Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM -SIGMALUX-

[banpreso]

a few from this weekend
http://banpreso.smugmug.com/Other/08-29-2010-bp/08-29-2010-30-of-174/990612578_XMT6Y-X2.jpg

http://banpreso.smugmug.com/Other/08-29-2010-bp/08-29-2010-28-of-174/990612526_BetgZ-X2.jpg

http://banpreso.smugmug.com/Other/08-29-2010-bp/08-29-2010-20-of-174/990611867_FNStH-X2.jpg

[MG30D]

Finally got around to sending my 50 into sigma for calibration....kept back-focusing & shifting focus at long distances.:(

But, I should've sent the 50 in a long time ago. Sigma NY was extremely quick, and my lens seems to be working great so far.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115/4950216167_acfb1881ff_o.jpg

More info here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ftgphoto/4950216167/

[eventsof1768]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronaldtan/4936266841/

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4936266841_96eced1b34_b.jpg

[cobra671]

One of the first captures with this awesome lens. My camera may need to go in for service though.

What say ye? Or is this performance expected of the 20D? I'm new to it.

http://i856.photobucket.com/albums/ab122/czaki72/Sigma%2050/Flower.jpg

[Spacemunkie]

From a digital neg - originally shot on a 1Ds/Siggy 50 1.4. First one - a touch overcooked and the neg probably needs tweaking....

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4958888269_ee0137650c_b.jpg

[Hatch1921]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4956262032_386bd1c8d0_o.jpg

[teh]

a few flowers with the Sigmalux

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/4959803763_061d0095c3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnbauerphoto/4959803763/sizes/m/in/photostream/)

[pridash]

Nicely done Hatch!

[cobra671]

This lens hasn't stopped amazing me since I got it!

http://i1007.photobucket.com/albums/af200/cobra671/Flowerbush.jpg

[Hatch1921]

Nicely done Hatch!


Many thanks... just a street shot.. the guy was cool to photograph.

Thanks again,
Hatch

[DStanic]

I have subscribed to this thread, and will be keeping an eye out for a Sigmalux to go with my new 5D.

I really liked the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 on crop although it suffers from a bit of barrel distortion compared to the Sigma 50 (I saw this when using the lens correction in LR). I'm sure I will like the Sigma 50 on FF even more. :)

[Davie82]

Best bokeh ever. Period. This is on a crop body too...

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/387/handyandy.jpg

[Anders Östberg]

What's "best" is of course a matter of taste, but "smoothest" it certainly is.
Some like more "interesting" bokeh though.

[cptrios]

What's "best" is of course a matter of taste, but "smoothest" it certainly is.
Some like more "interesting" bokeh though.

You know, my mother always told me something very similar to that whenever I got into one of those "no girl will ever like me because I'm ugly" moods. :lol:

There is definitely something to be said for interesting bokeh, though, as long as its not unquestionably bad (and plenty of lenses produce unquestionably bad bokeh). But, Davie82's image as case-in-point, the Sigmalux frequently gives me images that make me wonder if I didn't sleep-edit and blur out the bokeh in Photoshop.

[ckfishel2001]

Hatch - great BW shot....very striking

[Hatch1921]

Hatch - great BW shot....very striking


Thank you very much :) Glad you like it.
Hatch

[ni$mo350]

a few from this weekend
http://banpreso.smugmug.com/Other/08-29-2010-bp/08-29-2010-30-of-174/990612578_XMT6Y-X2.jpg





Looks exactly like Serj Tankian

[joel_yyc]

I have been capturing a lot of shots for my Project365 blog, I thought it would be fun to share some on this forum. POTN has been a fantastic resource for learning and creativity ideas!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/4958612189_5e5e2494e9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcharlesworth/4958612189/)
Day 018 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcharlesworth/4958612189/) by Joel_C (http://www.flickr.com/people/jcharlesworth/), on Flickr


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4944134348_f28e2c8dc6_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcharlesworth/4944134348/)
Day 013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcharlesworth/4944134348/) by Joel_C (http://www.flickr.com/people/jcharlesworth/), on Flickr

[joel_yyc]

a few more...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4930623563_ecd32d867e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcharlesworth/4930623563/)
Day 009 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcharlesworth/4930623563/) by Joel_C (http://www.flickr.com/people/jcharlesworth/), on Flickr


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4939268427_3b1715415c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcharlesworth/4939268427/)
Day 012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcharlesworth/4939268427/) by Joel_C (http://www.flickr.com/people/jcharlesworth/), on Flickr

[banpreso]

Looks exactly like Serj Tankian

who? haha this guy is homeless

[ni$mo350]

who? haha this guy is homeless

Lead singer of System of a Down. Very cool guy I've met a couple times but this guy looks like he could be his twin..

[cptrios]

Just took this out today to try it out for "walkaround" status. Nothing special, as it started raining after about 5 minutes, but at least I got a duck shot!

1/640sec, f/2.8, 100% crop
http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/6353/img1968x.jpg
Sharp, eh? Only real IQ flaws, in my opinion, are OOF CA and softish edges. But You don't really use this lens for edge sharpness.

[HyperYagami]

Just to let you guys know there's a new version now, with a different paint job:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/4974296259_940a6137e7_z.jpg

so that no one will ask "Did I get a China knock-off?"

[DStanic]

^^ Good to know. I'm trying to find a good deal on a new one, since the used ones are quite expensive around $450...

[cptrios]

^^ Good to know. I'm trying to find a good deal on a new one, since the used ones are quite expensive around $450...

I'd say the average price for a used one on this forum is more like $420. I definitely wouldn't pay $450 for a used one when I could get a new one with a warranty for $50 more! If I were you, I'd check the Abe's of Maine site a lot, as occasionally they sell them for around $450 new. I don't know what brings this about, though.

[Mike Bowen]

I got mine for $350, brand new :X

[PerfectTan]

I got mine for $350, brand new :X


Wow, I got mine at Abe's and I paid $449 shipped. Where did you buy them?

[Mike Bowen]

ebay, just have to be persistent and keep looking for a deal :)

[thatkatmat]

For real? I didn't see this....Is it just a new outer look or are the optics different or....?

Just to let you guys know there's a new version now, with a different paint job:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/4974296259_940a6137e7_z.jpg

so that no one will ask "Did I get a China knock-off?"

[JonSC]

Same lens, Sigma just got rid of the outer crinkle finish.

[KayakPhotos]

For real? I didn't see this....Is it just a new outer look or are the optics different or....?

I'm pretty sure that it is optically identical. They are just using the new finish like what is on the 70-200 os on all the new EX lenses.

[abigegg]

f/2.2

[Matsunami]

That's interesting. I've bought one few days ago and didn't notice new finish :)

[KayakPhotos]

That's interesting. I've bought one few days ago and didn't notice new finish :)

My guess is that a lot of the "old finish" copies will still be in stores inventories for a while.

[Matsunami]

My guess is that a lot of the "old finish" copies will still be in stores inventories for a while.

But I have new :) I had also S.10-20 for over a year, used to how it looks but didn't notice difference after buying 50/1.4. I'm very happy with it, finish is minor. Anyhow I think I like more new finish ;)

[HyperYagami]

Correct, they're starting to show up in some Taiwanese sites, only the paint is different, no one has says any differences in terms of optics, if at all.

[DStanic]

I'd say the average price for a used one on this forum is more like $420. I definitely wouldn't pay $450 for a used one when I could get a new one with a warranty for $50 more! If I were you, I'd check the Abe's of Maine site a lot, as occasionally they sell them for around $450 new. I don't know what brings this about, though.

I want to buy in Canada, to get the 10year warranty. :cool:

[jrsamples]

Ummmm.... would you mind posting the color shot of this?
Stunning for the "3d" effect...

f/2.2

[Spacemunkie]

So Sigma are finally going to kill of that awful fuzz-finish?

Excellent decision :)

[abigegg]

Ummmm.... would you mind posting the color shot of this?
Stunning for the "3d" effect...
Sure...Exported from the unprocessed RAW file - 1/3200s, ISO100, f/2.2

[bradboob]

I received a replacement sigma 50mm and it was the new finish - while I had both I did a comparison shot:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4911619303_9a1c561a73.jpg

Loving the lens so far, very happy with it.

[norbelthomas]

I received a replacement sigma 50mm and it was the new finish - while I had both I did a comparison shot:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4911619303_9a1c561a73.jpg

Loving the lens so far, very happy with it.

so you bought to S50?
I was trying to change my old finish to the new one.

[OWSIU]

I received a replacement sigma 50mm and it was the new finish - while I had both I did a comparison shot:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bradboob/4911619303/

Loving the lens so far, very happy with it.

Nice, now only if Sigma would finish the whole lens with the new finish. The new coating looks good, but it looks half-assed since the focus and zoom rings (70-200mm os) still have the old finish.

[cobra671]

Better IQ may be a result of the new finish on my new lens..... but I doubt it. :)

http://i1007.photobucket.com/albums/af200/cobra671/PaminDE.jpg

[mike_t]

A quick one from the old fifty:

ISO 200
f/1.4
1/60 Sec

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/4993657097_9e484f57bb_b.jpg

[SillyGuy]

i just got mine from amazon today...so excited...
but it's at +20 on my 5d mkii and still fuzzy!

sending it back to amazon for a new one.... :(

[Martin.D]

I'm not 100% happy with mine, although the 2 shot's below came out ok I get a lot of shift focusing and it's not always 100% accurate..

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/4993964960_b4ec9d7b71_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martins_album/4993964960/)
Xenia - Staircase (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martins_album/4993964960/) by Martin..D (http://www.flickr.com/people/martins_album/), on Flickr


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/4996403001_2b61f380dd_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martins_album/4996403001/)
Xenia - On da Sofa (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martins_album/4996403001/) by Martin..D (http://www.flickr.com/people/martins_album/), on Flickr

[Xalanx]

Got it a week ago, extremely pleased. It appears to be spot on with focus, but not always. My 5Dc is not a champion in focusing neither, so I think it's okay. I'll go to calibration (the shop I bought it from offers calibration for free) nevertheless.

The shot and 100% crop @f/1.4

[SillyGuy]

for those of you who sent the lens to calibrate at sigma....how much did it cost and how long did it take?

thx

[ckfishel2001]

for those of you who sent the lens to calibrate at sigma....how much did it cost and how long did it take?

thx

under 2 weeks and free (it was under warranty)

[Deep Pocket]

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/261/9/4/shrimp_nigari_sushi_by_forthewinwinx3-d2z0q46.jpg





http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/261/0/8/raw_salmon_sushi_by_forthewinwinx3-d2z0q1t.jpg

[Shasta]

f2.8 seems to be my sweet spot on this lens.

http://usera.ImageCave.com/DMIMAGE/Nikon/odin_3_web.jpg

[Deep Pocket]

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/261/a/c/unagi_nigari_sushi_by_forthewinwinx3-d2z0q5g.jpg

[Hamfist]

Well, mine now squeeks while focusing (both auto and manual). I'll be sending it in this week.

[cptrios]

Well, mine now squeeks while focusing (both auto and manual). I'll be sending it in this week.

Come on...that's a feature! It's for keeping you awake while you're shooting in low light!

[Emilv]

I have ordered this lens and its coming within 2 weeks. Influence by those nice photos I am seeing in this forum, aside of course from a good review a have read for these lens over canon. Aside from Front and Back focus issue, what else do I have to check when getting this fantastic lens?

[KenjiS]

How do you know if you're going to get the old or the new version? i really like the new one :O

[Anders Östberg]

Buy in a store so you can look at it first?

[The Moose]

How do you know if you're going to get the old or the new version? i really like the new one :O

What's this about a new version? Never kept tabs on the Sigmalux but I'm a tad interested in buying it in the next 3-6 months :lol: Is it a new paint job or something else?

Edit: Just went back to the last page. The new finish looks better, I never liked the old finish. Does it feel much different/better? I've used a 70-200 with the old finish but I can't remember how it felt exactly :lol:

[maxwell1295]

I love this lens...

Here's a shot from last weekend's wedding. Sig Fiddy on a 5D @ F2.5

http://www.alanabramsphotography.com/images/weddings/gerri_max/sneak/gerri_max_070_wm.jpg

[kaigraphy]

damn its been a long while...I'm a s50 owner and having bad focus issue...probably gonna give sigma another chance cause I have no other choice...the canon 501.4 sucks and the 50L cost 2 much...since a new supposedly "version" is out and hopefully with updated FOCUS I'm gonna buy it and hope for the best...if its good gonna sell my old version if it still sucks no more sigma for me for the rest of my life cause these focus issue is really driving me crazy...

question to all new version owner...any focus problem???

[KenjiS]

Buy in a store so you can look at it first?

I really want to...

Maybe ill hop a plane to NYC with my dad next time he goes there...

[Neil B]

My Pride and Joy :D

http://i55.tinypic.com/28ja0jr.jpg

[Veza]

Just got mine today, straight away sent back to Sigma for calibration.
It is front focusing, +13, not sharp at 1.4.
Dissapointed, but I knew what I was getting into when I decided to get it.

[cptrios]

Just got mine today, straight away sent back to Sigma for calibration.
It is front focusing, +13, not sharp at 1.4.
Dissapointed, but I knew what I was getting into when I decided to get it.

Well +13 merits a send-back...but what's your definition of "not sharp" at f/1.4? I think one thing people do with this lens is expect too much from it because of its reputation and price tag. Even the 50L isn't exactly "sharp" wide open.

That being said, mine is pretty awesome at f/1.4...I'd have no problem making a 20x30 print of a shot with a subject near the center of the frame. Of course, you need sharpness too far to the left or right at that aperture, the honeymoon is over. But at, say, f2.8 or above, usually have to double check that I'm actually viewing at 100%.

[Veza]

Well +13 merits a send-back...but what's your definition of "not sharp" at f/1.4? I think one thing people do with this lens is expect too much from it because of its reputation and price tag. Even the 50L isn't exactly "sharp" wide open.

That being said, mine is pretty awesome at f/1.4...I'd have no problem making a 20x30 print of a shot with a subject near the center of the frame. Of course, you need sharpness too far to the left or right at that aperture, the honeymoon is over. But at, say, f2.8 or above, usually have to double check that I'm actually viewing at 100%.

I took a couple of eyes shots at 1.4 and zoom in 100% in photoshop. They all look blurry on the focus point. I borrowed a friend of mine's 50mm, and it does produce sharp image at 1.4. I can post some pictures when I get a chance tonight.

[Davie82]

You think this lens is good on crop...try using it on full frame :mrgreen: 1DsII at f/1.6, f/1.4, and f/2.8

Took my 70-200 f/2.8 L IS along for this shoot, and the only time I touched it was to take it off the camera so I could put the Sigmalux on LOL.

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/6715/22r.jpg

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/3708/19rk.jpg

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/7382/27390626.jpg

[Anders Östberg]

Ugggh ... the corners are really blurry. :p
(Nice pictures!)

[kaigraphy]

guys my sigma 50 truly is 1 oddly....sometime the focus work nicely and sometime for no apprent reason the focus totally off...and this lens does not focus well on low light...so planing to get another copy my biggest question here which many have ignored is with the latest batch of the lens having less focus issue my serial is 105xxxxx so mine's teh old copy... maybe I should start a poll...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4911619303_9a1c561a73.jpg

[Veza]

mine as 1109XXXX, it was front focusing very badly. It's now with sigma for calibration.

[icebat]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/5014712839_f9bca62684_b.jpg

[thatkatmat]

Very cool Sean, wish she was just a tad higher in the frame....She looks like she''s found Nirvana :)

[cptrios]

I took a couple of eyes shots at 1.4 and zoom in 100% in photoshop. They all look blurry on the focus point. I borrowed a friend of mine's 50mm, and it does produce sharp image at 1.4. I can post some pictures when I get a chance tonight.

Well I hope it comes back perfect!

You know, since I moved to FF, I've noticed a few things that really bug me about this guy...all of which reside in the borders and corners. For one, there's the obvious border softness (to be expected), but what I didn't expect was the effect the borders would have on bokeh. I would say that bokeh becomes pretty ugly once you hit about 15% from the edge of the frame. It gets rather sharp and "triangular," which is odd.

And here's the most bizarre thing: what happens to OOF highlights at the corners wide open (in cases where, admittedly, one probably shouldn't be shooting wide open). Here's a crop from the upper left corner of an image that represents about 1/6 of the total picture. It's not 100%, as a 100% crop isn't necessary to show the effect.
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/838/img1959xv.jpg

Weird eh?

Having said that, I do think this is a fantastic lens overall and I feel like I'm going to be tempted to use it as a walkaround fairly often. You just have to be careful to work within its limitations!

[voka_gsw]

but what I didn't expect was the effect the borders would have on bokeh. I would say that bokeh becomes pretty ugly once you hit about 15% from the edge of the frame. It gets rather sharp and "triangular," which is odd.

Not odd at all. It's very common.

[Shasta]

I need to ask something here, why does the topic say Sigmalux? Is this a slang term adopted by photographers for this lens.

[Anders Östberg]

Lenses get nicknames on the Internet.

Never quite understood why, they have perfectly fine names to begin with. :)

[cptrios]

Not odd at all. It's very common.

Sigh. I'm mostly happy after going full frame...but sometimes I feel like an Iowa farm girl who just stepped off the bus in Hollywood:lol:

[Emilv]

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/6715/22r.jpg


Look at that color!!!! Love it! This is what I like with Prime and this lens of course! Can't wait for mine!!!! Arrrgggghhhh!!!!!!!!!

[Emilv]

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/6715/22r.jpg




Look at that color!!!! Love it! This is what I like with Prime and this lens of course! Can't wait for mine!!!! Arrrgggghhhh!!!!!!!!!

[kaigraphy]

mine as 1109XXXX, it was front focusing very badly. It's now with sigma for calibration.

damn...and the bad news just continues...one would have thought by now sigma have resolve the damn focus issue...damn sigma...

on bright daylight and close subject...my sigma require 0ma but during low light and subject that are further away it requires -15ma...I suspect many sigma 50 1.4 suffer from this as not many have tested them as viciously as I have...oh well...just have to live with this for now...

[alexanderGARDNER]

damn...and the bad news just continues...one would have thought by now sigma have resolve the damn focus issue...damn sigma...

on bright daylight and close subject...my sigma require 0ma but during low light and subject that are further away it requires -15ma...I suspect many sigma 50 1.4 suffer from this as not many have tested them as viciously as I have...oh well...just have to live with this for now...

You would have thought Canon would do the same with their L series 50's as well. I've been very happy with mine as it's been consistently spot on since the get go.

[kaigraphy]

You would have thought Canon would do the same with their L series 50's as well. I've been very happy with mine as it's been consistently spot on since the get go.

I thought they haven't added the floating element thingy which the 80LIIhave to the 50l to solve the focus shift error...which sucks really for such a nice lens...the focus shift occur on all 50L just hat it varies between copies....glad to hear you're happy with urs...

I would buy the 50L if canon update it to 50L II with the floating element or something like that to solve the focus shift....better still if canon god damn update the 20yr++ old 50 1.4 with better sharpness and bokeh than the sigma, I would buy it in a heartbeat! this would have been the upgrade of the century as many have waited for canon to update it since last century :(....but sadly till today with photokina they is still no news on the 50 1.4 replacement...damn you canon!!! god damn UPDATE the 50 1.4!!!!

[Marloon]

I need to ask something here, why does the topic say Sigmalux? Is this a slang term adopted by photographers for this lens.

It's like the leica summilux lenses. Lux means Light for light gathering abilities.

Lux could also mean luxury for their ex designation.

[KayakPhotos]

I thought they haven't added the floating element thingy which the 80LIIhave to the 50l to solve the focus shift error...which sucks really for such a nice lens...the focus shift occur on all 50L just hat it varies between copies....glad to hear you're happy with urs...

I would buy the 50L if canon update it to 50L II with the floating element or something like that to solve the focus shift....better still if canon god damn update the 20yr++ old 50 1.4 with better sharpness and bokeh than the sigma, I would buy it in a heartbeat! this would have been the upgrade of the century as many have waited for canon to update it since last century :(....but sadly till today with photokina they is still no news on the 50 1.4 replacement...damn you canon!!! god damn UPDATE the 50 1.4!!!!

A 50 1.4 update would be nice. I'm afraid that a new 50L would be astronomical in price. The new L primes are getting ridiculous in price (IMO)

[Davie82]

All L lenses are ridiculous in price, as are current 1D/1Ds cameras. That's why many people buy preowned and save a fortune, or buy Sigma :mrgreen:

[MMURAD]

Still a bit unsure about my copy of this lens. I sent it in for calibration and it is better, but I still have a lot of MA dialed in. It could be user error or unreasonable expectations I guess.
Anyway here is my son at 1.8

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/5019789640_cfd2df58a5_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikemurad/5019789640/)
IMG_7557 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikemurad/5019789640/) by Mike Murad (http://www.flickr.com/people/mikemurad/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/5019786204_ca0009888e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikemurad/5019786204/)
IMG_7536 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikemurad/5019786204/) by Mike Murad (http://www.flickr.com/people/mikemurad/), on Flickr

[Anders Östberg]

Nice pictures, you can't go wrong with cute kids.

Personally I'd use a smaller aperture though, portraits with one eye out of focus don't look right to me.

[KenjiS]

A 50 1.4 update would be nice. I'm afraid that a new 50L would be astronomical in price. The new L primes are getting ridiculous in price (IMO)

The sad thing is that my theory is kinda playing out and there wont -be- any more non-L full frame lenses...if the 50 f/1.4 got updated it would become a 50mm f/1.4L, probubly $750-$800 in terms of price on top of it

[MMURAD]

Nice pictures, you can't go wrong with cute kids.

Personally I'd use a smaller aperture though, portraits with one eye out of focus don't look right to me.

I agree

[Davie82]

Nice pictures, you can't go wrong with cute kids.

Personally I'd use a smaller aperture though, portraits with one eye out of focus don't look right to me.

Yeah... you can get away with it if the subject is face-on or side-on, but not a 3/4 pose.

[KayakPhotos]

The sad thing is that my theory is kinda playing out and there wont -be- any more non-L full frame lenses...if the 50 f/1.4 got updated it would become a 50mm f/1.4L, probubly $750-$800 in terms of price on top of it

I bet you're right. With Nikon's newly released prime prices, Canon has no competition to force them to sell lenses for cheap. They can make them all L's and super expensive and still compete with their main rival. If I was Sigma, I would be really upping my game right now in QC...

[KenjiS]

I bet you're right. With Nikon's newly released prime prices, Canon has no competition to force them to sell lenses for cheap. They can make them all L's and super expensive and still compete with their main rival. If I was Sigma, I would be really upping my game right now in QC...

True enough...

Though i personally have, knocked on wood, only had one incidence of bad QC and it wasnt an AF problem

[alexanderGARDNER]

http://alexander-gardner.smugmug.com/Als-Shots/Mowing/Mowing-AlexGardner-100925-02/1021112360_PfCDF-L-1.jpg

[KayakPhotos]

True enough...

Though i personally have, knocked on wood, only had one incidence of bad QC and it wasnt an AF problem

I have only used one Sigma lens and it took two trips to calibration to get it to where I like it. That being said, it's a great lens now :D

[Veza]

damn...and the bad news just continues...one would have thought by now sigma have resolve the damn focus issue...damn sigma...

on bright daylight and close subject...my sigma require 0ma but during low light and subject that are further away it requires -15ma...I suspect many sigma 50 1.4 suffer from this as not many have tested them as viciously as I have...oh well...just have to live with this for now...

What do you think of these test shots taken before sending the lens back to Sigma for calibraton?


focus on the right eye f/1.4 90" ISO 800
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5025754612_05b5806853_b.jpg

[cptrios]

Gunawane - focus actually looks fine but it seems like you had some camera shake/dog movement going on. If that's how your shots with this lens look when it's on a tripod and perfectly focused on a static object, then it definitely has issues that merit a sending-back!

[versedmb]

For me, f/2 is the sweet spot of this lens. Great bokeh, color and plenty sharp....

f/2 on 5d2...
http://brownphotography.smugmug.com/photos/1021921809_BEFfQ-XL.jpg

[Hatch1921]

For me, f/2 is the sweet spot of this lens. Great bokeh, color and plenty sharp....

f/2 on 5d2...
http://brownphotography.smugmug.com/photos/1021921809_BEFfQ-XL.jpg


Nice..

Same here... F/1.8 is usable... F/2.0 on up and the lens is killer.

[KenjiS]

For me, f/2 is the sweet spot of this lens. Great bokeh, color and plenty sharp....

f/2 on 5d2...
http://brownphotography.smugmug.com/photos/1021921809_BEFfQ-XL.jpg


I love the entire image..Except for the fact you cut off the top of the post D:

Its bugging me and i dont know why..No offense or anything

[randy98mtu]

I love the entire image..Except for the fact you cut off the top of the post D:

Its bugging me and i dont know why..No offense or anything

I think you are right that would have made it better. But I didn't notice until you mentioned it.

[cptrios]

For me, f/2 is the sweet spot of this lens. Great bokeh, color and plenty sharp....


I definitely agree. 1.4 is pretty good, and 1.8 is better, but once you hit f/2 it's fantastic. If this lens had sharper FF corners I'd be tempted never to take it off my camera.

[alexanderGARDNER]

Gunawane - It's fine, now go out and use it. If you're going to do a test shot (and this applies to everyone) make sure the lighting is enough to counteract subject movement and camera shake.

[marcus riley]

Well, I just got mine back from C.R.I.S. It's even worse now than before. I tested it extensively in good light today and it needs -20 at long distances and +10 at close distances. So there's no way to adjust it in camera since front focuses close up and back focuses far away. I'm really disappointed.

It also has some kind of smudge or something on the shutter blades that wasn't there before. Weird.

[Veza]

Thanks guys, I'll test again in proper lighting when I receive the lens back.

[thatkatmat]

7D....@1.4
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5023367703_d0fc135cc4_b.jpg

[alexanderGARDNER]

Thanks guys, I'll test again in proper lighting when I receive the lens back.

And that's a Border Collie man! They deserve better light! :)

[il Dottore]

Hi guys,
Some snaps made today. Topic: Auto & Moto Classics!
Mostly B&W and one VERY colourful...

Jaguar:

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/8688/jaguarv.jpg


Harley-Davidson:

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/3281/harlej3.jpg

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/9830/harlej2.jpg

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/1774/harlej.jpg

[il Dottore]

Rolls- Royce:

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/8560/rolls.jpg

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/2545/rols2.jpg



Ferrari:

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/4875/ferrarij.jpg

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/5637/ferrari3q.jpg

[icebat]

Very cool Sean, wish she was just a tad higher in the frame....She looks like she''s found Nirvana :)

Thanks Matt. I wish I would've framed her a little higher too. Oh well.

One more from the other day, messing around with some textures.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4109/5019309041_98e91bb877_b.jpg

[Hatch1921]

While waiting on our newborn to be changed during our session.. Rufus was nice enough to pose. :

http://www.azproimage.com/webphotos/potn/couple/0005.jpg

Hatch

[ximix]

5d mk2

http://album.foto.ru/photos/or/125160/1364730.jpg

http://album.foto.ru/photos/or/125160/1366107.jpg

http://album.foto.ru/photos/or/125160/1366224.jpg

http://album.foto.ru/photos/or/125160/1372531.jpg

http://album.foto.ru/photos/or/125160/1372529.jpg

http://album.foto.ru/photos/or/125160/1359142.jpg

http://album.foto.ru/photos/or/125160/1359143.jpg

http://album.foto.ru/photos/or/125160/1350567.jpg

[ximix]

http://album.foto.ru/photos/or/125160/1350568.jpg

http://album.foto.ru/photos/or/125160/1350997.jpg

http://album.foto.ru/photos/or/125160/1350566.jpg

http://album.foto.ru/photos/or/125160/1358702.jpg

[david lacey]

Ximix great stuff!

[maxwell1295]

5Dc + Sigmalux @1.4

http://www.alanabramsphotography.com/images/weddings/amanda_mike/fb/amanda_mike_fb_09.jpg

[asay82]

Maxwell,
nice one,
how does the sigma compare to your 135l at f2?

[bkdc]

Well, mine now squeeks while focusing (both auto and manual). I'll be sending it in this week.

Mine squeaks too. It squeaks with manual focusing but not with autofocus. I wonder if I can call this a defect because it doesn't bother me. Hmm.. maybe I should send it in.

[bkdc]

While waiting on our newborn to be changed during our session.. Rufus was nice enough to pose. :

http://www.azproimage.com/webphotos/potn/couple/0005.jpg

Hatch

Great capture, but the softbox reflection in the eye is more distracting than usual against Rufus's dark eyes.

[maxwell1295]

Maxwell,
nice one,
how does the sigma compare to your 135l at f2?

I really haven't used the 135L up close much, but I've done a few test shots and they're pretty close. The Sigma is pretty darn sharp at f2. I've been using the 135L for long, full body portraits, so the bokeh hasn't been as creamy. I'll try it for headshots and see what it does. I've only had it for about a month or so. Still getting used to it.....unlike the Sigma, which i feel like I was born with.

[versedmb]

Ximix great stuff!

Agreed.

[versedmb]

f/4 on 5d2....
http://brownphotography.smugmug.com/photos/1027833015_TDukf-XL.jpg

[Hatch1921]

Great capture, but the softbox reflection in the eye is more distracting than usual against Rufus's dark eyes.




Thanks... nothing more than a quick snap while waiting on the baby we were photographing to finish being taken care of... dog just jumped up on the beanbag... I took the shot :)

Hatch

[bradboob]

http://bradboob.com/misc/on_a_mission.jpg
my son at f1.4 1/250 on 5D II

[Chrisku13]

If you spend some time on photography forums, you're bound to see some baby photos. That, sir, is one of the most interesting I've seen. Look at the determination on his face!

[Matsunami]

My first session with this lens. All from 5DmkII.

@3.2
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/848/mg4732.jpg (http://img441.imageshack.us/i/mg4732.jpg/)

@2.5
http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/7264/mg4848.jpg (http://img831.imageshack.us/i/mg4848.jpg/)

@2.2
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/5928/mg4812.jpg (http://img529.imageshack.us/i/mg4812.jpg/)

@2.8
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/9813/mg4896.jpg (http://img443.imageshack.us/i/mg4896.jpg/)

@2.8
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/3282/mg4822y.jpg (http://img135.imageshack.us/i/mg4822y.jpg/)

[SillyGuy]

Matsunami, lov ethe last pic! haha

[mister wiggles]

5Dc + Sigmalux @1.4

http://www.alanabramsphotography.com/images/weddings/amanda_mike/fb/amanda_mike_fb_09.jpg
if you don't mind me asking, what was done in post?

[dap7298]

It's taken me a little while to get used to the razor sharp DOF but I think I am getting the hang of it. The in focus area drops off so quick it kinda reminds me of my old contax 45 f2 planar lens. It's pretty unforgiving but if you nail the focus the results can be great.

Please forgive the quick shots of my kids. They are my main subject matter these days.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_YnKXlWOhGOE/TKTBeA7gXnI/AAAAAAAA7dQ/tQ28vWGfIpg/s800/IMG_5832.jpg

5D Mark I f4

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_YnKXlWOhGOE/TKSo36eJztI/AAAAAAAA7cI/llw4Bu7zboY/s800/IMG_5896.jpg

F2.2

[maxwell1295]

if you don't mind me asking, what was done in post?

Tuned in LR2 (contrast, WB to taste, and cropping). Healing brush for the skin and curves in CS3. That's pretty much it...

[ecka]

f/1.4

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_48uqwynaX04/TKhxywUdCxI/AAAAAAAACNY/w97TsqGmaTY/IMG_2937x.jpg

[ecka]

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_48uqwynaX04/TKiGN5yIOzI/AAAAAAAACN0/jpkMEuyGbxA/IMG_2595x.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_48uqwynaX04/TKiNAAB1XWI/AAAAAAAACOA/iCjweKi7Myc/IMG_2349x.JPG

EXIF inside ;)

[Harleypugs]

5Dc + Sigmalux @1.4

http://www.alanabramsphotography.com/images/weddings/amanda_mike/fb/amanda_mike_fb_09.jpg


Dude...this might be one of the best photos that I have seen in a long time.....Loving this.

[arock23]

f/1.4
http://miaville.smugmug.com/Children/October-2010/IMG5581-Edit/1037007348_X6Srz-L.jpg

[ecka]

Some action :)

f/4, 1/2000s
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_48uqwynaX04/TKzXjDGY91I/AAAAAAAACPQ/I-tnJFuiA_g/IMG_3134x.JPG

[maxwell1295]

Dude...this might be one of the best photos that I have seen in a long time.....Loving this.

Thanks...

[regnis]

483380

[gkanetkar]

5d mk2
http://album.foto.ru/photos/or/125160/1372531.jpg


Simply amazing bokeh. Gr8 shot ximix.

[Sergey f]

need more shots with this lens on 5D² pls :) :)

[cobra671]

Can someone tell me if this lens have autofocus problem? I tested this lens at a local store. I wanted to know if its good enough to buy?


Well, I can tell you, I've had two of these new-finish type 50's and I thought the first one had focus issues. To be perfectly honest though, I'm pretty sure it was me, that was the problem. The very thin DoF takes practice to get used to.

Good luck! It truly is an awesome lens.

[SUB1IM388]

just ordered this guy for my Nikon :) had 1 for my canon and it didnt work out im hoping it works this time around

[cobra671]

Rice crispy treat anyone?

http://i856.photobucket.com/albums/ab122/czaki72/Sigma%2050/Ricecrispies.jpg

[MG30D]

My contribution to 10/10/10 yesterday, with the Sigma 50 @ f/2

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5070043663_4dcc130b50_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ftgphoto/5070043663/)

More Info: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ftgphoto/5070043663/

[Martin.D]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4084/5073229644_289a22a497_b.jpg

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/martins_album/5073229644/)Xeina - Sigma 50mm 1.4 at it's best (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martins_album/5073229644/) by Martin..D (http://www.flickr.com/people/martins_album/), on Flickr

[MG30D]

^ What an awesome idea, love the perspective & shallow DOF :D

[JayStar86]

^^^ Martin you should be charging for your photography. Excellent work I have seen from you on the forums. Keep it up.

[Martin.D]

^ What an awesome idea, love the perspective & shallow DOF :D

Thank you sir

^^^ Martin you should be charging for your photography. Excellent work I have seen from you on the forums. Keep it up.

Thank you Jay, very kind words.. Maybe one day when I'm good at photography I can charge :D

[JayStar86]

Thank you sir



Thank you Jay, very kind words.. Maybe one day when I'm good at photography I can charge :D

trust me.... it is good enough to charge already. Av-course everyone always has room to improve and learn, but, I think your already good enough to charge.

[versedmb]

need more shots with this lens on 5D² pls :) :)



Here you go....

f/2, taken today. I really love this lens. (and people say 50's are boring :rolleyes:)...
http://brownphotography.smugmug.com/photos/1043956105_XeeKk-XL.jpg

[JayStar86]

Here you go....

f/2, taken today. I really love this lens. (and people say 50's are boring :rolleyes:)...



you know what.... thats been my mindset for some time as well. However this thread is changing that for me. I might just pick up this lens and see how it fairs against my 35L.

[versedmb]

^ - The Siggy really is a fantastic lens, only issue is the AF problems that some experience. I had to send mine to Sigma, but its been perfect ever since I got it back.

I've got the 35 f/2 and I'm amazed at how good that little thing is; I might consider the L someday, but the 35 f/2 has me covered for now.

[JayStar86]

^ - The Siggy really is a fantastic lens, only issue is the AF problems that some experience. I had to send mine to Sigma, but its been perfect ever since I got it back.

I've got the 35 f/2 and I'm amazed at how good that little thing is; I might consider the L someday, but the 35 f/2 has me covered for now.

yah i know about the AF issues. small hassle for what you get for the money.

I might sell my 35L for the 24LII/Sigma 50 combination... not sure yet though. i think I am going to buy the Sigma 50 and see how it impresses me.... if it does then ill sell the 35L and get the 24LII to pair with this lens.