sigma 30mm f1.4????

hi all
read some posts on this lens,kinda mixed reveiws,got a line on a used one pretty cheap,will it be any better or worse than the canon 50mm1.8 which i have,i like my nifty fifty but a little wider may be nice,i prob dont need the 1.4 but would it be able to repleace the nifty fifty?thanx

genesimmons wrote in post #16317965
hi all
read some posts on this lens,kinda mixed reveiws,got a line on a used one pretty cheap,will it be any better or worse than the canon 50mm1.8 which i have,i like my nifty fifty but a little wider may be nice,i prob dont need the 1.4 but would it be able to repleace the nifty fifty?thanx

it's not necessarily better or worse, they just have different focal lengths and apertures.

I use them both indoors (and sometimes outside) but the Sigma probably gets more use


60D
Sigma 30mm 1.4 non-art
f2
ISO 1000

I like mine. Make sure you test your sample for focus issues before you buy it. It has a nice way of rendering thing.

thanx for the replies,is 200 a decent price for one of these,i dont use my nifty 50 that much but thought for 200 it mite be good to have

genesimmons wrote in post #16318505
thanx for the replies,is 200 a decent price for one of these,i dont use my nifty 50 that much but thought for 200 it mite be good to have

Yes. Especially considering they were substantially more a year ago before sigma announced the 35mm f/1.4. I got lucky and sold mine for the same amount I paid used ($380) about a week after sigma announced the 35mm f/1.4. I sold it before most people found out about the new 35. Had I waited another month, I would have been lucky to get $250. So yes, I would buy it. It was a great little lens for me on my 7D.

I have one, I like the IQ and bokeh it gives. I noticed you have a 60D, it does not have AF microadjustment so I would pass on this lens. The Sigma 30mm f/1.4 seems to have a few more focusing issue then the norm. Until I got my 50D which has AF microadjustment the Sigma focus was always off.

I had two of these, and actually just sold one of them today for $300. They were different from each other, both in IQ (very slight difference), and in focus. One of them, the one I kept, was dead on with my 7D with no micro adjustment. The other, I had to adjust to +11. I sold it to a guy with a 50D, and mentioned that it would probably have to be adjusted.

So yes, if you are going to buy one, bring your body and a laptop to the rendezvous. Open it up to 1.4 and spot focus on something with a lot of detail. Look at the image at 100% to see where it focused. If it's sharp in the right place, you're probably good.

All that said, I love the lens. I had two because I was playing with stereo images. I'm definitely keeping the one I have left.

at $200 there's really no reason not to buy it...give it a whirl, if you hate it sell it and make $30-$40 on it

Aressem wrote in post #16318628
Yes. Especially considering they were substantially more a year ago before sigma announced the 35mm f/1.4. I got lucky and sold mine for the same amount I paid used ($380) about a week after sigma announced the 35mm f/1.4. I sold it before most people found out about the new 35. Had I waited another month, I would have been lucky to get $250. So yes, I would buy it. It was a great little lens for me on my 7D.

the 35mm f1.4 didn't effect the price...the new 30mm f1.4 did though, because they had a firesale on the old 30mm

I loved mine when I had it, it was sharp yet the DOF was amazing.

I love mine... It's tack sharp and has only one issue I can easily express. It focus hunts on low contrast objects in low light... Meaning, I cannot focus lock on a solid black dog in low light... Otherwise, it's great...