Sigma 30mm f/1.4 (my first Sigma lens)

unafaxer wrote in post #2771131
Jim,

I have the 50 Mk I from my film days and it is too long indoors for me on a crop. I am looking at the 30 for indoor family and children events. Not being a pro, I am having a hard time justifying the cost to use ratio. Thanks for your reply.

Todd

Todd,

I understand. I am not a pro as well. I am an amatuer who derives great pleasure from photography. Fortunately, I have arrived at that point in my life where I can afford (with my wife's total agreement) to indulge my hobby. I bought my lenses to complement each other...prime with zoom. The only mistake is my 24-70 EF L...since I found the 17-55 EF-S IS it just doesn't get the use it deserves. I do use it for portraits and it unequaled in that use.

The 30MM Sigma will not disappoint you...if you do get a "soft" copy then I have read that Sigma will quickly make it right for you. I bought my copy at www.sigma4less.com as they had the best price I could find at the time I bought it last summer. BTW...the folks at the Wedding Forum really like this lens...that is where I frist read about it for groups and weddings.

BTW...where in No. Ill are you located? My daughter lives in Naperiville and I am visiting her in late April. I'll have my 30MM in the bag along with my 135 EF L and my 24-70 EF L...we are going to shoot soccer

Jim,

I am at a point where i am thinking about filling in with primes as well. It's funny that you are bringing along the 135 as that is another lens i am looking at as a matching prime for my 70-200.

I live in a small town called Spring Grove and work in a town called Libertyville, both of which are about an hour from Naperville. I have relatives down that way as well. Before you head up, shoot me an e-mail or PM. I have a 300 f4 which should be good for shooting soccer.

I am heading to DC around the first June as well and then to Norfolk for a week thereafter. Springfield is near DC, correct?

Todd

unafaxer wrote in post #2771632
Jim,

I am at a point where i am thinking about filling in with primes as well. It's funny that you are bringing along the 135 as that is another lens i am looking at as a matching prime for my 70-200.

I live in a small town called Spring Grove and work in a town called Libertyville, both of which are about an hour from Naperville. I have relatives down that way as well. Before you head up, shoot me an e-mail or PM. I have a 300 f4 which should be good for shooting soccer.

I am heading to DC around the first June as well and then to Norfolk for a week thereafter. Springfield is near DC, correct?

Todd

Todd,

Great idea...you bring the 300 f/4 and I'll spring for lunch Gil771 lives in Naperville and we can invite him as well and have a mini-POTN meet

And Springfield is right outside of DC...so when you come this way let's get together and I'll take you to some great photo ops here abouts.

Treat me like a tourist wrote in post #2770807
mij: have you any shots of the first lens you had, i would like to see how bad the soft focussing was in a real life shot- you can only gather so much from test shots.

Thanks.

Found one, taken the day I got the lens, a 100% crop of the eyes of someone coming up to my desk at work. While it was just an impromptu thing, it first alerted me to a potential problem & so I put it through the test shots instead.

I think it has been well worth the time to get a good copy though (& I hope that the copy I had before which took this front-focussed shot is re-calibrated before going to the stores again)

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thanks for the pic, have you got the full picture to hand- would be good to see how it looked in say 6x7 format. Thanks.

I revising this old thread to ask if it is OK to send Sigma just the lens, or do you need to send in both your camera and the lens? I tested this 30mm on my XTi and also on a friend's 50D and it behaves the same way, so it's not my camera. Makes me think that Sigma could calibrate it without my camera. Any thoughts??

I sent just the lens in last year (focusing motor/front focusing issues) but then I didn't know that some we're being told to send the camera either. It took almost a month but it was worth it.

Doug