Reddit reviews Sigma 30mm F1.4 Art DC HSM Lens for Canon
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Offering the bright F1.4 aperture and an angle of view extremely close to that of human visionMacro Focus Range : 0.30 m, Focal Length : 30 mmPlaced under the Art category, this large-aperture standard lens with an angle of view equivalent to 45mm on a 35mm cameraA rear focus system prevents focus-dependent variation in aberration, making high-level image quality possible throughout the entire imageFilter Size 62mm Maximum Magnifications 1:6.8
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I mainly shoot internet video for my daughter and events.
This is understandable because 50mm on an APSC camera is actually about 80mm, which is short-telephoto portrait lens territory. 24mm, 28mm 30mm and 35mm, is the golden focal ranges on APSC for general use, imo.
I personally shoot much more prime lenses and can fully recommend a Canon 35mm f/2 IS USM. This lens is equivalent to 56mm on APSC, and when I had it on my 80D, it was the perfect lens for me, for taking pics of the baby and capturing the environment. It has very fast AF, it's built quite well and has great image quality.
If you want something a bit wider, another excellent prime for APSC is the EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM, "the pancake". Damn what a great lens this is for the price! Also highly-recommended. I owned this one as well and the only reason it wasn't my always-on lens is because the 35mm was more useful for my style. Great image quality, quick and quiet AF, and very low-profile and lightweight. It's a great complimentary lens to the SL2.
I've heard many good things about the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 as well, but cannot provide any personal feedback on that one.
For zoom, I can recommend the Sigma 17-55 2.8. I've used it for a short while and it was a fantastic lens for the price. Light, fast aperture, and inexpensive.
The Sigma 18-35 is a ridiculously good lens, with unreal sharpness, even wide open. Unbelievable piece of equipment. ALTHOUGH, i did have lots of AF issues with it when I had it. An additional Sigma dock may be required to manually calibrate it and update firmware. That will cost another $60. I've heard the latest firmware does solve a lot of issues with newer Canons but don't quote me on it. But these are things that can be fixed. One thing that can't, and probably the biggest issue I would have with it, is that this lens is MASSIVE. The f/1.8 aperture across the entire focal range makes for a big and heavy lens. To put it in perspective, it's twice the weight of the SL2 and using it as a primary lens may make the entire camera feel very unbalanced.
that was a $499 lens 6 months ago an highly regarded. I have one in Canon mount and its great.
It's been replaced by thiswhich is why the price drop. If you can stand having last gen stuff its an absolute steal.
MFT lenses aren't always more expensive - equivalent MFT lenses often cost about the same as or less than Canon full frame glass. Here are a couple of examples:
At the low end, a Canon 50mm f/1.8 is $125, while the Panasonic 25mm f/1.7 is often marked down to $147.99.
And third party manufacturers sometimes charge more for a Canon mount lens with the same focal length as the MFT version. Sigma does this with the 30mm f/1.4 - charging [$499 for Canon mount] (https://www.amazon.com/Sigma-30mm-F1-4-Lens-Canon/dp/B00BQXL8BU/) and [$339 for micro 4/3] (https://www.amazon.com/Sigma-30mm-F1-4-Contemporary-Micro/dp/B01C3SCKT0/).
Plus, there are unique lenses for MFT that are not available at all in EF or Nikon mount (e.g., the amazing Voigtlander Nokton 10.5mm, 17.5mm, 25mm and 42.5mm f/0.95 lenses).
Yes, Canon crop sensor lenses are sometimes less expensive, but their optical quality isn't the greatest. The kit lens that came with my GH2 was a lot better than the 18-55 that came with my T2i
Don't overlook the Sigma 30mm lenses (the older EX DC HSM and the new DC HSM A), they aren't the super sharp lenses Sigma is becoming known for but are very usable and are much better suited for every day shooting with their 48mm equivalent focal length. I own the EX version and use it for nearly everything I shoot.
Hey, if you're interested in that type of lens, you should try this. It's a good lens, pair it with a T6i or 70D, or try it with the D3300 or D5200
Hi everybody.
At the moment I'm shooting pictures with a Canon EOS 450D (EOS Rebel XSi) togheter with Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM. I've been pretty happy with this so far. But I feel the need to upgrade because of the following reason:
So. I'd like one lens that is good for the following:
I know that's a lot of different areas but I believe I could manage find one single lens that would work alright for all of those purposes.
What I've been looking at:
Which one would be the most logical for me to buy? Zoom is really not that important for me (at least I don't think so). The first two ones also fit full format cameras and it's not impossible that I'd like to upgrade the camera body too sometime during the following years.
I'd really appreciate any kind of advice, thanks! :)
Keep in mind that 35mm on a 60D is not wide angle. It's normal angle field of view. It is a wide aperture lens (good for low light and shallow DOF). If you want wide aperture, that is a fine lens but this one will be a bit cheaper and be pretty much just as good. The 35mm you list is made to work on full frame and APS-C cameras, the cheaper one I list is made only to work on APS-C/Crop cameras like your 60D and as a result it's $400 cheaper.
If you want wide angle, the question is how wide. Do you want something wider than what your 18-135 can do at it's wides (18mm)? Then you're going to need a lens wider than 18mm. The lenses I'd recommend for that case are the Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5, the Sigma 8-16mm, or the Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 DX II. The Sigma will the the widest, the Tokina has the widest aperture (better for low light), and the canon is in-between on both counts and a Canon, which some people like having. All are in the $600-800 range.
I just looked and apparently there are two different 30mm 1.4 for Canon, do you know between these two which one doesn't perform well? Or is it both? There's [this one](https://www.amazon.com/Sigma-30mm-F1-4-Lens-Canon/dp/B00BQXL8BU/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1526669852&sr=8-1- spons&keywords=sigma+30mm+1.4+canon&psc=1&smid=A2ZH1V1LBSRVIC) which is the Art, and this one which is the other type.
Hi, I'm looking to get a new lens for my Canon T3i. I have the kit, nifty fifty, and I bought a used Tamron telephoto last year for like $80.
I'm looking at these three:
Sigma 30mm 1.4
Canon 28mm 1.8
Canon 85mm 1.8
Any suggestions on which one I should go for? I know a lot of the time people say it depends on what you want to photograph...but I don't know what I'll be photographing yet! The f1.4 on the Sigma is quite tempting...
Thanks!
I am confused - I thought the conversion using the 1.6x multiplier was only for EF lenses and not for EF-S lenses ( i.e. EF-S lenses have the equivalent focal lengths for the crop sensor equal to what's marked on the camera) Since the Sigma 30mm is a DC lens which according to Sigma are lenses made for crop sensors wouldn't the 30 m be effectively 30 mm for crop sensors? be effectively 30 mm for crop sensors?
This lens or this lens are great all-round and good in lowlight. Half of my album is with an equivalent lens like this.
If you're into ultra-wides (the other half of the album is an ultra-wide), then this lens is great, and this lens is even better but more expensive.
Those two focal lengths have carried me for the past 4 years without me ever feeling the need to get anything else. That being said, this lens I think is a must have for all Canon users. At just over $100, it will deliver great results in lowlight. Honestly it might be the best bang for buck lens in all of photography. And because it's so cheap, plus you're getting the camera free, I might even recommend getting all three, if that's in the budget.
If you want to be a little more conservative, here's what I would do: Get one of the first two I linked, shoot and play around with that for a while, and see what you find you need next. Do you want something a little more zoomed in for shallow depth of field and delicious bokeh? Get the 50mm. Do you crave getting some sweet wide shots? Get one of the ultra-wides. Let your needs decide what your second lens is, because it's a very personal choice and no one can know what you want to shoot until you try it out for yourself.
Software: Adobe Lightroom is all I use really, and it's all you need. It's designed as an all-in-one management, editing, and publishing platform.
Good luck!
I honestly don't think new lenses are going to solve your problem. I'd be willing to bet money that the "lack of quality" you find in your images stems from a lack of technical knowledge or experience on your part, and you want to compensate for that thing you are lacking by spending money. This is a pitfall that many photographers fall into, including myself. When I am in a slump and wonder if I should buy new gear, I go to flickr first and do a search for my camera body and the lens I'm using and see what results other people are getting. Here's what those results give for your camera/zoom lens: https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=canon%20t2i%2055-250
Look at them, compare them with your own pictures and then ponder about whether you need new lenses or not. If you still think you do, I think that you would be better off having a set of lenses that is flexible for most situations rather than just buying one very expensive lens. Here is what I recommend:
Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM ($449)
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC HSM ($449)
If you think you will need to take portraits, then the obvious lens to balance out your kit is a telephoto lens and by far the best budget/performance one is the one you mentioned, the nifty fifty:
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens ($110)
All of those added up are within your budget.
The 10-20 becomes your normal walk-around lens. If you are a wedding or some social event, it has a decent amount of range to quickly zoom in and out and since the focal length remains the same you don't need to adjust your camera settings while you do so because of its fixed aperture, which is something your current zooms don't have.
The 30mm which is a bit tighter (it renders somewhere around a 45mm perspective on an APS-C sensor camera) will be great for pictures where you want to isolate backgrounds but flexible enough to be used on other subjects. Although the Sigma zoom is more flexible, this is the lens that should live in your camera as having a fixed focal length is a great exercise for photographers to learn more about composition and dealing with limitations.
And finally, the nifty fifty will be your go-to portrait lens. If I was making a professional kit of lenses with your budget these are the lenses I'd go for. I'd also strongly recommend at some point getting some light equipment if you don't have so already. Start off with a flash and some way to trigger it remotely, via IR, or cable, and work up from there.
Edit: On another note, here's another reason why I don't recommend the 35mm f1.4 Canon L lens on the camera you have: http://www.dxomark.com/Lenses/Canon/Canon-EF-35mm-F14L-USM-mounted-on-Canon-EOS-550D__645 - That's how that lens performs on your camera body, has a score of 21
http://www.dxomark.com/Lenses/Sigma/Sigma-30mm-F14-DC-HSM-A-Canon-mounted-on-Canon-EOS-550D__645 - The sigma has a DXO score of 20.
You'd be spending almost your entire budget for a marginal performance improvement.
If you buy a much better camera, the Canon will easily start outperforming the Sigma, but until then its performance would be bottlenecked by your camera body.
It's a little out of your budget, but you might be able to find a reputable used one. My favorite lens right now is the sigma 30mm 1.4, I mostly take portraits and candid pictures of people at conventions.
Yeah, when my skills are confident enough (say, in the year 2020) I'll probably go for an FF body. My 18mm is f/3.5 (close enough) and the 24mm I suggested is f/2.8, which should give me a rather minor boost to shutter speed if I want it. I'll sit on the idea for now. As it stands, apart from the "studio" work I do, most of my work tends to sit as either the night club shoots and cosplay at conventions. The later I try to shoot with the expectation of "everyone else except my subject should be blurry". So, a lower f should be the ticket to those without too much effort, right? If what's in my head is right, I could solve two problems at once. This is the Sigma you refer to? Monopods have come up to me before, but I basically just not extend the tripod I use and carry anyway.
But speaking of me, the fact that you found me IN A MIRROR made me spend 20 minutes going through the gallery like "Where?" and then I did and was like "Silly me." To answer the other "Where" question, Denver, Colorado. Renting kits here probably isn't that hard, just need to find a good place for it.
Oh no, not at all... $800 is fairly high for a 'nifty fifty'. The price is because the Sigma Art 50 is pretty much the sharpest lens on earth (which makes it a bargain when you compare to, say, a Zeiss Otus
Actually, on the subject of those Sigma's... I got the 50mm first, but I found 50mm on a crop sensor camera is kind of an awkward focal length. You can't go wide enough to capture, say... a building across the street, or the head+shoulders of a friend sitting across from you at a small table. But you can't zoom in either.
Later I got the 18-35, and now the 50mm basically gathers dust. The zoom range of the 18-35 is limited, but it's just 100% more useful than 50mm. It's kind of my default lens now. It's a great lens.
But anyway, if you don't wanna spend a ton and you want a 50ish mm, and below f/2, there's a bunch of options.
The basic Canon 50mm 1.4 is $300 and is pretty sharp.
The Canon pancake lens is really well loved, surprisingly sharp and so small that it weighs nothing. A sigma art is quadruple the weight lol.
This Sigma Art 30mm seems to be on sale right now. $130 off. That's an outstanding deal, and you might find 30mm more useful than 50. https://www.amazon.com/Sigma-30mm-F1-4-Lens-Canon/dp/B00BQXL8BU/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=50mm+1.4+lens&qid=1568732777&refinements=p_n_feature_three_browse-bin%3A3130996011%2Cp_89%3ASigma&rnid=2528832011&s=photo&sr=1-1
Any idea what the difference between "Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras" and "Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC HSM Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras (Black)" is?
Amazon automatically prompts me to go to the second one because it's newer, but I don't see what the difference is.
Amazon.co.uk has it for £299
The Sigma 30mm f/1.4 (both old and new "Art" versions) are crop-sensor only. They DO work with full-frame in the sense that they attach and communicate with the camera and take pictures, but they exhibit heavy vingetting.
The Sigma 35mm f/1.4, however, is full-frame compatible, and is apparently an amazing lens. But it's a little bit on the expensive side.
Well Canon is the best way to go for video. You can adapt some of your nikon lenses to canon too with super cheap adapters. You can get a t3i right now for 350$ plus a Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 for $570 a rode video mic for around 100$ or a zoom h1 for the same price then you can get either a sigma 30mm f/1.4 for about 500$ or a Canon 50mm 1.4 for about 350$ A decent tripod of your choosing plus either a glidecam/shoulderrig/crane or other rigs. And that should come to around 3k. But if you want a better quality camera and full frame which is better for low light then you can get a refurb 5dmkII for 1500$ plus a 24-105mm f/4 for 780$ and a the canon 50mm 1.4 for 350$ and rode video mic for 110$ which leaves you about 300$ for other accessories like a tripod or a rig
Edit: I am a digital filmmaking student and am very knowledgeable about gear so if you have questions I could probably help a lot.
Edit2: or if you want something more automatic with autofocusing and a built in mic and view finder but also great video quality you could check out the Sony Nex vg30
Save a little and get the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 its £380, but totally fantastic, its 4 stops faster than the kit lens. Its got great subject seperation and is generally really fun. Its honestly my desert island, lens, if i could have only one, it be the 30 1.4! I can PM you some video samples if you want?
Edit: I actually have the previous (non art) version, you can get it a little cheaper on ebay and its 99% the same.