Just a silly observation...

Is Sigma's new Art line turning Canon shooters from aLcoholics into Alcoholics? I am eagerly awaiting Σ24mm f/1.4 HSM Art reviews.

Yup. I'm an ART lover myself. I had a perfect copy of the 24L II and I really did have a love affair with that lens... awesome. Bought it for 1200 and sold it 5 months later for 1200.

Will buy the ART version when the street price is lower than 800 bucks. I'm willing to bet it will equal the II in optics and only minus the weather sealing and not worth that much more for that.

I'm just over here trying to wait patiently for an 85A, their current 85 is pretty spectacular but I want dock compatibility since I already own the thing. Even though it doesn't really fit into my lineup all that well I have been gear lusting over the 50A.

If the Σ24A reviews well, I'll pay full retail. I said in another thread that I'd wait for $600 used copies. Now, not so much. I've been lusting after a fast 24 for a while now. Last year I bought the 28 1.8 as a cheap substitute. It is really nice in the center, even wide open. The periphery never sharpens up. And 24 1.4 just sounds a lot cooler than 28 1.8