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

very nice osso. Welcome to the forum.

kaigraphy wrote in post #9707004
thanks! any more recent serial guys????

I had a first gen, sold it, then bought a new one a few months ago. Both performed flawlessly. I'll check mine current serial # later.

spooky eyes

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I also fond out that sigma also sells 30mm 1.4...which is better???

kaigraphy wrote in post #9707890
I also fond out that sigma also sells 30mm 1.4...which is better???

Probably not the thread for this, but I found 50mm a bit awkward on my crop camera. The Sigma 30mm would be my choice. It's sharp wide open, and not many lenses can claim that, including many of the Ls.

Just keep in mind that the Siggy 30mm is a DC lens, meaning it isn't meant for full-frame cameras. Though I heard that it will work with a bit of vignetting.

The 50mm is fine on all cameras.

I agree that the 30mm works better on a "crop-sensor" camera. When I had both lenses and a 40D, the 30mm was my most-used lens. Now that I have a 5D, I use the 50mm more than any other lens I own. Both the 30mm and the 50mm f/1.4 lenses have fantastic IQ. For that range, I would not get a Canon lens unless I could afford the Ls (35L & 50L). And even then, I might still stick with the Sigmas!

norbelthomas wrote in post #9706515

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Very nice.

Fantasy

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Great shots in Times Square man!! Those people are jumping out of the picture.

themonk3y wrote in post #9710209
Great shots in Times Square man!! Those people are jumping out of the picture.

Thanks. I was hoping the bokeh would be more smoother by shooting at F2. I think I need to get closer to the subject to achieve that.

Norbel, that shot Brett quoted is fantastic

TooManyShots.....Those street shots are really really great, so crisp and clean....Nice 3D effect at f2....

Brett wrote in post #9709068
Very nice.

Wow, did you increase the vibrance or saturation? They are really popping out!


(In order not to repeat too much, I copied one picture here only, though I'm referring to the whole series.)

TooManyShots wrote in post #9709729
Fantasy

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That's one brilliant series. The light is fantastic.

They remind me more of Contax Planar T* 100/2 shots than 135L.

Brett wrote in post #9711508
They remind me more of Contax Planar T* 100/2 shots than 135L.

And yet it's neither!

TooManyShots wrote in post #9709729
Fantasy

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As everyone has said, crisp, full of color...the shots are fun to look at. I LOVE this shot though. The expression on the guy's face, and the fantasy creeping out from his magazine/leaflet.....f​ace and reading material don't match...LOVE it.