Sig 30 f1.4 vs Canon 85 f1.8

[extrememc]

Which lens would you want in the pit shooting a concert indoor or outdoor on 1.6 crop body and why? Thanks

[elysium]

Depends on how far you are. I would go for the 85mm on a crop. Good length and fast enough for me. 30mm would be too wide for me.

[René Damkot]

Yep, depends on the framing you want.
85mm is nice for tight shots, 30mm for half body or so.

[DDCSD]

Both. ;)

[narlus]

it depends on:

stage setup/size
shooting preference
pit or not

[extrememc]

Most show I shot pit or in front of stage. I am thinking of using it for pit work.

[narlus]

then it boils down to your preference of head shots vs fuller body shots.

[kmb]

then it boils down to your preference of head shots vs fuller body shots.

...which brigs us to the choice of 30 mm (who wants to have 50-300 shots of heads from a concert?)

[Nouks]

Might depend on the kind of music you want to shoot aswell. I usually prefer different kinds of lenses on different kinds of music.