Opinions on Sigma 0mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM

m_stan

I love pairing my nifty fifty (Canon 50mm f/1.8) with my 400d, but with the crop factor I find it a little wide. I'm seriously considering a Sigma Wide Angle 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Christmas. Comes out at around 280 Eur from Kea.

Any opinions from anyone out there using this lens on a non-full frame camera - in particular for portrait use, which is something I want to get into.

Thanks.

Borderfox

Superb lens and I would still have it only for moving away from the 1.6x crop factor. Takes a bit of getting use to in terms of focus because the dof is so small, its also reviewed in this weeks Amateur Photographer.

nilhg

I have one for my Olympus and I find it great, takes a bit of getting used to the shallow DOF but wouldn't be without it.

All of these were shot with it.

Fajitas!

Borderfox wrote: »

Superb lens and I would still have it only for moving away from the 1.6x crop factor.

/agreed

m_stan

ok thats sold it for me - thanks !

Fionn

good lens ell worth the €€€

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the nifty is great too-€€€ wise and all you gotta do is move your feet

rymus

just another +1 here.. wonderful lens.

PaulieC

another +1. I got mine off Borderfox and I like it so much I sold my 24-70 2.8, as it just got dumped in the bag, bever to be used again.

rymus

Fionn wrote: »

all you gotta do is move your feet

Never a better man to make that statement!

Borderfox

good old foot zoom

thebaz

i got the Sigma too , but since i put it on , the fifty has lay dormant , any situations where i might go back to using the 50 , or should i just trade it in ?

Fajitas!

You'll need it for when you need a bit more reach. I'd keep it.

thebaz

Fajitas! wrote: »

You'll need it for when you need a bit more reach. I'd keep it.

i guess its relativly cheap for a lens , i actually liked it when i used it, and its what got me to buy the sigma , but its gathering dust ever since the sigma was opened. Its actually much lighter than the sigma , so think i'll keep !

PoleStar

I still cling to the hope that some day I will have a full frame dSLR. So just wondering, whats the alternative to the sigma which could be carried over to a full frame?

m_stan

PoleStar wrote: »

I still cling to the hope that some day I will have a full frame dSLR. So just wondering, whats the alternative to the sigma which could be carried over to a full frame?

the aforementioned nifty fifty - Canon 50mm f/1.8 or f/1.4

*EDIT* Actually - no - thats rubbish. Ignore me

PoleStar

I have the nifty fifty already! I mean in the range of 30mm focal length!

Borderfox

35L or the 28mm f1.8