have. I'm sure the Sigma is great but i'd rather spend the money on an 85 or 24-35mm prime
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£780, after tax and duty.

And I do understand, hence i've got L for everything else except the 50mm. Still don't have 50L, perhaps I'll put an red elastic band on it :D
 
It's a new optical design. The 50L although is a 2006 lens, its design is based on their older 50/1.0 lens and that is based on something from the 80's. The Canon 50/1.4 and Sigma's old 50/1.4 have a similar design. This new design, similar to the Otus produces better images.
 
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