Check out these nice new Sigma 50mm 1.4 shots!

The article is in Japanese, but notes that this lens is much bigger than the Canon 50mm 1.4 with much better flare control and bokeh.

http://dc.watch.impres​s.co.jp …view/2008/07/07​/8800.html

Looks like an awesome lens, some people might find themselves choosing between this and the 50mm 1.2L.

that's looks pretty good to me. and that lenses is big well look big on the 5D .

Bill

Wow, that is some serious front glass for a 50mm 1.4. That even looks bigger than Canon's 50 1.2 front element.

I've had mine for a week now, and it's certainly not soft. I am learning to deal with what seems to be focus shift--but it's such a new lens for me that it might just be part of the learning curve. If this lens ends up having a personality (like my 85L II does) then it will be worth while. I much prefer this lens over my EF50f1.4

doh... just bought my canon 50 1.4
might be going up for sale haha

My 50 1.4 USM is about 8 years old now and has been starting to act up with AF problems. If this lens proves to be better than the Canon I may get one after getting a 5D MK II/6D/3D/whatever to replace my 50 1.4 USM.

Stop all the "Sigma 50 F1.4" threads...I'm trying hard to pass on it

LightRules wrote in post #5862966
Stop all the "Sigma 50 F1.4" threads...I'm trying hard to pass on it

me too. but i actually find myself actively searching out sigma 50/1.4 threads to see if it'll be much better than the canon.

Do we have a price now?

I'm fortunate enough to have acquired a razor sharp Canon EF 50 f/1.4 - even wide open - but the build quality was a disappointment. I think this siggie seems like an excellent lens, and if it is as optically good as the 30mm f/1.54 then it will soon have a loyal fan base.

If it had been available when I was in the market for this focal length, I would have jumped at it.

zeva wrote in post #5863341
Do we have a price now?

Just go look! It's $500! Rather steep considering the Canon is $325, so it had better be good!

It's just money...... If you want it buy it.....

and yes even though i've had CRAPY hazy weather the whole time i was on vacation this weekend I did use it and find it very nice...

jaymrobinson wrote in post #5862180
The article is in Japanese, but notes that this lens is much bigger than the Canon 50mm 1.4 with much better flare control and bokeh.

He basically said that it beat the Canon in all counts, including flare and sharpness. Most impressively, he said that the bokeh was fantastic and without the usual harsh outlines, throughout the frame. It seems that Sigma has made bokeh the overriding goal of the lens, and that the over-sized front element wasn't for show at all. He recommends the lens to users of both FF and APS-C systems.

There were a couple of the f1.4 shots that had "gauze" (the one of the flowers, and the one of the train station sign), but others that were very sharp and without that haze. I would need to see a side-by-side with the Canon 50/1.4 to really appreciate the difference, but all in all, I think it is a pretty amazing optic (if you are of the mindset that the sharpness and contrast of a typical over-corrected Japanese lens should be traded off for better bokeh). The bokeh is really the best I have ever seen from a sub 85mm lens.

Wow, I want one!

The sigma front element is 77mm, while the 50 1.2's is a mere 72!

pro wrote in post #5864925
Wow, I want one!

The sigma front element is 77mm, while the 50 1.2's is a mere 72!

That's just the filter thread.